March 1, 2005

Developments

What's In a Name?

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Walter Woods

An Atlanta developer is relying on the legacy of a Southern Civil Rights hero to create a new city center in Atlanta's downtown. Barry Real Estate Cos....

Breaking Away

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Parke Chapman

Last month, top-grossing CB Richard Ellis sales broker Bill Palmer officially left the company, closing a stellar 18-year run with the Sacramento, Calif.,...

Condo Fever Reaches New Heights in Miami

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Hortense Leon

Everyone in Miami has seen the ads full-page spreads which look like they belong in Vogue, but that are actually promos for luxury condominiums. In Miami-Dade...

Canada's Newest Mega Mall

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Frank Skinner

Risky and unproven, the colossal super mall was once denigrated as a science experiment gone awry. But, with the success of Alberta's West Edmonton Mall...

VIBRANT MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT BUDDING IN THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE OF ANAHEIM

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

In the heart of Anaheim, Calif., the 820-acre development, known as the Platinum Triangle, is part of the City's newly planned mixed-use overlay zone....

Q & A

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Michael Wagner

For most of its history, CoreNet Global focused on asset management issues in corporate real estate. The emphasis has been on professional development...

In Progress: The Streets of Copperfield

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

DEVELOPER: Continental Retail Development LOCATION: Houston, Texas SIZE: 305,000 sq. ft of mixed-used space on 36 acres. COMPLETION: Spring 2006 BUZZ:...

DEALS & PROJECTS

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

CORNERSTONE DEVELOPMENT GROUP has completed the $30 million Ft. Lauderdale-based Sanctuary Cove, a Mediterranean-style rental community on 17 acres. The...

NAMES IN THE NEWS

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

DAVID PASSAGLIA has been named executive vice president for Jones Lang LaSalle's Tenant Representation Group. Passaglia will be based in Chicago and will...

Columns

Some market conditions belie lenders' euphoria

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Matt Valley Editor

SAN DIEGO The wind is no longer at their back in a rising interest-rate environment, but you'd never know it by the tenor of the speeches during last...

Breathing New Life Into Flagging Retail Centers

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Jonathan Barry

Underperforming retail centers dot the landscape of America's cities, suburbs and small towns. These shopping centers struggle due to changing demographics...

Where Have All the Good Loans Gone?

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By John B. Levy

So much for sleepy Januarys. The commercial mortgage business started this year at warp speed, reports the Barron's/John B. Levy & Co. National Mortgage...

Doing More Than Washing Windows

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Holly Hughes

Ever since the first glistening office buildings and corporate headquarters were built, property managers have worked hard to keep their windows spotless,...

Features

A MONTHLY METER OF INDUSTRY TRENDS

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

OFFICE-USING JOB GROWTH VARIES WIDELY BY METRO According to Property and Portfolio Research and Economy.com, nearly half of the major metros lost jobs...

Strategies

Why Apartment Owners Should Be Optimistic

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Doug Bibby

American lifestyles and housing preferences are changing in fundamental ways that will make apartment living fashionable once again. For the past 50 years,...

Why Office Owners Can't Resist the Quick Flip

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Joe Gose

Private real estate investment funds that have snapped up office buildings over the last couple of years are increasingly becoming masters of the flip....

Fear of Commitment

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, by Matt Hudgins

The fourth quarter of 2004 marked a significant turning point for the nation's beleaguered office market. Asking rents for Class-A office space ended...

Articles

TEN TO WATCH

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM

The common denominator among the real estate executives chosen to be included in our second annual Ten to Watch feature can be summed up in one word:...

Climbing Denver's Rocky Market

Mar 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Kris Hudson

Denver established itself as a boom-and-bust market in the 1800s, when the Mile High City's economy hinged on the whims of railroads and mining operations....