April 1, 2005

Developments

Why Office REITs Are Building Again

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Stan Luxenburg

Reckson Associates Realty has ambitious plans for the Class-A office building that it is developing in Melville, N.Y., 35 miles east of Manhattan. The...

Post Properties Makes Move into Condo Market

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Walter Woods

Seeing more and more of its tenants grow up, move out and buy their own homes, Post Properties is getting into the for-sale multifamily business for the...

Houston Land Anomaly

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Frank Skinner

It was probably the best-mowed waste of space in Texas. Local residents always wondered how 324 prime acres sat manicured and dormant for over 20 years...

Glowing Gem of the Middle East

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Nicholas Yulico

At 1,053 feet high, Burj Al Arab is not only the world's tallest hotel, it is also larger than the Eiffel Tower. The facade, shaped to resemble a sail,...

Q & A

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

For the last five years, David St. Pierre, president of Legacy Capital Partners, had the idea to create a private equity fund focusing on investment for...

$750 MILLION APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN RESORT PLANNED 50 MILES FROM NEW YORK CITY

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Intrawest is developing Mountain Creek Resort, a $750 million, mixed-used property featuring four seasons of recreational activities just south of New...

In Progress: Bella Terra

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

DEVELOPER: J.H. Snyder Co. LOCATION: Huntington Beach, Calif. SIZE: 1 million sq. ft. open-air lifestyle center COMPLETION: Fall 2005 BUZZ: The $170 million...

DEALS & PROJECTS

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

NOHO COMMONS is a $200 million, mixed-use development anchored by How's Market and centered around the North Hollywood Red Line subway station. The 32,000...

NAMES IN THE NEWS

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM

JOSEPH BELLINA has joined Newmark as executive vice president and will head the real estate brokerage firm's growing property management division. Bellina,...

Columns

Hotel investment climate about as good as it gets

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

The cyclical nature of the commercial real estate industry never ceases to amaze me. It happens all the time: a property type that is out of favor for...

Undaunted By Unsettling Trends

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

As fictional character Alfred E. Newman of Mad Magazine might say about the state of commercial lending today, What, me worry? Retail consolidations,...

Who Will Bear the Risk of Terror?

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Matt Hudgins

Insurance policyholders in 47 states are in jeopardy of losing coverage on terrorism-related losses after Dec. 31 of this year. That's because insurance...

Brokerages Benefit by Selling Frenzy

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Parke Chapman

Demand for real estate product not only benefitted sellers in 2004, but it also proved to be a boon for the nation's largest commercial real estate brokerages....

Why Selling Assets Now Makes Great Sense

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Anthony Downs

No one can be sure exactly when the market peaks, but we are close enough now to make selling a great idea. When should you sell your properties? This...

Orchestra Funds Strike the Proper Chord

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, by Jason Moskowitz and Michael E. Napoliello Jr.,

It happens every day: A real estate developer with a vision for a new project drives to his city's financial center and looks wistfully at the shiny bank...

Features

Global Brokerage Formula

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Written by Parke Chapman

John Minks is no stranger to jet lag. Over the past four months, he's visited Paris, Seoul, Moscow and Mexico City from his base in New York City. That's...

Industrial Building Binge

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By H. Lee Murphy

Nobody can get particularly excited about the Dallas/Ft. Worth industrial real estate market these days. The vacancy rate, after all, is running over...

Area Review

Philly's Downtown Resurgence

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Alan Heavens

Downtown Philadelphia's renaissance offers a compelling argument that the region is primed for additional growth. Known as Center City, the central business...

Strategies

Lowering the Bar on Sale-Leasebacks

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Beth Mattson-Teig

Fuel Service Mart Inc. is by no means a big-name company. But when the St. Louis-based developer and operator of convenience stores opted for a sale-leaseback...

Hilton Garden Inn is Fastest Growing Brand in the Family

Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Robyn Parets

Long a dominant player in the full-service business and leisure hospitality sector, Hilton Hotels Corp. is relaunching an upscale brand in the limited-service...