Commercial Real Estate Mixed Use News 
North American Wins Approval for $600M Mixed-Use in Georgia
North American Properties won the go-ahead April 24 from the town council in Alpharetta, Ga. to build hundreds of apartments and a million sq. ft. of retail and office space at Avalon, a $600 million mixed-use development planned to open its first phase October 2013....
Tishman Speyer Closes First RMB Fund, Capitalized Solely by Chinese Investors
Tishman Speyer, a global real estate developer and investor, has closed the first RMB Fund by a foreign developer. The firm raised 1.2 billion RMB (approximately $190 million) solely from Chinese investors and will invest it in the development of a prime site in Suzhou. ...
Investcorp Acquires $65M Northern California Mixed-Use Portfolio
Investcorp's U.S.-based real estate arm has acquired a portfolio of mixed-use commercial real estate properties in the Northern San Francisco Bay Area, demonstrating the firm's continued selectivity and focus on high-yielding assets....
Developers Are Increasingly Pursuing Adaptive Reuse Opportunities
There are many reasons why developers are attracted to adaptive reuse today. There is an increased demand from cities, residents and tenants for renewed urban cores. Americans are regaining a taste for urban living and moving from suburbs back to redeveloped cities....
CBRE to Lease, Manage Major Houston Commercial Complex
J.P. Morgan Chase appointed CBRE as leasing, management agent for 4.2-sq.-ft. Houston Center....
LNR Property Closes on Land Deal in New England
LNR has closed on the purchase of 830 acres of land, paving the way for continued development on the $2.5 billion Southfield project in Massachussetts....
Square Footage of LEED-Certified Existing Buildings Surpasses New Construction
Firms continue to pursue LEED and Energy Star certifications....
CBRE Performs Juggling Act in Managing Oregon Center for Health & Healing
An eight-person team from CBRE handles management at a healthcare, research and academic facility in Oregon....
Turnaround Artist
Mark Toro walks a short three blocks each day from his home to his new office in Atlantic Station, a sprawling mixed-use development on the western edge...
Landmark Retail Condominium in Manhattan Sells for $324 Million
In a blockbuster real estate sale, Spanish retail group Inditex has acquired the former NBA store located at 666 Fifth Avenue in New York for $324 million....
