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Houston's Economy Barrels Along
Apr 1, 2007
Oil. Black Gold. Texas Tea. No matter how you describe it, the energy industry is once again propelling Houston's metro office market to heights not seen since the last oil boom some 25 years ago....
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New Heights for Windy City?
Apr 1, 2007
Since the Sears Tower in Chicago's Loop lost its title as the world's tallest building a decade ago, big skyscraper proposals have popped up periodically with the promise of winning back the honor....
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Carving Up Equity Office Properties
Mar 1, 2007
Once the ink dried on the second-largest leveraged buyout in U.S. history, it didn't take long for The Blackstone Group to chop up its newly acquired portfolio from Equity Office Properties (EOP)....
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Rebound in Beantown
Feb 1, 2007
When Boston's Hancock Center fetched $1.3 billion in December, the trophy sale of New England's tallest office tower brought the year to a fitting close....
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Small Banks, Big Risks
Feb 1, 2007
America's 8,000 community and midsize commercial banks which account for the majority of all commercial real estate loan transactions in this country have bulked up on loans to the point that federal regulators are threatening to increase their oversight...
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Biotech Clouds Don't Obscure San Diego's Sunny Future
Feb 1, 2007
Nothing in life is perfect, but the suburban office markets of San Diego County have little to complain about at present in spite of the tepid biotech sector, once the crown jewel of the area's economy...
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Tokyo Economy Takes Flight
Feb 1, 2007
Kazaam! Pow! Boof! After a decade when the game seemed permanently over, someone finally hit the reset button on the Japanese economy, and the Tokyo office market is once again heading up, up, and away....
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Eiffel's New Rival
Feb 1, 2007
The Eiffel Tower could soon have company in the Parisian stratosphere by an office edifice estimated to cost $1.2 billion. ...
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Hooked on Medical Office
Jan 1, 2007
Carl Ohly was a young Atlanta accountant looking for a business to invest in back in 1972 when a friend told him about a medical office building project that had run aground in mid-construction...
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Office Construction Mounts
Jan 1, 2007
To many real estate investors, Atlanta's office market remains an enigma. Despite a vacancy rate hovering near 20%, 2.4 million sq. ft. of new office space was under construction in the third quarter of 2006...
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Office Market Obstacles Ahead
Dec 1, 2006
Reaping the rewards of rising rents and positive net absorption, office owners are in good spirits these days. Asking rents posted a 1.8% increase in the third quarter...
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Twin Cities Harbor Hidden Office Buys
Dec 1, 2006
On the surface, the Minneapolis-St. Paul office market appears to be plodding along at a steady, yet unremarkable clip. But a closer look reveals a market that is bubbling with activity...
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Trouble Ahead for Office Market?
Nov 1, 2006
Office investors have had plenty of reason to celebrate of late. Soaring construction costs have kept new supply in check while effective rents in the third quarter shot up by 2.3%, the biggest hike in six years, reports real estate data firm Reis...
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Sunshine State Properties Sold
Aug 22, 2006
A pair of Florida office/flex properties has sold for a combined $32 million. New York City-based Praedium Group sold both properties to Leasco Management Co. ...
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Office Development Wave Hits D.C.
Jun 1, 2004
Washington, D.C. owes its status as the nation's tightest office market to a vibrant local job market. The metro area produced nearly 37,000 new jobs...
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Bright Development for Downtown Atlanta
Mar 1, 2004
When utility powerhouse Southern Co. announced in late January that it had completed a deal to keep its headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Mayor Shirley...
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Office Developers Learn to Cope
Mar 1, 2004
Since the tech bubble burst in 2001, Corporate America has downsized and right-sized and generally dragged down demand for office space, leaving developers...
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In Progress: Broadway 655
Feb 1, 2004
DEVELOPERS: Lankford & Associates Inc. LOCATION: San Diego SIZE: 410,000 sq. ft. COST: $140 million COMPLETION: Mid-2005 BUZZ: The 23-story tower is the...
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