Maryland
UCR Lux Student Housing Acquired for $44M
GrandMarc at University Village, a 212-unit luxury student housing community in Riverside, CA was acquired by Maryland-based Harmonia Hopkins for… Read more
Sinclair Buying Tribune Media in $3.9B TV Deal
Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired Tribune Media in a deal valued at $3.9 billion. The cash and stock deal, which… Read more
Blackstone Joins 21st Century Fox Bid for Tribune Media
21st Century Fox’s bid to take over Tribune Media received a boost in the form of a cash infusion from… Read more
Blackstone, Walker & Dunlop Form JV
New York-based Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (BXMT) and Bethesda, MD-based Walker & Dunlop, Inc. entered into a joint venture to… Read moreWhat Are Most, and Least Expensive Cities to Build Out?
JLL launched the U.S. Fit Out Guide to find out exactly what it costs to build out space across 51… Read more
RLJ Lodging’s $7B Merger with FelCor Lodging
Irving, TX-based FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated will merge with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bethesda, MD-based RLJ Lodging Trust,… Read more
Baltimore Waterfront Project Breaks Ground
A joint-venture between Greenbelt, MD-based The Bozzuto Group and Baltimore-based War Horse broke ground on Alta 47, a 47-townhouse development… Read more
Federal Realty Closes $107M Off-Market Retail Deal
Rockville, MD-based Federal Realty Investment Trust has acquired Riverpoint Center, a 211,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored community shopping center on 17 acres in… Read more
Jackson Lewis Relocates and Expands
Jackson Lewis PC is relocating and expanding one of its Pacific Northwest offices in downtown Portland, OR. The national law… Read more
Another Level of Municipal Intelligence
In February 2017, General Electric turned San Diego into a “smart city,”by adding cameras and sensors to 3,200 street lights.… Read more
Alameda Theater Restoration Could Surpass $26M
San Antonio stakeholders have put forward a plan to invest approximately $26.4 million to restore the Alameda Theater on West… Read more
1,979-Unit Portfolio Trades for $247M
Morgan Properties struck a deal with Harbor Group International to acquire a six-property, 1,979-unit portfolio for $247 million. Dubbed the… Read more
FBI HQ Selection Put on Hold
The General Services Administration (GSA) put selection of a new FBI headquarters on hold, pending budget and congressional appropriations. Sites… Read more
MXU Coming to Maryland’s College Park Metro
Prince George’s County, MD officials selected Republic Properties, Pyramid Hotel Group and Mark Vogel Cos. to develop 2.6 acres of… Read more
$58M Nets 15 Buildings
Finmarc Management of Bethesda, MD acquired a 15-building, 750,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in northern Virginia. Seller Steuart Investment Co., based in… Read more
AvalonBay Sells 684 Units for $117M
AvalonBay Communities sold the 684-unit Eaves of Gaithersburg, located in Gaithersburg, MD. The selling REIT collected $117 million from buyer… Read more
Amazon Going Solar at 15 Fulfillment Centers
Seattle-headquartered Amazon Inc. announced plans to install large-scale solar systems on the rooftops of 15 of its fulfillment centers in… Read more
Meridian Group Closes $231M CRE Fund
Meridian Group, a Bethesda, MD-based company that invests in Washington, D.C., closed its second fund, Meridian Realty Partners II LP,… Read more
Montage Launches New Hotel Brand
Montage International, in partnership with Encinitas, CA-based The Robert Green Development Co., opened the first Pendry Hotel in San Diego.… Read more