New York City
$70B Worth of Deals Completed in 2015
Cushman & Wakefield and CBRE estimated that as much as $70 billion worth of commercial real estate deals in New… Read more
CRE Icon Douglas Shorenstein Passes Away
Douglas Shorenstein, the leader of San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties, has passed away at the age of 60. The real estate… Read more
Are Magic Mirrors Apparel Retail’s Future?
It’s pretty well known that experiential retail is the wave of the future. Well, the future has arrived in the… Read more
Job Growth Still Not Where It Should Be
Job growth over the summer was not what economists expected. There were 142,000 jobs added in September, below the 205,000… Read more
Blackstone Real Estate Fund Totals $15.8B
Blackstone Group has amassed a $15.8-billion fund to make global real estate investments. About 90 percent of the investment pool… Read more
Emerging China: Chinese California Investment Is Serious
Part 2 of 5 – Emerging China _________________________________________ One can’t discuss the global economy without mentioning China’s impact. The commercial… Read more
Embarcadero Residential Tower Approved
An Embarcadero residential tower, called 75 Howard, gained approval from the San Francisco Planning Commission. The developer is the New… Read more
Downtown L.A. May Get Boutique Hotel
Downtown Los Angeles could get a new boutique hotel, and it would go into the historic Art Deco Foreman &… Read more
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s Selke on CRE Financing
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is obviously very busy when it comes to commercial real estate financing across the state. We… Read more
WeWork Acquires Long-Time Partner
WeWork, a national firm that leases shared office space, made its first buy with the purchase of Case, a building-information… Read more
Millennium Hollywood Passes City Quake Regulations
The Millennium Hollywood mixed-use development recently passed an approval hurdle. The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety determined that… Read more
La Jolla Office Tower Commands $150M
The office environment in La Jolla must be performing pretty well. At least, that’s what Boston-based Rockpoint Group must think.… Read more
Anna’s Linens Liquidating, Sale Doesn’t Go Through
Santa Ana-based Anna’s Linens is liquidating its inventory through going-out-of-business sales at its 252 stores in North America. It filed… Read more
Halal Guys Opening in Costa Mesa, Plans More Growth
Halal Guys, known in New York City for its Middle Eastern fare, is making a major push into Southern California,… Read more
Downtown San Diego Offices Command $44M
Two offices buildings in Downtown San Diego have traded for $44 million. Lowe SD California Property LLC, an affiliate of… Read more
Gap Closing Several Stores
San Francisco-based Gap Inc. is closing about 175 of its namesake units, or 25 percent of its total North America… Read more
Anna’s Linens Files for Bankruptcy
Costa Mesa-based Anna’s Linens has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close eight stores across the country this month,… Read more