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Ivanhoé Cambridge, Callahan Capital Grab $650M Manhattan Office Gem

A partnership between Canada-based Ivanhoé Cambridge and Callahan Capital Properties of Chicago closed on the $650 million purchase of 85 Broad Street in the heart of Manhattan. According to The…

Urban Edge Properties Nabs $325M Retail Portfolio

Paramus, N.J.-based Urban Edge Properties recently announced the acquisition of a seven-asset, 1.5 million-square-foot retail portfolio in the New York City metro area and Missouri. The company shelled…

The Top 100 Property Taxes in the US

Property owners in the U.S. shell out substantial–sometimes huge–amounts of cash on property taxes every year, and those taxes only increase as a building changes hands at a higher price…

Mapping Out Chicago’s Top 10 Taxpaying Buildings

Earlier this year, Blackstone announced its iconic Willis Tower–the tallest building in Chicago and second-tallest in the U.S.–was gearing up for the first major renovation in its 43-year history….

Texas Office Sales Market Ends Q1 on Positive Note

Executive summary office sales volume tops $1B mark in Q1 average price per square foot reaches 5-year peak Houston’s Greenway Portfolio trades in largest Q1 sale $3B Toyota…

Slow, Steady Growth for Orange County Office Sales in Q1

Executive Summary Q1 sales volume sees modest growth of 8% year-over-year average price per square foot rises 25% to $240 largest sale of Q1 closed by Karma Automotive in…

Bay Area Office Sales Bounce Back in Q1 2017

Executive Summary office sales volume bounces back in Q1 average price per square foot 20% higher than in Q1 2016 largest Q1 sale closed by TriStar Capital in Sunnyvale…

San Francisco Office Sales Volume Climbs 109% in Q1

Executive summary Q1 office sales volume rises 109% year-over-year average price per square foot reaches new Q1 record ($769) Blackstone grabs 211 Main Street in largest Q1 office…

LA Office Sales Volume Drops 36% in Q1 2017

Executive summary Q1 sales volume drops 36% year-over-year to $1.5 billion average price per square foot down 46% from Q4 2016 ($294) Warner Center buildings sell to Oaktree…

DC Metro Office Sales Up 46% in Q1 2017

Executive Summary 2017 records highest Q1 sales volume in the past 4 years average price per square foot drops 8.8% year-over-year to $300 largest office sales of Q1…