Commercial Real Estate News from CoStar

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National Commercial Real Estate News From CoStar Group
Regulatory Reform: What Impact Will It Have On Commercial Real Estate?	7/28/2010 8:33 PM
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed into law by President Obama last week, is a cornerstone of Congress and the Administration’s financial regulatory reform agenda, creating the most sweeping changes in U.S. financial...
Retail Leasing Continues to Strengthen, But Investment Activity Remains Sluggish	7/28/2010 8:01 PM
Retailers, consumers and the general economy are clearly better off than they were a year ago -- and that’s translating into an increase in leasing acyivity and overall occupancy together with a deceleration in rent declines for retail property owners...
True Value Renews 1.2 Million SF in Harvard, IL	7/28/2010 3:00 AM
True Value Co. renewed 1.19 million square feet of warehouse space for 10 years in Harvard, IL. The distribution center, one of 12 the retailer-owned hardware cooperative owns in the U.S., will continue to ship products from this location to its stores...
Pritzker, Bozzuto Form $75M Multifamily Joint Venture	7/28/2010 1:15 AM
Pritzker Realty Group has partnered with The Bozzuto Group to establish a multifamily equity fund with an initial investment of $75 million. The fund will purchase and develop apartment communities in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with a primary focus...
Lease Up/Lease Down (July 25-31): Major NYC Deals for CBS, NFL & Healthfirst	7/27/2010 11:40 PM
CoStar compiles news of company expansions and relocations, as well as consolidations, closures and layoffs. Look for Lease Up and Lease Down every week, to stay updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial real estate. In this week's issue...
SL Green Signs CBS & Healthfirst to Major Office Deals	7/27/2010 7:18 PM
It was another landmark week for SL Green. The office REIT inked long-term deals for CBS Broadcasting and Healthfirst in Manhattan, while one of its subsidiaries closed two leases for PepsiCo and Citigroup in the Westchester/Southern Connecticut region...
Study Finds Commercial Retrofits Could Save $41B Annually In Energy Costs	7/28/2010 4:11 AM
Although energy-efficient retrofitting of commercial buildings has the potential to return twice as much in savings to owners and tenants as they require in investments, interest in pursuing retrofits has remained relatively low, dampened by the financial...
NFL Relocates, Cuts Back on Space	7/27/2010 10:30 PM
The National Football League (NFL) officially announced Tuesday that it is relocating its headquarters to 345 Park Ave. in Manhattan. But although the nation's most popular sports league inked one of the New York's largest office leases this year, it...
CoStar to Introduce the First Comprehensive Repeat Sales Index for Commercial Real Estate	7/27/2010 4:01 AM
CoStar announced it is launching the CoStar Commercial Repeat Sales Index (CCRSI), the first comprehensive repeat sales index for commercial real estate. The index is intended to provide consistent and timely information to help answer some of the fundamental...
In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for July 25-31	7/26/2010 9:06 PM
In this week's Pipeline, the Ak-Chin Indian Community and general contractor PENTA Building Group break ground on $20 million expansion of a Harrah’s Casino south of Phoenix; a Denver-based electrical contractor completes a new design-build $64 million...

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