NEW YORK CITY—If 2011 serves as any indication, much of the equity generated in the industry this year may well come through recapitalizations. Last year saw a blizzard of recapsfrom the SL Green Realty Corp.'s $425.7-million recap of 180 Maiden Ln. with developer the Moinan Group, to Keystone Property Group's $23.8 million recap of Sentry Park West in Blue Bell, PA.

NEW YORK CITY—The economic downturn that left many retailers struggling to connect with customers and demonstrate value was a boon for dollar stores. The now-ubiquitous operations are expanding all over the country, and the Northeast is no exception.

NEW YORK CITY—The industry has lost three iconic figures—all company founders—in a span of little more than three weeks, most recently with the passing of Wm. Polk Carey, chairman of locally based W.P. Carey & Co. LLC and the W.P. Carey Foundation. The sale-leaseback pioneer died Jan. 2 in West Palm Beach, FL at age 81.

NEW YORK CITY-The company, HNA Property Holding Group, will buy and reposition the 165-room hotel, thanks to a $65 million senior loan provided by PCCP LLC.

ORANGE, CT-A recent industrial lease here and some sought after availabilities might signal renewed interest in the area’s industrial market, which CBRE’s Michael Dillon says is quite active.

ATLANTA-At the MBA CREF12 Conference Tuesday morning, the association's economists and research gurus took the crowd through several predictions for the commercial and single family markets, including a potential spring surge in homebuyers.

ATLANTA-The MBA CREF12 Conference kicked off Monday morning with opening remarks by the group’s president and CEO and a political update by foes Ed Gillespie and Terry McAuliffe.

NEW YORK CITY-Peckar & Abramson's newly-appointed chairman spoke to GlobeSt.com about the firm's work and his view of the state of New York City's construction industry.