Kelsi Maree Borland is a freelance journalist and magazine writer based in Los Angeles, California. For more than 5 years, she has extensively reported on the commercial real estate industry, covering major deals across all commercial asset classes, investment strategy and capital markets trends, market commentary, economic trends and new technologies disrupting and revolutionizing the industry. Her work appears daily on GlobeSt.com and regularly in Real Estate Forum Magazine. As a magazine writer, she covers lifestyle and travel trends. Her work has appeared in Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Travel and Leisure and more.
LOS ANGELES—The institutional investor buys the Shoemaker Distribution Center because it is at the top of its competitive set, GlobeSt.com reports in this <b>UPDATE</b> to a previous story.
POMONA, CA—Buchanan Street Partners buy the 100,360-square-foot office campus from Invesco with plans to redevelop the common areas and outdoors space.
LOS ANGELES—The firm's Global Investors group taps James Clifton-Brown to serve as chairman and Pieter Roozenboom to serve as executive director of the newly expanded platform.
GLENDALE, CA—Meta Housing Corp. breaks ground on a $32 million affordable multifamily development that will target artists and families, creating an arts colony.
LOS ANGELES—Although the area's characteristic short-term leases make landing a lender difficult, a 153,000-square-foot office building secures a non-recourse CMBS loan with a 58% LTV.
LOS ANGELES—Laurie Sewell takes the reins as president and CEO of the sustainable maintenance services firm, while Stacey Wong gets a promotion to director of sales.
LOS ANGELES—The engineering, environmental and energy consulting firm buys Foresite Advisory Services and retains its principal and owner Marc Bourdages as technical director of the investment advisory group.
LOS ANGELES—The university signs up for an additional 30,000 square feet in the building that houses the Marshall School of Business, bringing its total occupancy to 245,000 square feet and earning the school building signage.
EL SEGUNDO, CA—Industry Partners takes on the leasing efforts for Divco West's creative campus renovation of El Segundo Gateway, and is seeking long-term tenants for the new space, GlobeSt.com reports in this <b>UPDATE</b> to a previous story.