Paul Bubny is managing editor of Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. He has been reporting on business since 1988 and on commercial real estate since 2007. He is based at ALM Real Estate Media Group's offices in New York City.
PORTSMOUTH, NH—Led by the Baccarat New York, six hotels with pricing of more than $1 million per key drove up the overall average for 2015, Lodging Econometrics says.
NEW YORK CITY—Even with more than 180 million square feet of industrial space in the pipeline, "Demand most likely will exceed new supply, at least for one more year," says Cushman & Wakefield's Kevin Thorpe.
MCLEAN, VA—Announced in connection with the 2016 Americas Lodging Investment Summit conference, the new Tru by Hilton brand is intended to appeal to "the youthful mindset demographic," says EVP Jim Holthouser.
NEW YORK CITY—SelectLeaders' latest Real Estate Hiring Trends Survey finds many respondents wanting to make hay while the sun shines amid uncertainty and volatility in the marketplace.
LONDON—With the deal announced Friday, pension fund AustralianSuper becomes majority owner of the eight-million-square-foot mixed-use project in its second UK deal.
Baltimore-based Legg Mason will pay $585 million for its majority ownership, while Clarion's management team, including CEO Stephen Furnary, will retain their minority stake.
STAMFORD, CT—Recombining NorthStar Asset Management and NorthStar Realty Finance would position NRF to grow "as an internally advised and managed REIT," the Land and Buildings CIO writes in a letter to NorthStar's David Hamomoto.
SAN DIEGO—When the deal with Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII was announced this past October, BMR CEO Alan Gold noted that "demand for high-quality, institutional real estate to support the unprecedented growth of the life science industry is at historic levels."
BOSTON—The partnership between Berkshire Group and Strategic Capital Partners will target industrial, office and mixed-use properties across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, in joint ventures with institutional investors.
CHARLOTTESVILE, VA—With the Marriott/Starwood merger, Blackstone's takeover of BioMed Realty Trust and the combination of Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek all announced in 2015, the year was second only to 2007 in dollar volume, says SNL.