BOSTON-The Boston Redevelopment Authority approves the second phase of the revitalization of the Boston Specialty and Rehabilitation Hospital in Mattapan. The plan involves rehabilitating five vacant buildings on nearly 10 acres of the 27-acre campus into 83 units of affordable housing.
WESTLAKE, TX-With ICSC right around the corner, the Hillwood-General Growth JV returns with anchors in hand to tout the one-million-sf first phase for a retail resort. Dillard's and Foley's are in for 200,000 each and AMC's talking for a 16-screen theater.
MASHPEE, MA-Roche Bros. opens its first Cape Cod store in South Cape Village, a 160,000-sf retail development. The 42,000-sf store will be the 16th in the state for the Wellesley, MA-based grocery store chain.
WESTLAKE, TX-The long-awaited news will bring a fourth-quarter start to the Shops at Circle T Ranch, a 130-acre retail resort with General Growth Properties and Hillwood at the helm. Dillard's and Foley's sign their leases while talks continue with AMC Theaters.
CHICAGO-The second largest US shopping center owner's 2004 buying binge continues with a 100% interest in the 1.2-million-sf Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge as well as a 50% interest in the 1.5-million-sf Riverchase Galleria in Birmingham, AL.
ROSELAND, NJ-The deal fills up the Gale Co.'s 125,000-sf 85 Livingston Ave., accounting for the top two floors of the four-story class A asset. Staubach repped the tenant.
HARRISON, NY-In a study that pitted Connecticut against New York, Nokia Inc. reports it has chosen Westchester County as the site for its new regional corporate headquarters. The deal involves an investment by the mobile communications firm of approximately $37 million.
MILFORD, CT-Women's retailer Ann Taylor will relocate its data center from New York City and its operations group from New Haven, to approximately 42,000 sf at 476 Wheelers Farm Rd. here.
CHICAGO-The second-largest US retail REIT buys 100% of the 1.2-million-sf Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro, NC as well as the 50% interest in the 1.4-million-sf Town East Mall in Mesquite, TX that it did not own.