Monday, July 23, 2007

National: Top Business Journal Real Estate Headlines

Every week I receive the top real estate headlines from business journals around the country. Below is a shortened list of top news stories that can provide some great insight into the regional markets and direction of the commercial market. One interesting note in this week's trend is the fact that office rents appear to be rising enough to support new construction in several markets (from Boston and Tampa stories)

Albuquerque

Outside developers aid Westside commercial expansion

Atlanta
New Midtown tower among city's largest

Austin
St. Croix bolsters presence in S.E. Austin with purchase

Baltimore
Lancaster Foods doubles warehouse space in Jessup

Baltimore
COPT plans Harford Co. office park: At 800,000 square feet, it would be the county's largest complex

Boston
In reversal, new now cheaper

Boston
Google eyes E. Cambridge sites

Dallas
Growth study set for Lancaster airport area: 306-acre field could have future as cargo airport

Dayton
Defense contractor training center to open near Wright-Patt

East Bay
SunCal deal for Alameda Point OK'd: Mayor: 'I believe this is our last shot'

Honolulu
Honolulu's office vacancy rate falls to 6.5%, driving rental costs even higher

Houston
Single tenant fills spec building: Foster Wheeler leases entire Energy Center I to consolidate offices

Jacksonville
Industrial center planned

Memphis
Finard invests at Court Square: BankTennessee to lease Welcome Wagon space

Milwaukee
Rust-Oleum plans huge Kenosha warehouse

Milwaukee
California firm acquires Pewaukee buildings: Two prime properties bought for $37 million

Nashville
Building hosting CMT on the block

Orlando
Research park begins search for additional site

Pittsburgh
Sale pending on Union Trust

Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel could go back to Duquesne

Portland
Energy efficiency even playing a role in baseball stadium plans

Sacramento
Opus plans 8M square feet near Port of Stockton: Logistics center would serve overflow from deep-water ports

San Antonio
New data center planned for the city's far West Side

San Francisco
Shorenstein to quit BofA for older digs

San Jose
Carl Berg tentatively agrees to sell Mission West Properties

San Jose
Commercial condos target smaller space pent-up demand

Seattle
Redmond rezone spurs hopes for corporate HQ

South Florida
Potential for office space glut seen

South Florida
Weston developer tests office condo market in Jacksonville

South Florida
New developments hope to revitalize Opa-locka airport grounds

St. Louis
13-acre tract on The Hill up for grabs

Tampa Bay
As rents rise, office costs need closer look

Tampa Bay
$30-something office rents become norm

Tampa Bay
Demand for industrial space outpacing new projects, sales

Washington, D.C.
Real Estate: D.C. rethinks real estate with a GSA-like assessment

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