<rss version="2.0" xmlns:ynewsrss="http://news.yahoo.com/rss.html"><channel><title><![CDATA[Phoenix Commercial Real Estate News From CoStar Group]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/]]></link><description><![CDATA[CoStar Group, Inc. is the leading provider of information services to commercial real estate property investors and sales professionals in the United States and United Kingdom. CoStar's suite of services offers access to the most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information and commercial property listings available in its markets.]]></description><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><category domain="Yahoo"><![CDATA[Business/Real_Estate_and_Housing]]></category><ttl>15</ttl><image><title><![CDATA[CoStar Group, Inc.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/]]></link><url><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/SharedFiles/Common/images/logos/CoStarGroup112.gif]]></url></image><item><title><![CDATA[CBRE Realty Trust Goes Shopping]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=0D73A29A2FDCB9832AA63395253F8B31&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the middle of a follow-on public stock offering that has raised more than $79 million this year for CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust, the REIT has started going shopping and recently signed several purchase contracts.

It has agreed to acquire to following...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Mark Heschmeyer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:13:39 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opus Opts to Liquidate Opus East; Put Opus West into Chapter 11]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=56E1602EC61FC424ED095780AE16AB9A&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Opus Group today announced that two more of its independent operating companies will join Opus South in bankruptcy. Opus East, LLC and certain related subsidiaries filed for Chapter 7 liquidation, while Opus West plans to file for Chapter 11 reorganization...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Sasha M Pardy <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:53:44 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property Finance (June 28 - July 4): BofA Tower Receives $1.3 Billion Loan]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=5AF0944E3216236DDE201CBDAC9DFFAE&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this week's issue:
Bank of America and Durst secure a $1.3 billion loan
Plus we give you new property finance deals and a valuable leads list of  lenders on recent office building acquisitions 
BofA Tower Receives $1.3 Billion Loan - from BofA
Bank...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrew Deichler <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:47:50 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIRST TAKE: Dylan Taylor's Plans for Turning FirstService Commercial Into a Household Name ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=1FAF520775E45FEB60AAD7C1FAC7DA70&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Toronto-based FirstService Corp. acquired a majority interest in GVA Williams last year, it acquired both a beachhead in the competitive New York City market and a portal through which to expand its U.S. and global real estate business. Since completing...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:39:00 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newport Group Purchases Office for $1.4M]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=702B013B0BB1E35913406A7ECDA45BE9&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Newport Development purchased the office building at 8937 E. Bell Road in Scottsdale, AZ, for $1.46 million, or $172 per square foot.

The 8,515-square-foot building was built in 2006 and was 35 percent occupied at the time of sale. Newport will be...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Tomalina Pacheco <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:41:51 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redwood Place Sells for $5.8M]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=D088C2C6FB1B6DC838EA13EA4E04B9EC&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[ESI Ventures purchased the Redwood Place in Phoenix for $5.8 million, or about $31,200 per unit. 

The 186-unit multifamily at 2015 W. Cactus Road was constructed in 1985 and in 2006 received a $4 million renovation. The complex sits on 9.3 acres and...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Emily Baker <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:25:33 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tempe Multifamily Trades for $3M]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=3FF5D88E50866EA37D5280E7D19327A8&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[TFSG Holdings purchased The Reach in Tempe, AZ, for $3 million, or $53,661 per unit in a short sale.  The transaction closed just days before it was scheduled to go into foreclosure.  Fannie Mae allowed the buyer to assume the existing loan, which has...]]></description><author><![CDATA[David Whitmore <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:20:21 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Green Building Review: Do You Take LEED With Your Coffee?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=62968F60885832E48B59737E6C604EBC&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Its new-store pipeline has been scaled back, but Starbucks is moving ahead with firmer environmental measures at the stores it still plans to open. Over the next few years, the Seattle-based coffee company said it would strive for LEED certification at...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrew C. Burr <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:30:47 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expansions, Relocations & Extensions  (June 28 - July 4): GE to Energize Michigan's Economy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=F0147E45643C1647121F53B786D58635&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this week's issue:
GE plans a $100 million R&D facility in Michigan
VWR International moves its global HQ
SonicWALL relocates to San Jose
FFR-DSI takes 257,000 square feet near Columbus, OH
R&M Trucking signs a huge deal at O'Hare East Business...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrew Deichler <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:53:31 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IN THE PIPELINE: CoStar Development News for June 28-July 4]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=A69238A7CCF5E32F17EDE47878AC6C66&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week’s edition includes an update on construction of what may be the nation’s largest data center project when it opens next year; Tesla has received $465 million in federal loans   for production of electric cars,  probably at one or more sites...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:38:41 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[El Chorro Lodge Sells for $7M]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=65522B5105F940FED8F414C357B6A180&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[El Chorro Lodge in Paradise Valley, AZ, sold for $7 million, or $392 per square foot in a sale between two private parties. 

The 17,828-square-foot restaurant at 5550 E. Lincoln Drive was built in 1934 in Paradise Valley.

Both buyer and seller were...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Dale Zavodsky <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:31:36 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lease Cancellations (June 21-27): GM Cancelling 41 Corporate Leases]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=0A22DC7DFC11B499C802DB1EA96ECDD9&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[General Motors has presented its request to cancel 41 leases across the country to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Among the leases asked to be cancelled is the automaker's 120,000-square-foot lease with Boston Properties at 153 E. 53rd St. in New York City...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Mark Heschmeyer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:03:44 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mid-America Pays $17.5M for Gilbert Multifamily]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=C147604DD3CD3149FA66C0EC32DDD203&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Multifamily developer and owner Fairfield Residential sold Skyview Ranch in Gilbert, AZ, to Mid-America Apartments, a Tennessee-based REIT, for $17.5 million, or about $75,000 per unit.

The 232-unit, 211,811-square-foot apartment community at 4632...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Dale Zavodsky <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:24:13 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IN THE PIPELINE: CoStar Development News for June 21-27]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=4B5210C2FDF48CD19AE11CAE9E4EAE50&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this week's edition, St. John Properties will take over development of a 413-acre project at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD from embattled developer Opus East; officials  say roll ’em to a $500 million film and television studio in Plymouth, MA. In Central...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Randyl Drummer <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:27:06 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Jun. 21 to 27, 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=1CFA7EC8B7BB09999F131A301EDAF346&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Aeropostale, Perry Ellis and Cubavera, and H-E-B; new retail development news in NV and NC; acquisition, merger, loan or sale activity at Jimmy Jazz and Man Alive, Filene...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Sasha M Pardy <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:41:23 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expansions, Relocations & Extensions  (June 21-27): Three Major Deals Near DC, Plus One Slam Dunk in New York]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=6DBE9C0F5C609C2336113317E22241A6&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[In this week's issue:
The NBA scores a major renewal in New York
Arlington County saves millions by relocating its DHS programs
Deloitte and CEB agree to a 171,000-square-foot sublease
The FDA renews in Rockville, MD
Trek Bicycle reaches the finish...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrew Deichler <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:21:28 GMT]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GREEN LEDE | Green Building News from CoStar]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=92D01C9DD700E2F468C071E8CDFDE258&ref=1&src=rss]]></link><description><![CDATA[Welcome to Green Lede, a CoStar feature column by sustainability reporter Andrew Burr examining green building and its impact on commercial real estate, politics and the environment.

June 30, 2009
USGBC to Monitor Performance of LEED Buildings

Exactly...]]></description><author><![CDATA[Andrew C. Burr <news@costar.com>]]></author><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT]]></pubDate></item></channel></rss>