Salesforce.com Leases 402,000 SF in San Fran’s CBD

Salesforce.com took more office space in San Francisco. The CRM software and cloud computing giant signed for 401,786 square feet at 50 Fremont St., a 41-story, 817,412-square-foot office tower. The lease will be complementary to the new 14-acre campus it will occupy in Mission Bay. The company leased the Class A office view space that … Read more

In The Pipeline: CoStar Development & Construction News for Jan. 8-14

In The Pipeline is a column on significant acquisitions of commercial land for sale, and other transactions and trends affecting office, industrial, flex, multifamily, mixed-use, hotel and public works developers. Send us news leads about your new commercial real estate project — and sign up to be added to our distribution list to receive future … Read more

LaSalle Finalizes $136M Sale of Chicago Tower to Hearn

LaSalle Investment Management sold 55 W. Monroe, a 40-story office building in Chicago’s central business district. The Hearn Co. closed on the tower for $136 million or $168 per square foot. Hearn, a commercial real estate group based in the Windy City, secured $86.5 million in senior debt through Wells Fargo Bank and $21.5 million … Read more

SOLD! – Fessenden Court Apartments in Portland, Oregon

We are pleased to announce the sale of our exclusively listed Fessenden Court Apartments, a 9 unit community located in North Portland, Oregon.

Projection: Rents, Incomes to Grow Together

Higher rents and drops in home ownership are helping to spur investors’ interest in the apartment sector, even from developers who typically focus on malls and offices.

New Year, New Opportunities

Thanks to a favorable combination of limited supply and demand—and the unfortunate circumstances plaguing the single-family home market—multifamily is expected to continue thriving.

SOLD! – Park Terrace Apartments in Southwest Portland, OR

We are pleased to announce the sale of the Park Terrace Apartments, a 52 unit community located in Southwest Portland, Oregon. This garden court community was built in 1945 and sold for $6,300,000 at a 5.98% cap rate.

After a Good Year in 2011, Apartment Industry Expects Another One in 2012

Like any other kind of real estate, the apartment market is a game of numbers, and throughout 2011, the numbers have been on the side of owners, developers and investors.