West End Avenue and vicinity was once a stronghold of town houses. Three of the now-rare breed bear distinctive traces of the attentions of recent owners.
A parking space that comes with the lease; a condo building with no emergency reserve fund; a landlord?s liability in a burglary; dealing with fees on security deposits.
Real estate investigation, a big business in a borough like Manhattan with plenty of rent-regulated apartments ripe for exploitation, has picked up in the past year.
As old as dirt, the sturdy brick is. Long before fairy tales with pigs and wolves came along, ancient peoples knew the strength, fire resistance and durability of the humble clay brick. Modern people know that it adds value and the aura of prestige to a home.
Business - Construction and Maintenance - Materials and Supplies - Masonry Units - Masonry and Stone
Q: My wife and I purchased a house in Florida last April. This past weekend we received a letter and an invoice from the law office that acted as the parties' closing agent, informing us that we owed fees for "additional endorsements requested by the lender after the closing."
Real estate - Business - Loan - United States - Mortgage
Tina Lambert and her husband wanted an investment that would help them pay for their kids' college tuition someday. When he insisted on paying $49,000 for a condominium in Ocean City in 1997, she worried. But by the middle of this decade, when housing markets were in full boom, the condo's value ...
Business - United States - Travel and Tourism - Lodging - Caribbean
Just a few miles northeast of the bustling center of downtown, the District has a neighborhood where the buzz of lawnmowers is more common than siren wails, Victorian homes perch on sprawling lawns, and children sell lemonade and oatmeal cookies.
Washington DC - United States - Northeast Washington D.C. - Brookland - Neighborhoods
If you fit the profile -- typically buyers with little cash on hand or small-scale investors looking for a deal on a foreclosed house -- a little-publicized national lending program could be just what you need this fall.
Fannie Mae - United States - Freddie Mac - Mortgage loan - Loan
There are three ways to make bricks, explains Gary Clark, a sales manager for brickmaker Glen-Gery Corp., headquartered in Wyomissing, Pa.
United States - art - Music - Literature - Religion and Spirituality
It is said, "To everything there is a season," and we just reached one of those times of the year. If you want the greenest, healthiest lawn possible, fall is the season to obtain your best results by stimulating strong networks of roots and growth on turf. Your grass doesn't have to be the non-w...
Garden - Lawn - Home - Landscaping - Shopping
My widowed grandmother passed away recently without leaving a will. She owned her home free and clear of any mortgages. My grandmother left five surviving children: my mother, two aunts and two uncles. I am the only grandchild. My grandmother always wanted me to have her house when she passed awa...
Inheritance tax - Recreation - Pets - Genetics - Dogs
Masons aren't big fans of painting brick, for aesthetic reasons as well as maintenance and structural integrity issues.
Masonry - Business - Construction and Maintenance - Materials and Supplies - Masonry and Stone
Q: My house doesn't have an attic, so a whole-house fan isn't practical, but I am looking for a way to use a fan to help cool my upstairs. I know there are fans that fit in windows to exhaust hot air and pull in cool night air, but I can't find anything to fit my sliding windows. Any ideas? -- A....
Business - Windows XP - Folder redirection - Group Policy - My Documents
BOUNDARIES: Route 677 (Partlow Road) to the north, Ashburn Road to the east, Beaver Creek to the south and Cedar Lane Elementary School to the west.
Virginia - Loudoun County Virginia - United States - Loudoun - Counties
When cognitive psychologist Paul Atchley wants to take a break during his workday, he steps outside to roam a few of his 26 acres near Lawrence, Kan., and contemplate the vast expanse of the Great Plains. Although many have derisively characterized his landscape as being "flat as a pancake" and b...
Health - United States - England - India - Shopping
DEAR TIM: I want to rearrange the furniture in our family room. This requires us to move the television set, which gets its signal from our cable TV provider. My husband says it will be very difficult to extend a new cable line behind the walls. The cable company just wants to staple a new line t...
Television - Lost - Arts - Home - Programs
If you're doing remodeling work or building a new home, it takes very little extra work to extend traditional cables to the various walls in a home that might eventually have a TV on or near them. Be sure to include in your budget money needed to extend these cables. If you can't do that, at leas...
Television - Cable - Business - Accessories - Electronics
Whether the struggle is saving for retirement, organizing your bank files, or talking about money responsibility with your spouse or loved one, Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your questions.
Color - Graphics - ColorPicker - Social Sciences - Psychology
In this era of high unemployment, flat home prices and do-it-yourself retirement savings, some traditional rules of saving and investing are due for an overhaul.
Games - Card Games - Home - Personal Finance - Business
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, it turns out that your mortgage lender will not have to pull a second full credit report on you hours before closing on your home purchase or refinancing.
Credit score - Business - Financial Services - Mortgage - United States
Q: My parents "gifted" their house to us more than five years ago to avoid having the home sold to pay for Medicaid expenses. Now they are 87 and need to move. They may buy a smaller house. My four siblings and I own the home, but the home is occupied and used by my parents. Since we inherited th...
Education - Gifted education - K through 12 - Special Needs - Organizations
Q: Is there a time by which a condominium board of directors must reply and set a date for a special meeting? A number of us unit owners are concerned about the lack of disclosure of serious financial conditions and possible bylaw infractions by the board. Our bylaws require that the board call a...
Associations - Organization - Board of directors - United States - Non-profit organization
DEAR TIM: I'm moving from one house to another and am overwhelmed. There seems to be so much to pack and I'm not sure how to proceed. I've received several bids from moving companies, and the cost for them to pack my possessions took my breath away. I've studied the "u-pack" moving options, but I...
Programming - Languages - C++Builder - C++ - Business
Let's assume home values are down in the area where you like to vacation. Truth be told, you wouldn't mind retiring there one day.
Cash flow - Business - Financial Services - Investing - Technology
Anyone who reads Green Scene regularly probably knows my opinion about using bird feeders to attract feathered friends to our gardens. Once birds discover that the feeders are filled with their favorite foods, feeders are very effective for attracting flocks. The issue is that feeders don't attra...
Bird - Recreation - Asia - Biology - Zoology
BOUNDARIES: Northeast's Brookland is bordered by Michigan Avenue to the north, Rhode Island Avenue to the south, Ninth Street to the west and South Dakota Avenue to the east.
Brookland - United States - Neighborhoods - Washington DC - Mercedes-Benz
LOS ANGELES -- So you're a renter and you want to green your space, but your landlord won't splurge on solar panels.
Environment - Sustainability - Green - Sustainable Living - Shopping
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the ninth time in 10 weeks as concerns grow that the economy is weakening.
Unemployment - Mortgage - Business - Financial Services - United States
I want to insulate my attic, which now has almost no insulation. The choice appears to be between blown-in cellulose and fiberglass blankets. Which is best? -- Fran
Fiberglass - Business - Chemicals - Polymers - Processing Methods
Homeowners who had mortgages modified recently are faring better than those who did so earlier in the housing crisis, according to a report released Tuesday, possibly debunking predictions of a huge wave of defaults to come.
Foreclosure - Business - Mortgage - Mortgage loan - Real Estate
If you are a middle-class family with school-age children interested in urban rather than suburban living, and if you prefer an apartment rather than a house, then your chances of finding a dwelling that meets your needs are practically zero.
Urban area - Environment - Growth and Sprawl - Social Sciences - Urban and Regional Planning
The American dream has become a foolish fetish -- and yet to end it, we need to make haste slowly.
Social Sciences - Psychology - Dreams - United States - Products and Services
Mortgage rates fell this week to the latest in a series of record lows amid concerns about the state of the U.S. economy, according to a survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac.
Mortgages - United States - Business - Financial Services - Mortgage loan
Shoppers browse in Savage's antique shops. Neighbors gather by the community hall for summer-evening concerts. Children play in local recreation leagues. It all seems so peaceful.
Howard County Maryland - Maryland - United States - Howard - Counties
It was just the kind of building site that Frank Lloyd Wright loved to tackle: The steep piece of land in a heavily treed corner of Bethesda was generally thought to be unbuildable. The driveway, a nearly straight drop from the wooded road above, was daunting. In addition, the only flat area was ...
franklloydwright - Arts - Architecture - Building Types - Photography
The Obama administration is grappling over how much to force private lenders to pay for apartments and homes for the poor as it presses ahead with a major overhaul of the government's housing policy, officials said.
Affordable housing - Real estate - Business - Residential - Housing
Homebuilder takeovers may increase as tumbling demand for new houses and a faltering U.S. economic recovery spur companies to consolidate to gain market share, according to Citigroup.
Business - Mergers and acquisitions - Consulting - Business Services - Meritage Homes Corporation
BOUNDARIES: To the north, Madison Street (and a small jag of Woodward Street). To the east, Route 32. To the south, the Little Patuxent River. To the west, Savage Park.
Maryland - Howard County Maryland - United States - Counties - Howard
With the cost of an undergraduate education at some private institutions exceeding $200,000, parents should be looking for any way possible to take the sting out of sending a child to college. In addition to tuition, one significant component of total college cost is the room portion of room and ...
Dormitory - Home - Furniture - Student - Business and Economy
A federal agency is moving to prohibit controversial "private transfer fees" on all mortgages funded by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But its proposed ban might extend to transfer fees routinely collected by community associations across the country -- potentially forcing some of them to raise asse...
Transfer - Federal Housing Finance Agency - Fannie Mae - Politics - Freddie Mac
Issues concerning transportation, education, the environment and land development affect decisions about where we live. Here's how some of these topics were reported this week in the Metro section or at PostLocal.com.
Real estate - United States - Business - Services - Property Law and Real Estate
DEAR TIM: I'm at my wits' end with toilet bowl cleaners. My toilet has light and dark stains in the bottom of the bowl, as well as up under the rim. I've tried the usual brands of toilet bowl cleaner, but none does anything to cut the stains. What's causing the stains? And what, if anything, can ...
Hard water - Shopping - Water - Water Resources - Environment
This summer has been a challenging one for keeping plants growing. Record-breaking temperatures in July and August have created heat stress for plants. According to the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, the May-to-July period was the warmest on record for the Northeast and Southeas...
Gardens - Home - Organizations - Master Gardeners - Business
Can a big house be green? Yes, but a smaller house will always be greener because fewer resources were used in its construction and less energy is needed to heat and cool it. This critical distinction is little understood by the general public, but in the world of green building, prudent use of r...
White - Photography - Black-and-white - Photographers - Arts
Q: My sump pump is six years old, and I worry about it failing in an emergency. I was thinking of buying a backup pump and keeping it on a shelf in case the basement floods and the existing pump fails. What is your opinion? -- D. Andrews
Sump pump - Pump - Business - Industrial Goods and Services - Fluid Handling
Q: I'm starting to hear about lenders that are offering 3.85 percent and even 3.75 percent on a 15-year mortgage, which makes me think it might be time to refinance. How do I find a good and trustworthy lender?
Loan - Business - Financial Services - Mortgages - Refinancing
A new round of economic data Tuesday confirms an emerging pattern: The nation's manufacturing sector is looking reasonably solid, while housing is dipping into a new downturn.
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Top Obama administration officials opened a conference on the future of housing by making clear Tuesday they are considering a limited range of options that would reduce but not eliminate the government's role as a provider of funding for home loans.
Social Sciences - Public Speaking - Housing - Forensics - Communication
It's a bit of a real estate cliche, but one that in this case is undeniably apt: Except for the vintage of the cars parked all over Fairlington, the neighborhood could easily be set in the 1950s. And that's not just because of the condominium complex's Colonial Revival architecture or the sense o...
Northern Virginia - Virginia - United States - Organizations - Washington D.C.
With mortgage interest rates setting record lows almost every week for more than two months, two questions naturally come to mind: How low can they go? And should I refinance -- again?
Mortgage - Business - Financial Services - United States - Refinancing
Try to picture this real estate scenario -- virtually. Like most shoppers searching for a home, you start on the Web, checking out listings and locations. You find a house that appears to be what you're after, and you tap into the photos section of the listing to see the interior shots.
Promotion - Web Design and Development - Pay-Per-Click Advertising - Services - Photography
Issues concerning transportation, education, the environment and land development affect decisions about where we live. Here's how some of these topics were reported this week in the Metro section or at http://PostLocal.com .
Education - K through 12 - Educators - United States - Teacher
The objective of a Japanese garden is to establish a space that creates a mood of serenity and symbolism inspired by nature, designed in a very controlled fashion. Typically this includes the use of rocks, gravel, water, statuary, bridges, wood and some plants that appear to be hundreds of years ...
Garden - Home - Japanese - Asia - Personal
BOUNDARIES: North Fairlington is bordered by King Street to the southwest, Walter Reed Drive to the northwest, an invisible line running parallel to (and northeast of) King Street that bisects 28th Road South and 31st Street South to the northeast, and Interstate 395 to the southeast. South Fairl...
Alexandria - Arlington - Alexandria Virginia - Washington D.C - United States
Say you have a disability and want your condominium association to allow you to park closer to your unit. Or your psychiatrist has advised you to get a dog as a companion, but your association's rules do not permit pets. Maybe you discover that your unit has bedbugs, but your health condition can...
Disability - Housing - Fair housing - United States - Business and Economy
Most Frederick County residents are unlikely to care much about how Prince William County meets its affordable-housing targets, improves its schools or alleviates its traffic congestion. Likewise, few residents of the District, Alexandria or Manassas worry about affordable housing, schools or tra...
Government - Asia - City - Southeast Asia - Education
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Thursday proposed that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be allowed to invest in mortgages that allow developers to collect fees years after homes are built. The FHFA, which regulates the two government-controlled companies, said it plans to restrict them...
Freddie Mac - Fannie Mae - Apple - Macintosh - Operating Systems
Affordable-housing advocates raised concerns Thursday that the Obama administration is excluding consumer and community groups from playing prominent roles in a government-sponsored conference next week that will kick off efforts to overhaul national housing policy.
Affordable housing - Real estate - Housing - Business - Residential
Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac said Monday that its loss in the second quarter narrowed but that taxpayers would still be on the hook for the foreseeable future.
Freddie Mac - Apple - Fannie Mae - Macintosh - Operating Systems
In the real estate world, there was one word that used to be the cardinal rule: location, location, location.
Real estate - Business - Business and Economy - Russia - United States
Montgomery County historians have heralded Woodside Park, located just north of downtown Silver Spring, as "the most intact subdivision" of the 1920s and 1930s, and "the purest manifestation of the suburban ideal" in the area.
Woodside Park - United States - Shopping - Silver - Maryland
After her husband lost his tech job in 2008, Lisa Eidner of Mahwah, N.J., asked the couple's mortgage servicer to lower their monthly payments. The company agreed to a temporary cut but sent the Eidners on a frustrating, 15-month journey -- and then turned them down for permanent help.
Business - Mortgage - United States - Financial Services - Loan
Melissa Danielson doesn't mind hearing the occasional dog barking on the other side of the wall. She enjoys the chance to bump into neighbors as they come and go. And she laughs when little ones toddle up to the wrong house because they all look alike.
Housing - Property - United States - Business and Economy - Housing Associations
For several decades, whenever a question of housing policy came up in Washington, two companies dominated. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac marshaled armies of lobbyists, deep political connections and millions of dollars in contributions to get their way.
Freddie Mac - Fannie Mae - Apple - Macintosh - Housing
BOUNDARIES: Woodside Park is bounded by Georgia Avenue to the west, Colesville Road to the east, Sligo Creek Park or Dale Drive to the north and Spring Street to the south.
Real estate - Business - Services - Property Law and Real Estate - Law
Staying put? Date Published: Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT
Aging-in-place features -- Wider doors, hallways and toilet areas
Travel and Tourism - Marriage - Shopping - Family and Relationships - Books
Q: In January, we bid on a short sale that was three lenders deep. Every time we get an update from the banks (via the listing agent), the property is "in review" with the lender. We knew it was going to be a long process with three lenders; however, it seems that it is going nowhere. We'd really...
Real estate - Business and Economy - Shopping - Short - Canada
Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level in decades for the sixth time in seven weeks, offering the most attractive opportunity for those who qualify to refinance or purchase a home.
Mortgage - Business - Financial services - United States - Loan
Can you name a housing controversy that pulls Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, consumer advocates, labor unions representing transport workers and government employees, the title insurance industry, the National Council of La Raza, libertarian and property rights groups, and the National Associatio...
Shopping - Business - Entertainment - Merchant Services - Financial Services
Residential landlords, do you have vacant apartments or nonpaying tenants? Are late rent payments and tenant turnover cutting into your profit? You might be surprised to learn where you can find tens of thousands of qualified, prescreened local tenants whose rent is guaranteed to arrive on time e...
Lawyer - Housing - Landlord - Tenant Rights - United States
If you frequent construction sites, you may be able to build your cheap wooden shelves for next to nothing. Instead of using one large sheet of plywood for each shelf, you could try to find scraps of plywood discarded by the carpenters. With a little bit of time, you can cut these to fit onto you...
Scavenger hunt - hunt - Twitter - Sports - Recreation and Sports
The new catchphrase among homeowners is "aging in place." Instead of selling their homes and moving into retirement villages or assisted-living quarters, a growing number of older Americans are modifying their homes to make them more user-friendly as they age.
Federal regulators have banned eight individuals and companies from selling mortgage-relief services, settling charges that they used false advertising to deceive homeowners facing foreclosure.
Federal Trade Commission - Mortgage - Business - United States - Financial services
Strategic defaults on mortgages are throwing more properties on an already glutted market. But such walkaways are less prevalent than commonly thought and are probably trending downward.
Business - Management - Strategic Management - Financial services - England
DEAR TIM: I just moved and need to build some cheap shelving. Money is tight, and the move drained most of my cash. Some of the things I need to store are heavy, so the shelves need to be strong. What's the best way to make use of the limited space I have in my new home? -- Maureen S., Salem, Mass.
Business - Industrial Supply - Library - Materials Handling - Storage and Shelving
Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary will be online to offer her advice and answer your questions.
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FOR YEARS, government policy has aimed at driving up the owner-occupied share of residential housing, on the theory that everyone should have a shot at putting down roots and building up wealth. But judging by the latest numbers, that dream is fading. The national homeownership rate fell from 67.2...
United States - Fannie Mae - Owner-occupier - United States Census Bureau - Federal government of the United States
After being hit early and hard by the downturn in the housing market, Loudoun County appears to be bouncing back.
Virginia - United States - Counties - Loudoun - Loudoun County
Mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration have performed better than expected so far this fiscal year, though the improvements could be overturned if home prices sink, according to a report the agency submitted to Congress this week.
Federal Housing Administration - Insurance - Mortgage - Business - Financial Services
The first thing house hunters typically notice about Lansdowne on the Potomac is the neighborhood's aesthetic: the manicured lawns, the landscaped common areas, the decorative street signs and the manmade waterfall near the entrance.
Loudoun County Virginia - Virginia - United States - Counties - Loudoun
The financial reform bill signed into law by President Obama might look like a cornucopia of helpful changes for homebuyers and loan applicants -- not the least of which will be the creation of a powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ride herd on the mortgage lending industry. But how ...
Law - United States - Politics - Business - Health Care Reform
BOUNDARIES: Lansdowne is bordered approximately by Lansdowne Boulevard to the east, the Potomac River to the north and Route 7 to the south and extends a mile past Goose Creek to the west.
United States - Potomac - Science and Environment - Water Resources - Rivers
I have a rental property that I bought five years ago for $170,000 but now is valued at $120,000. I have a mortgage at 6.75 percent with about $45,000 in equity on the property. I am not in financial difficulty, but I would like to take advantage of low interest rates. Is it possible to refinance...
Business and Economy - Real estate - Property - Oceania - Africa
Don't assume that a door opener will make your garage immune from unwanted entry in your absence. Just about every garage-door opener is equipped with a safety release handle where the door connects to the track. When your door is in the closed position, this handle dangles from the track just be...
Business - Fire and Security - Business Services - Alarm Systems - Security
Q: Mom died a year ago, leaving the family home to my brother and me. I live in the house and would like to stay there, but my brother, who lives in California, wants to sell it and take his half of the proceeds.
Siblings - Disabled - Family Resources - Child - Sibling
Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the fifth time in six weeks, making home-buying and refinancing -- for those who can get loans -- the most attractive it has been in decades.
Mortgage - Business - United States - Financial Services - Loan
Lately Metro has taken a lot of heat because of persistent subway system deficiencies: lack of air conditioning in rail cars; escalator and elevator outages; and operator or equipment failures resulting in derailments and collisions -- along with injuries and fatalities.
City - United States - Business - Urban Transport - Transportation and Logistics
Even though the heat has been record-breaking, you are still working in your gardens and have lots of questions. It's time to address some of them.
Heat wave - garden - United States - Health - Wounds and Injuries
DEAR TIM: The house I moved into doesn't have a garage-door opener. I'm wondering whether these devices are really necessary. Also, the price differences between models have me seriously considering a discount opener. What should I take into account when purchasing one? -- Samantha R., Providence...
Construction and Maintenance - Materials and Supplies - Doors and Windows - Business - Overhead Door
Citigroup, one of the nation's largest banks, agreed Thursday to pay $75 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint that it misled investors about $40 billion of its holdings in subprime mortgage investments.
Citigroup - Subprime lending - Business - Allegedly Unethical Firms - Financial services
It's time to scale back the housing subsidy and reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Environment - Sustainable development - Housing - Sustainability - Organizations
This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Atlanta, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Milwaukee/Madison, New York City, Orange County and Washington, DC.
ATLANTA
Green Bldg. Expert Joins Grubb's Office Group
Grubb & Ellis Co. appointed...
NEW YORK
Boston Properties to Acquire 510 Madison
By Andrew Deichler
Boston Properties said last week that it is acquiring 510 Madison Ave. from oft-troubled New York developer Harry Macklowe.
The REIT has agreed to a purchase price equal to...
The Forest Park Business Campus located off Arrowood Road in Charlotte, NC, leased 205,000 square feet of office space in nine months. Vacancy has dropped from 71 percent to 28 percent due to a surge in call center needs.
The tenants that absorbed...
CoStar compiles news of consolidations, closures, layoffs and lease cancellations in the weekly Lease Down news report, a concise read keeping you updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial real estate. For news on corporate expansions...
In this week's Pipeline, Forest City Enterprises will privatize and build family housing at four military bases in South Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi; in Rockville, MD, business and government leaders will officially kick off a $200 million expansion...
CoStar compiles news of corporate expansions, relocations and lease extensions in the weekly Lease Up news report, a concise read keeping you updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial real estate. For news on consolidatations and lease...
Supermetal Structures purchased a 160,000-square-foot industrial building and land at 1345 Hall Spencer Road in Rock Hill, SC, from Worthington Industries Inc. for $2.2 million.
The buyer, a Canadian steel manufacturer, plans to open its first U.S...
Cleveland, OH-based Weston Inc. sold Weston Commerce Center Building No. 2, a 120,000 square foot distribution building in Rock Hill, SC, to Guy M. Turner Inc. for $1.8 million or $15 per square foot.
The buyer acquired the property to accommodate...
This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Atlanta, Denver, Hartford, New York City, Northern New Jersey, Retail, South Florida and Washington, DC.
ATLANTA
Brown Joins Cortland as Chief Acquisitions Officer
Cortland Partners recruited...
Look for the latest findings of the CoStar Commercial Repeat-Sale Indices (CCRSI) to be released this coming Wednesday, September 1, 2010.
CoStar developed the CoStar Commercial Repeat-Sale Indices to provide a comprehensive set of benchmarks...
Chicago-based Heitman America Real Estate Trust purchased the Addison Park multifamily complex in Charlotte, NC, for $33.3 million. Henderson Property Fund, also headquartered in Chicago, sold the property for approximately $78,169 per unit.
The...
First Commercial Real Estate Advisors recruited Scott Dumler as a partner. Dumler will specialize in representing industrial tenants throughout the Charlotte market.
Prior to joining First Commercial REA, Dumler was an industrial leasing and sales...
SOUTH FLORIDA
Sunstone Picks Up Royal Palms Hotel for $117M
By Heather Sellers
Sunstone Hotel Investors acquired the Royal Palm Hotel at 1545 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach at a foreclosure auction.
The gross purchase price was $126.1 million,...
CoStar compiles news of consolidations, closures, layoffs and lease cancellations in the weekly Lease Down news report, a concise read keeping you updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial real estate. For news on corporate expansions,...
In this week's Pipeline, the Empire State Building failed in its bid to amend or halt plans by Vornado Realty Trust to build a nearly 1,200-foot skyscraper in the sightlines of the historic building; a Los Angeles-based fund is providing $22.6 millionto...
CoStar compiles news of corporate expansions, relocations and lease extensions in the weekly Lease Up news report, a concise read keeping you updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial real estate. For news on consolidatations and lease...