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DURING THE SECOND QUARTER, MEPT SOLD 303 SECOND STREET IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR GROSS PROCEEDS OF $237 MILLION
The two-tower, Class A, 732,000 square-foot office property located in San Francisco’s South Financial District was acquired by MEPT in 2005. Since purchasing the asset, MEPT worked diligently to market space in the building, leasing over 550,000 square feet over the last five years and achieving a 94 percent occupancy rate at the time of sale.

IN JUNE, DAVID KETO JOINED NEWTOWER TRUST COMPANY AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
In his new role, Mr. Keto will work closely with NewTower’s President and CEO, Patrick Mayberry, in the general management of the bank, including business and operations management, organizational and human resource development, investment management, and external relations.

IN MAY, MEPT SOLD TWO OFFICE ASSETS, COLUMBIA CENTER I AND II, IN DETROIT FOR TOTAL GROSS PROCEEDS OF $59 MILLION.
MEPT purchased Columbia Center I and an adjacent parcel of land in 1998. In 2000, MEPT completed construction of Columbia Center II, creating over 616,000 job hours in the local community.


Patriots Plaza signs new government tenant
The government continues to flock to Patriots Plaza in Southwest, having just signed a new 58,143-square-foot lease at the site this week. The 321,502-square-foot building, completed in October, is part of a three-phase, 1 million-square-foot office complex developed and leased by Trammell Crow Co. of D.C…The owner of Patriots Plaza, Multi-Employer Property Trust, has seen gradual leasing success at the complex since its first building, Patriots Plaza I, was completed in 2005…

Columbia deal may be hopeful sign. Sale price highest since 2007; financing rare
The majority owner of the Columbia Center towers in Troy has sold its stake in the complex ...Troy-based Kirco Development Corp., developer of both towers and formerly a minority investor, bought out the majority investor…

San Francisco Office Values Begin to Crystalize
One of the upcoming sales is 303 Second St. (left), a 732,000 square-foot property 90 percent leased through the end of March. This transaction will give the San Francisco office market a benchmark for both building values and capitalization rates… There was plenty of buyer interest in the property, too; it attracted nearly 20 bids. The top seven or eight of the offers were north of $300 a square foot…

 

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Real Estate Bisnow

 

Multifamily Monday: Guinness World Record
You don't have to wait until Guinness comes out in September for larger-than-life stats: 360 State Street in New Haven, Conn., a 700k SF, 500-unit apartment complex, recently installed the biggest fuel cell ever to operate in a residential building.

  June 2010

National Real Estate Investor (NREI)

 

Fuel Cell In Large-Scale Multifamily Development Energizes New Haven
The installation of a 400-kilowatt fuel cell at 360 State Street, a 700,000 sq. ft. mixed-use development under construction in downtown New Haven, Conn…is the first large-scale residential installation of a fuel cell worldwide, according to Fuel Cells 2000, a non-profit environmental organization.

… The 360 State Street fuel cell required an undisclosed upfront investment by the primary investor in the building, The Multi-Employer Property Trust (MEPT)...

  June 2010

Washington Business Journal

 

Patriots Plaza signs new government tenant
The government continues to flock to Patriots Plaza in Southwest, having just signed a new 58,143-square-foot lease at the site this week. The 321,502-square-foot building, completed in October, is part of a three-phase, 1 million-square-foot office complex developed and leased by Trammell Crow Co. of D.C… The owner of Patriots Plaza, Multi-Employer Property Trust, has seen gradual leasing success at the complex since its first building, Patriots Plaza I, was completed in 2005…

  May 2010

Crain's Detroit Business

 

Columbia deal may be hopeful sign. Sale price highest since 2007; financing rare
The majority owner of the Columbia Center towers in Troy has sold its stake in the complex ...

… Troy-based Kirco Development Corp., developer of both towers and formerly a minority investor, bought out the majority investor…

  May 2010
The Bay Area Business Journal


 

San Francisco Office Values Begin to Crystalize
One of the upcoming sales is 303 Second St. (left), a 732,000 square-foot property 90 percent leased through the end of March. This transaction will give the San Francisco office market a benchmark for both building values and capitalization rates…

…There was plenty of buyer interest in the property, too; it attracted nearly 20 bids. The top seven or eight of the offers were north of $300 a square foot…

  May 2010
San Francisco Business Times
 

Real estate suddenly feels fresh wind in its sales
Kilroy Realty Corp.'s pending $237 million acquisition of 303 Second St. in San Francisco sends a signal that the office sales market is on the mend and that the raft of distressed downtown towers expected to come to market may never appear, according to industry observers.

Real estate investment trust Kilroy Realty Corp. has agreed to pay $237 million cash, or $326 a square foot, to buy the 730,000 square foot 303 Second. The price is about 15 percent higher than most brokers expected…

  April 2010

Washington Business Journal

 

Largest spec office in D.C. earns LEED Gold certification
Patriots Plaza II and III Class A office buildings have been awarded Gold certification for core and shell projects in the U.S. Green Building Council's program for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, according to Citybizlist.com. Patriots Plaza II and III are part of the three-phase, 1 million-square-foot office complex funded and owned by Multi-Employer Property Trust…

  April 2010

The CoStar Group

 

GRM Buys Bedford Park Industrial Property
GRM Information Management Services closed on the purchase of a 296,147-square-foot industrial property in Bedford Park, IL, from MEPT/New Tower Trust Co. for $8.15 million, or $28 per square foot…

  April 2010
Crains Detroit Business  

MEPT sells Bedford Park warehouse
The Multi-Employer Pension Trust sold a nearly 300,000-square-foot warehouse at 7123 W. 65th St. in southwest suburban Bedford Park for $8.15 million, according to public records. The buyer is New Jersey-based records storage company GRM Information Management Services, which is expanding…

  March 2010

The CoStar Group

 

ENERGY STAR Awards Showcase Best in Commercial Real Estate
Some of the nation's most energy-conscious commercial real estate firms were recognized Tuesday night in northwest Washington, DC, for their contributions to ENERGY STAR, the far-reaching, government sponsored energy efficiency program...Kennedy Associates Real Estate Investment Advisors took Partner of the Year Award honors.

  March 2010

AIR Commercial Real Estate Association

 

DAUM's Sackler Inks Benchmark Vernon Sale
DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services announced that it represented 4150 Bandini Partnership LLC in the acquisition of a 335,000 square foot, multi-tenant industrial building located in Vernon…Sackler reports that the sale was "one of the largest industrial transactions to take place in Vernon over the past 28 months."

  March 2010
Washington Business Journal


 

GSA inks deal at Patriots Plaza
It's official: The FBI is moving into 180,000 square feet at Patriots Plaza II.

Under a new lease awarded by the General Services Administration this week, hundreds of Federal Bureau of Investigation employees will move into the new Southwest D.C. building. It's the latest example of big government tenants pouncing on large blocks of empty space…

  March 2010
Puget Sound Energy
 

Five Washington businesses to be honored by the EPA for their energy conservation efforts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week notified five Washington-based businesses that they will receive 2009 ENERGY STAR awards at a ceremony on March 31 in Washington, D.C. The energy conservation efforts of Advantage IQ, Kennedy Associates… all received EPA national recognition.

  March 2010



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