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CalSTRS invests $1bn in real estate in Q1
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System approved investments totalling just over $1bn (€642.2m) into real estate for the first quarter of 2008, in a mixture of core and tactical investments.
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Orange County turns away from separate accounts
UNITED STATES - Orange County Employees Retirement System has started the process of investing in commingled real estate funds and moving away from separate accounts.
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New Jersey turns attention to non-core real estate
UNITED STATES - New Jersey Division of Investment has approved $250m (€161.4m) worth of commitments to non-core real estate.
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Prologis develops first facility in Austria
Prologis, the Denver-based distribution space giant, announced on Wednesday that it has started work on its first project in Austria, Prologis Park Himberg located just outside Vienna. Construction of the first of two planned distribution centres in the park has begun and Prologis expects to complete the 32,700 m[sup]2[/sup] facility ...
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Morley sells 50% of Crown Point Shopping Park for EUR 86m
Aviva's UK-based asset management business Morley has sold 50% of the Crown Point shopping park to The Crown Estate for almost £68mln (EUR 86mln). Crown Point is a 27,000 m[sup]2[/sup] shopping park, situated on the edge of Leeds City Centre. The acquisition also includes an adjoining industrial property with development ...
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JLL's trasparency index increases in 50% of rated countries
The levels of transparency in real estate sectors of emerging markets have significantly improved, according to the latest Global Real Estate Transparency Index from Jones Lang LaSalle. The survey revealed that in 2008, eight countries moved up a full transparency tier since the last index in 2006. Dubai, Romania, Ukraine ...
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Multi, Meinl's new mall in Turkey opens its doors
Forum Trabzon, a joint venture project between Multi Turkmall and Meinl European Land, opened its doors this week in the Turkish city of Trabzon. The opening ceremony for the 49,000 m[sup]2[/sup] centre - the largest retail development project in the Black Sea region - was attended by the Turkish prime ...
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Fimit fund sells 14 assets for EUR 152m
Fondo Beta Immobiliare, an Italian listed investment fund managed by Unicredit's fund management unit Fimit, said on Wednesday that it has sold 14 properties to Fabrica Immobiliare for EUR 152mln. Jones Lang LaSalle advised the seller on this transaction.
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Nexity REIM, Lexin Capital invest EUR 60m in office project
A joint venture of Nexity-Reim and Lexin Capital has invested EUR 60mln in the acquisition of an office project in Alfortville in the southeastern suburbs of Paris. The project, which was acquired from Nexity-Entreprises, will provide 18,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space on delivery in March 2010.
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BAM unveils carbon footprint model
Royal BAM Group has unveiled a new calculation model to help construction companies to measure their CO2 emissions. The Dutch construction giant said the model also takes account of the emissions generated by construction partners and suppliers, and provides insights into the emissions of building products at the point they ...
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TAG buys and sells German assets
Listed German real estate group TAG said the volume of its portfolio is expected to grow by EUR 840mln after one of its companies acquired a portfolio of 1,250 high-yielding residential properties and a plot of land for a apartment building project in Hamburg. Construction work is scheduled to ...
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C&W appointed to market Elblag mall in Poland
Global real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed as the exclusive leasing agent by Irish company Spirit International Poland for a new shopping centre in the Polish city of Elblag. The EUR 90mln shopping centre is designed by international architects Douglas Wallace. Construction will start by early 2009, ...
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Credit crunch will continue into 2009 - DTZ
DTZ believes that in the best case scenario the first phase of the subprime crisis - a serious liquidity squeeze on the banking sector - may be over. But the property adviser cautions that what it describes as the credit crunch proper - a marked tightening in the pricing and ...
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Conwert sets up development unit
Vienna-listed property firm Conwert Immobilien Invest has said it plans to acquire other companies to expand its development business. On Wednesday, Conwert announced the establishment of a new holding company, Conwert Bautrager-Development, to manage all its development and construction management operations in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe. The development ...
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Zublin acquires office property in Zurich
Zublin Immo, a subsidiary of listed Swiss property group Zublin Immobilien, has acquired a 6,000 m[sup]2[/sup] office property in the Seefeld area in Zurich in order to renovate and re-let it. The seller was marketing company PubliGroupe which has relocated to another premises.
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Neinver acquires retail centre in Italy
Spanish property company Neinver has acquired the Castel Guelfo Outlet City in the northern Italian city of Bologna for its Irus European Retail Property Fund, an investment vehicle targeting retail outlets across Europe. Castel Guelfo, which was developed by ING Development, comprises 13,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail area with more than ...
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Rivero cuts stake in Gecina on French court ruling
Joaquin Rivero, the majority shareholder in Gecina, said late on Tuesday that it has sold one million shares in the French company after a Paris court rejected his appeal against a ruling that he acted in concert with another Spanish shareholder to build up control of the company. The court ...
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NPRF targets Irish infrstructure
IRELAND – The National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) has reaffirmed its desire to invest at least €200m in domestic public sector infrastructure projects, particularly as there is likely to be a shortage of assets for these projects going forward.
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Citycon gets EUR 30m loan for sustainable shopping centre
Finnish property company Citycon has been granted a EUR 30mln loan by the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to finance the development of a shopping centre south of downtown Stockholm, in the district of Liljeholmen. The new centre will apply strict environmental standards as part of an holistic approach to sustainable ...
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Hamburg Trust buys into Australian shopping centre
German closed-end fund manager Hamburg Trust has acquired a 50% interest in the Dandenong Plaza shopping centre in Melbourne through its Australian parent company GPT Group. Financial details were not disclosed. The property will be integrated into Hamburg Trust's new Shopping Edition fund, which will have an investment volume of ...
