Griffin Announces Lease of its Manchester, CT Warehouse

Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. announced that its real estate division, Griffin Land, had signed a lease agreement with an affiliate of Raymour and Flanigan to lease Griffin Land’s 308,000 square foot warehouse in Manchester, Connecticut. The lease is for a term of seven years. In addition to other customary terms, the lease agreement includes an option, with certain conditions, exercisable by Griffin Land, for Griffin Land to sell the... 

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Acquires The Kenmore for $58.3 Million

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired The Kenmore, a 374-unit, 270,000 square foot apartment building located in Washington, DC for $58.3 million. The property is located at 5415 Connecticut Avenue, proximate to the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Military Road, a half mile south of Chevy Chase Circle in the established, affluent Upper Northwest submarket in close proximity to Friendship Heights and Chevy Chase. The property... 

Comfort Systems Brewster Earle Appointed as Chair of ABC National Green Building Committee

Comfort Systems USA, Inc., a leading provider of commercial, industrial and institutional heating, ventilation and air conditioning services, today announced that W. Brewster Earle, President of Comfort Systems USA Energy Services, has been appointed the first chairman of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) newly formed National Green Building Committee. William D. Fairchild, National Chairman of ABC, officially appointed Brewster to the... 

Emeritus Announces Agreement to Lease Eleven Communities

Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of assisted living and related services to senior citizens, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to lease 11 communities from affiliates of HCP, Inc.. The communities are comprised of 1,462 units and are located in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. The term of the lease is ten years with an option to purchase the properties beginning at the end of... 

Kingspan Group PLC Announces the Acquisition of MeTecno USA

Kingspan, the leading manufacturer of a range of sustainable products for the construction industry, is pleased to announce it has completed the acquisition of 100% of MeTecno, Inc. a holding company for the MeTecno businesses in the USA, from MeTecno BV, a subsidiary of the MeTecno Group, a global manufacturer of composite sandwich panels. The agreement is unconditional. MeTecno, operating under the ASI, API, and Benchmark brands, is the second largest...