The Anviron Holding Company, a manufacturer and marketer of “Clean & Green” products and technology, today announced that it has expanded its commitment to the Pacific Northwest by entering into an agreement to purchase 6.2 acres of land for the establishment of a permanent Headquarters in the greater Seattle area. The purchase was driven both by the desire to create a positive, creative, permanent home for its headquarter staff and...
Located in the far northwest side of the city, this district was originally developed in the 1890s as a railroad suburb. It has large lots and is surrounded by the Billy Caldwell Cook County Forest Preserve, giving the neighborhood a rural feel that is unique for the city. This house was constructed in 1937 and had a one-story sun porch located at the rear that was enclosed some time in the past. The owners expanded their master bedroom with a new...
Younan Properties, Inc., one of the nation’s fastest-growing, privately held real estate investment and asset management firms, announced today that it is under contract to purchase 180 North LaSalle, a 38-story, Class A office building in the heart of Chicago’s Central Business District. Younan represented itself in the transaction. Jamie Fink of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) represented the seller, Prime Group Realty Trust. Zaya S. Younan,...
In response to interest from residents in Texas in the expected path of Hurricane Ike, Sandestin® Golf and Beach Resort is offering a Safe Haven Reservation Program including special rates and accommodations. Historically, Sandestin has been a refuge for people and families wanting to evacuate their homes in the path of storms. For example, during Hurricanes Gustav and Katrina, Sandestin was a safe and temporary residence for thousands of people. The...
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...
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust announced today that it has contributed the Plaza at Delray shopping center in Delray Beach, Florida, to a joint venture with an investor advised by Heitman LLC. Permanent financing for the shopping center was secured by the joint venture in the amount of $48 million for five years at an interest rate of 6.0%. This is the ninth shopping center to be acquired by the joint venture adding to an impressive line-up of...
A 7,000 nsf undergraduate science laboratory renovation located on the Technological Institute Building D-Wing second floor on the Evanston Campus of Northwestern University. Lab was designed as a collaborative teaching space for majors and non-majors and to support an updated organic chemistry curricula based on the principles of green chemistry.
PHASE 2 International announced that it is continuing its efforts to grow the business and expand its presence with the opening of a new Seattle-area Pacific Northwest office. The company’s success, as evidenced by its recent e-Biz “Software of the Year” award and exceptional revenue and profit growth in the first half of 2008 comes from the outstanding success of its software as a service (SaaS) deployments in major vertical markets that include...
Phinney Ridge “Green” Craftsman Our new listing by Grif’n'Hook Construction. Preprimed cedar siding painted with low-voc paints, grass-free yard.Photo taken by Joe Bianco, Northwest Property Imaging. Originally uploaded by lifebegreen
Scott Box wouldn’t mind if Murfreesboro acquired the nickname Steel City. That would mean the power tool and machinery manufacturing company he helped form and headquartered in Murfreesboro less than two years ago had made its mark in the competitive tool market. Steel City Tool Works, founded in 2005, is a privately held company with an investment group led by Box and Mark Strahler, both long-time executives in the machinery industry, who grew...