RREEF Real Estate and Kennedy Wilson today announced that 901 Fifth Avenue in Seattle, WA, a 41-story 558,607 sq. ft office tower has achieved LEED-EB™ (existing building) Silver certification. The certification marks the completion of one of the largest environmental retrofits in the industry for an existing property and Seattle’s first full city block targeting LEED certification. The new ownership and management of Seattle’s 901 Fifth Avenue...
Signaling its intent to step-up acquisition efforts, Watt Companies has added two seasoned executives to lead the firm’s acquisition activities, with a focus on office opportunities and retail development. John Lee has joined Watt Realty Advisors as Vice President with responsibility for office acquisitions and brings significant experience with major firms in California as well as Texas. Kenneth Hira joins Watt Commercial Properties to reload their...
Signaling its intent to step-up acquisition efforts, Watt Companies has added two seasoned executives to lead the firm’s acquisition activities, with a focus on office opportunities and retail development. John Lee has joined Watt Realty Advisors as Vice President with responsibility for office acquisitions and brings significant experience with major firms in California as well as Texas. Kenneth Hira joins Watt Commercial Properties to reload their...
Rick Levin & Associates, Inc., a Chicago-based real estate auction marketing firm, announced it will conduct two multiple-property auctions of condominiums and townhomes located in Chicago, Illinois. The auctions will take place on December 9, and December 10. “The owner of these properties has decided to offer them via auction to eliminate the time and expense associated with a conventional marketing program,” said Rick Levin, president...
New international standards are being set by Gale International in sustainable building design, systems engineering, and urban infrastructure and planning with Songdo International Business District (IBD), a new city currently under construction off Incheon, South Korea, on the Yellow Sea. Songdo IBD is a joint venture between Gale International and Posco Engineering & Construction and is the largest private development in the world. Songdo IBD,...
Intelligent Living Corp. a leading automation and technology solutions provider utilizing green building practices, announced today the Company has been cleared to file Form 211 for re-listing on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board Exchange (“OTCBB”). The Company has, over the past 12 months, maintained all of the necessary filings required for fully reporting status with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) including...
Trikona Group, which contributes to the growth of India by creating new asset classes around real estate and infrastructure, today announced that Michael B. McCook, former senior investment officer of real estate for the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), has joined Trikona Group as one of three senior advisors. Mr. McCook will advise the fund management division of the Trikona Group, having spent over 20 years in senior executive...
Pinnacle, an international real estate management firm, has positioned itself to expand its commercial management division. Jim Long, the new vice president of commercial management as of October 30, will be responsible for operations and business development in the Pacific Northwest Region. His business development efforts will be targeting the Puget Sound marketplace. The leading multifamily property manager in Seattle and the leading third-party...
TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate announced today that One Boston Place in Boston is the first building to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold designation from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance is a rating system that recognizes buildings with maximum operational efficiency and minimal environmental...
The Hamptons Green Alliance (www.hamptonsgreenalliance.org), a consortium of local building professionals committed to green initiatives in building, will hold its first annual event on the subject on Tuesday, November 18 at the Citibank Financial Center, 180 West Montauk Highway, Hamptons Bays, NY. The sponsor of the event is Citibank Commercial Banking, whose Vice President of Environmental Affairs will address ways in which green projects can be...
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