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 was acquired for $155,750 per unit, less than half... 

General Growth Repays $391 Million of Mortgage Loans

General Growth Properties, Inc. announced that it repaid $391 million of near term maturity mortgage loans, following another closing with respect to the staged funding of its $1.75 billion secured loan facility today. This brings the total loan facility amount currently outstanding to $1.41 billion. All remaining seven properties were added to the collateral pool which now completes the 24 property collection of assets. The company plans to add additional lenders to the loan facility until the total... 

Innovation & International Jury for the Second Edition of the MIPIM Asia Awards

For the second consecutive year MIPIM Asia, the world’s property market in Asia-Pacific, will host the MIPIM Asia Awards, which reward the finest real estate achievements in this region. MIPIM Asia 2008 will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center from 19 to 21 November. For the first time, winners will be selected by MIPIM Asia participants who will be able to elect their favorite project in the following seven award categories: ‘Business Centers,’ ‘Mixed Use Buildings,’... 

The Locke Group and Sovran Self Storage Close Acquisition of Lock-N-Key Portfolio

The Locke Acquisition Group LLC announced today that it represented Sovran Self Storage, Inc. in its acquisition of Hendry Investments Inc.’s 21 self storage facilities operated under the trade name Lock-N-Key. Sovran Self Storage is a Real Estate Investment Trust listed on the NYSE under the symbol SSS. Sovran will operate the properties under its brand: Uncle Bob’s Self Storage. The portfolio, valued at $143 million, was acquired by Sovran through a Joint Venture with an affiliate of Heitman... 

Price Legacy Corporation Declares Series 1 Preferred Stock Dividend

Price Legacy Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of 29 cents per share payable on August 15, 2008 to Price Legacy 6.82% Series 1 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred (OTC: PLREP) shareholders of record on August 8, 2008. The Company is a subsidiary of PL Retail LLC, a joint venture between Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM) and clients of DRA Advisors LLC.