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Daily News for Commercial Real Estate & Business – February 23, 2010

February 23, 2010

Here are the news stories you might find interesting today regarding commercial real estate and business:
Radio Milano to become Radio Cafe
LGO Hospitality has closed its Radio Milano restaurant on Campbell Avenue for about five weeks for renovations.  Changes at the eatery, which is across the street from sister restaurant La Grande Orange, will include a [...]

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Daily News for Commercial Real Estate & Business – February 22, 2010

February 22, 2010

Here are the news stories you might find interesting today regarding commercial real estate and business:
VERDE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS PURCHASES 216-UNIT RIDGE GATE APARTMENT COMPLEX 
Verde Property Investments LLC in Phoenix (Ernest “Ernie” Garcia, member) paid $11.88 million ($55,000 per unit) to buy the 216-unit Ridge Gate apartments at 2811 W. Deer Valley Road in Phoenix. [...]

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Daily News for Commercial Real Estate & Business – February 19, 2010

February 19, 2010

Here are the news stories you might find interesting today regarding commercial real estate and business:
Phoenix OKs $1B solar landfill deal for Tessera in Buckeye
Tessera Solar received final approval from the Phoenix City Council to build a solar plant estimated at $1 billion on a city landfill in Buckeye.  The Houston company will build a [...]

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Daily News for Commercial Real Estate & Business – February 18, 2010

February 18, 2010

Here are the news stories you might find interesting today regarding commercial real estate and business:
To view this weeks “The Watch List,” by Costar, click here.  The first article discusses the commercial real estate’s impact on banks.  It dissects the 16 bank failures in 2010 and their exposure to commercial real estate loans.
Kinetico Buys Chandler [...]

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So, who is going to back fill vacated Hollywood Video stores?

February 17, 2010

I have recently been given the assignment by two different clients to help figure out “what’s next” for their recently vacated Hollywood Video stores.  This question got me thinking about who is a likely replacement tenant in today’s economy?
In my market, there is approximately 35 of these stores.  If they all average about 5,000 sq. [...]

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Daily News for Commercial Real Estate & Business – February 17, 2010

February 17, 2010

Here are the news stories you might find interesting today regarding commercial real estate and business:
Cucina di Vita celebrates its opening Friday
Mesa city and chamber of commerce officials are scheduled to participate in the official ribbon-cutting ceremony at Cucina di Vita, a new restaurant in downtown Mesa, at 4 p.m. Friday.  The ribbon-cutting will be [...]

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Daily News for Commercial Real Estate & Business – February 16, 2010

February 16, 2010

Here are the news stories you might find interesting today regarding commercial real estate and business:
His and Hers Luxury heads to CityNorth
His and Hers Luxury Experience, a showcase featuring 100,000 square feet of home decor, beauty, fashion and a range of items appealing to men, including golf and automotive gear, is coming to CityNorth this [...]

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Daily News for Commercial Real Estate & Business – February 15, 2010

February 15, 2010

Here are the news stories you might find interesting today regarding commercial real estate and business:
Email me if  you would like a copy of the Open Air Shopping Center by ICSC webinar I listened to last week.  The focus of the webinar was on the Capital Markets and retail properties.  Here are couple items that caught [...]

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Daily News for Commercial Real Estate & Business – February 12, 2010

February 12, 2010

Here are the news stories you might find interesting today regarding commercial real estate and business:
To view the latest issue of Apartment Finance Today, click here.  The article title, “Forecast For Distress,” is worth a quick read.
HSL Pays $13M for Cabrillo
Less than a month after buying Casa Santa Fe from Fairfield Residential LLC, HSL Properties [...]

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Daily News for Commercial Real Estate & Business – February 11, 2010

February 11, 2010

Here are the news stories you might find interesting today regarding commercial real estate and business:
Email if you would like a copy of the Wells Fargo Monthly Outlook.  It is a macro view of the economy and discusses GDP growth.
To view this weeks “Watch List” by Costar, click here.  The first article, “Betting on Bad [...]

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