Raleigh-Durham

Colonial Properties Trust Buys 6 MF Properties for $105.8M; Office Buildings Developed by Capital Assoc. Obtain $36.5M

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
Colonial Properties Trust recently sold six multifamily properties for $105.8 million. 
The properties are: Colonial Grand at Sugarloaf, Colonial Grand at McGinnis Ferry, Colonial Village at Meadow Creek, Summer Tree, Brookfield and Paces Cove. About $96.3 million […]

Blackstone Purchases Shopping Center Portfolio for $473.1M

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
Equity One Inc. agreed to sell 36 shopping centers to Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII for $473.1 million. The shopping centers encompass 3.9 million square feet and have mortgage loans that add up to a $177.4 […]

Hyatt Hotels Corp. Closes on a 20-Hotel Portfolio for $661 Million

by Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
Hotel Sierra in Morrisville will be rebranded as a Hyatt Summerfield Suites Hotel, following Hyatt Hotels Corp.’s closing on a 20-hotel portfolio belonging to LodgeWorks LP.
Hyatt initially showed interest in a 24-hotel portfolio, but the company ultimately […]

$75-90 Million Cathedral Campus Coming to Raleigh

by Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
The Catholic Diocese of Raleigh commissioned McCrery Architects LLC to design a new cathedral campus that will cost between $75 million to $90 million.
The campus will feature a 2,000-seat cathedral, a two-story gathering hall and a […]

Red Hat Negotiates to Sublease Downtown Building

by Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor

Red Hat Inc. is currently in negotiation with Progress Energy Inc. for a sublease of the downtown building, Two Progress Plaza. The building was leased by Progress Energy for a 30-year term in 2004, and will […]

Companies Initiate Bulk Sales of Office Portfolios in the Triangle

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
In an attempt to increase industrial and medical office assets, various companies in the Triangle have started to sell their office portfolios. Duke Realty, an Indianapolis-based company, listed for sale six buildings that represent about 12 […]