Griffin-American Healthcare Acquires Trio of Medical Office Buildings
PALM BEACH, FL—The demand for medical office buildings in the Southeast remains strong. Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II —formerly known as Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II—just snapped up a trio of medical office buildings across three Southeastern states for $25.1 million.

Dean Freeman Moves to Frauenshuh Commercial Real Estate Group to Lead Property Management Group
Frauenshuh Commercial Real Estate Group today announced that leading commercial real estate veteran Dean Freeman has joined the firm as senior vice president.

Developer gobbles up properties
WINDSOR, Ont. -- London-based developer Shmuel Farhi has gobbled up another pair of prime commercial properties in Windsor’s downtown.

No consensus yet on Tongie industrial park
The Leavenworth County Commission could not reach an agreement after a study session Monday on a potential contribution to the city of Tonganoxie’s effort to build up its industrial park.  

Griffin Capital Net Lease REIT Acquires AT&T Wireless National Network Operations Center
SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Griffin Capital Corporation ("Griffin Capital"), on behalf of Griffin Capital Net Lease REIT, Inc., announced today the purchase of a three-building, 155,830 square foot office ...

Costly London Loses Allure for Commercial Property Investors
London, Europe’s most active commercial property market since the start of the global financial crisis, is losing some of its allure as high prices and prospects of a U.K. recession deter investors.

Washington Trust Provides $20 Million to Finance Massachusetts’ Office Park
Washington Trust, the largest bank headquartered in Rhode Island, recently provided $20,000,000 in commercial real estate financing to Highwood Investors, LLC, an affiliate of BPG Properties, Ltd.

Office buildings made from storage containers
The face of some new office buildings will be different in many ways. Hugg & Hall Mobile Storage is constructing an office building and workshop out of used commercial storage containers.

Commercial real estate news for Indianapolis metropolitan area
Planners: Deny requests by Pic-A-Part, AutoZone Zoning planners recommend denial of two auto-related requests being considered by a city zoning board Tuesday. Pic-A-Part wants to install a car crusher in its auto salvage yard at 940 W. 16th St., a move that planners said could endanger groundwater with small leaks of gas, oils and antifreeze. AutoZone wants to build a 7,188-square-foot building ...