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Arranz Acinas Group | CBRE’s Capital Markets groups in Madrid and New York team to arrange acquisition financing of $29.68 million (€20 million) on behalf of Arranz Acinas Group for the purchase of a development parcel at 67-69 Laight Street in New York City ’s Tribeca neighborhood—the company’s first U.S. acquisition
Heron City España S.L. | CBRE Debt & Equity Finance, Retail Investment Property and Valuation teams in Madrid, Spain, collaborate to arrange $146 million (€99.5 million) in financing on behalf of Heron City España S.L. for the purchase of 50% of Heron City Diversia Leisure Center, an entertainment facility in the Municipality of Alcobendas, and the refinancing of its existing 50% ownership stake.
Fontaine Business Park | CBRE’s Capital Markets teams in Denver, Colorado, and Columbia, South Carolina, and Investment Properties teams in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia, collaborate to arrange the sale and financing of Fontaine Business Park, a four-building office park in Columbia, on behalf of both the seller, Highwoods Properties, and the buyer—more than 25 tenant-incommon interests managed by U.S. Advisors. Upon completion of the transaction, CBRE was awarded the property management and leasing assignments for the complex.
Cost Segregation | With the acquisition of Marshall & Stevens’ Cost Segregation business in December 2006, CBRE now has a team focused on Cost Segregation analysis, led by Doug Haney. In late 2006, the group’s premier valuation capabilities helped generate nearly $163 million in additional tax savings for The Irvine Company.
Caterpillar Logistics | CBRE’s Oak Brook, Chicago and Tokyo offices collaborate to arrange the development and leasing of a 500,000-sq.-ft. build-to-suit distribution facility in Japan on behalf of Caterpillar Logistics.
Tumon Sands Plaza Guam | Owner Tumon Sands Delaware, LLC, engages CB Richard Ellis to assist with the re-development, re-positioning, asset management and marketing of Tumon Sands Plaza as an international luxury retail destination.
Brickell Financial Centre | CBRE’s Miami office coordinates a coast-to-coast team effort to win agency leasing and property management contracts for the Brickell Financial Centre, a 1.5 million-sq.-ft. "green-certified" office/retail/residential/hotel complex under development in Miami’s premier business district. This will be CBRE’s largest management contract in Florida.
Iberdrola | In October 2006, Madrid-based Iberdrola—the largest renewable energy firm in the world—acquired Community Energy, a local company based in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Upon completion of the acquisition, Iberdrola needed to significantly expand its Pennsylvania office to new space that would enable the construction of its signature interior build-out. Fulfilling both requests in a strong demonstration of cross-border collaboration, CBRE skillfully negotiated a 21,692-sq.-ft. U.S. headquarters lease for the company in less than three months.
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WaMu Center | CBRE’s Move Management Services and Facilities Management teams in Ann Arbor and Seattle relocated 5,300 WaMu employees from 12 locations into WaMu Center in Seattle, a 42-story, 1.2-million-sq.-ft. building home to offices, shops and the future expansion of the Seattle Art Museum.
Kansas City Int'l Airport CRCF | The Consolidated Rental Car Facilities Management Team, led by Managing Director Stan Dowell, was recently selected as the facilities manager for its fourth airport-based Consolidated Rental Car Facility. The Kansas City International Airport (KCI) Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CRCF) is situated on 52 acres and houses the nine major rental car companies that serve the airport.
Real Estate Tax Consulting | With the acquisition of Trammell Crow Company, CBRE now has a team focused on Real Estate Tax Consulting, led by Keith McIntosh. In September 2006, the group’s best-in-class valuation, financial analysis and strategic property tax capabilities helped generate nearly $500,000 in tax savings for TIAA-CREF.
DIFA | CBRE Latin America & the Caribbean and CBRE Chile advised DIFA on the acquisition and financing of the 257,400-sq.-ft. Birmann 24 Class A office tower in Santiago, Chile. The Birmann 24 transaction not only represents the first acquisition of Chilean investment property by a European fund, but was the largest single asset transaction in Chile in 2006.
Pulte Homes Corporation | CBRE’s Detroit office bests 10 competitors for the transaction management and lease administration business of Pulte Homes Corporation, the nation’s premier new home builder.
MPC Portfolio | The collaboration of CBRE’s Amsterdam, Sydney, London and New York offices results in the largest office portfolio sale ever in The Netherlands. The €1 billion (US$1.3 billion), 100-property Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG (MPC) portfolio was sold to Breevast and AIG.
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Wingate Inn | CBRE Capital Markets’ Chicago and New York offices teamed to arrange $19 million in permanent financing for the Wingate Inn Manhattan Midtown, a newly constructed, 17-story hotel located in Manhattan.
DirecTV | CBRE’s Call Center Solutions Group in Phoenix, a specialty unit of Global Corporate Services, along with Grafton Tanquary in CBRE’s office in Torrance, Calif., assisted DirecTV, the leading broadcast satellite provider in the United States, in locating a suitable site for its new Customer Care Center. CBRE also assisted DirecTV in negotiations with city, county and state agencies to secure millions of dollars of incentives and a highly favorable 10-year lease for its new facility.
Affinia Group | Collaboration between CBRE professionals in Detroit, Los Angeles and Chicago bests three major competitors to win the transaction management and lease administration services on behalf of Affinia Group Inc., a major global automotive parts supplier.
AT&T St. Louis | CBRE’s Global Corporate Services teamed with the Sale/Leaseback Group, Investment Properties Group, and Brokerage to complete the $205 million sale/leaseback of the 42-story, 1.2-million-sq.-ft. 909 Chestnut in downtown St. Louis, the highest price ever paid for a St. Louis office property.
Corporate Center at Kierland | Investment Properties professionals from Phoenix and South Bay sold the 107,000-sq.-ft. Corporate Center at Kierland in Scottsdale, Arizona for $32.18 million to a joint venture between The Muller Company and BlackRock Realty.
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