Property Types Industrial
New Studio to Be Built Near Hollywood
May 15, 2008

The United States' largest independent movie studio, a $125 million facility, is slated to break ground in April, 2009, with a projected 18-month construction period, Commonwealth Studios has announced. When completed, its will have 14 state-of-the-art soundstages and an exterior backlot that will feature city and residential streets, plumbed for rain and fire effects, and all on a 37-acre lot that will ease the acute soundstage shortage in Southern California. The facility will be located 30 minutes from Hollywood in the City of Moorpark on California Highway 118. Two entertainment industry veterans are the driving force behind the project. Commonwealth Studios chairman & CEO Bernard Weitzman has held senior executive positions at several major studios. President & COO John Marshall is an independent producer with 32 years experience in the industry.

 
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Detroit Industrial Market Remains Strong
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Thursday REal Talk with Adam Perrotta
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By Adam Perrotta, News Writer --In yet another example of an American firm's involvement abroad, Denver-based ProLogis has appointed Philip Dunne as COO of Europe and the Middle East. Dunne's appointment would seem to indicate that the firm has every...

Work Gets Underway on $500M Gates Foundation HQ in Seattle
July 24, 2008
By: Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor --Ground has just broken in Seattle on what will become the new home of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The multi-structure green headquarters campus (pictured) will encompass 900,000 square feet, including a visitor center,...

New York Housing Agencies Approve $329M to Build, Renovate Affordable Housing
July 24, 2008
By: Anuradha Kher, Online News Editor, Multi-Housing News --The boards of the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA) and its subsidiary, the New York State Affordable Housing Corp. (AHC), recently approved more than $317 million in financing to build...

ProLogis Makes More Big Moves in People, Places
July 24, 2008
By: Scott Baltic, Contributing Editor --In its fourth major personnel appointment in just a few months, distribution facility giant ProLogis has announced that Philip Dunne will join the company in the new position of COO/Europe and the Middle East. Dunne,...

ING Sells Roosevelt Raceway Center on Long Island for $103M
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By: Judy Feldman, Contributing Correspondent --ING Clarion Partners L.L.C. has sold the Roosevelt Raceway Center in Westbury, N.Y. The New York office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. announced the finalization of the $103 million sale and arranged financing, representing the...

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