Mixed-use
117,000SF of Premier Office Condo Space to Hit Auction Block
May 9, 2008

Office condominium space totaling about 115,000 square feet at The Plaza, a mixed-use project in downtown Orlando featuring 394,000 square feet of office condo space and 105,000 square feet of retail in two, circular towers, will hit the block this Thursday, May 15. Cameron Kuhn, embattled developer of the project, has tapped Stirling Sotheby's International Realty to auction off a group of more than 20 office suites valued at an estimated total of $30 million. Space at The Plaza was being marketed starting at $205 per-square-foot when work got underway in 2004. More recently, the asking price was between $245 and $285.

 
Recent Mixed-Use Headlines
$31M Financing Closes for 578,000SF Mixed-Use Property
July 25, 2008
Village Hillcrest, a 578,000-square-foot mixed-use complex in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood, has been refinanced to the tune of $31 million.
60,000SF Build-to-Suit Office Planned at 500-Acre Mixed-Use Project in Aurora
July 25, 2008
Development and construction firm Lauth has formed a joint venture with Lend Lease Communities to erect a 60,000-square-foot office building at Horizon Uptown, a 500-acre mixed-use development in Aurora, about 15 miles from Denver, Colo.
Turnkey Office Provider Opens 15,000SF Center in Cherry Creek
July 25, 2008
The Regus Group has leased 15,000 square feet at 100 Filmore Street in Cherry Creek, Colo., to house its newest turnkey office center.
gates foundation Work Gets Underway on $500M Gates Foundation HQ in Seattle
July 24, 2008
Ground has just broken in Seattle on what will become the new home of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Delitsky Robert ING Sells Roosevelt Raceway Center on Long Island for $103M
July 24, 2008
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 buyers, the Mattone Group and Gartenstein Properties, who put up $32.3 million in cash. The property consists of 427,000 square feet of retail stores and condominiums. The deal also included a $70.7 million fixed-rate loan from New York Community Bank.
 

 

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