Archive for June, 2009

Student Housing: New student housing units moving forward near ASU campus

Posted 06.29.2009 | Categories: Student Housing | No Comments

Owners of The Vue on Apache, a new student housing project near Arizona State University, may be among a handful of developers rejoicing in this time of economic uncertainty.
Their $30 million, 132-unit project is fully leased in advance, with ASU students set to move in Aug. 18 – a week before classes start. The developer, [...]

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Airport: Aid for Small Airports Benefits Both Political Wings

Posted 06.29.2009 | Categories: Private Airport Ownership | No Comments

House Republicans recently sought to block funding for the airport in the Pennsylvania hometown of Rep. John P. Murtha, complaining that the powerful Democrat has showered the modern but lightly used facility with wasted taxpayer dollars.
But the Murtha airport is one of many small-town airports — in districts represented by members from both parties — [...]

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Student Housing: Boise State signs deal for private student housing

Posted 06.29.2009 | Categories: Student Housing | No Comments

Boise State University is working to make it easier for students to live on campus – and will add up to 850 new places for students to rest their heads by fall of 2011.
Boise State will ink a deal with American Campus Communities, Inc. to build new on campus housing – with a new 1,200 [...]

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Student Housing: Student Housing Plays a Great Role in College Success

Student Housing: Student Housing Plays a Great Role in College Success

Posted 06.29.2009 | Categories: Student Housing | No Comments

Student housing at California State University, Northridge, offers different types of housing and learning opportunities for students of all spectrum.
The “suites” at University Park are designed for freshmen, living away from home for the first time. The two-person bedrooms, semi-private baths, required meal plans to be enjoyed at the main dinning room, and shared [...]

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Airports: Entrepreneur wants to launch airline from Carlsbad

Posted 06.29.2009 | Categories: Private Airport Ownership | No Comments

A longtime North San Diego County businessman said he’ll start a regional airline offering a total of six daily flights to Oakland, Phoenix and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, provided that authorities allow a 1,000-foot extension to the runway at McClellan-Palomar Airport.
The entrepreneur, Ted Vallas, said he plans to launch Carlsbad Palomar Airline with three to [...]

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Healthcare: Medical real estate provides rare opportunity for builders

Posted 06.29.2009 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

Duke Realty Corp. has built millions of square feet of industrial and office space in Dallas-Fort Worth.
But the developer’s newest project isn’t another warehouse or corporate office suite.
Duke just started construction on a $154 million Baylor Health Care System cancer center east of downtown Dallas that is one of the biggest medical projects in the [...]

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Healthcare: Jones Lang LaSalle says nonprofit healthcare providers turn to real estate for liquidity and to preserve capital

Healthcare: Jones Lang LaSalle says nonprofit healthcare providers turn to real estate for liquidity and to preserve capital

Posted 06.29.2009 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

Long considered to be stable investments immune to recession, hospitals and other healthcare facilities are now feeling the effects of a cash-strapped economy as decreased charitable contributions are forcing non-profit hospitals to pare back and seek new financing sources, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s 2009 Healthcare Real Estate Financing Outlook. The firm’s healthcare and real [...]

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CAUTION RUNS RAMPANT AT BOMA MEDICAL OFFICE CONFERENCE – Part 1

CAUTION RUNS RAMPANT AT BOMA MEDICAL OFFICE CONFERENCE – Part 1

Posted 06.29.2009 | Categories: Featured, Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

by CJ Follini
“By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man’s, I mean.” – Mark Twain
As the somnolent days of summer take hold, it’s the perfect time to attend yet another real estate industry conference, this time for healthcare real estate at last week’s BOMA International Medical Office Buildings [...]

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Healthcare: Medical office buildings buffered from real estate slide

Posted 06.28.2009 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

Values are declining, but not as much as for other property. And credit terms for physicians looking to buy are getting more strict. Medical office buildings are turning out to be a bright spot in an otherwise dismal real estate market.
“There are a lot of great investment opportunities out there,” said Steven Brezny, MD, a [...]

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Healthcare: NYC’s health-tech sector holds promise

Healthcare: NYC’s health-tech sector holds promise

Posted 06.28.2009 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

President Barack Obama’s stimulus funds could fuel job growth as doctors and hospitals scramble to revamp systems.
Bolstered by a wealth of health care professionals, technology experts, and patients, New York City is well-positioned to become the nation’s capital when it comes to health care information technology, according to a report released Monday by the Center [...]

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