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BOSTON - November 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE/New England’s Capital Markets team announces the sale of Windsor at Brentwood, a 240-unit, garden-style apartment community located in North Providence, Rhode Island, for $25.8 million. CBRE/NE’s multifamily experts Simon Butler, Executive Vice President/Partner, and Biria St. John, Executive Vice President/ Partner, exclusively represented the seller, Bower Hill Associates, an affiliate of GID Investment Advisers LLC, and procured the buyer, Brentwood Apartments Limited Partnership, an affiliate of SMC Management LLC

ORANGE COUNTY, CA - November 14, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- R.C. Hobbs Company has selected Roger Niez to represent their Orange County Land Acquisition Program. This is a significant move for Niez because they will be purchasing new parcels of land throughout the county for development.

Miami Beach, FL - November 11, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE, in collaboration with Nancy Cibrano of N Cibrano Realty, arranged a 40,000-square-foot lease for WeWork, the platform for creators, at 350 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, FL. WeWork, which provides entrepreneurs, freelancers and small businesses with the space, community and services they need to grow their businesses, will occupy the majority of the space at the 50,000-square-foot, Art Deco-style office property in the heart of South Beach during the first quarter of 2015. CBRE and N. Cibrano Realty represented property owner The Wings Group in the transaction

Bulk distribution facility in Gratigny Industrial Park sold for $10.1 million Miami, FL - November 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged the sale...

SAN DIEGO, CA - November 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kevin Kawaoka, CCIM & Mario Gandara with NAI Capital’s Bluechip Investment Group represented a private investor in the purchase of a 13 unit multifamily property located at 2329 C Street in the Golden Hill area of San Diego, CA. The value of the sales transaction was $2.6 million dollars. The property traded at a 4.6% cap rate and $224 per square foot.

Orlando, FL - November 5, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged the sale of a 250-unit rental community in Altamonte Springs, FL, across from the multi-million dollar homes in the gated neighborhood of Spring Valley. Ashley at Spring Valley, located at 693 Wymore Road, was acquired from RW Ashley, LLC of New York and Strategic Properties of North America by Robbins Property Associates for $18.3 million.

Doral, FL - November 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property leased to Doral Ale House. The buyer, Biscayne Ale, LLC, purchased the property at 3271 NW 87th Avenue in Doral, Florida, for $5,870,000 from DAH Property, LLC, a Florida-based private investor. CBRE’s Todd Weintraub represented the seller and the buyer in the transaction.

Los Angeles - November 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Age is less of a factor than widely thought when it comes to workplace preferences in the U.S., according to a new workplace strategy report by CBRE Group, Inc., Designing the office of the future? Don’t plan it around (what you think you know about) U.S. millennials. The study, based on aggregated CBRE Workplace Strategy surveys from more than 5,500 office workers across numerous industries, found that while current assumptions about millennials are driving the design of many workplaces today, there is actually little difference in workplace preferences between millennials, Generation Xers and baby boomers.

MIami, FL and Irving, TX - November 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Debt & Structured Finance originated a $51 million bridge loan on behalf of Brookwood Financial Partners to finance the acquisition of two office properties at 125 E. John Carpenter Freeway and 5100 N. O’Connor Blvd. in Irving, TX. Blackstone of New York provided the interest-only, two-year bridge loan, at a 73.5% loan-to-cost ratio

BOSTON - October 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE/New England, a strategic joint venture between Whittier Partners Group, LLC, and CBRE, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services company, is pleased to announce that the following individuals have been selected by the Partners of the firm to join the Partnership effective January 1, 2015: Adam Brinch, Peter Conlin, Nat Heald and Kyle Juszczyszyn

SALISBURY, MD - October 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Brent Miller, CCIM, CPM, Managing Director of Sperry Van Ness – Miller Commercial Real Estate is proud to announce that Bill Lucks, Managing Broker of the SVN-Miller Lewes office has been invited to serve on the National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2015 Commercial Legislation and Regulatory Advisory Board. “At this point in the commercial real estate business we must carefully examine the rules and regulations to ensure we have the tools necessary to move forward,” said Lucks.

Tampa, FL - October 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Debt & Structured Finance originated a $39.5 million loan on behalf of IP Capital Partners of Boca Raton, FL and Fir Tree Partners of New York, to finance the acquisition of the Sabal Park Portfolio, a 518,338-square-foot complex of nine office buildings located in Tampa’s I-75 corridor. BankUnited of Tampa provided the five-year loan, which is fixed with partial interest only, at a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio.

Miami, FL v CBRE arranged the sale of a 54,985-square-foot, three-story corporate headquarters in Miami’s Airport West submarket. Kingsway Amigo Insurance Company’s former South Florida headquarters at 3155 NW 77th Avenue was acquired for $4.7 million by local user. CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Robert Eckstein from NAI Miami represented the buyer

LOS ANGELES - October 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors has acquired Airport Corporate Center, a 45-acre, 11-building office park adjacent to the Miami Airport. The property, which is 78.6 percent leased, includes over one million square feet of rentable space

Orlando, FL - October 15, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged the sale of a 596-unit luxury apartment community in Winter Park, FL that represents one of the largest apartment complex sales in Greater Orlando thus far in 2014. Sun Key Apartment Homes at 7502 Sun Key Boulevard was acquired by BC Property Investments for $57.7 million.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2013 revenue). The Company has approximately 44,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through approximately 350 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com

Miami, FL - October 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged the sale of a 144,399 square-foot retail center directly opposite the Melbourne Square Mall in West Melbourne, FL. The Shoppes at West Melbourne, anchored by national retailers such as Jo-Ann Fabrics, Bed Bath & Beyond, Party City, and Office Depot, was acquired from a private equity firm by American Realty Capital – Retail Centers of America, Inc

TAMPA, FL - October 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tune in to Shark Tank on ABC and CNBC this season to see Andrew and Angela Duncan of The Duncan Duo with RE/MAX Dynamic, side-by-side with real estate magnate Barbara Corcoran. The endorsement commercial will air during Shark Tank and other TV shows starting next week.

Tampa, FL - October 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE is pleased to announce the addition of Paul Rutledge, First Vice President, to CBRE’s retail brokerage group in Tampa. In this role, Mr. Rutledge, most recently at Casto Southeast Realty Services, will specialize in representing institutional quality owners, occupiers of retail real estate, as well as developments.

Miami, FL - October 1, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE arranged the sale of a 32,000-square-foot new construction warehouse at 2132 NW 114th Ave. in Doral, FL. The free-standing property located in Dolphin Commerce Center, was acquired by EdgeConneX, a new-to-market firm, from a private developer, PFR Investments LLC .