International

Mauritius Resort Hotel Picked Up for $72 Million

CPA®:18 –Global, one of W. P. Carey Inc.’s managed non-traded REITs has acquired La Plantation d’Albion Club Med, the parent firm announced.

Weston Homes to Redevelop Historic Wellcome Factory Site in Dartford

Essex-based house builder Weston Homes recently acquired a historic, 7.59-acre property in Dartford, 16 miles away from central London.

Metroffice Development in Breaks Ground in Bucharest’s Iride City Master Plan

Site work has recently started on the Metroffice, a new office development project in the heart of the Romanian capital.

W.P. Carey Buys $29.5M Light-Industrial and Distribution Facility in Poland

In a $29.5 million (€23.8 million) deal, global net-lease real estate investment trust W.P. Carey Inc. has acquired a new build-to-suit 362-000 square-foot light-industrial and distribution center in Poland.

Hines Takes Back Parque Industrial Tecnológico II Industrial Park in Guadalajara from Union Investment

Hines recently completed the acquisition of a property in industrial real estate market of Mexico.

Hinduja Group, OHLD Grab Iconic Old War Office Building in Central London

London-based Hinduja Group, one of the largest diversified companies in the world, in partnership with Spanish industrial company Obrascon Huarte Lain Desarrollos, has recently purchased the Old War Office building in central London.

Avison Young Secures Second Major Investment in Germany on Behalf of North American Clients

After having recently launched its presence in Germany with the opening of a new office in Frankfurt on December 1, 2014, Toronto-based commercial real estate services firm Avison Young has advised two Canadian pension funds in the acquisition and financing of a second mixed-use property in Germany.

$600M+ BBC Television Centre Redevelopment Gets Official Greenlight

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham planning committee recently approved a revised masterplan submitted by Stanhope and Mitsui Fudosan for the BBC Television Centre.

Heitman Completes Acquisition of Two Dutch Residential Portfolios

Completing its first purchase in the Dutch residential market, global real estate investment management firm Heitman recently acquired two separate apartment portfolios.

Hyatt Sells Regency Hotel in Canada, Builds New One in Japan

In early December, Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced the sale of Hyatt Regency Vancouver and the plans to develop a new Regency-branded hotel in Naha, Japan.