Georgetown University is in the process of repurposing the property located at 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW (nicknamed the “Darth Vader” building). According to the University, the building “is expected to be used as a multi-use education facility for new learning … Continue reading →
Perónism has ruled Argentina for over half the time since Juan Perón’s first presidency in the 1940s. To this day, Perónists are politically powerful, particularly in the trade unions and political classes. The Justicialist Party (“PJ”) has been the largest … Continue reading →
A 900-foot-tall mixed-use skyscraper is planned for 5 World Trade Center (“5 WTC”) in lower Manhattan. Located at the southern end of the World Trade Center campus at 130 Liberty Street, the building is slated to have 190,000sf of office … Continue reading →
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit (the “Court”) recently issued a ruling vacating the District Court’s grant of summary judgment to 1441 L Associates, LLC (“Landlord”) in a $781,000 leasing commission dispute with brokerage firm Jones Lang … Continue reading →
George Mason University (“GMU” or “Mason”) has acquired the 26,482sf office building located at 3300 Fairfax Drive in Arlington’s Virginia Square neighborhood. The Fairfax-based public university paid $8,250,000 for the thirty-seven-year-old, three-story property, according to public records. As reported in … Continue reading →
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are regulations requiring a minimum energy efficiency standard to be met before properties in England and Wales can be leased or sold. The standards are measured by an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating. According to … Continue reading →
A total 576 U.S. banks exceeded regulatory guidance on CRE loan concentration by the end of Q1–2023, an increase of 30.3 percent compared with a year earlier, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Regulators increase their scrutiny of banks that … Continue reading →
South Africa is experiencing a 15-year power crisis that is causing widespread rotational power cuts, known as loadshedding. In 2022, there were 3,773 hours of loadshedding (the most intensive year of loadshedding in South Africa’s history), according to CleanTechnica. The … Continue reading →
According to The Washington Post, Brazil’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded four percent on an annual basis in the first three months of 2023; the country’s rate of inflation is at 3.9 percent; CPI is seen finishing the year at … Continue reading →
Colliers reports that the U.S. office vacancy rate in Q1–2023 was 16.1 percent—higher than in Q1–2022 (15 percent) and Q1–2021 (14.2 percent). Construction activity slowed in Q1–2023, with 93.5 million square feet underway, compared to 121.9 million square feet in … Continue reading →