Property, Rentals, Transactions

Houston, TX - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis announced today that William McDade, Kristen McDade, Peter Mainguy and Carson Underwood, formerly of McDade, Smith, Gould, Johnston, Mason (MSGJM), will join commercial real estate firm CB Richard Ellis later this year. MSGJM recently announce plans to dissolve the 20-year-old Houston-based real estate brokerage firm.

Houston, TX - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chipotle Mexican Grill has signed a new lease for 2,397 sq. ft. at The Crossing at 518, which is located in Pearland, Texas. Matt Keener, Russell Janicek and Mark Raines of CB Richard Ellis represented the tenant in this transaction. James Namken and Randy Hopper of the Weitzman Group represented the Landlord.

EUGENE, OR - October 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Austin, Texas potential home buyers are in luck! IDX, Inc. and Chad Cardani have teamed up to bring home seekers a customized IDX solution on the real estate website Cardani hosts. Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings are seamlessly displayed right on his website, thanks to the IDX technology that automatically syncs up-to-the-second ACRTIS property listing information online. The online property search is easier than ever before, when home seekers utilize the amazing and dynamic IDX solution on the website of Cardani.

EUGENE, OR - October 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bruce Hines and IDX, Inc. have teamed up to deliver North Texas Real Estate MLS (NTREIS) listings to home seekers around the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with the new IDX solution Hines has employed. Thousands of NTREIS listings are now automatically integrated onto the website of Hines, giving potential buyers a diverse group of property listings to search through from the comfort of their own homes and the convenience of his website.

DALLAS, TX - October 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Mission Rock Ridge Apartments, a 226-unit multifamily community in Arlington, located between Dallas and Fort Worth. The acquisition closed on Sept. 30, 2010.

Houston, TX - October 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis has assisted in a 51,147 sq. ft. retail lease renewal to The RoomStore, which is situated in The Commons at Willowbrook retail shopping center and is located at 7690 FM 1960 Road in northwest Houston. Matt Keener, Alex Makris, Jazz Hamilton and Andrew Kelson of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord, The Commons at Willowbrook, Inc., in this transaction

EUGENE, OR - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tony Fernandez has chosen to revitalize his real estate website with the IDX, Inc. dynamic IDX Broker software. Thousands of Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings are now available for home seekers around Austin to search through. Fernandez has long had access to the ACTRIS listings, but now the revolutionary IDX technology brings property listings to the fingertips of those looking for homes. Never before has a simpler or easier-to-use online real estate solution been available to home seekers on the go

Houston, TX - September 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis and Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Fund (BREOF) are please to announce the execution of eight, multi-tenant office lease deals at 712 Main Street, a 792,000 square foot office building located in Houston’s Central Business District.

EUGENE, OR - September 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jay Carter and IDX, Inc. have teamed up to bring thousands of property listings to Austin, Texas home seekers. Now, Austin MLS (ACTRIS) listings are easy to find and tour virtually on the IDX enabled website of Carter. Never before has a simpler or more effective online solution created an easier-to-use real estate search process

EUGENE, OR - September 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes the latest real estate professional to adopt IDX Broker software, Kevan Pewitt of Houston Prime Realty in Houston, Texas. Pewitt has enabled the powerful IDX solution, which extracts raw listing data from the Houston MLS (HARMLS) and seamlessly integrates them among his own listings. Potential buyers in Houston can now quickly and efficiently scan thousands of properties on the real estate website Pewitt hosts, making it the logical first step for home seekers searching for homes online

Houston, TX - September 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis has closed on two office leases at Lakes on Post Oak, located at 3050 Post Oak Boulevard in Houston's Galleria/Uptown area. Both leases combined total 12,631 sq. ft. and include a 6,662 sq. ft. new lease to Dahill and a 5,969 sq. ft. new lease for the Houston offices of Neptune Holdings. The 17-story Class A tower is situated on 28-acres with a four-acre lake and is part of a 3-building complex.

Houston, TX - September 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis is pleased to announce that East Belt Business Park is now 100% leased. The 350,000 sq. ft., four-building complex is a development of Trammell Crow Company and Morgan Stanley Prime Property Fund. The speculative project was constructed in two-phases, with the second phase completed in 2008. The Class A warehouse/distribution park is situated near the Port of Houston along the East Sam Houston Parkway South in Pasadena, Texas.

Houston, TX - September 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CB Richard Ellis has closed on two office leases at Lakes on Post Oak, located at 3050 Post Oak Boulevard in Houston's Galleria/Uptown area. Both leases combined total 12,631 sq. ft. and include a 6,662 sq. ft. new lease to Dahill and a 5,969 sq. ft. new lease for the Houston offices of Neptune Holdings. The 17-story Class A tower is situated on 28-acres with a four-acre lake and is part of a 3-building complex

EUGENE, OR - September 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has collaborated with Jody Keating of Connective Realty in College Station, Texas to bring thousands of property listings to area home seekers. With her new IDX enabled website Keating can let the customizable technology work for her and her clients, retrieving hundreds of homes in under a second. The unique IDX Broker software seamlessly integrates Bryan-College Station MLS (BCSMLS) listings onto the real estate website Keating hosts, giving potential buyers the opportunity to find the perfect home without leaving theirs or the convenience of website of Keating

San Antonio, TX - September 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- US Republic Core Fund together with U.S. Premier Office Equities announce the acquisition of Las Olas Centre, a two-building, multi-tenant office complex totaling 469,353 square feet located within Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas corridor

EUGENE, OR - September 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Karen Keys and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to syndicate Fort Hood MLS (FHAARMLS) listings on the site of Keys, giving her clients and other Fort Hood, Texas potential buyers the most comprehensive listing database around. Her collaboration with IDX has truly revolutionized the way buyers search for properties online. Never before has it been simpler, quicker or more effective to find the perfect property online than now on the IDX enabled website Keys hosts.

Houston, TX - September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mustang Engineering, LP, has renewed a 248,872 square foot office lease at Ten West Corporate Center II, which is located at 17404 Katy Freeway in Houston’s Energy Corridor. Steve Hesse and Sanford Criner of CB Richard Ellis represented Mustang in this transaction. A private real estate fund is the landlord of the property and was represented by Joel DeSpain of Joel DeSpain Commercial Real Estate Services, LCC

EUGENE, OR - September 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Jason Hicks of Symphony Realty have joined forces to bring home seekers around Fort Hood, Texas a unique online property search experience. With the new IDX Broker software enabled on the website of Hicks, potential buyers in the area can explore the Fort Hoot MLS (FHAARMLS) listings from the convenience of his easy-to-use real estate search page. Hicks and his website make finding a home efficient, simple and fun. Never before has the online home search process been more effective for Texas home buyers, than now with Hicks and his IDX synced search page.

EUGENE, OR - September 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has teamed up with Houston, Texas real estate professional John Harcrow to bring thousands of property listings to area home seekers. Houston MLS (HARMLS) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto the website Harcrow hosts, giving potential buyers and immense database of homes to utilize throughout the online property search process. Never before has it been easier to find a home online, than it is now with the website Harcrow has created, which blends the best tools together to make the process simple and efficient

LAREDO, TX - August 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Texans who have flooded homes as a result of Hurricane Alex may also find themselves facing the growth of mold. Disaster recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) caution that the health effects from mold can be severe for those with pre-existing health conditions such as allergies and asthma