Volume 67 • Number 2 • 833rd Issue • February/March 2012
FEATURES
54
On the Cover
Cover Art: Chris LaPointe
26 Armed for Whatever Comes
At CBRE’s New York operation, there’s
strength in numbers
By Carl Gaines
41 New Jersey’s Real Estate Icons
A look at some of the people who have
become household names in the industry
By Sarah Wolfe
48 Multifamily Quarterly
Head of the Class
Once considered niche, student housing is
now at the top of institutions’ asset rosters
By Liz Wolf
68 Back at the Helm
A Chat With Colliers’ Michael Cohen
70 When In Doubt, Stick With DC
In a climate of fear and uncertainty,
investors say there’s no better place to be
than in the nation’s capital
73 Premiere Issue
Better Buildings
A quarterly supplement focused on best
practices in management and construction
90 RealShare Apartments East
66th Annual Review &
Forecast
54 A Year of Shifting Winds
The commerical real estate recovery has
come sooner than expected, but the pace
of the rebound varies by sector
62 Geographic Spotlight
A look at regional markets across the US
PLUS:
20 Real Estate New York
WTC Leasing Takes New Direction
By Jacqueline Hlavenka
28 Real Estate Southern California
Big Opportunity in Big Industrial
By Natalie Dolce
34 Real Estate New Jersey
Last, Best Chance for AC?
By Debra Hazel
91 The 2012 International
Resource Guide
IN EVERY ISSUE
8 NEWS FRONT: International
Middle East Hospitality Reaches New Heights
9 NEWS FRONT: National
Banks That Failed Fed’s Stress Test Cry Foul
10 NEWS FRONT: Northeast
Recaps Abound Throughout Northeast
11 NEWS FRONT: Mid-Atlantic
A ‘Super’ Investment for the Meadowlands
12 NEWS FRONT: Southeast
Diverse Industrial Deals Gain Momentum
13 NEWS FRONT: Midwest
It’s the Fourth Quarter for Detroit
14 NEWS FRONT: Southwest
TX Real Estate Firms See Windfall
in New Assignments
COLUMNS
6 Publisher’s Page
Market Share Gained In Transition Periods
By Gregg W. Christensen
8 FIRPTA Creates Drag on Foreign Investment
By David F. Pearce Jr.
9 Carried Interest’s Present and
Potential Future
By Stefan F. Tucker
10 Restructure Ownership Without
a Foreclosure
By Joshua Stein
11 How to Leverage the Downturn
By Tom Giannone
12 Southeast Hospitality Market
Poised for Growth
By Boaz Ashbel
15 NEWS FRONT: West
SoCal Multifamily May Disappoint,
Says StarPoint CEO
16 People On the Move
Executive Promotions and New Appointments
17 Leader Board
CRE’s Thought Leaders Weigh In
89 Advertisers Index
13 Net Lease Provides Stability in Midwest
By Mark Goldberg
14 Consolidation Drives Deals in DFW
By Steve Van Amburgh
15 Success Means Timing, Boots on the Ground
By Taylor Grant
18 Is it a “New Dawn” for Institutional Investors?
By Ben Johnson
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