Lafarge North America, which in November took over most of the assets of Ritchie Corp., is moving its local headquarters to a new building in northeast Wichita.
Tenants lose the upper hand
Few market reports from East Bay commercial real estate brokerages proclaim2005 as the year the market turned, paving the way for landlords to gain the upper hand in 2006.
Sutter leases office space in Antioch’s Bluerock Center
Sutter Regional Medical Foundation signed a 25,000-square-foot lease in Antioch’s Bluerock Center, now under construction by Concord-based Reynolds & Brown.
Activity reverses years of decline
The $3 million renovation of the former New Williams department store on Third Avenue North into 16 for-sale lofts is the latest in a flurry of projects that are remaking the once-bustling theater and retail block.
County, OHSU and CH2M Hill lead office-lease charge in 2005
The office market posted solid gains in 2005, building on an economic recovery that took hold in 2004. 2005 saw the overall vacancy rate drop two points to 8.9 percent. Large space users found fewer options in the central business district and indeed, one major tenant left Portland for Washington County.