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Big and Small, LEED Projects Shine in Florida-Two new LEED Gold projects that could not be more different — a tiny bank branch and a colossal office tower — are resetting the bar for sustainable real estate projects of all sizes in Florida.

In the Tampa suburb of Lakeland, Community First Credit…

Sovran JV Closes Acquisition of Self-Storage Portfolio-Sovran Self Storage Inc., an Amherst, NY-based REIT, and joint venture partner Heitman Investment Co., of Glenview, IL, closed on the purchase of four self-storage facilities in Florida, Georgia and Ohio valued at $26.3 million, or approximately $111…

CoStar’s Deals of Note for Monday-BOSTON
Children’s Hospital Buys Peabody Flex Bldg. for $46.5M
by Annette Beale

Children’s Hospital of Boston acquired Centennial Technology Center at 10 Centennial Drive in Peabody, MA, from Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. for $46.5 million,…

GREEN LEDE | Green Building News from CoStar-Welcome to Green Lede, a CoStar feature column by sustainability reporter Andrew Burr examining green building and its impact on commercial real estate, politics and the environment.

Jan. 5, 2009
Big and Small, LEED Projects Shine in Florida

Two…

Chevron Acquires 58 Gas Stations for $35.7M-Chevron purchased 58 gas stations around the country from Metropolitan Life Insurance for $35.7 million, or about $214 per square foot.

Of the 58 gas stations, 37 were in Texas, 13 were in Georgia, six were in California, two were in Tennessee and…

Colliers Arnold Expands Property Management Division-Colliers Arnold boosted its property management division with new hires in Tampa, South Florida and Jacksonville.

Caroline Palmer, RPA, FMA was named regional director for Tampa Bay. She has been in the business for more than two decades, previously…

Most Read South Florida News Stories of 2008-Each week, CoStar’s Research Analysts and News Team research the latest deals and report on major leases and building sales, new construction and deliveries, new hires and promotions, and changing trends in market conditions — and publish them on our…

Lake Worth Flex Facilities Fetch $3.3M-Appletree Realty LLC purchased two light industrial/flex buildings totaling 35,395 square feet in the Lake Worth Business Park. Lake Worth Corners LLC sold 2211 and 2223 2nd Ave. North for $3.29 million, approximately $93 per square foot.

Christina…

Logistics Company Takes 57,700 SF in Miami-Logistics company DSV Air & Sea signed a three-year lease at the AMB Beacon Centre in Miami.

The firm will occupy 57,733 square feet for its freight forwarding business at 1701 NW 87th Ave., a 240,000-square-foot industrial facility owned by AMB Property…

MGN Property Management Acquires Taft Bldg.-MGN Property Management acquired the Taft Building at 12251 Taft St. in Pembroke Pines, FL, from Cadillac Holdings for $3.5 million, or about $170 per square foot.

The property went on the market in July 2006. It totals 20,639 square feet over four…