Category Archives: Lexington commercial real estate

Jones Lang LaSalle’s Midwest distribution portfolio sale ranks as a big one

There are ordinary deals and then there are the big deals. And Jones Lang LaSalle’s sale of the Core Midwest Distribution Portfolio — a five-building, 2.7-million-square-foot portfolio — definitely ranked as a big one. Jones Lang LaSalle’s Capital Markets group … Continue reading

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Steadfast Income REIT’s Neyland: Big businesses are coming to the Midwest … and that’s good news

Ella Shaw Neyland, president of Irvine, Calif.-based Steadfast Income REIT, knows the multi-family market. And she knows, too, that the states of Indiana and Kentucky are strong markets for this commercial property sector. Midwest Real Estate News recently spoke with … Continue reading

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Another big Midwest deal: In-Rel Properties buys Chase Tower in Lexington

The new year isn’t even two weeks old, but already the Midwest has seen its share of important real estate transactions. You can add the acquisition of Chase Tower in the Central Business District of Lexington, Ken., to the list. … Continue reading

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CRE debt bringing country to the next fiscal cliff?

Guest post by Nicholas Coburn, Bloomfield Capital While a majority of America is keenly aware of the housing bubble, and at least somewhat familiar with the unraveling of the European markets, little energy is being focused on what may very … Continue reading

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CBRE brings good news for Louisville industrial market

Will speculative building soon return to Louisville’s industrial sector? That’s the question asked by CBRE in its third-quarter MarketView report on that city’s industrial sector. And the answer? Maybe. I know that’s not a definitive answer. But in today’s commercial … Continue reading

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Let the page views rise: Chick-fil-a is coming to downtown Lexington

We write about a lot of important commercial developments at Midwest Real Estate News, big manufacturing plants that will add hundreds of jobs to regions or massive mixed-use projects with the potential to transform entire city neighborhoods. But nothing, it … Continue reading

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Retail on the rise in Lexington

There aren’t many commercial brokers across the Midwest who will point to the retail sector as one that’s performing well. Then again, not every commercial broker works in Lexington, Ken. Al Isaac, president of Lexington’s NAI Isaac, does. And he’s … Continue reading

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Recovery in full swing in Lexington? NAI Isaac report offers compelling evidence

  NAI Isaac‘s year-end market report brought plenty of good news for commercial real estate professionals in Lexington, Ken. To sum it up: Every commercial market segment in Lexington improved in 2011. The numbers bear this out: According to the … Continue reading

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NAI Isaac helps bring 200 new jobs to Lexington

Sometimes commercial real estate professionals can make a difference just by doing their jobs. Like when they bring new employment opportunities to an area. That’s what three commercial pros with NAI Isaac recently did in Lexington, Ken. And in today’s … Continue reading

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How lazy are we in the Midwest? Don’t ask

Hey, Midwesterners, it’s time to turn off that TV, switch off your video games and go for a walk. At least that’s what the editors of Men’s Health magazine say. Midwestern cities heavily populated the magazine’s list of least active … Continue reading

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