Commercial

Builders Bank on Office Spaces to See Through Sluggish Phase

Real estate firms are optimisti c about building more office spaces as they hope to rope in companies whose office building leases are set to expire. Though the office market has been sluggish of late, hopes are high on the new building construction.

New York LaGuardia Airport Hotel Traded for $22 Million

The LaGuardia Airport Marriott Hotel in New York has sold for $22 million, almost one third of its sale price in 2007. The 438 room hotel was acquired by a real estate investing firm, Rubicon Cos.

Google Purchases Plot in London for $1 Billion to Build New Headquarters

Google Inc. has purchased a 2.4 acre plot on the Kings Cross Central Plot for $1 billion.Construction is expected to start in late 2013 and is slated to be completed by 2016.