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Kansas City-area industrial vacancy rate hits 8.1 percent
The vacancy rate in the Kansas City area’s 188 million-square-foot industrial market rose to 8.1 percent at the end of September, up from 5.3 percent a year earlier, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker’s Kansas City office said Monday.

(2009-10-19)

Negative news will slow down in the commercial real estate market
Carolyn Bagnall is director of research services for Colliers Turley Martin Tucker’s Kansas City office. She spoke to the Kansas City Business Journal recently about the commercial real estate market.

(2009-09-18)

Kansas City Multifamily Market
The Kansas City apartment market continues to hold its own despite economic challenges and uncertainties. While occupancy and rental rates have remained steady, development has been tempered by a tight lending environment.

(2009-09-01)

Kansas City Business Journal names Best Places to Work finalists
The Kansas City Business Journal announced 30 finalists for its 2009 Best Places to Work awards program.

(2009-07-30)

Kansas City-area office vacancies exceed 18 percent
The Kansas City area’s office market vacancy rate reached 18.2 percent at midyear and may hit 20 percent by this time next year, according to a report released Friday by Colliers Turley Martin Tucker.

(2009-07-24)

Real Estate Forecast: Gloom, touch of doom
With companies continuing to downsize or close, the area’s midyear office vacancy rate climbed to 18.2 percent from 16 percent a year earlier, said Carolyn Bagnall, director of research services for Colliers Turley Martin Tucker.

(2009-07-17)

Colliers Global Parking Rate Survey 2009
Parking rates show surprising resilience - around the globe.

(2009-06-29)

Space Merchant - Whitney Kerr Jr.
Via thousands of deals and millions of square feet, Whitney Kerr Jr. sells dreams and creates jobs.

(2009-06-15)

Commercial Real Estate: Plotting Growth
South Kansas City is poised for a surge of growth with a concentration of development sites taking shape.

(2009-06-12)

Kerr says Topeka listing offers area just the right industrial fit
Late television host Ed Sullivan enjoyed touting his “really big shoe.” Whitney Kerr Jr. is equally glad to have a really big shoe distribution center to market.

(2009-06-12)

Pursell envisions south Kansas City's transformation
Mike Pursell doesn’t consider himself in the same league with others fueling the resurgence of south Kansas City.

(2009-06-12)

Ex-Brooke Corp. HQ sells for $2.4M
The former Brooke Corp. headquarters building in Overland Park has been sold out of receivership to Sunway Hotel Group.

(2009-06-04)

Stowers Institute for Medical Research is linked to south KC land
Kansas City’s 100-acre mystery may finally be solved.

(2009-05-15)

Erik Murray receives CCIM designation
CTMT's Erik Murray has received the CCIM designation.

(2009-05-11)

Law firm plans new offices in River Market
A $25 million office building that would provide a new River Market home for a Kansas City law firm has been proposed by an Iowa-based developer.

(2009-05-11)

River Market lands new building
A new mixed-use building at the Grand Boulevard gateway to the River Market will add 70,000 square feet to a downtown Kansas City office market....

(2009-05-08)

Planning ahead won Home Depot
There are a number of reasons Home Depot chose Topeka as the location for one of its new “rapid deployment centers,” and Jo Feldmann is one of those reasons.

(2009-04-02)

Colliers International Ranked Among Top 100 Global Outsourcing Companies
Colliers International Ranked Among Top 100 Global Outsourcing Companies by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals

(2009-03-17)

Great deals: Tight credit, reappraisals will bring more bargains on the mar
In the fall, with the commercial real estate market grinding to a halt.....

(2009-03-13)

Diapers.com straps in to bigger KC space
A fast-growing online diaper business has boosted the absorption rate in the local industrial real estate market.

(2009-03-06)

Plan for biomedical research park unveiled
An ambitious proposal that calls for developing a 350-acre tract in south Kansas City into a biomedical research campus complete with a cozy village for scientists was revealed Wednesday. The venture is being financed by James Stowers III, formerly of American Century Investments, with....

(2009-02-18)

Room to save: Businesses can find savings by revisiting their space
Many companies would like to reduce the size and/or cost of their office space but think their leases prevent them from doing so. That’s not necessarily so, said Mike Mayer, a principal with Colliers Turley Martin Tucker.

(2009-02-06)

Subleases grow as force in market
Subleases grow as force in market

(2009-01-23)

United Country Auction Services, Colliers International form alliance
United Country Auction Services, Colliers International form alliance

(2009-01-08)

Commercial Real Estate: On track
Large intermodal centers with distribution facilities will create new industry for Kansas City region

(2008-11-14)

Industrial Strength: Local Business
Watts Water Technologies, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer, has leased 113,155 square feet in Executive Park.

(2008-10-31)

Three Leading Colliers Firms Consolidate Ownerships, New York Affiliate...
Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, Colliers Pinkard and Combination of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, Colliers Pinkard, Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers and Colliers ABR Creates Powerful Expansion of Premier Real Estate Services and Solutions Platform

(2008-08-12)

Real estate vets take tough times in stride
It seems an inauspicious time for the Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors to be celebrating the centennial of the national association one of its predecessor organizations helped found.

(2008-07-25)

PricewaterhouseCoopers move to Town Pavilion keeps Downtown's tenant ledger
PricewaterhouseCoopers will move its Kansas City office from the Broadway Square building at the first of next year. But it won't be exiting Downtown.

(2008-07-11)

Developers eye River Market 'gateway' for mixed-use plan
A prominent site in Kansas City's historic River Market could get a new owner and mixed-use redevelopment plan within a month. Mike Posten of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker said he hopes to sign a letter of understanding within....

(2008-06-20)

Double-Barreled BOOM in Kansas City
In a challenging economy with residential real estate in the doldrums and commercial sectors under pressure, Kansas City has bucked the trend and enjoyed a resounding property boom in two geographic centers.

(2008-06-01)

Developers: City stacking airport deck
Although Pure Fishing Inc. decided to locate a 400,000-square-foot distribution near Kansas City International Airport, private developers worry that they'll have trouble landing similar prospects because of competition from a proposed city-owned business park at the airport.

(2008-05-16)

KC lands another big center: KCI distribution site
Construction is expected to start soon near Kansas City International Airport on a 400,000-square-foot distribution center, one of the largest ever to land in Kansas City

(2008-05-09)

Industrial Land Today
As early as 10 years ago, Kansas City's distribution market landscape looked completely different than it does today. The market then was controlled by local developers. The average size distribution requirement was...

(2008-05-01)

KC group buys Lee's Summit shopping center
A Kansas City group has bought the nearly 60,000-square-foot Douglas Square Shopping Center, according to a Friday release.

(2008-03-28)

H&R Block leases floors in Town Pavilion building
Mike Mayer, a Colliers broker who represents Block's national account, declined to comment, but brokers not involved with the deal said the company probably is paying less than the average annual asking rent of $20.62 a square foot quoted by Colliers Turley Martin Tucker.

(2007-09-28)

No Stowers connection, Oxford says
CTMT broker Whitney Kerr Sr. put together the eight-tract land parcel that Oxford Acquisitions bought in April from Specialty Restaurants Corp.The eight tracts total more than 300 acres, but Kerr said that to his knowledge, none of it is being reserved for the Stowers Institute.

(2007-09-28)

KCI land ready to take off, offers warehouse sites
Mark Sonnenberg of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, who's marketing Skyport with Colliers brokers Mark Feitz and Erik Murray, said the campaign will emphasize buyers' flexibility.

(2007-09-14)

Colliers Turley Names New VP of Land Division
Colliers Turley Martin Tucker named Chuck Mussorici as the new vice president of its land division.

(2007-09-10)

JoCo office park goes on the market
CTMT broker Mike Mayer said Southern Johnson County "continues to be the bellwether submarket." This strength traces to national companies' preference for locating branch offices in a proven location with strong schools, attractive housing and other amenities that executives expect.

(2007-09-07)

Owners get parcels ready to take off near KCI
Mark Sonnenberg of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, who's marketing Sky-port with Colliers brokers Mark Feitz and Erik Murray, said the campaign will emphasize buyers' flexibility.

(2007-09-07)

Bannister Mall redevelopment plan calls for soccer component, . . .
An ambitious proposal to replace Bannister Mall with a new stadium for the Kansas City Wizards will be a tough goal to score, even with substantial public backing.

(2007-09-06)

KCPT TV Dinner Rolls Out The Red Carpet
Presented by Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, the sixth annual black tie event will feature an enormous red carpet leading from the event entrance to the food, music and fun.

(2007-08-21)

2345 Grand sells for $75M premium
Mike Klamm of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker said financial markets' recent turmoil favors cash buyers that don't have to leverage interest payments.

(2007-08-17)

Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Completes Office-Data Center Lease
Brian W. Bacon of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (CTMT) recently represented Kansas City Partners Oak Tower in the lease of 11,631 square feet located in Oak Tower at 324 E. 11th Street in Kansas City, Missouri to Netsolus.

(2007-08-03)

Garmin Inks 49,000-SF Deal in Olathe
Garmin International Inc. signed a deal to lease 49,000 square feet at the Corporate Ridge Two building in Olathe, KS, which is represented by CTMT brokers Micahel T. Mayer, SIOR and Ryan Schneider.

(2007-08-01)

Kimberly-Clark to Open 450,000 SF Distribution Center in Kansas City
Represented locally by CTMT broker Mark Sonnenberg, Kimberly-Clark selected KC for its new distribution center, creating 60 jobs. The company will lease the newly constructed 450,000 square foot facility on a 40-acre site from national developer First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

(2007-07-26)

KC parking rates beat national average
Parking rates in Kansas City's central business district were flat during the past year and below the national average, Colliers International reported Wednesday.

(2007-07-25)

Buyer pays $11M for OP office-retail complex
Represented by CTMT brokers Michael Klamm, CCIM, CPM, Jason Pitsenberger and Peter Stadler, 7171 W. 95th St. sells to SVN Equities.

(2007-07-24)

Colliers: Price rises for Class A office space in KC
The average asking price for Class A offices in Kansas City rose by 4 percent, or 90 cents a square foot, during the year that ended June 30 to $21.40 a square foot, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker reported Monday.

(2007-07-23)

Kimberly-Clark will open JoCo distribution center
Represented by CTMT Director of Industrial Sales and Leasing Mark Sonnenberg, SIOR, CCIM, Kimberly-Clark will open a 60-employee distribution center in November at New Century AirCenter in Johnson County, the Kansas City Area Development Council said Monday.

(2007-07-16)

Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Completes 15,461 SF Industrial Sale
Whitney Kerr, Jr., CCIM, SIOR of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (CTMT) recently represented Two J. Enterprises in the sale of a 15,461 square foot industrial building.

(2007-07-13)

Colliers International Secures Listing on World’s Busiest Port
Mark Sonnenberg, SIOR, CCIM and Whitney Kerr, Jr., SIOR, CCIM from Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Kansas City will be working with their counterparts in the Colliers' Multimodal Services Group based in Los Angeles, to market this development to locally based companies with international interests.

(2007-06-23)

OP office-retail building sells to California company
Mike Klamm with Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, who represented the seller, said the property listed for $14.5 million. More than a dozen bidders made offers, said Klamm, who listed the building with fellow Colliers broker Jason Pitsenberger.

(2007-06-20)

Colliers Turley Martin Tucker completes sale for Deere & Company
Mark Fountain, CCIM, SIOR and Mark Sonnenberg, CCIM, SIOR of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker recently represented Deere & Company in the sale of a 218,000 square foot industrial building located at 3210 E. 85th Street in Kansas City, Missouri to Genesys.

(2007-06-18)

Executive Park industrial buildings sells
Mark Fountain, CCIM, SIOR of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (CTMT) recently represented Victaulic in the sale of a 22,000 square foot industrial building located in Executive Park at 5900 Deramus in Kansas City, Missouri to Wiese Material Handling.

(2007-06-15)

Pushing policy may dilute KC's pull
Not only was Kansas City's 22 percent downtown office vacancy rate at the end of the first quarter the highest of 53 markets that Colliers International tracks, it was nearly twice the national average.

(2007-06-07)

Area office vacancies improve
Kansas City-area office vacancies dropped by 0.8 percentage points in the first quarter of 2007 to 18.2 percent, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker reported Monday.

(2007-06-04)

Colliers: Area industrial vacancies improve
Kansas City-area industrial vacancies dropped by half a percentage point in the first quarter to 7.6 percent, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker reported Thursday.

(2007-05-10)

Colliers: Area office vacancies remain above national average
Kansas City-area office vacancies fell by 0.7 percentage points in the first quarter to 18.3 percent but remained well above the national average of 12.6 percent, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker reported Thursday.

(2007-04-26)

Colliers: Area office vacancies remain above national average
Kansas City-area office vacancies fell by 0.7 percentage points in the first quarter to 18.3 percent but remained well above the national average of 12.6 percent, Colliers Turley Martin Tucker reported Thursday.

(2007-04-26)

Commercial, residential blend successfully at 909 Walnut
With 90 percent of its space leased, 909 Walnut appears to be an island of prosperity in Downtown's commercial real estate market, which ended 2006 with a 73 percent occupancy rate, according to Colliers Turley Martin Tucker.

(2007-03-09)

Bridges group buys building; sales price reportedly $16M
The president of Executive Hills Inc. led a group that bought the Overland Park office building at 6363 College Blvd. Bridges' company is one of the area's largest commercial property owners, with interests from Johnson County and south Kansas City to the Country Club Plaza and Downtown.

(2007-02-16)

Four-building, $16M project will expand College Crossing
Alec Blackwell, an industrial broker with Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, predicted that the new buildings will fill fast. The vacancy rate for office-warehouse space in Johnson County fell by 1.5 percentage points last year to 10.8 percent, he said.

(2007-02-16)

Summit Technology Center could fetch $100M
Ten years after buying Summit Technology Center, Townsend Capital LLP wants to sell the million-square-foot Lee's Summit property.

(2007-02-16)

OP complex listing should draw national notice
Mike Klamm, an investment broker with Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, predicted that the listing will draw national attention and "new blood" to Kansas City.

(2007-02-09)

New Oak Tower Tenant Occupies 27,400 Square Feet
The Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office chose Oak Tower for its efficient space and on-site professional management staff. The group was able to streamline from five to three floors. Additionally, the building is leased and managed by Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (CTMT).

(2007-02-06)

Colliers Turley Martin tucker Expands Reach Within Partnership
Colliers Turley Martin tucker Expands Reach Within Partnership

(2006-10-16)

Colliers International among the top 100 global outsourcing companies
Fortune Magazine names Colliers International among the top 100 global outsourcing companies. Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, owner/member of Colliers International is major contributor

(2006-04-04)

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