News Archive for 2007

December 11, 2007

Philip Blumberg and Blumberg Capital Partners Hire Luxury GM to Launch Five-Star Services in Office Buildings


Part of Plan to Offer Premium Services under Blumberg Office Properties Brand; Office Workers in Tampa Already Enjoy On-Site Swimming Pool
CORAL GABLES, FL–(Marketwire - December 11, 2007) - Philip Blumberg and Blumberg Office Properties, a U.S. commercial real estate investment manager, today said it has hired a luxury hotel executive to spearhead the rollout of [...]

December 2, 2007

After investing in Citigroup, Middle Eastern investors on prowl for more


BloggingStocks
An interesting article over at TheStreet.com reports that commercial real estate investment firm, Blumberg Capital Partners, is readying to launch an investment firm, backed by Middle Eastern investors, to invest in U.S. media companies.
TheStreet.com reports that “the fund would target newspapers, as well as Hollywood movie studios, online media outfits, broadcast news, and possibly radio [...]

November 30, 2007

Middle Easterners Ready to Pounce on U.S. Media


TheStreet.com
Middle Eastern investors are interested in more than just plowing money into U.S. financial firms such as Citigroup(C - Cramer’s Take - Stockpickr). They’re looking to break into the U.S. media arena, normally the domain of heavy hitters including Rupert Murdoch.
Commercial real estate investment firm Blumberg Capital Partners is planning to launch its first fund [...]

Real Estate Investment Firm Blumberg Capital To Launch Petrodollar-Backed $1.5 Billion Media Fund


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With capital from the Middle East rapidly being directed to US industry, it only makes sense that some of it should head towards media. Commercial real estate investment firm Blumberg Capital Partners is gearing up to launch a media-focused fund, with much of its funding coming from Mid-East investors, reports TheStreet.com. According to CEO Philip [...]

October 22, 2007

Philip Blumberg and Blumberg Capital Partners Unveil Multi-Million Dollar Project to Upgrade Houston and Tampa Commercial Properties


marketwire.com
Initiative Part of National Push to Offer Premium Services Under Blumberg Office Properties Brand
CORAL GABLES, FL–(Marketwire - October 22, 2007) - Blumberg Capital Partners, one of the largest real estate investment managers in the U.S., today announced plans to invest in upgrades to its commercial properties in Houston, Tex., and Tampa, Fla. The initiative includes [...]

Westshore office building to see investment


Tampa Bay Business Journal
The company that owns a Reo Street office building plans significant upgrades to the property over the next year.
Blumberg Capital Partners, based in Coral Gables, is one of Florida’s largest institutional real estate investment managers. Blumberg Office Properties, the commercial real estate arm of Blumberg Capital, has owned and managed the property [...]

September 27, 2007

Philip Blumberg Applies for Energy Star Rating


Marketwire
Reduce Building Costs by 33% — Philip Blumberg Applies for Energy Star Highlighted Links
CORAL GABLES, FL–(Marketwire - September 7, 2007) - Blumberg Capital Partners today launched a commitment to the real estate industry to help manage the rising costs of energy by encouraging building owners to institute effective energy management programs to lower operating expenses [...]

March 20, 2007

Shake-out alters lineup of NU and smart growth investment funds


Shake-out alters lineup of NU and smart growth investment funds
Some funds shrink or fall by the wayside, but others emerge pursuing large ambitions

Philip Langdon
http://www.newurbannews.com/

March 2007
Since the late 1990s, a number of people have tried to form investment pools that would provide money for new urbanist developments. It has not been easy going.
The Traditional Neighborhood [...]

January 19, 2007

UpClose with American Ventures’ Philip Blumberg


TheStreet.com
American Ventures Realty Investors, one of the largest commercial real estate investment managers in the U.S., today said it anticipates acquiring $500 million to $1 billion in commercial real estate in 2007. The company said it plans to acquire Class A office properties via acquisitions in the private market or public real estate investment…