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May 22, 2026

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Chicago based firms Riverside Investment & Development and Singerman Real Estate have acquired the former Two Wells Fargo Center for $36.5 million. The developers plan to turn the 800,000 square foot office complex into a high-end mixed-use site featuring flats, a hotel and shops. Work on the Charlotte project is scheduled to begin in 2027 following the successful delivery of the firm’s first local luxury tower.
IOI Properties Group has acquired Asia Square Tower 2 in Marina Bay for S$2.476 billion from CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust. The deal increases the group’s Singapore assets under management to S$10 billion. With a high occupancy rate of 95.8%, the Grade A office tower joins a portfolio including South Beach Tower and IOI Central Boulevard Towers, making the group a major landlord in the Central Business District.
RESAAS Services Inc. has launched a new integration with Databricks to help real estate firms harness the power of AI. The partnership allows enterprise clients to stream live referral and transaction data directly into the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. By combining market data with internal datasets, companies can now generate more accurate forecasts and automate complex workflows across both residential and commercial sectors.
DMCC has launched One Uptown Place and Two Uptown Place, a twin-tower commercial development in its Uptown Dubai district. The project will provide 560,000 square feet of Grade A office space and 82,000 square feet of retail area. Scheduled for completion in early 2028, the expansion will increase the district’s total commercial footprint to over 1 million square feet to meet rising demand from global firms.
Talaat Moustafa Group has unveiled "The Spine," a landmark cognitive city project in Egypt. Launched alongside Prime Minister Dr Mostafa Madbouly, the EGP 1.4 trillion development integrates artificial intelligence with urban living. The project aims to contribute 1 per cent to Egypt’s GDP and create 155,000 jobs. It features a Special Investment Zone designed to attract global corporations through digital infrastructure and simplified regulations.
Houston-based technology firm QSource Group Inc. has acquired AOE, a specialist platform in commercial property lease billing. Alongside the deal, the firm has introduced QTREN, a new digital system designed to centralise property management tasks. A pilot for the software will begin this July, focusing on commercial offices, with a wider roll-out across various property sectors planned for later in the year.

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