pre-leasing

Shortly after buying the portfolio, Shorenstein took a gamble and began to build a speculative project on the site without any pre-leasing.

Flipping to Happy Ending Maura Webber Sadovi 2011

It said it has almost completed building the Parc 66 commercial complex in Jinan, eastern China, and pre-leasing data show the property is fully leased ahead of its scheduled official opening in August.

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But it's not clear whether that alone would be enough pre-leasing for construction to move forward.

Don't Say Mall: It's a 'Mini-City' Craig Karmin 2011

Speculative office-building debacles are less common now than during the early 1990s, partly because memories of that bust reduced the number of developers and lenders willing to get projects off the ground without substantial pre-leasing.

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Mr. Minskoff says he will begin construction without any pre-leasing on a Maki and Associates-designed, 430,000-square-foot tower on a site overlooking Astor Place that he acquired in late 2007.

Developers Eye City Office Buildings Dana Rubinstein 2011

But it's not clear whether that alone would be enough pre-leasing for construction to move forward.

Don't Say Mall: It's a 'Mini-City' Craig Karmin 2011

A spokesman for Hines said the developers were still deciding whether to have a pre-leasing requirement.

Developers Eye City Office Buildings Dana Rubinstein 2011

Both report stable pre-leasing numbers for the small, but growing segment of the REITs 'communities.

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Usually it takes a few years after a recovery before developers start building speculative projects that have little or no pre-leasing.

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So in addition to the near-term catalyst of pre-leasing updates for next year, the intermediate-term catalyst for EDR shares is really how quickly they can put those proceeds to work.

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