Law360, New York (May 09, 2012, 7:47 PM ET) -- Associated Estates Realty Corp., an Ohio-based real estate investment trust, picked up more than two acres of prime real estate near California's iconic Hollywood sign on Tuesday and plans to build a luxury apartment building complex for its first foray into the area.
Scooping up an iconic 78,800-square-foot office and retail complex with its purchase from Desmond's 5500 Wilshire LLC, the trust plans to build 175 apartments and a new garage on a neighboring parking lot, it said. Terms of the deal were not available and...