The Top Sellers of U.S. Office Buildings in 2010

By
A.D. Pruitt

The top three sellers of office buildings in 2010 have one thing in common: Google.

Indeed, the roughly $1.8 billion sale of New York City’s 111 Eighth Avenue to the Internet giant was the biggest deal of the year in terms of dollar amount. As such, it catapulted sellers Taconic Investment Partners, Jamestown and New York State Common Retirement Fund to the top three rankings respectively, according to data compiled by Real Capital Analytics for Developments. (Although the data combine the disposition as one sale for the three owners, each firm had varying stakes in the property.)

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