1221 Avenue of the Americas

Location: New York City
Area: 2.5 million square feet

1221 Avenue of the Americas is a 52 story office property in Midtown Manhattan developed by Rockefeller Group in 1972.  The property is also known as the McGraw-Hill Building as it was originally built to serve as the worldwide headquarters of the McGraw-Hill Corporation.  The property is located in the center of the Avenue of the America’s esteemed “Corporate Row,” home to an exceptional concentration of domestic and international “blue-chip” tenants. The property is also part of the larger Rockefeller Center complex and has direct access into the Rockefeller Center Concourse, an underground gallery of shops and services connecting all the buildings of Rockefeller Center with immediate access to major subway lines.

Major tenants include: Morgan Stanley, Societe Generale, McGraw-Hill Corporation, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Allen & Overy, Sirius XM Radio, and NBC.

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Area:  715,000 square feet

Archstone North Point is a 426-unit, 22-story high-rise located in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is one of the finest assets in the Boston metropolitan area and one of the few state of-the-art luxury high-rises to have been developed in the Northeast in the last several years. Completed in 2008, it includes 1,620 square feet of retail space and exceptional project amenities. It is located two blocks from the Charles River and within walking distance of Downtown Boston. East Cambridge is one of the most vibrant submarkets in the Boston area with a very substantial office and lab market, a thriving arts and entertainment district and is home to MIT.

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Area: 167,000 square feet

Botofogo Praia Shopping is one of the premier shopping centers in Rio de Janeiro located in the South District neighbourhood of Botafogo, a highly accessible area consisting of dense residential development, major commercial buildings and some retail businesses. Built in 1999, the property is eight stories high with 138 stores, including four levels of indoor parking. It offers stunning, unobstructed views of the surrounding landscape, including Botafogo Beach and Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Brazil is amongst the fastest growing economies in the world and is the host country for the FIFA World Cup in 2014, and the Summer Olympics in 2016. There is a significant shortage of quality shopping centers throughout the country.
Major tenants include: Cinemark, Lojas Americanas, Leader Magazine, Saraiva MegaStore, Da Silva.

Location: Oberhausen, Germany
Area: 1.6 million square feet

A super-regional shopping centre, CentrO Oberhausen is located in the most densely populated region of Germany in the city of Oberhausen (40km north of Düsseldorf). Built in 1996, it is one of the largest and most successful retail developments ever undertaken in Germany. The centre includes over 200 stores, a waterfront promenade of 20 restaurants and bars, a nine screen multiplex cinema, a 12,000 seat multipurpose arena, and a family leisure park. The surrounding area includes hotels, a casino, a 1,800 seat musical theatre, exhibition centre, a water park, Germany’s largest indoor aquarium, fitness and health centres, and a business park.

Major tenants include: Galeria Kaufhof Department Store, Sinn Leffers, C&A, Esprit, H&M and Saturn.

First Canadian Place

Location: Toronto, Ontario
Area: 2.7 million square feet

First Canadian Place is a 72-storey office complex that has remained unchallenged as the tallest office building in Canada since it was constructed in 1975. Located in Toronto’s financial core, FCP is considered one of Canada’s premier business addresses and serves as the Corporate headquarters of BMO Financial Group. The Property includes a three level shopping concourse with 120 stores, restaurants and services and is connected to the City's downtown underground pedestrian walkway system (PATH). Over 30 million people visit FCP annually.
Major tenants include: BMO Financial Group, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Gowlings Canada, Bennett Jones and Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg LLP.

Location: Melbourne, Australia 
Area: 994,000 square feet

The first asset acquisition in Australia, Northland Shopping Centre is a super regional mall located in East Preston, Victoria, Melbourne. It is the largest retail shopping centre in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, located 11km from the central business district, and has over 320 retail stores on one level. 
Major tenants include:  Myer, Coles & Safeway supermarkets, Kmart, Target, Toys R Us and a 14 theatre cinema complex.

Location: Peabody, Massachusetts
Area: 1.6 million square feet

Northshore Mall is the third largest super-regional shopping center in New England. The two-storey mall features over 150 stores and offers a full range of retail, dining, and entertainment options for its affluent trade area. A recent $100 million renovation and expansion has solidified the property as a dominant retail center for the greater Boston metropolitan area.

Northshore Mall was acquired as part of a portfolio consisting of 13 regional malls totalling 10.1 million square feet which are located throughout the New England region.

Major tenants include: Nordstrom, Macys, JC  Penney, and Sears.

Raffles City China Venture
Location: Shanghai
Area:  237,500 square feet

Further to an investment made in 2008 into Capitaland Raffles China Fund, CPPIB came together with Capitaland China Holdings and one other major global sovereign wealth fund to form a joint venture to develop further properties under the Raffles brand.

The first such development is located in a major decentralised transport hub in north west Shanghai, Zhongshan Park. Work has already commenced on the development which is expected to complete in stages from 2014. The finished property will comprise of international standard Grade A office for lease, a Raffles branded shopping mall along with commercial apartments for lease and sale.

There are also further landmark properties under review for injection into this joint venture.

Location: London, United Kingdom
Area: 1.9 million square feet

The largest urban shopping centre in Europe, Westfield Stratford City shopping centre is located adjacent to the site of the 2012 London Olympics in Stratford, East London. A major retail and entertainment destination, there are 350 shops, over 70 restaurants and bars, a 12 screen all digital state of the art cinema, a 14 lane All Star Lanes bowling, and a casino. This is the largest retail-led, mixed use urban regeneration project ever undertaken in the UK and is one of the last significant development sites in East London.

Major tenants include: John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose supermarket.

Topanga is a super regional shopping centre located in the heart of Warner Center in the San Fernando Valley – an affluent suburb in the Greater Los Angeles area.  A major retail and entertainment destination, the mall is home to over 250 retailers including 6 restaurants and a 16-screen movie theatre. 

Topanga is part of portfolio of 10 regional malls and two development sites totalling 13.5 million square feet in gross leasable area.  The portfolio is located in U.S. coastal markets and is managed by our JV partner, Westfield.   This investment represents our largest JV to date and is consistent with our U.S. retail strategy of owning high quality regional malls with a best-in-class operating partner.

Major tenants include: Neiman Marcus, Target, Macy’s and Sears.