# Tishman Speyer

tishman speyer Properties is an American company that invests in real estate. == History == The firm was founded in 1978 by Robert Tishman and Jerry Speyer.In March 1988, the company announced its first project in Europe, the construction of a 70-story tower in Frankfurt, Germany, the tallest tower in Western Europe.In May 1988, the company acquired the headquarters of J. C. Penney for $350 million in partnership with Trammell Crow Real Estate Investors.In 1996, the company entered into a joint venture to construct a $175 million, 36-story office building in Sao Paulo, Brazil.In 1998, in partnership with The Travelers Companies, the company paid $230 million to acquire the mortgage secured by the Chrysler Building from Fuji Bank.In 2000, in partnership with Lester Crown, the company acquired Rockefeller Center for $1.85 billion.In 2002, the company sold Millbank Tower for £115 million.In 2005, the company acquired the MetLife Building for $1.72 billion.In 2006, the company acquired Stuyvesant Town in partnership with BlackRock. In 2010, the property was surrendered to its lenders.In December 2006, the company sold 666 Fifth Avenue for $1.8 billion to Kushner Companies.In 2007, the company began development of a new Yankee Stadium.In September 2007, the company bought a 6.6 million square foot office portfolio in Chicago from The Blackstone Group for $1.8 billion.In 2008, a joint venture between the company and German investors sold a 90% interest in the Chrysler Building to the government of Abu Dhabi, with the company retaining a 10% interest and the management rights of the building.In October 2010, co-founder Robert Tishman died.In November 2010, the company acquired an office tower in Chicago for $380 million, which was less than the cost of constructing the tower.In August 2013, the company acquired 190 South LaSalle, an 800,000 square foot office tower in Chicago, from CBRE Group Global Investors for $211 million.In September 2013, the company formed a joint venture to develop a 3 million square foot mixed-use project in Shanghai.In 2015, the company received a $1.4 billion loan on the MetLife Building and the property was appraised at $3 billion.In 2016, the company acquired the CNN Building, an office tower in Los Angeles for $127 million.In 2020, According to an announcement by the New York firm, TST, also known as Tin 's Secret, bought Tower 2 at tishman speyer 's Crystal Plaza project in Pudong, charging the equivalent of RMB 68,445 per square meter for a land of 26,305 square meters (283,145 square feet).