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Connect with Creative Latest Atlanta & Southeast Stories Gilbane Building 308 Raleigh Student Housing Units Atlanta & Southeast + Carolinas + Student Housing | September 25, 2026 Gilbane Development recently received the green light from the Raleigh City Council to build a 7-story, 308-unit student housing project near North Carolina State University. Site plans show there will be 98 one-bedroom units, 104 two-bedroom units, 32 three-bedroom units and 74 four- and five-bedroom units. The property is 3.61 acres and currently holds … Winston-Salem Office Tower For Sale Atlanta & Southeast + Carolinas + Office | September 25, 2026 The One West Fourth building in Winston-Salem is up for sale. Ardent Companies is the owner of the 14-story, 439,000 square foot office tower. JLL has the marketing assignment. The property sits on about 2.3 acres and has an on-site fitness center and attached parking garage. A deli and cafe is located on the building’s … Latest Boston & New England Stories L&G, Taurus Break Ground on Concord Multifamily Boston & New England + Metro Boston + Apartments | September 24, 2026 L&G’s Asset Management business in the U.S. and Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC broke ground on a new two-building, 201-unit multifamily community at 292–294 Baker Ave. in Concord, MA. Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony brought together local officials, community representatives and project partners to celebrate the start of site work. The investment and property development is being made … AI Software Company Signs Cambridge’s Largest Office Lease of 2026 Boston & New England + Metro Boston + Office | September 24, 2026 Blitzy, the autonomous software development company founded in Cambridge in 2023, has signed a 52,000-square-foot office lease at One Kendall Square, expanding and keeping its headquarters in its origin city. 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Built between 2022 … Latest Chicago & Midwest Stories Amazon to Invest $100M in Indiana Manufacturing Facility Chicago & Midwest + Midwest + Industrial | September 25, 2026 Amazon is planning to invest $100 million to establish an advanced manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana, in a move that would also create 300 jobs. Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced that Amazon will establish a new manufacturing facility in central Indiana by the end of 2028. “Amazon’s decision to locate this facility in Indiana is … Daniel Management Group Lands Mundelein MF Management Assignment Chicago & Midwest + Illinois + Apartments | September 25, 2026 Daniel Management Group (DMG), a Chicago-based real estate firm focused on multifamily investment and management, announced an extension of our relationship with Hawthorne Management Services (HMS) in Mundelein, Illinois. DMG is awarded Lakeside Village Apartments, a community with 144 newly renovated units. The development is located near Hawthorne Mall and one mile from the METRA … Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Stories Aviation Repair Company Pays Nearly $30M for Doral Warehouse Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Industrial | September 25, 2026 Transwestern brokered the acquisition of a 112,000-square-foot industrial property at 2100 NW 88 Court in Doral, Florida, for $29.5 million. Transwestern’s Carlos Gaviria, Ben Eisenberg, Walter Byrd and Thomas Kresse represented the buyer, Jet Engine Technology Corporation, while Casal Group represented the seller, Century Properties. The building is down the street from Jet Engine’s headquarters. … Rilea Group Starts Work on 300-Unit Wynwood Rental Community Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Apartments | September 25, 2026 Rilea Group broke ground on the Mohawk at Wynwood, a 300-residence mixed-use development located at 50 NE 29th St. Comprising 12- and eight-story residential towers, Mohawk will feature 300 apartments and 29,118 square feet of ground-floor retail, organized around an open-air, cobblestone pedestrian paseo connecting Northeast 28th and 29th streets. The project is being built by Coastal Construction … Latest Global Stories Realty Income, KKR Establish European Joint Venture Global + Net Lease | September 15, 2026 Realty Income Corporation and KKR have formed a euro-denominated joint venture that is expected to own a diversified portfolio of existing European net lease real estate assets contributed by Realty Income, spanning four markets and a broad mix of industries and tenants. Capital accounts advised by KKR intend to make an initial investment of €528 … Ares Closes Japan-Focused Logistics Fund at US$4B Global + Industrial | September 8, 2026 Ares Management Corporation has reached the final close of Japan Logistics Development Partners V LP, the latest vintage in its Japan-focused logistics real estate development fund series. Raising ¥612 billion (approximately US$4 billion), including LP equity commitments and GP commitment, JDP V closed at its hard cap and is nearly 50% larger than its predecessor … Latest National Stories PCCP Closes Debt, Equity Funds at Combined $5 Billion National + Finance | September 25, 2026 PCCP, LLC announced that PCCP Equity X and PCCP Credit XI raised a combined $5 billion in capital commitments across its opportunistic equity and value‑add credit strategies. The two funds mark PCCP’s largest to date. PCCP Equity X, the firm’s opportunistic equity vehicle, closed with $2.7 billion in commitments, an increase from $1.8 billion in … Partial Office-to-Residential Conversions and Financing: The Case for a Floor-by-Floor Approach National + Weekender | September 25, 2026 Photo: 100 Wall Street, VTS Marketplace Office-to-residential conversions might bring to mind occupier relocations, gutted interiors and retrofitted systems. Then, there are the partial office-to-residential conversions, in which some space is allocated to office occupiers, while upper floors are converted into for-rent units. “We are seeing partial conversions become an increasingly relevant option for certain … Latest New York & Tri-State Stories Extell Seeks $3.8B Financing for Condos on Former ABC-TV Campus New York & Tri-State + Uptown/Bronx + Apartments | September 25, 2026 JPMorgan Chase & Co. is in talks to lead a $3.8-billion financing for Extell Development’s plan to build condominiums on Manhattan’s Upper West Side at a site that formerly housed the headquarters of the ABC television network. Bloomberg News reported that the financing would be among the largest construction loans ever in the U.S. Extell … Newmark Arranges $85M Refi on Mixed-Use SoHo Property New York & Tri-State + Downtown New York + Office | September 24, 2026 Newmark arranged an $85-million loan on behalf of InterVest Capital Partners to refinance 300 Lafayette St., a boutique mixed-use office and retail property in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. Hudson Bay Capital provided the financing. Newmark co-head of Global Debt & Structured Finance Jordan Roeschlaub, vice chairman Nick Scribani, managing director John Caraviello and associate director Ryan … Latest Phoenix & Southwest Stories BWE Secures Loan for 11-Building N. Colorado Industrial Sale Phoenix & Southwest + Denver + Industrial | September 25, 2026 BWE secured a $27.3 million loan to finance the acquisition of Prospect Innovation Campus, an 11-building, 226,461-square-foot light-industrial flex/R&D portfolio located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Ogilvie Partners was the seller. The buildings sold for $42 million. BWE’s Peter Keepper and Summer McSwain originated the loan from a life insurance company. The fixed-rate loan features interest-only payments … N. Phoenix Apartments Trade for $58.7M Phoenix & Southwest + Phoenix + Apartments | September 25, 2026 Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) brokered the sale of Ascend at Black Canyon, a 260-unit multifamily property in Phoenix, Arizona. The asset traded for $58.7 million, or $225,769 per unit. DR Horton was the seller, Millburn & Company the buyer. Steve Gebing and Cliff David, IPA executive managing director of investments, represented the seller and procured … Latest Seattle & Northwest Stories HFO Investment Real Estate Closes $27M Sale of Luxury Apartments in Fairview Seattle & Northwest + Portland + Apartments | September 25, 2026 HFO Investment Real Estate has completed the $27.3 million sale of Fieldstone Luxury Apartments, a 154-unit community at 20650 NE Halsey St. in Fairview, Oregon. Affordable Housing Associates of Irvine, Calif., sold the property to Benedict Canyon Equities of Los Angeles. The transaction closed at a price of $177,272 per unit. The sale price marks … IPA Brokers Sale of 50-Acre Bothell Multifamily Asset Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Apartments | September 25, 2026 Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, announced the sale of Griffis North Creek, a 524-unit multifamily property in Bothell, Washington. “Griffis North Creek is an institutional-quality asset situated on nearly 50 acres of land in one of the region’s most dynamic employment hubs, a combination that is increasingly difficult to replicate in … Latest Texas Stories Austin Developer Greenlit to Build Apartment Units at Former School Site Texas + Austin + Apartments | September 25, 2026 OHT Partners was recently greenlit by the Austin City Council for a zoning change to build a 435-unit apartment complex on the site of a former Austin school. The site under consideration is where the shuttered Rosedale Elementary is located. The Austin Business Journal reports that currently, the property is owned by the school district. The … JV Start Work on 1M-SF Haslet Warehouse Texas + Dallas-Fort Worth + Industrial | September 25, 2026 A joint venture between NorthPoint Development, Olympus Ventures and a local family partnership has broken ground on a 1-million-square-foot industrial project in Haslet, about 25 miles north of Fort Worth. This initial building is part of the larger Intermodal Logistics Center West, a development planned to encompass 8.4 million square feet across nine buildings on … Latest Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Stories NRP Group Celebrates Grand Opening of Affordable Housing Property in DC Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + DC + Apartments | September 25, 2026 The NRP Group, in partnership with Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, Inc., announced the completion and opening of Emblem Apartments, a 115-unit affordable housing community located in the heart of Washington, D.C.’s NoMa and Union Market neighborhoods. “We call this community ‘Emblem’ for a reason: because it is emblematic of how NRP and our partners … Newmark Arranges $56M Sale of Arlington Office Building Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Virginia + Office | September 25, 2026 Newmark has arranged the $56.25 million sale of 4075 Wilson Boulevard, a 188,014-square-foot office property in Arlington’s Ballston submarket. An institutional investor acquired the property from FarmViewVentures LLC, Rithm Capital Corp. and GreenBarn Investment Group. Newmark Capital Markets Executive Managing Directors Jud Ryan and James P. Cassidy, along with Vice President Grant Marley, represented the … Latest Stories FromPeople & Company News, Week of September 25, 2026Markets | September 25, 2026BNY Launches Bond SMA for Retirement IncomeGlobal Interest Rates | September 25, 2026BNY Investments has launched a separately managed account designed to turn individual bonds into customized retirement cash flows, offering financial advisors an alternative to annuities and conventional income funds. The Personal Bond SMA seeks to match bond coupon payments and maturities with each investor’s anticipated spending needs. Clients can personalize payment frequency, investment horizon, inflation WSIB Commits $950M to GTCR, CD&R PE Buyout FundsAlternative Assets | September 25, 2026The Washington State Investment Board committed $950 million to two longstanding private equity managers in September, adding to its U.S. and European buyout exposure as its large-buyout portfolio continued to post double-digit returns. Trustees approved a $650 million commitment to GTCR Fund XV and a $300 million commitment to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund XIII. Private Credit Stress Builds Among Smaller BorrowersAlternative Assets | September 25, 2026Stress in private credit is widening beyond the smallest borrowers, but defaults and loan markdowns remain concentrated among companies with less than $100 million of EBITDA, according to Houlihan Lokey. The investment bank’s Private Credit DataBank found that borrowers below that threshold recorded a 3% size-weighted default rate in the second quarter and a 3.6%