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Connect with Creative Latest Atlanta & Southeast Stories Passco Offloads Buckhead Rental Asset for $87.5M Atlanta & Southeast + Atlanta + Apartments | September 8, 2026 ORIX Corporation USA purchased The Kendrick, a 423-unit multifamily property, for $87.5 million. Built in 1998, the garden-style multifamily community is located in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood, near major employment, retail and entertainment centers. The business plan includes capital improvements to modernize units and common areas. It was part of a three multifamily portfolio totaling 1,029 … Trammell Crow-Led Team Delivers 686K-SF Atlanta-Area Warehouse Facility Atlanta & Southeast + Atlanta Metro + Industrial | September 8, 2026 Trammell Crow Company and its joint venture partner, a consortium led by CBRE Japan, have delivered Buford Creek Business Center, a three-building, 686,400-square-foot speculative industrial park in Buford, Georgia, approximately 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. CBRE’s Todd Barton, Mark Hawks, Joanna Blaesing, and Matt Higgins are marketing the buildings for sale or lease on behalf … Latest Boston & New England Stories Synergy Completes Repositioning, Refinancing of Downtown Boston Tower Boston & New England + Boston + Office | September 8, 2026 Synergy has completed a repositioning project and refinancing of 101 Arch St. in Boston. Synergy has invested over $20 million in 101 Arch since acquiring the building in March 2024. The investment accompanies more than 220,000 square feet of signed leases at the building since Synergy’s acquisitiont. Major renovations at the property include a reimagined … Healey Signs Order Requiring Local Approval for Data Center Projects Boston & New England + Massachusetts + Digital Infrastructure | September 8, 2026 Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday signed an executive order requiring local approval for data center projects before they can be cleared by state permitting agencies. Healey’s order also requires data center developers to comply with her Data Center Framework, to include bringing their own clean energy supply or paying fees that will be returned to utility customers, … Connect Conferences: Panel Recap VideosWhether you couldn't make it or just want to revisit the insights, video recordings of all Connect Conferences panel sessions are now available to purchase and view. Hear directly from the industry's top leaders as they discuss trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future. Download the videos now!Connect Industrial Midwest 2026$59Watch VideoConnect Retail West 2025$59Watch VideoConnect New York Apartments Investment & Finance 2025$59Watch VideoView All Events Latest California Stories WNC Closes on 23rd California-Focused Affordable Housing Fund California + Orange County + Apartments | September 8, 2026 WNC & Associates, Inc. has closed on WNC Institutional Tax Credit Fund X California Series 23, L.P. The $66.3-million fund is the company’s 23rd consecutive California-focused multi-investor affordable housing fund for institutional investors. CA23 includes six new-construction affordable housing properties totaling 650 homes across Los Angeles, San Benito and San Diego counties, Financing from the fund … Talonvest Secures Life Company Loan for 1,800-Unit Self-Storage Portfolio California + Inland Empire + Retail | September 8, 2026 Talonvest Capital arranged $53,500,000 in financing with a life insurance company for three California self-storage properties on behalf of Investec Real Estate Companies. The portfolio totals 1,818 units and 243,496 net rentable square feet across properties in Highland, Goleta and Murrieta. A Talonvest team including Andrew Marshall, Kim Bishop, Mason Brusseau and Lauren Maehler arranged a five-year, … Latest Chicago & Midwest Stories Marcus & Millichap Closes Suburban Chicago Multifamily Property Sale Chicago & Midwest + Greater Chicagoland + Apartments | September 8, 2026 Marcus & Millichap completed the sale of a 220-unit multifamily asset in St. Charles, Illinois. “Located in a high-demand submarket, Fox Run Apartments is a fully renovated asset well-positioned for long-term growth,” said Ryan D. Engle, senior managing director of investments in Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office. Engle and Andrean Angelov of Marcus … Berkadia Secures $12M in LIHTC Equity for Michigan Housing Property Chicago & Midwest + Midwest + Apartments | September 8, 2026 Berkadia secured financing for Lighthouse Ridge Apartments, a 52-unit garden-style multifamily property in South Haven, Michigan. Associate Director James Grande of Berkadia Affordable Housing led the Berkadia team in securing $12.4 million in LIHTC equity on behalf of the developer, Wallick Development, in partnership with Bogan Developments and Mno-Bmadsen. The deal marks Berkadia’s first closing … Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Stories Eastwind Building 264-Unit Melbourne Apartment Community Florida & Gulf Coast + Central Florida + Apartments | September 8, 2026 Eastwind Development began construction of The Aston at Longleaf, a 264-unit luxury apartment community on Preserve Drive in Melbourne, Florida. The beginning of construction immediately follows Eastwind’s closing on the acquisition of the 17-acre project site and a $45.5 million construction loan provided by TD. Situated in Florida’s Space Coast region, The Aston at Longleaf … Investor Inks $75.1M Construction Loan for Miami Hotel Redevelopment Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Hospitality | September 8, 2026 Assouline-Busch Capital inked a 75.1 million mid-construction recapitalization of The Monroe Hotel, an 89-key luxury boutique hotel under redevelopment at 3010 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach’s Faena District. Formerly the Red South Beach Hotel, the property is being redeveloped and is scheduled to open in 2027. The five-star boutique hotel will a 5,000-square-foot, full-service restaurant … Latest Global Stories 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 … CBRE: U.S. and Canadian AI Jobs Grow 45% Year-Over-Year National + Global + Digital Infrastructure | August 19, 2026 The ranks of U.S. and Canadian tech talent skilled in artificial intelligence grew by 45% in the past year, with AI-related roles now accounting for nearly a third of U.S. tech-talent job listings and boosting office-leasing activity in top tech hubs, CBRE reported. The firm’s 13th annual Scoring Tech Talent report highlights the clustering of AI … Latest National Stories GoDocs Sees Rise in Multifamily Lending Volume, Loan Size National + Apartments | September 8, 2026 Commercial loan document automation platform GoDocs said Tuesday it saw a 17.2% year-over-year increase in commercial loans for multifamily properties through its platform in the first half of 2026. Along with an increase in the number of loans, GoDocs also saw an 8.3% Y-O-Y increase in the size of multifamily loans, with the growth skewing … Shoppers in 2026 Stay Close to Home, Keep Trips Short National + Retail | September 8, 2026 The typical retail shopper of 2026 makes short trips and stays close to home. That’s among the key insights in Placer.ai’s new white paper, The 2026 Retail Consumer in Five Charts. The white paper states that the vast majority of visits to the Placer 100 Retail Index last less than 30 minutes and visits under 15 minutes … Latest New York & Tri-State Stories IWG/Regus Leases Two Floors at Cohen Brothers’ 475 Park Ave. South New York & Tri-State + Downtown New York + | September 8, 2026 Charles S. Cohen, chairman and CEO of Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation, on Tuesday announced five recent leasing transactions at 475 Park Ave. South in Manhattan. The largest of the leases was a 22,000-square-foot lease with International Workplace Group (IWG), the parent company of Regus (RGN), covering the entire 26th and 27th floors of the 35-story Midtown South tower. The new location will … GAIA Lands One-Year Extension on Williamsburg Multifamily Loan New York & Tri-State + Outer Boroughs + Apartments | September 8, 2026 GAIA Real Estate has secured an additional one-year extension of its $48-million loan with Raymond James Bank for 55 Hope, a 117-unit multifamily property in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The extension pushes the loan’s maturity to August 2027. “We are pleased to continue our partnership with Raymond James at 55 Hope,” said Danny Fishman, CEO and co-founder, GAIA Real Estate. … Latest Phoenix & Southwest Stories Denver Office Property Converts to Apartments Phoenix & Southwest + Denver + Apartments | September 8, 2026 Lofts on Monaco opened to residents in June after Shea Properties spent about a year converting the four-story building into apartments. The Denver Business Journal reports Shea Properties bought the 120,000-square-foot office building in April 2025 for $12 million, and then spent another $32 million to gut the whole thing and create 143 apartment units. Lofts … WinCo Pays $18M for 11.6 Acre Tucson Parcel Phoenix & Southwest + Arizona + Retail | September 8, 2026 WinCo Foods purchased nearly 12 acres of commercial property on East Broadway for $18 million. The grocer purchased the 11.59-acre property at 5205 E. Broadway and adjoining parcels. Sunbelt Stores was the seller. Edward Beeh of SRS Real Estate Partners represented WinCo. The property, near Broadway and Craycroft Road, includes three parcels totaling about 505,000 … Latest Seattle & Northwest Stories North Star Glove Company Expands Space at Tacoma’s Willamette Building Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Office | September 8, 2026 Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services announced the completion of a lease amendment expanding North Star Glove Company’s footprint at the historic Willamette Building from 27,600 square feet to 65,879 square feet. The deal more than doubled the company’s presence and marked the largest office lease signed in Pierce and Thurston Counties in over … Corebridge Real Estate Investors, Davis Property & Investment Complete Sale of Industrial Distribution Facility for $55M Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Industrial | September 8, 2026 Corebridge Real Estate Investors and Davis Property & Investment announced the $55 million sale of Tacoma Central Logistics to an Ares Real Estate fund. Tacoma Central Logistics is a 248,033-square-foot industrial distribution facility located at 1950 S. State Street in Tacoma, Washington. The disposition marks the successful culmination of a value-add development and lease-up strategy … Latest Texas Stories JV Assembles 6 Properties for 750K-SF Houston Warehouse Project Texas + Houston-Galveston + Industrial | September 8, 2026 Hanover Co. and Transwestern Investments assembled six parcels northwest of the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Rankin Road from different owners with plans to build a 749,016-square-foot facility. The Houston Business Journal reports Hanover aims to break ground on the project, called Rankin 59, in January and complete it in December 2027. It will be … Oxbow Greenlit for Tobin Hill Apartments, Office Space Texas + San Antonio + Apartments | September 8, 2026 A San Antonio planning board has given the go-ahead for an office-and-residential project in Tobin Hill. Oxbow hopes to build 86 apartments and 140,000 square feet of office space at 111 Isleta. The San Antonio Business Journal reports that a third component will be the construction of 10 planned retail buildings on Pearl’s campus. Oxbow expects to … Latest Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Stories Skanska Selected for Rehabilitation of Potomac River Bridge Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Virginia + Industrial | September 8, 2026 Skanska has been awarded a $114 million design-build contract by the District Department of Transportation in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration to rehabilitate the I-395 Northbound bridge over the Potomac River connecting Arlington, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. Built in 1950 and known as the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge, a 46-mile, four-lane bridge. … Walker & Dunlop Arranges $142M in Financing for Virginia MF Construction Projects Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Virginia + Apartments | September 8, 2026 Walker & Dunlop has arranged nearly $142 million in financing for the construction of two multifamily communities in Virginia. The financings will support the development of 612 market-rate apartments across Chesapeake and Chesterfield County. Walker & Dunlop FHA Finance arranged the transactions on behalf of Bonaventure. Chris Rumul, Jason Silva, Cole Parker, and Mike Valucci arranged the financing through the … Latest Stories FromExchangeRight Fully Subscribes $63.3M Net-Leased DSTAlternative Assets | September 8, 2026ExchangeRight has fully subscribed Net-Leased Portfolio 74 DST, a $63.34 million offering holding 11 single-tenant retail properties across nine states. The offering provides monthly distributions at a current annualized rate of 5%, supported by in-place lease revenue. The portfolio spans 11 markets in California, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Its IMRF Directs $320M to Alternative InvestmentsAlternative Assets | September 8, 2026The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund approved $320 million in commitments across eight real assets and alternative investment managers at its Aug. 28 trustees meeting. The $65 billion pension fund said $100 million went to women- and minority-owned investment firms. The allocations follow $430 million in credit and private equity commitments approved in May. IMRF committed F.L.Putnam Acquires $1B Red Granite Team in Wisconsin ExpansionDirect Investment | September 8, 2026F.L.Putnam Investment Management Co. has acquired the Red Granite investment team from an affiliate of 1251 Capital Group, establishing its first Wisconsin office and expanding its proprietary equity platform. The six-person Milwaukee team, led by co-chief investment officers Joel D. Vrabel and David J. Drzadinski, oversaw more than $1 billion for private clients as of Final Call: Nominations Close September 9 for the 2026 Next Gen Alternative Investments AwardsAlternative Assets | September 8, 2026Time is running out to recognize rising leaders shaping the future of alternative investments. Submit your nominations for the 2026 Connect Money Next Generation Alternative Investments Award and spotlight emerging professionals driving innovation, leadership and measurable client impact across the industry. Submit your nomination(s) by September 9.