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Connect with Creative Latest Atlanta & Southeast Stories Stonelake Picks Up Recently Delivered Apex Warehouses for $90M Atlanta & Southeast + Carolinas + Industrial | May 12, 2026 Stonelake Capital Partners acquired Apex Commerce Center, a three-building Class A industrial portfolio in Raleigh, for $90 million. Located at 2061 Production Drive, 2170 Production Drive, and 600 Pristine Water Drive, the Apex Commerce Center totals 613,353 square feet across three (3) buildings. Following construction completion in April 2026, Stonelake closed the purchase. The transaction, … BGO-Led Team Pays $70M for Atlanta Warehouse Atlanta & Southeast + Atlanta + Industrial | May 12, 2026 BentallGreenOak (BGO) and Greenlaw Partners purchased River Park 6 in Butts County for $70 million. The 724,687-square-foot warehouse is part of River Park industrial campus, which is slated to grow to 21 million square feet of space. Waterloo Partners and ICM Property Group were the sellers. Travelpro leases part of River Park 6. The development is … Latest Boston & New England Stories JLL Finalizes Sale of New Haven Apartment Portfolio Boston & New England + New England + Apartments | May 11, 2026 JLL Capital Markets has secured the $20.6-million sale of Campus View & Traymore Apartments, a historic 126-unit portfolio in New Haven, CT. Senior managing director Steve Simonelli, managing directors Henry Schaffer, Jon Bryant and John Flaherty and analyst Anthony Nakhle worked on behalf of the seller, C.A. White. The buyer was CSRE Group. “JLL ran a competitive process … Copley Plaza Hotel in Back Bay Designated a Boston Landmark Boston & New England + Boston + Hospitality | May 11, 2026 The City of Boston has formally designated the Copley Plaza Hotel at 138 St. James Ave. in Back Bay as a landmark. 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Download the videos now!Connect Industrial Midwest 2026$59Learn MoreConnect Retail West 2025$59Learn MoreConnect New York Apartments Investment & Finance 2025$59Learn MoreView All Events Latest California Stories Colliers Finalizes Apartment Sale in Supply-Constrained 605 Corridor California + Los Angeles + | May 11, 2026 Colliers closed the sale of Parc @ 5, a 104-unit garden-style apartment community located in the gateway city of North Downey. The buyer, B.A.G. Investments, Inc., acquired the asset from Parc @ 5 Downey, LLC for an undisclosed figure. Colliers EVP Shane Shafer represented the seller in the transaction, reportedly among the most notable multifamily … MMCC Secures Financing for El Cajon Multifamily California + San Diego + Apartments | May 11, 2026 Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation (MMCC), a leading provider of commercial real estate capital markets financing solutions, arranged $3,960,000 in financing for Penny Lane apartments, a 14-unit multifamily property located at 1170 Sumner Ave. in El Cajon. Kevin Elliott, senior director in MMCC’s Orange County office, secured a 30-year, fully amortized loan at 65% loan-to-value with a national … Latest Chicago & Midwest Stories CBRE Arranges Sale of MOB for MedProperties Group in Suburban Chicago Chicago & Midwest + Greater Chicagoland + Healthcare | May 11, 2026 CBRE facilitated the sale of the 11 Salt Creek Medical Building, a 39,627-square-foot medical outpatient building located at 11 Salt Creek Lane in Hinsdale, Illinois. Chris Bodnar, Brannan Knott, Zack Holderman, Anthony Sardo, Cole Reethof, and Jesse Greshin of CBRE U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets partnered with Michael Kaider of CBRE’s National Retail Partners – Midwest … Realterm Expands Midwest Presence With Chicago-Area IOS Acquisition Chicago & Midwest + Greater Chicagoland + Industrial | May 11, 2026 Realterm announced the acquisition of 9655 Industrial Drive, an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) maintenance facility in Bridgeview, Illinois, Chicago’s southwest suburban industrial corridor. Located on a 3.9-acre site, the 28,985-square-foot maintenance facility features 10 oversized drive-in doors and a 6,000-square-foot office. The site is fully secured with two points of ingress and egress. Matt Knafel … Latest Developers of the Year Stories JPI Starts Work on 5th Texas Project This Year Texas + Dallas-Fort Worth + Developers of the Year + Apartments | November 14, 2025 JPI has broken ground on a $103.2 million, 415-unit multifamily development in Denton, Texas. Located at 3855 Hudsonwood Road, Jefferson Quail Creek marks the company’s fifth construction close in Texas and third workforce community this calendar year. The community also marks the company’s second partnership with the Denton Housing Authority in 2025. JPI recently broke ground on Jefferson Bonnie Brae, … Ytech Secures $565M Loan for Brickell Residences Florida & Gulf Coast + Developers of the Year + South Florida + Apartments | November 4, 2025 Ytech secured $565 million in construction financing from J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) and Sculptor Real Estate for The Residences at 1428 Brickell, a 70-story residential condominium tower already under active construction and more than 60 percent sold. J.P. Morgan provided financing as the senior lender, with Sculptor Real Estate as the junior lender for the development. Melissa Rose and Brian … Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Stories Daytona Beach Student Housing Investors Ink $53.7M Refi Florida & Gulf Coast + Central Florida + Student Housing | May 11, 2026 L3 Campus and Aureon Partners have obtained a $53.7 million refinancing for the OnShore apartments, a 210-unit/636-bed student housing project near the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. A Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets Real Estate Finance led by Will Baker, Mike Shropshire, William Shell, and Doug McDaniel coordinated the 7-year, floating-rate loan with a four-year interest-only period provided … St. Pete Beach Resort Trades for $31.5M Florida & Gulf Coast + North Florida + Hospitality | May 11, 2026 OTO Development paid $31.5 for a St. Petersburg resort that was recently renovated due to hurricane damage. The 102-key Beachcomber Beach Resort reopened Oct. 30 after a year’s worth of repairs. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports Gencom, the seller, bought the hotel in 2018 for $24 million. Hodges Ward Elliott brokered the sale of the resort. Preston … Latest Global Stories CoreNet Global: AI Now Lead Driver of Change for Corporate Occupiers National + Global + Office | May 5, 2026 Artificial intelligence is now the leading driver of change in corporate real estate, according to new research from CoreNet Global and Colliers. Fifty-one percent of more than 1,000 corporate real estate professionals surveyed at CoreNet Global’s recent summits in EMEA, North America, and APAC said AI and automation represent the most significant force shaping operations. … TPG Asia Real Estate Takes Majority Stake in Yokohama Logistics Properties Global + Industrial | April 28, 2026 ESR, an Asia-Pacific focused real asset owner and manager, has expanded its investment partnership with TPG Asia Real Estate through the majority sale of ESR Yokohama Sachiura Distribution Centres 1 and 2 in Japan for an undisclosed sum. ESR will retain a minority co-investment stake and continue providing asset management services for the facilities. The … Latest National Stories Walker & Dunlop: HUD Steps Up as Financing Solution National + Apartments | May 12, 2026 After a period of volatility and constrained development, HUD financing is gaining momentum as borrowers prioritize long-term certainty and stability, Walker & Dunlop said in its newly published outlook report on HUD financing. Operational improvements are driving faster, more predictable execution, while policy changes continue to enhance loan economics and expand feasibility. “In a market … Inflation Reaccelerates in April as Energy, Shelter Costs Drive CPI Higher National + Retail | May 12, 2026 The Consumer Price Index increased 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, following a 0.9% rise in March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, headline inflation climbed 3.8%. Energy prices were the largest contributor to the monthly gain, with the energy index rising 3.8% in April and accounting … Latest New York & Tri-State Stories Durst Markets 600K-SF Block of Midtown Space for Lease New York & Tri-State + Midtown New York + Office | May 11, 2026 The Durst Organization on Monday introduced the availability of up to 600,000 square feet at 114 W. 47th St., reportedly the largest available block of Class A space in Midtown. Built by The Durst Organization, the 26-story tower off Sixth Avenue offers the rare opportunity for a single tenant to occupy the entire building. Durst is collaborating with global … Barings Provides $58M to Refinance Newly Built Bushwick Apartments New York & Tri-State + Outer + Apartments | May 11, 2026 JLL Capital Markets arranged a $58-million refinancing for 1333 Broadway, a newly constructed mixed-use multifamily property in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. Senior managing directors Peter Rotchford and Rob Hinckley and senior director Robert Tonnessen represented a joint venture between Ekstein Development Group and Standard Real Estate Investments in securing the loan from Barings. “Lenders continue to … Latest Phoenix & Southwest Stories Walmart to Double Size of Tucson Store Phoenix & Southwest + Retail | May 11, 2026 Construction is underway on a 160,000 square feet Walmart Superstore at the southwest corner of First Avenue and Wetmore Road in Tucson. Shindico Realty and its partner, Larsen Baker, sold the property for $17 million. The property sale will allow Walmart to nearly double the size of its current 86,000 square foot store at Tucson … Alterra IOS Picks Up 5 Colorado Sites Phoenix & Southwest + Southwest + Industrial | May 11, 2026 Alterra IOS acquired five IOS (Industrial Outdoor Storage) properties totaling 36.4 usable acres and 128,200 square feet of accompanying Ewarehouse space. Three of the sites are located in Denver and two are in Colorado Springs, bringing the firm’s total Colorado footprint to 14 properties spanning 134 usable acres. All of the newly acquired properties are … Latest Seattle & Northwest Stories Wealth Management Firm Baird Relocating Seattle Office Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Office | May 11, 2026 Financial services firm Robert W. Baird & Co. is moving its Seattle office to Two Union Square. The company will vacate its long-held 24,515-square-foot space in the Fourth & Madison tower and relocate to the 47th floor of the 56-story tower at 601 Union Street. On the firm’s website, Baird cited increased privacy and a more comfortable environment as factors for moving its office. The new … Oregon Community Foundation Launches $100M Housing Fund Seattle & Northwest + Portland + Apartments | May 11, 2026 The Oregon Community Foundation is launching the Building Hope Fund, a $100 million housing fund aimed at helping developers build 10,000 new homes for middle-income residents. Oregon is currently building only about half of the 30,000 units needed every year to pull the state out of its housing crisis. “We hear it from business owners all … Latest Texas Stories Triten Delivers Humble Distribution Center Texas + Houston-Galveston + Industrial | May 11, 2026 Triten Real Estate Partners completed Kenswick at 1960, a nearly 400,000-square-foot, Class A distribution development in Humble, Texas. The project consists of two buildings located about a half mile from George Bush Intercontinental Airport’s air cargo facilities. The development offers 9,000 square feet of Class A office space designed to accommodate a range of users, … Rockstar Obtains Refi for 298-Unit Houston-Area Apartment Community Texas + Houston-Galveston + Apartments | May 11, 2026 Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation (MMCC) arranged a $54 million HUD refinance for Lakeview at Westpark, a 298-unit multifamily asset in Richmond, Texas. MMCC’s capital markets team was led by Brandon Brown. Brown represented Rockstar Capital and secured the financing through KeyBank at a fixed rate of 5.3% with 35 years of amortization. The rental asset … Latest Transactions of the Year Stories OKO-Led Team Closes On Record Brickell Acquisition Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Transactions of the Year + Apartments | January 2, 2026 Oak Row Equities and Mariposa Real Estate claim to have completed the largest single land acquisition in Florida. The joint venture closed on the $520 million purchase of Aimco’s 4.25-acre waterfront parcel—located at 1001 and 1111 Brickell Bay Drive—with 485 feet of continuous Biscayne Bay frontage. The Brickell assemblage includes The Yacht Club Apartments and the … Latest Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Stories Newmark Arranges Sale & Financing of Northern Virginia Office Property Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Virginia + Office | May 11, 2026 Newmark has arranged the sale and acquisition financing for Monument III, a Class A office building in Herndon, Virginia. Crown Properties, a New York-based real estate company, acquired the property from Santander Bank for approximately $28 million. Executive Managing Directors Jud Ryan and James Cassidy and Vice President Grant Marley represented the seller in negotiations, … JV Secures $195M for Residential Development in Arlington Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Chicago & Midwest + Virginia + Apartments | May 11, 2026 Hoffman & Associates has partnered with Snell Properties and Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc. to develop 4600 Fairfax, a $195 million residential community in Arlington’s Ballston neighborhood. Hoffman & Associates, Snell Properties and MFA are co-developing the project, an approximately 550,000-square-foot community spanning more than four acres in Arlington’s Ballston neighborhood. The senior construction loan is … Latest Stories FromRIAs Are Getting Paid for Growth, Not Just AUMFinancial Advisory | May 12, 2026Record RIA deal volumes are changing how buyers structure transactions and what they’re really paying for. Instead of valuing firms solely on today’s assets, more acquirers are tying a bigger share of purchase price to post‑sale performance, effectively betting on an advisor’s ability to keep growing after the ink dries. As Greg Bogich, CEO of AcquireUp, puts it, “Growth ...Inflation Reaccelerates in April as Energy, Shelter Costs Drive CPI HigherEconomic Indicators | May 12, 2026The Consumer Price Index increased 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, following a 0.9% rise in March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, headline inflation climbed 3.8%. Energy prices were the largest contributor to the monthly gain, with the energy index rising 3.8% in April and accounting ...Cove Capital’s Texas Build-to-Rent DST Hits $27.2M Equity TargetAlternative Assets | May 11, 2026Cove Capital Investments, LLC has fully subscribed its Cove Texas Build-to-Rent 97 DST, raising $27,223,181 in equity. The latest closing extends an active run for the debt-free Delaware Statutory Trust sponsor as demand for build-to-rent and income-focused structures remains robust. “This Build-to-Rent offering in San Antonio is a great example of the Cove Capital team in action, and how ...Cerberus Targets Data Center Power Demand with S+S InvestmentAlternative Assets | May 11, 2026Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. has agreed to make a strategic investment in S+S Industries, a Houston‑based provider of critical components and value‑added services for data center infrastructure. The deal, structured through Cerberus funds, is designed to accelerate S+S’s expansion as demand for high‑power electrical solutions grows alongside new hyperscale and enterprise data centers. S+S’s founders, ...