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Connect with Creative Latest Atlanta & Southeast Stories Raleigh Developer to Start Work on 269-Unit Rental Community Atlanta & Southeast + Carolinas + Apartments | July 20, 2026 Blue Heron Asset Management and design firm Cline will begin work soon on a 269-unit apartment project in Raleigh. The project, called Rosewood, will be at 611 West South Street. Blue Heron completed the $12.85 million land acquisition earlier this year. Spanning 399,000 square feet across two buildings and a central public plaza, Rosewood will comprise units … Ardent Acquires Kennesaw Mall Atlanta & Southeast + Retail | July 20, 2026 Town Center at Cobb in Kennasaw transferred to The Ardent Cos. as part of a foreclosure auction. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the transaction was valued at $51.75 million. Kohan Retail Investment Group purchased Town Center at Cobb for $71 million in January 2023 and took out a $42 million loan that became tied to Hull Property … Latest Boston & New England Stories Ryan Demadis Joins IPA Capital Markets in Boston Boston & New England + Boston + Finance | July 20, 2026 IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap specializing in capital markets services for major private and institutional clients, has hired Ryan Demadis as a managing director in its Boston office. Demadis will report to Marc Sznajderman, senior managing director and head of production for the firm’s Eastern region. Demadis has financing experience across a … Collegium Pharmaceutical Signs with DivcoWest in Boston’s Financial District Boston & New England + Boston + Office | July 20, 2026 DivcoWest said Monday that Collegium Pharmaceutical has signed a headquarters lease for 40,288 square feet on floors 11 and 12 at One Lincoln in Boston’s Financial District, relocating from suburban Stoughton, MA. Slated for the first quarter of 2027, Collegium’s arrival adds a life science presence to a tenant roster that already spans several industries … 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. 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Domain is a seven-story building with 9,185 square feet of ground-floor … Mindspace to Open Largest U.S. Location at Transamerica Complex California + Bay Area + Office | July 20, 2026 Global flexible workspace provider Mindspace has signed a new 54,000-square-foot lease at Two Transamerica Plaza, located at 505 Sansome St., San Francisco, within the Transamerica complex, marking the company’s second location in San Francisco and its largest in the U.S. The new lease nearly triples Mindspace’s local presence and also makes it the largest tenant … Latest Chicago & Midwest Stories Kiser Group Brokers $12M Sale of Rogers Park Apartment Building Chicago & Midwest + North Side + Apartments | July 20, 2026 Kiser Group Directors Jacob Price and Katie LeGrand facilitated the sale of a 78-unit apartment building located at 6748-50 North Ashland Avenue in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for $11.5 million. The property was acquired by a local owner-operator with an existing portfolio in the neighborhood. Originally constructed in 1927, the vintage mid-rise building features prominent … Colliers Represents Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP in HQ Lease Restructure, Renewal Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Office | July 20, 2026 Colliers’ Dan Arends, Dougal Jeppe, Corby Marx, Joe Stevens and John Arends recently represented Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP in a 56,760-square-foot long-term, headquarters lease restructure and renewal at 330 N. Wabash Ave. in Chicago. The 52-story riverside office tower is the last building in the U.S. designed by the world-renowned architect Ludwig Mies van … Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Stories 557K-SF Lakeland Warehouse Facility Trades for $67.7M Florida & Gulf Coast + Central Florida + Industrial | July 20, 2026 MDH paid $67.7 million for the Lakeland Commer Center Buildings 100-300 in Lakeland, Florida. The three-building portfolio totals 557,000 square feet of space. Stonemount was the seller. A JLL Capital Markets team representing Stonemount was led by Cody Brais, John Huguenard, Luis Castillo, Taylor Osborne, David Orta Jr. and Mia Gian. Lakeland Commerce Center is … Self-Storage Developer Closes On Loan for 1,500-Unit Expansion Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Industrial | July 20, 2026 UTEX Storage Partners closed on a $42.5 million construction loan to finance a two-property self-storage portfolio in the Miami metropolitan area. Affinius Capital and Axonic Capital originated the loan. The financing was arranged by Daniel Hartnett of Greysteel. The first property, located in Pembroke Pines, FL, is a to-be-built, four-story facility which will offer 1,097 … Latest Global Stories Nscale Closes on $900M Credit Facility to Accelerate Data Center Build-Out Global + Digital Infrastructure | July 8, 2026 Artificial intelligence infrastructure startup Nscale Global Holdings has closed a $900-million revolving credit facility to accelerate its AI data center build-out and capital deployment across the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific The facility was syndicated across a group of banks including J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, RBC Capital Markets, Bank of America, Crédit … PwC Commits to 350K SF at Canary Wharf Complex Global + Office | July 7, 2026 Accounting giant PwC has agreed to lease approximately 350,000 square feet at One Eden, a redevelopment of an office property currently known as 33 Canada Square at CWG’s Canary Wharf mixed-use complex in London. Currently occupied by Citigroup’s EMEA headquarters, the space will be redeveloped in advance of PwC’s arrival. The new space will address … Latest National Stories Healthpeak, Brookfield Launch $2.1B Outpatient Medical JV National + Healthcare | July 20, 2026 Healthpeak Properties, Inc. and Brookfield Asset Management on Monday announced the formation of a joint venture involving a portfolio of outpatient medical buildings across the U.S. The portfolio contributed by Healthpeak includes 86 properties totaling approximately 5.6 million square feet, valued at approximately $2.1 billion. The portfolio is diversified across 11 states, including Kentucky, Indiana, … Brookfield, CPP Taking LXP Industrial Private in $5.2B Deal National + Industrial | July 20, 2026 Brookfield Asset Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have agreed to take LXP Industrial Trust private in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.2 billion, including net debt and preferred equity. West Palm Beach-based LXP owns one of the largest portfolios of warehouse and logistics facilities in the U.S., comprising approximately 53 million square … Latest New York & Tri-State Stories HarbourVest Will Open First NYC Office at 9 West 57th New York & Tri-State + Midtown New York + Office | July 20, 2026 JLL represented global private markets investment firm HarbourVest Partners in securing its first New York City office at Soloviev Group’s 9 W. 57th St. The 10-year lease is for 19,752 square feet on a portion of the building’s 49th floor. Headquartered in Boston, HarbourVest is among the world’s leading private markets investment firms, managing more … Resource Realty Negotiates Warehouse Lease for Amazing Savings New York & Tri-State + New Jersey + Industrial | July 20, 2026 Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey (RRNNJ) negotiated a 173,475-square-foot, long-term industrial lease at the newly constructed Spring Brook Commerce Center, located at 128 Iron Mountain Rd. in Mine Hill, NJ, on behalf of closeout retailer Amazing Savings. The transaction was led by the RRNNJ executive brokerage team of principals Tom Consiglio and Scott Peck, who represented Amazing Savings. The landlord is Brookfield … Latest Phoenix & Southwest Stories Phoenix Hopes to Kickstart Development Along Salt River Phoenix & Southwest + Phoenix + Hospitality | July 20, 2026 Looking down from above, the land running along the Salt River is a hodgepodge of service yards, sand-and-gravel operations, and vacant desert that often serves as a dumping ground. The city of Phoenix wants to change that. The Phoenix Business Journal reports that it’s firming up land-use policies and identifying key sites within a 4,000-acre … JV Snags Refi on Tempe Student Housing Community Phoenix & Southwest + Phoenix + Apartments | July 20, 2026 A joint venture between Trinitas Ventures and Harrison Street Asset Management obtained a floating-rate bridge loan to refinance Atmosphere Tempe, a 530-bed student housing community in Tempe, Ariz. TSB Capital Advisors arranged the deal, while PGIM originated the debt. Multifamily News reports that previous financing included a $63.5 million loan from BMO Bank. The developers … Latest Seattle & Northwest Stories Schnitzer West to Purchase Office Complex in Downtown Bellevue Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Office | July 20, 2026 Schnitzer West is under exclusive agreement to purchase The Bravern Office Commons and Garage, a two-tower, 749,694-square-foot office property that the company originally developed in downtown Bellevue. The Bravern Office Commons and Garage were developed and delivered by Schnitzer West in 2009. The property includes two towers totaling 749,694 square feet along with a 3,134-stall … JLL Completes $50M Monetization of Eugene Medical Outpatient Building Seattle & Northwest + Oregon + Healthcare | July 20, 2026 JLL announced the $50.3 million monetization of a fully leased, 157,296-square-foot multi-specialty medical outpatient building located at 1200 Hilyard St. in Eugene, positioned two blocks from the University of Oregon. JLL represented the seller, PeaceHealth, as part of the disposition of its larger University District campus. This large outpatient building was acquired by Montecito Medical. … Latest Texas Stories Core Spaces, Harrison Street Score Refi on Princeton BTR Community Texas + Dallas-Fort Worth + Apartments | July 20, 2026 A joint venture between Core Spaces and Harrison Street Asset Management closed on a refinancing of a 408-unit build-to-rent community in Princeton, Texas. Multifamily News reports the note retires a previous $86 million construction loan issued by Western Alliance Bank in 2023, Newmark’s Jonathan Firestone, Blake Thompson, Clint Frease Travis Bailey and Josh Francis secured the latest financing, provided by … Lovett, NewQuest Teaming Up to Build 2M-SF Seguin Industrial Park Texas + Industrial | July 20, 2026 Lovett Industrial and NewQuest are teaming up to develop Seguin Exchange Commerce Park, a 164-acre Class A industrial campus in Seguin, Texas. Upon full build-out, Seguin Exchange Commerce Park will deliver more than 2.0 million square feet of industrial and manufacturing space, with building sizes ranging from 30,000 to 1.3 million square feet. The development will … Latest Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Stories Berkadia Arranges Sale, Financing of 270-Unit VA Multifamily Property Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Virginia + Apartments | July 20, 2026 Berkadia has arranged the sale and financing of Masons Keepe, a 270-unit garden-style multifamily community located in Manassas, Virginia. Senior Managing Director Brian Crivella, Managing Directors Bill Gribbin and Yalda Ghamarian, and Associate Director Jack Canepa of Berkadia DC Metro, along with Senior Managing Director Drew White of Berkadia Richmond, arranged the sale on behalf … Colliers Brokers Sale of 76K-SF Aerospace Manufacturing Campus in MD Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Maryland + Industrial | July 20, 2026 Colliers has facilitated the successful sale of 4501 Boston Way and 4701 Forbes Boulevard, two highly specialized manufacturing and engineering facilities totaling approximately 76,000 square feet in Lanham, Maryland. The acquisition reunites Genesis Engineering Solutions’ headquarters and manufacturing facilities with its operating business. 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