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CMBS Special Servicing Rate Reverses May’s Monthly Decline

National + Distressed Assets | July 16, 2026

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Return to Lender: Week of July 16, 2026

National + Distressed Assets | July 16, 2026

Ardent Acquires Kennesaw Mall

Atlanta & Southeast + Distressed Assets | July 20, 2026

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Latest Atlanta & Southeast Distressed Assets Stories

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Ardent Acquires Kennesaw Mall

Atlanta & Southeast + Distressed Assets | 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 …

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Insignia Acquires Atlanta-Area Office Towers at Steep Discount

Atlanta & Southeast + Atlanta Metro + Distressed Assets | October 8, 2025

Insignia purchased Paces West, an office complex made up of two 18-story towers, for $21.75 million. The sellers, CP Group and Farallon Capital Management, purchased Paces West in 2019 for $119.5 million. A loan on the property entered into special servicing in July due to a maturity default. The property is at 2727 Paces Ferry Rd …

Latest Boston & New England Distressed Assets Stories

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LNR Partners Takes Ownership of Back Bay Offices in Special Servicing

Boston & New England + Boston + Distressed Assets | March 25, 2026

A 540,000-square-foot Back Bay office building known as the Park Square Building is now in the hands of a lender that placed the winning bid at an auction Tuesday, the Boston Business Journal reported. Starwood Capital Partners subsidiary LNR Partners bid $95 million to take control of the property at 31 St. James Ave., for which …

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Creditors Propose Takeover of Office Properties Income Trust

Boston & New England + Metro Boston + Distressed Assets | March 20, 2026

A group of creditors is proposing to take control of the bankrupt Office Properties Income Trust in a plan filed in a Texas court last week, the Boston Business Journal reported. The creditors include the hedge funds Helix Partners Management, Redwood Capital Management and Whitebox Advisors, along with Boston-based Liberty Mutual Investments. Creditors will vote …

Latest California Distressed Assets Stories

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Deal for Shuttered San Francisco Centre Collapses as Buyers Walk Away

California + Bay Area + Distressed Assets | July 9, 2026

The sale of the now-vacant San Francisco Centre has fallen through as developers Prado Group and Presidio Bay Ventures have walked away from the pending deal, the San Francisco Chronicle first reported. Sources told the Chronicle that the plan is now to re-list the 1.5-million-square-foot retail property, which went on the market shortly after lenders …

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DTLA’s Bank of America Plaza Trades for $210M in Receivership Sale

California + Los Angeles + Distressed Assets | June 16, 2026

(Updated with additional information) Colliers on Tuesday announced the sale of 333 S. Hope St., a/k/a Bank of America Plaza, in Downtown Los Angeles. The 1.4-million-square-foot office tower traded through a receivership sale, with fee-simple title delivered at closing. The asset traded for $210 million, making it the largest office sale in Los Angeles in …

Latest Chicago & Midwest Distressed Assets Stories

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Clear Investment Group Aims at Multifamily Portfolios with $300M Fund

Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Distressed Assets | June 2, 2025

Chicago-based Clear Investment Group (CIG) is targeting $300 million for the Clear Opportunities Fund II it launched in March, the Chicago Business Journal reported. It’s seeking to acquire multifamily properties, such as distressed workforce housing, across the country and in the Chicago market. With the first round of fundraising scheduled to close July 1, CIG …

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SIOR Chicago Hosts Distressed Assets, Receiverships Event

Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Distressed Assets | May 29, 2024

The Chicago Chapter of The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) hosted its Speaker Series Luncheon at The Glen Club in Glenview, Illinois. Ryan Moen, SIOR, Vice President of SIOR Chicago Chapter and Principal and Co-Founder of Versa Real Estate Services, welcomed Kirsten Bowersox, Principal and COO of Xroads Real Estate Advisors and Adam …

Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Distressed Assets Stories

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Miami Resort Hit With $23.67M Foreclosure Judgment

Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Distressed Assets | December 12, 2025

Bloom Hotels is fighting to keep The Sixty Sixty Resort in Miami Beach. It is slated for auction after Bloom lost a $23.67 million foreclosure judgment. The South Florida Business Journal reports the company hopes to refinance the property before the auction date, which is set for January 5, 2026. The Sixty Sixty Resort last traded for …

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Miami Hotel Listed for $175M at Auction

Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Distressed Assets | November 14, 2025

A 100-room Holiday Inn in Miami is headed for the auction block, and due to its zoning designation, it’s expected to draw considerable attention. The South Florida Business Journal reports the current zoning will allow the winning bidder to replace the current hotel, the Holiday Inn-Port of Miami, with an 82-story tower. The 340 Biscayne …

Latest Global Distressed Assets Stories

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Starwood Capital Closes $10.2B Opportunistic Fund

National + Global + Distressed Assets | July 1, 2026

Starwood Capital Group has held the final closing of Starwood Distressed Opportunity Fund XIII, raising more than $10.2 billion in capital commitments from over 300 new and existing investors across approximately 20 countries. SOF XIII will focus primarily on the U.S. and Europe, with selective exposure to Asia Pacific, targeting residential, data center, industrial, and …

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Brookfield Raises Nearly $6B in Q1 for Opportunistic Property Fund

National + Global + Distressed Assets | May 8, 2025

Brookfield Asset Management raised nearly $6 billion for its new real-estate fund in the first quarter, one of the largest-ever quarterly fundraising hauls and a sign of growing investor appetite for distressed commercial property, reported the Wall Street Journal. The fundraising occurs as more owners are willing to unload distressed property, and more lenders step up pressure …

Latest National Distressed Assets Stories

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CMBS Special Servicing Rate Reverses May’s Monthly Decline

National + Distressed Assets | July 16, 2026

The Trepp CMBS special servicing rate increased by 34 basis points in June to 11.20%, reversing May’s decline. Special servicing rates increased in four of the six major property types in June, reported Trepp. Lodging posted the largest increase, rising 44 bps to 8.89%, and office climbed 36 bps to 17.11%, also led by several …

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Latest New York & Tri-State Distressed Assets Stories

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Charles Cohen Pays Off Judgment Debt Held by Fortress

New York & Tri-State + Midtown New York + Distressed Assets | June 18, 2026

Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation said Thursday that Charles S. Cohen has paid the full balance of the judgment debt held by Fortress Investment Group, reportedly $187 million, after more than two years of litigation. Davi dLópez, General Counsel for Cohen Brothers, said now that Cohen’s personal obligation to pay the Fortress judgment debt has been satisfied in full, the specter of a receiver being appointed …

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Northgate Closes Bankruptcy Sale at 54% Premium Over Opening Bid

New York & Tri-State + Outer Boroughs + Distressed Assets | March 27, 2026

Northgate Real Estate Group closed on a seven-building Brooklyn multifamily portfolio for $18.6 million, a 54% premium over the $12.1-million opening bid. The sale was conducted live and online and approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York. Northgate ran a dual-track marketing process, soliciting bids both for individual buildings and for …

Latest Phoenix & Southwest Distressed Assets Stories

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Lender Offloads 301-Unit Tucson Apartment Asset

Phoenix & Southwest + Arizona + Distressed Assets | June 30, 2026

A lender-owned Tucson apartment complex traded for $32 million, well below what the previous buyer paid for the development four years earlier. Multihousing News reports that Trez Capital divested the asset, Peaks at Redington, following the previous owner’s deed-in-lieu-of-foreclosure in January 2026. The latest transaction’s sale price represents a 40% discount to the property’s previous …

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Another Denver Office Tower Sells at Steep Discount

Phoenix & Southwest + Denver + Southwest + Distressed Assets | January 7, 2026

Trinity Place, a mostly vacant 17-story Denver office tower, has been acquired for $6 million. The recent sale is one of many distressed property sales in Denver that have occurred recently. The Denver Business Journal reports that last year, Brookfield sold two office towers for $28.7 million each after buying them for $195 million and $205 million …

Latest Seattle & Northwest Distressed Assets Stories

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Four Seattle-Area MF Complexes Enter Bankruptcy Proceedings

Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Distressed Assets | February 28, 2024

Keen-Summit Capital Partners LLC, a New York-based real estate brokerage and investment banking firm, has been retained to manage the sale of a multifamily real estate portfolio. The portfolio consists of four apartment complexes owned by Harbor Custom Development, which plans to liquidate its assets as part of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. “With real …

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Harbor Custom Development Plans to Liquidate

Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Distressed Assets | February 20, 2024

Harbor Custom Development, Inc., a Tacoma-based commercial real estate developer, announced its plan to continue to wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate all of its assets through an approved Chapter 11 Plan. The company which is known for multifamily housing development in the Pacific Northwest region and other parts of the country, filed for Chapter …

Latest Texas Distressed Assets Stories

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Apartment Investor Targets San Antonio Value-Add Rental Assets

Texas + San Antonio + Distressed Assets | May 19, 2026

Platte Canyon Capital paid $45 million for two apartment complexes in the San Antonio area. The company purchased Allure Apartments, a 268-unit community at 7770 Pipers Lane near Westover Hills and Northwood Luxury Apartments, a 252-unit property at 1950 FM 306 in New Braunfels. The San Antonio Business Journal reports the company purposefully acquired distressed apartment …

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Thompson River Walk Hotel On the Auction Block

Texas + San Antonio + Distressed Assets | February 18, 2026

The Thompson San Antonio – Riverwalk hotel is up for sale. The hotel has 162 rooms and 59 condos. The San Antonio Business Journal reports that affiliated lenders Sunrise Realty Trust and Southern Realty Trust have issued a default notice for the hotel portion of the building at 115 Lexington Ave., which the two refinanced …

Latest Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Distressed Assets Stories

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MacKenzie Forms Distressed Office Assets Division

Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + DC + Distressed Assets | February 23, 2024

The MacKenzie Companies, LLC, in collaboration with InspiRE CRE, LLC, has established Asset Adversity Group, a strategic alliance focusing on distressed and underperforming commercial real estate assets. This partnership combines InspiRE’s expertise in distressed asset management with MacKenzie’s real estate services, aiding financial institutions and investors in optimizing asset value. Asset Adversity Group offers …

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Mt. Vernon Triangle Holiday Inn Express Faces Foreclosure

Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + DC + Distressed Assets | January 5, 2024

A looming foreclosure auction threatens the Holiday Inn Express in D.C.’s Mount Vernon Triangle. Located at 317 K St. NW, its owner, Birchington LLC, is facing significant debt issues, as reported by the Washington Business Journal. Scheduled for February 8, the auction by Alex Cooper Auctioneers, acting on behalf of SSCHOF II Washington DC LLC, claims …

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