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Blackstone Global Head Of Real Estate To Depart Firm

Blackstone Global Head Of Real Estate To Depart Firm

By Bisnow News Feed September 9, 2026

Nadeem Meghji is leaving Blackstone after nearly two decades at the company, with a leadership shakeup in the wake of the move.

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Retail Dynasty Pushes Button On Pair Of London Coliving
Schemes

Retail Dynasty Pushes Button On Pair Of London Coliving Schemes

By Bisnow News Feed September 9, 2026

Blue Coast Capital and HUB are teaming up to build central London coliving spaces.

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Houston Healthcare's Race For Space Hits A Data Center
Roadblock

Houston Healthcare's Race For Space Hits A Data Center Roadblock

By Bisnow News Feed September 9, 2026

Houston healthcare's expansion hit by data center and supply chain delays.

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Bouwinvest Expands International Real Estate Platform As
Repricing Continues

Bouwinvest Expands International Real Estate Platform As Repricing Continues

By Bisnow News Feed September 9, 2026

Bouwinvest's international expansion targets diverse investors amid real estate repricing, leveraging a €10.5B portfolio.

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Ares Closes Japan-Focused Logistics Fund at US$4B

Ares Closes Japan-Focused Logistics Fund at US$4B

By Global Commercial Real Estate News September 9, 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…

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Acadia Buys Mixed-Use Property on SoHo’s Greene Street for
$60M

Acadia Buys Mixed-Use Property on SoHo’s Greene Street for $60M

By Commercial Observer September 8, 2026

Acadia Realty Trust has snapped up a mixed-use property on SoHo’s Greene Street. The real estate investment trust (REIT) purchased two interconnected buildings at 69 Greene Street and 71-73 Greene Street from New York City-based property investment firm JSRE Acquisitions for a combined $60 million, according to city records made public Tuesday. The deal was…

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Women’s Clothing Store Esti’s Takes 8K SF at 2263 Nostrand
Avenue in Midwood

Women’s Clothing Store Esti’s Takes 8K SF at 2263 Nostrand Avenue in Midwood

By Commercial Observer September 8, 2026

High-end women’s clothing store Esti’s is relocating to a new mixed-use development in Midwood, Brooklyn, Commercial Observer has learned.  The longtime retailer’s 7,800-square-foot lease at 2263 Nostrand Avenue was signed on Tuesday. Asking rent for the 10-year deal was $65 per square foot. The retail space at the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Avenue I…

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New York Life Provides $54M Refi for California Self-Storage
Portfolio

New York Life Provides $54M Refi for California Self-Storage Portfolio

By Commercial Observer September 8, 2026

Investec Real Estate Companies has secured $53.5 million to refinance a portfolio of three self-storage assets in Central and Southern California that span 253,496 rentable square feet and hold 1,818 units, according to a release.  New York Life provided the debt, structured as a five-year, full-term, interest-only loan, while Talonvest Capital’s Andrew Marshall, Kim Bishop,…

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Electrical Contractor L.K. Comstock Signs 14K-SF Lease at
Dumbo Heights Campus

Electrical Contractor L.K. Comstock Signs 14K-SF Lease at Dumbo Heights Campus

By Commercial Observer September 8, 2026

This Dumbo, Brooklyn, office property is about to light up with a new tenant.  L.K. Comstock, a specialty electrical contractor focused on transit rail systems, has signed a 13,566-square-foot lease at 55 Prospect Street in the office and mixed-use campus known as Dumbo Heights, Commercial Observer has learned.  The length of the lease and the…

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