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IRES Set To Step Up Acquisition Pace With €115M-Plus BTR
Deal

IRES Set To Step Up Acquisition Pace With €115M-Plus BTR Deal

By Bisnow News Feed September 8, 2026

IRES acquires 282-unit Dublin BTR scheme, enhancing portfolio by 8%.

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£1B Property Group To Buy Huge Chunk Of Collapsed NCP Car
Park Empire

£1B Property Group To Buy Huge Chunk Of Collapsed NCP Car Park Empire

By Bisnow News Feed September 8, 2026

Martin Property Group to acquire 100 NCP car park leases amid declining driving habits.

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Dongbei Chinese Restaurant & Bar Inks Deal at 63
Cooper Square

Dongbei Chinese Restaurant & Bar Inks Deal at 63 Cooper Square

By Commercial Observer September 7, 2026

Dongbei Chinese Restaurant & Bar is opening its fourth location in New York City and its fifth overall, Commercial Observer has learned. The growing Northern Chinese dining concept signed a 2,000-square-foot lease at 63 Cooper Square, an East Village property owned by Matthew Rettner, according to landlord broker Meridian Capital Group. Asking rent for the…

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Power Is No Longer an Input in Data Centers. It Is the
Product.

Power Is No Longer an Input in Data Centers. It Is the Product.

By Commercial Observer September 7, 2026

A data center site can have land, fiber, approvals and a customer ready to deploy, and still be nearly worthless. The reason is changing what developers are actually searching for. Power scarcity is changing the economics of development. On power grid operator PJM, capacity prices jumped from $28.92 per megawatt-day for 2024-2025 to $269.92 for…

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Anthony Cohen of Northmarq: 5 Questions

Anthony Cohen of Northmarq: 5 Questions

By Commercial Observer September 7, 2026

Northmarq’s Anthony Cohen is six years into his commercial real estate career and already holds top roles at a firm noted for its leasing, sales and debt acumen. Cohen, 34, is a managing director in Northmarq’s Los Angeles commercial investment sales office and co-leader of the firm’s national net-lease and sale-leaseback group. Since 2020 —…

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Sunday Summary: Sharp Left

Sunday Summary: Sharp Left

By Commercial Observer September 6, 2026

Summer’s done, and the hustle of fall will soon be upon us. Part of the background noise of the season will be the elections for state and federal legislatures. That includes the New York State Senate and Assembly.  Those august Albany chambers are about to absorb a relatively large number of Democratic Socialists — and…

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HUD Wants To Make It Easier To Bring Private Capital Into
Public Housing

HUD Wants To Make It Easier To Bring Private Capital Into Public Housing

By Bisnow News Feed September 4, 2026

HUD's updated rule is intended to attract private capital and potentially ease a $170B backlog gap in the nation's public housing stock.

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Blue Owl Reportedly Planning Data Center REIT

Blue Owl Reportedly Planning Data Center REIT

By Bisnow News Feed September 4, 2026

Blue Owl Capital is reportedly deliberating the launch of a data center REIT seeded with $6.5B of its own assets.

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Center City Office Demand Starts Spilling From Trophy To
Class-A Despite Debt Issues

Center City Office Demand Starts Spilling From Trophy To Class-A Despite Debt Issues

By Bisnow News Feed September 4, 2026

CBRE predicts office vacancy in Philly's CBD will peak this year as more Class-A buildings come under new ownership and sign more tenants.

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