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LORE and Element Land $58M to Build Miami Condo

LORE and Element Land $58M to Build Miami Condo

By Commercial Observer September 9, 2026

LORE Development Group and Element Development have nabbed a $58 million construction loan for a boutique condo project in Miami’s coveted Coconut Grove neighborhood. SME Capital provided the 30-month senior financing, which includes two six-month extension options, backing the eight-story development called the Lincoln. The project is set to include 48 units at 2650 Lincoln…

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Madison Realty Capital Lends $77M for Whole Foods-Anchored
Texas Development

Madison Realty Capital Lends $77M for Whole Foods-Anchored Texas Development

By Commercial Observer September 9, 2026

A joint venture between Trademark Property Company and Harrison Street Asset Management has sealed $77 million of construction financing to build a mixed-use development in the Dallas-Fort Worth region anchored by Whole Foods, Commercial Observer has learned. Madison Realty Capital originated the loan for the sponsorship’s Shivers Farm project in Southlake, Texas, featuring 37 single-family…

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CBRE Investment Management Acquires $1.6B Net-Lease
Portfolio

CBRE Investment Management Acquires $1.6B Net-Lease Portfolio

By Commercial Observer September 9, 2026

CBRE Investment Management is placing a big bet on the net-lease business.  CBRE Investment Management — the $155 billion global investment arm of CBRE — announced Wednesday that it acquired Tenet Equity’s $1.6 billion net-lease platform that includes 208 assets in 39 states encompassing 12 million square feet of commercial real estate.   The net-lease portfolio…

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Skip the Script — a Great Seller’s Broker Creates a Strategy
Based on Market Feedback

Skip the Script — a Great Seller’s Broker Creates a Strategy Based on Market Feedback

By Commercial Observer September 9, 2026

One of the biggest mistakes a broker can make when marketing an investment property for sale is prescribing the entire structured marketing process, including bid dates, number of bidding rounds, etc., before the market has had an opportunity to speak. I have seen marketing proposals that lay out a neat sequence: four weeks of marketing,…

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SL Green Sells 110 Greene Street to Natora Group for
$226M

SL Green Sells 110 Greene Street to Natora Group for $226M

By Commercial Observer September 9, 2026

SL Green Realty’s disposition strategy is now in full swing. New York City’s largest office real estate investment trust (REIT) announced Wednesday that it has sold 110 Greene Street — a 13-story, 223,000-square-foot Class A office building in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood — to Natora Group for $226 million.  Eastdil Secured Savills’ Gary Phillips, Will Silverman…

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Dwight Refis LA-Area Apartments With $62M Loan

Dwight Refis LA-Area Apartments With $62M Loan

By Commercial Observer September 9, 2026

GR Properties USA has sealed $62 million of bridge debt to refinance a newly developed multifamily project in suburban Los Angeles, Commercial Observer has learned. Dwight Investment Management, an affiliate of Dwight Capital, closed the loan for the 139-unit Lana property in Culver City, Calif. The financing was originated by Dwight’s Katie Goldenberg and will…

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AI Real Estate Platform Orbital Leases 11K SF at 40 West
25th Street

AI Real Estate Platform Orbital Leases 11K SF at 40 West 25th Street

By Commercial Observer September 9, 2026

An artificial intelligence platform used to aid real estate attorneys is relocating its Manhattan office just a few blocks north, Commercial Observer has learned. Orbital signed an 11,185-square-foot lease for the entire sixth floor of the Kaufman Organization’s 40 West 25th Street in a move from 18 West 18th Street, which has served as a…

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10 Counties Hold 42% of U.S. Data Centers. Home Prices Rise
Faster There.

10 Counties Hold 42% of U.S. Data Centers. Home Prices Rise Faster There.

By Commercial Observer September 9, 2026

A new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has determined that only a few U.S. counties are home to the ongoing data center development boom, and that the construction of these facilities raises home values and improves local economic performance, namely household incomes.  The findings of the NAR 2026 Data Center Impact Report…

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Nadeem Meghji Exits Blackstone After Less Than a Year as
Global Real Estate Head

Nadeem Meghji Exits Blackstone After Less Than a Year as Global Real Estate Head

By Commercial Observer September 9, 2026

Nadeem Meghji is departing from Blackstone less than a year after being named sole head of global head of real estate. Meghji’s exit from the investment leviathan follows an exodus of other executives, including Kathleen McCarthy, who until November was global co-head of real estate with Meghji, the Wall Street Journal first reported. David Levine,…

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