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Good morning. Welcome to CREalts! Every day, we cover the top stories in alternative CRE sectors. One scroll saves you hours. Today, we learn about post-COVID office occupancy rates and Blackstone’s big record life science fundraising.
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HUMP DAY: Office utilization nears pre-COVID levels… on Wednesdays. Read more here.
BIO BUCKS: Blackstone closes its largest life science fund, raising a record $6.3B. Read more here.
STORAGE SURGE: 2026 is set to be a big year for self-storage as demand stabilizes and supply growth slows. Read more here.
SMALL BAYS, BIG BET: The Mangat Group expects to invest more than $250M on small bay warehouses in Phoenix. PLAYER: Tony Mangat. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: QTS seeks $510M in financing backed by data centers in Phoenix and Virginia. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming land around them by up to 16 degrees. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: Meta will pay for 7 gas plants and 240 miles of transmission lines for Hyperion data center in Louisiana. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: Penzance commits $4B to West Virginia data center project. PLAYER: Victor Tolkan. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: CyrusOne tops out 1st building at Texas data center campus. Read more here.
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SOLAR: Doral Renewables closes nearly $900M financing for solar-plus-storage project in Texas. Read more here.
SOLAR: Leeward Renewable Energy buys 350MW Harvey Solar Project in Ohio. Read more here.
SOLAR: APA Solar opens new headquarters in Ridgeville Corners, OH. Read more here.
WIND: Avangrid expands wind pipeline, secured by long-term utility contracts. Read more here.
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