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MEGA FUND: KKR closes out largest-ever infrastructure fund at $19.2B. Read more here.
PROPERTY PROMPTS: Real estate giants build AI in-house as proptech shifts toward enterprise solutions. Read more here.
SILICON HILLS: Apollo Global Management confirms it will open 2nd headquarters in Austin, TX. Read more here.
TINSELTOWN: A bid to save Hollywood’s office and studio CRE. Read more here.


IOS: Lee & Associates facilitates sale of 45 AC IOS in Bryan, TX, to Capital Real Estate Commercial. PLAYERS: Troup Rolland, Bill Insull, Blake Virgilio, Austin Dabbs. Read more here.
SMALL BAY: Excelsior, Westport affiliate buy industrial facility in Nashville metro. PLAYERS: Abishek Mathur, William George, Jarrod Arnold, Zac Cypress, David Harris, Lee Sager. Read more here.
SMALL BAY: Speed Bay buys Philadelphia-area small bay industrial portfolio for $75.5M. PLAYERS: Jimmy Mulvihill, Rob Sistek, Matthew Stephenson, Lainie Papadakis Minick, Michael Moriarty, Jenna Macartney, Howard Pollack. Read more here.
SELF STORAGE: Hearthfire Holdings buys Class A self storage and industrial property in Malden, MA. PLAYERS: Nathan Coe, Adam Lasman, Jonathan Gremminger, Melissa Gravlin. Read more here.
COLD STORAGE: BKO, Yukon sell cold storage in New Century, KS. PLAYERS: Kevin Rivest, Mark Winter-Gitelson, Axel Anderson. Read more here.
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EXPERIENTIAL: Storied bowling alley in Los Angeles becomes showroom for smart home appliances. Read more here.
EXPERIENTIAL: Retail hotspots look toward nightlife as post-pandemic work trends keep downtowns quiet during day. Read more here.
DESTINATION: Developers in Houston turn to destination retail. Read more here.
DESTINATION: Expansion of Namco Gundam Base at hobby shops underscores growth of destination retail trend. Read more here.
C STORE: Dash In celebrates 100 years in business. Read more here.

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