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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 Brookfield’s Peakstone acquisition announcement and alts investment fundraising.
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YARD SALE: Brookfield agrees to acquire Peakstone Realty Trust in $1.2B all-cash transaction. PLAYERS: Michael Escalante, Lowell Baron. Read more here.
ALTS INCREASE: Alternative investment fundraising surged to $203.7B in 2025. Read more here.
PROBLEM PROPERTIES: Berkadia launches special situations platform to advise lenders on distressed assets. Read more here.
IOS: Sun Belt dominates National IOS list of Top 25 industrial outdoor storage markets. PLAYERS: Clint Riley, Justin Toon, Brant Landry. Read more here.
IOS: The Spot Companies buys 10 AC IOS in Westfield, MA, bringing portfolio to more than 100 IOS properties. PLAYERS: Danielle Justo, Yana Zheng, Jason LaBella, Jordan Plummer, Lee Guthman. Read more here.
SHALLOW BAY: Faropoint receives $273M refi loan for shallow bay portfolio. PLAYERS: Idan Tzur, Tom Traynor, Tom Rugg, Mark Finan, Henry Fenmore. Read more here.
COLD STORAGE: Lineage sells cold storage facility in Santa Maria, CA, for $60M. PLAYER: Greg Lehmkuhl. Read more here.
SELF STORAGE: Marcus & Millichap sells 77,720 SF self storage facility in Colorad o Springs, CO. PLAYERS: Adam Schlosser, Keith Phillips. Read more here.
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DISTRESSED: Blackstone unloads Chicago’s Streets of Woodfield at steep loss as retail pressures persist. PLAYER: Brad Hutensky. Read more here.
DISTRESSED: Allbirds to shutter remaining full-price stores, keep only outlet locations open. Read more here.
NEIGHBORHOOD: Raleigh, NC, shopping center sells for $27M as new entertainment tenant prepares to open. PLAYER: Taylor Epperson. Read more here.
DESTINATION: Why habit-driven, daily-needs retail is outperforming destination shopping centers. PLAYER: Katie Grissom. Read more here.
C-STORE: Buc-ee’s plans world’s largest convenience store in Florida. Read more here.
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