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BTR BOOM: Build-to-rent homes attract renters across generations with strong leasing demand. Read more here.
DESK DEALS: RXR launches $3.5B Gemini Office Venture with top-tier Manhattan properties and institutional backers. Read more here.
DATA DELUGE: OpenAI unveils five new Stargate data centers in $500B expansion with Oracle, SoftBank. Read more here.
THRILL RIDE: Activist investor urges Six Flags to spin off properties and unlock $6B in value. Read more here.
IOS: KBC Advisors sells 128 AC site with industrial outdoor storage space in Houston for $90M. Read more here.
IOS: JLL sells 6.44 AC low-coverage property in Orlando, Florida, for $16.8M. Read more here.
SMALL BAY: Greenstone Partners sells multi-tenant industrial facility in Chicago metro area for $18M. Read more here.
SHALLOW BAY: JLL sells light-industrial portfolio in the Kansas City metro area. Read more here.
COLD STORAGE: RealCold opens 386,00 SF cold storage facility in Polk City, Florida. Read more here.
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BTR: Sallee Development sells Kansas City area BTR portfolio for $113M. Read more here.
BTR: Liberty Investment Partners to develop 106-unit BTR community in Garner, North Carolina. Read more here.
STUDENT HOUSING: Harrison Street and Core Spaces launch 1,195-bed student housing near USF in Tampa. Read more here.
STUDENT HOUSING: Liberty Mutual, Landmark team up on 1,255-bed student housing projects at Penn State, UConn. Read more here.
STUDENT HOUSING: Legacy, PGIM acquire former Azusa Pacific housing for $92M. Read more here.
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DISTRESSED: Office Properties REIT faces bankruptcy threat as debt and vacancies mount. Read more here.
DISTRESSED: Real Capital Solutions acquires Stamford Towers office complex for $65.35M. Read more here.
LIFE SCIENCES: Ventas, GIC secure $475M loan for fully leased Pennsylvania life sciences buildings. Read more here.
MED OFFICE: Marcus & Millichap’s Vara Group sells Tacoma net-lease veterinary center for $12.6M. Read more here.
MED OFFICE: Colliers US Healthcare Capital Markets arranges sale of Vista Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida. Read more here.
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EXTENDED STAY: Western States Lodging opens TownePlace Suites in the Boise, Idaho, area. Read more here.
EXTENDED STAY: KingsLane Group completes full renovation of Staybridge Suites Peoria in Illinois, upgrading 105-suite hotel for modern travelers. Read more here.
EXTENDED STAY: LivAway Suites hits 100,000 room nights in first year, expands rapidly across US. Read more here.
BOUTIQUE: KSL Capital acquires The Westin Hilton Head Resort & Spa, targeting leisure destination growth. Read more here.
BOUTIQUE: Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee sells at sheriff’s auction for $15.75M. Read more here.
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DATA CENTERS: Developers turn to securitized debt to cash in on leased hyperscale data centers. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: Gigaland withdraws 800MW Virginia data center plan after pushback. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: JPMorgan, Starwood lend $2B for AI data center campus in West Jordan, Utah. Read more here.
DATA CENTERS: Rowan Digital Infrastructure to build $700M data center campus in Temple, Texas. Read more here.
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QSR: Chick-fil-A launches Daybright beverage spinoff restaurant in Atlanta this fall. Read more here.
QSR: Starbucks to close 500 North American stores including Seattle headquarters café and Reserve Roastery. Read more here.
MEDTAIL: Healthcare drives retail growth as medtail trend transforms shopping center leasing strategies. Read more here.
NEIGHBORHOOD: IRG and PREP Funds acquire Washington Crown Center near Pittsburgh for $40M mixed-use redevelopment. Read more here.
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