Fortune profiles Blackstone’s rise to become the world’s largest commercial real estate company. Seeking Alpha analyzes the recent performance of REIT stock prices, which have seen a boost thanks to some high-profile merger announcements and a strong earnings season to date. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.
NREI's Common Area: Episode 28
David Bodamer discusses the recent mega-merger between Simon Property Group and Taubman Centers.
Berlin’s Top Office Landlord Sees Warsaw as Next Big Thing
That trend is most visible in Warsaw, whose flat terrain and heavy destruction in World War II left ample room for new high-rises.
Pier 1 Files for Bankruptcy, Seeking Time to Sell Troubled Chain
The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer is in talks with multiple potential buyers.
Forgotten Buildings Can Save San Francisco From the Housing Crisis
The solution to sky-high rental prices isn’t another sleek and painfully expensive new apartment tower.
Macy’s Herald Square Skyscraper Project Faces Tough Road Ahead
The proposed 1.5-million-sq.-ft. office tower requires zoning changes that would have to be approved by the city.
WeWork’s Adam Neumann Unloads Stake in San Jose Properties
Neumann sold a stake in several sites slated for development in Silicon Valley.
10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (Feb. 13, 2020)
CoStar Group to buy apartment search firm RentPath for $588 million, reports the Wall Street Journal. Forbes looks at the growing trend of build-to-rent single-family home communities. These are today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.
Nine Takeaways from the MBA CREF 2020 Conference, Day Two
Risk mitigation on new loans and proptech adaption in the mortgage sector were among the key topics discussed on Tuesday.
Small Businesses Caught in Crosshairs of Sears Bankruptcy
The estate filed about 400 in November and is expected to file additional lawsuits that in total will impact as much as 2,000 vendors.