Brian Pascus

Brian Pascus is a Finance Reporter for Commercial Observer, where he specializes in covering the intersection of the global capital markets system with all aspects of national commercial real estate development. Prior to joining Commercial Observer, Brian covered Albany and City Hall politics at Crain’s New York Business and served as a national news writer at CBSNews.com. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. A native Chicagoan, Brian lives in New York with his wife and dog.

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People walk in front of the Plaza hotel in April.
Hospitality · Research & Analysis
New York City

New York City Hotels Are Still Struggling to Regain Pre-Pandemic Numbers

By Brian Pascus
Affinius Capital's Tyler Figley and a student walks past a water tower at the University of Central Florida.
Residential · Finance
Florida

Affinius Provides $177M Construction Loan for Central Florida Student Housing

By Brian Pascus
David Blum.
Industry · Finance
National

PGIM Hires David Blum as Managing Director of Commercial Real Estate Credit

By Brian Pascus
Village Green at Bridgeland Central in Cypress, Texas.
Office · Finance
Texas

Affinius Capital Provides $35M Refi for Grocery-Office Asset Near Houston

By Brian Pascus
RXR's Russell Young and a medical office.
Healthcare · Leases
New Jersey

RXR, Waterfall, NYLife Finance $103M Recap of Englewood Cliffs Medical Campus

By Brian Pascus
Broad Street Development's Daniel Blanco (top) and Raymond Chalme, and a rendering of 139 Franklin Street.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Apollo Provides $71M Loan for Tribeca Luxury Condo Conversion

By Brian Pascus
Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Redstone Bank, Goldman Sachs, New York State Provide $217M for Alafia Project

By Brian Pascus
S3 Capital's Steven Jemal and a rendering of The Albritton in Friendswood, Texas.
Residential · Finance
Texas

S3 Capital Continues Texas Focus, Provides $28M for New Multifamily Construction

By Brian Pascus
JLL's Danny Kaufman (top), Medina Spiodic (center) and Rebecca Brielmaier, and Arthur on Aberdeen at 210 North Aberdeen Street, Chicago.
Residential · Finance
Illinois

Pacific Life Insurance Provides $125M Refi for Chicago Luxury Tower

By Brian Pascus
Lucas Durst, new chief financial officer of the Durst Organization.
Industry · Finance
New York City

Lucas Durst Named Chief Financial Officer at the Durst Organization

By Brian Pascus
Affinius Capital's David Greenburg (top), Cushman & Wakefield's Chuck Kohaut, and District 15Fifteen in Parsippany, N.J.
Residential · Finance
New Jersey

Affinius Capital Provides $188M Refi for N.J. Mixed-Use Apartment Complex

By Brian Pascus
Walker & Dunlop's Aaron Appel (clockwise from top left), Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz and Jonathan Schwartz, and 35 Cottage Street, Jersey City, N.J.
Residential · Finance
New Jersey

Affinius Capital Supplies $180M for Jersey City Multifamily Tower

By Brian Pascus
Kip Sowden, RREAF Holdings CEO.
Residential · More
National

RREAF Holdings CEO Kip Sowden Drives Southeast Real Estate

By Brian Pascus
Walker & Dunlop's Jonathan Zilber (top) and Joel Chetner, and Miroza at Ridge Hill in Yonkers, N.Y.
Residential · Finance
New York

Azorim Secures $69M Construction Loan for Yonkers Development

By Brian Pascus
Starwood Capital's Barry Sternlicht (top) and Jonathan Pollack, and an aerial view of a data center.
Industrial · Finance
National

Starwood Capital Group Closes $10.2B Opportunistic Fund for Data Center Investment

By Brian Pascus
Moinian Group's Joseph Moinian and 2 Washington Street.
Residential · Finance
New York City

CMBS Loan Backed by Moinian Group’s 2 Washington Street Sent to Special Servicing

By Brian Pascus
An illustration of a pink ATM converting silver dollars into Bitcoin.
Industry · Finance
National

Commercial Real Estate Finance Is Entering the Crypto Age

By Brian Pascus