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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.

Brian Pascus @brianpascus?lang=en
Mesa West Capital's Russell Frahm and Gran Bay Apartment Homes at 13444 Gran Bay Parkway, Jacksonville, Fla.
Residential · Finance
Florida

Mesa West Provides $51M First Mortgage Refi on Jacksonville Multifamily Complex

By Brian Pascus
 
Trending Stories
Retail · Leases
New York City

Life Time to Open 71K-SF Health Club at 83 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg

Residential · Finance
Florida

Chicago Developer Lands $56M to Build Fort Lauderdale Rental

Residential · Investments & Sales
National

Investcorp Acquires Bicoastal Multifamily and Senior Living Portfolio for $200M

Special Purpose · Leases
New York City

Russian School of Mathematics Signs 3K-SF Lease at Brooklyn’s Paseo on Fifth

Lindsay Lechner.
Residential · Players
National

Middleburg Hires Lindsay Lechner to Lead Capital Markets Division

By Brian Pascus
Formula One Race cars.
Industry · Finance
National

Private Credit vs. Commercial Banking: Neck and Neck

By Brian Pascus
Pit stop, banking race car. Big banks flexed their muscle in 2025.
Industry · Finance
National

Big Banks Were Strong Out of the Turn in 2025

By Brian Pascus
Quinn Barton.
Industry · Finance
National

Quinn Barton Is a True Expert of CMBS

By Brian Pascus
 
Trending Stories
Retail · Leases
New York City

Life Time to Open 71K-SF Health Club at 83 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg

Residential · Finance
Florida

Chicago Developer Lands $56M to Build Fort Lauderdale Rental

Residential · Investments & Sales
National

Investcorp Acquires Bicoastal Multifamily and Senior Living Portfolio for $200M

Special Purpose · Leases
New York City

Russian School of Mathematics Signs 3K-SF Lease at Brooklyn’s Paseo on Fifth

David Brickman.
Residential · Finance
National

Adam America Real Estate Hires David Brickman as CEO

By Brian Pascus
Northmarq CEO Jeff Weidell and a rendering of Wynwood 35.
Residential · Finance
Florida

Genesis Capital Provides $49M Construction Loan for Wynwood Multifamily Project

By Brian Pascus
Mesa West Capital's Brian Hirsh and Bishop Momo in Austin.
Residential · Finance
Texas

Mesa West Provides $47M Refi for 274-Unit Austin Apartment Complex

By Brian Pascus
Steve Kaufman of the Kaufman Organization and 450 Seventh Avenue.
Office · Finance
New York City

Apple Bank Provides $42M Refi for Kaufman Organization’s Nelson Tower

By Brian Pascus
Affinius Capital's Tyler Figley and Terminal East in Savannah, Ga.
Industrial · Finance
Georgia

Affinius Capital Provides $70M Refi for Georgia Industrial Campus

By Brian Pascus
An illustration of a tornado on the horizon with a hotel, apartment building and data center nearby.
Industry · Finance
National

Property-Focused Real Estate Investment Trusts Are Proving Resilient

By Brian Pascus
Gas prices are displayed in Brentwood, Tenn., on April 3.
Industry · Finance
National

Inflation Up 3.3% in March Amid Highest Inflationary Period Since 2022

By Brian Pascus
1325 Avenue of the Americas and Michael Nierenberg of Rithm Capital.
Office · Finance
New York City

JP Morgan Chase Provides $282M SASB Loan on 1325 Avenue of the Americas Office Tower

By Brian Pascus
Walker & Dunlop's Dustin Stolly (clockwise from top left), Aaron Appel, Adam Schwartz, and Jonathan Schwartz, and The Fillmore at Copperleaf in Arapahoe County, Colo.
Residential · Finance
Colorado

Prime Finance Provides $71M Refi for Denver-Area Townhome Community

By Brian Pascus
Ares Management CEO Michael Arougheti (top), Whitestone REIT CEO Dave Holeman, and the Ares logo displayed on a cell phone.
Retail · Finance
National

Ares Management Acquires Whitestone REIT in $1.7B All-Cash Deal

By Brian Pascus
Cottonwood Group CEO Alexander Shing and a rendering of the Bunker Hill housing redevelopment in Boston.
Residential · Finance
Massachusetts

Cottonwood Group, City of Boston Provide $172M Construction Financing for New Housing

By Brian Pascus
Dwight Dunton.
Residential · Finance
National

Bonaventure Founder and CEO Dwight Dunton On Investment and Development

By Brian Pascus

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