Brian Pascus – Commercial Observer

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.

Killian Toms and Achal Gandhi of CBRE Investment Management.

Industry · Finance

CBRE Investment Management Closes $1.6B Global Secondaries Fund

By Brian Pascus

Bain Capital's Ryan Cotton.

Industry · Finance

Bain Capital Closes $3.4B Investment Fund Focused on Retail and Alternative Assets

By Brian Pascus

President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in July.

Industry · Finance

Trump’s Open War With Jerome Powell Risks Damaging Commercial Real Estate

By Brian Pascus

Affinius Capital's Perry Katz and a rendering of The Piazza at Ardmore planned for Ardmore, Pa.

Residential · Finance

Bank OZK, Affinius Provide $141M Financing for Pennsylvania Multifamily Property

By Brian Pascus

Breakthrough Properties' Dan Belldegrun and Torrey Heights campus in San Diego.

Life Sciences · Finance

Tishman Speyer, Bellco Capital Land $465M CMBS Loan for Life Sciences Campus

By Brian Pascus

Acadia Realty's Ken Bernstein and the Shops at Skyview, Queens.

Retail · Finance

Mizuho Provides $289M Financing for Queens Retail Acquisition

By Brian Pascus

Walker & Dunlop's Aaron Appel (clockwise from top left), Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, and Keith Kurland, and the Yonkers, N.Y., waterfront.

Residential · Finance

Walker & Dunlop Provides $116M Fannie Mae Refi for Yonkers Multifamily Complex

By Brian Pascus

Berkadia's Patrick McGlohn (top) and Hunter Wood (bottom), and Triton Glen in Glen Allen, Va.

Residential · Finance

Berkadia Provides $42M Acquisition Financing for $65M Virginia Multifamily Asset

By Brian Pascus

Officials from Invitation Homes, tour a home on Casaba Avenue in Canoga Park, Calif.

Residential · Finance

As Trump Wades Into Single-Family Rentals, the Market for Them Fragments

By Brian Pascus

Benefit Street Partners' Michael Comparato.

Residential · Finance

Benefit Street Partners Closes $10B Opportunistic Debt Fund for Multifamily Deals

By Brian Pascus

Doug Faron of Westlight Capital and an aerial view of Gainesville, Fla.

Residential · Finance

Westlight Capital Secures $162M Acquisition Loan for Florida Multifamily Portfolio

By Brian Pascus

Cushman & Wakefield's Gideon Gil and a rendering of Benedict Court at 7–23 Benedict Place, Greenwich, Conn.

Residential · Finance

Santander Bank Provides $88M Construction Loan for Connecticut Multifamily Property

By Brian Pascus

Kris Sanderson, Managing Director and Principal.

Industry · Finance

Secure Properties Appoints Kris Sanderson as Managing Director and Principal

By Brian Pascus

CBRE's Tom Traynor (top), Tom Rugg (center), and Arman Samouk (bottom), and the interior of a self-storage facility.

Industrial · Finance

Madison Realty Capital Provides $73M Acquisition Financing for Self-Storage Portfolio

By Brian Pascus

BFC Partners' Joseph Ferrara and an aerial view of Buffalo, N.Y.

Residential · Finance

Wells Fargo, New York State Loan $126M to Acquire, Renovate Buffalo Housing Complex

By Brian Pascus

Cushman & Wakefield's John Alascio (top) and Chuck Kohaut (bottom), and a rendering of 27-45 North Main Street, Port Chester, N.Y.

Residential · Finance

Truist Bank Provides $66M Construction Loan on Port Chester Multifamily Project

By Brian Pascus

An illustration of a robot blowing a bubble with bubble gum.

Industrial · Development

Data Centers Continue to Vacuum Up the Investment Dollars — Is the Return Worth It?

By Brian Pascus