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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.

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Jonathan Zamir, founder and CEO of Keystone Equities and a rendering of Nova Astoria.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Keystone Equities Provides $84M in Bridge Debt for Queens Multifamily Property

By Brian Pascus
 
Trending Stories
Residential · Development
New York City

The Plan: 720 West End Avenue Pays Homage to Original Architect Emery Roth

Industry · Finance
California

Trump Orders Takeover of L.A. Fire Rebuild From California Officials

Industry · Investments & Sales
California

L.A. Considers Reforming ‘Mansion Tax’ Ahead of June Ballot

Life Sciences · Capital Markets
National

Alexandria Plans $581M in Dispositions as Leasing Struggles Persist

Newmark's Nick Scribani and 1375 Broadway.
Office · Finance
New York City

Bain Capital Provides $213M Refi for Midtown’s 1375 Broadway

By Brian Pascus
JLL Capital Markets' Christopher Peck (clockwise from top left), Nicco Lupo, Alex Staikos and Michael Shmuely, and The Italic.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Wells Fargo Loans $224M In Bridge Financing for Queens Multifamily Tower

By Brian Pascus
Joshua Westerberg of Mesa West. A four multifamily portfolio in Washington state and California.
Residential · Finance
California

Mesa West Provides $202M Acquisition Loan for West Coast Multifamily Portfolio

By Brian Pascus
Edward J. Minskoff Equities' Edward Minskoff (top), LaSalle Investment Management's Brad Gries (bottom) and 51 Astor Place.
Office · Finance
New York City

Meadow Partners Provides $62M Pref Equity Investment for 51 Astor Place

By Brian Pascus
 
Trending Stories
Residential · Development
New York City

The Plan: 720 West End Avenue Pays Homage to Original Architect Emery Roth

Industry · Finance
California

Trump Orders Takeover of L.A. Fire Rebuild From California Officials

Industry · Investments & Sales
California

L.A. Considers Reforming ‘Mansion Tax’ Ahead of June Ballot

Life Sciences · Capital Markets
National

Alexandria Plans $581M in Dispositions as Leasing Struggles Persist

Wells Fargo's Pete Cannava and a rendering of 2868 Webster Avenue, The Bronx.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Bronx Development Caps Wells Fargo’s Nearly $10B NYC Affordable Housing Investment

By Brian Pascus
Money bag on yellow background.
Industry · Finance
National

Heitman Secures $2B in Investment Commitments for Firm’s Largest CRE Fund

By Brian Pascus
Landsdown Commons, Virginia Beach, Va.
Retail · Finance
Virginia

Bank of Montreal Provides $73M Acquisition Loan for Virginia Beach Retail Complex

By Brian Pascus
Killian Toms and Achal Gandhi of CBRE Investment Management.
Industry · Finance
National

CBRE Investment Management Closes $1.6B Global Secondaries Fund

By Brian Pascus
Bain Capital's Ryan Cotton.
Industry · Finance
National

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
National

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
Pennsylvania

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
California

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
New York City

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
New York City

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
Virginia

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
National

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

By Brian Pascus

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