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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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
Affinius Capital's Eric Cohen and a rendering of 275 Fifth Streeet in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Residential · Finance
Florida

Affinius Provides $135M Construction Loan in St. Petersburg for Mixed-Use Tower

By Brian Pascus
Christopher Merrill at the Harrison Street Asset Management headquarters in Chicago.
Industry · Finance
National

Harrison Street Asset Management CEO Christopher Merrill Owns the Alternatives Space

By Brian Pascus
Tenant rights groups celebrate at the final hearing of the New York City Rent Guidelines Board on June 25.
Residential · Policy
New York City

NYC Rent Guidelines Board Votes on Unprecedented Rent Freeze

By Brian Pascus
RXR's Scott Rechler (top), Charney Companies's Justin Pelsinger (center), Tavros's Colin Rankowitz, and a rendering of 175 Third Street, Brooklyn.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Apollo, Affinius Capital, RXR Invest $785M in Debt and Equity to Build 175 Third Street

By Brian Pascus
Mesa West Capital's Joshua Westerberg and Olin Fields in Everett, Wash.
Residential · Finance
Washington

Mesa West Provides $83M Refi for 352-Unit Seattle-Area Multifamily Complex

By Brian Pascus
Harbor Group International's Richard Litton (top), Berkadia's Charles Foschini, and an aerial view of Irving, Texas.
Residential · Finance
Texas

Blackstone Provides $125M Refi for Dallas-Area Multifamily Mixed-Use Complex

By Brian Pascus
3650 Capital Partners's Jonathan Roth and a close-up of self-storage units.
Industrial · Finance
National

3650 Capital Provides $42M Refi for U.S. Self-Storage Portfolio

By Brian Pascus
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Chad Tredway and the Port of Houston.
Industrial · Finance
National

JP Morgan, Freehill Capital Partners Form Industrial Acquisition Joint Venture

By Brian Pascus
Samir Tejpaul of Madison Realty Capital and a rendering of La Bahia Hotel & Spa in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Hospitality · Finance
California

Madison Realty Capital Provide $115M Refi for Santa Cruz Hotel

By Brian Pascus
Ben Atkins, Zenith IOS co-founder and CEO.
Industrial · Finance
New York City

Atkins Diet: Zenith IOS’s CEO On Industrial’s Hottest Niche

By Brian Pascus
The Vista Starkville, Starkville, Miss.
Residential · Finance
Mississippi

QuadReal Property Group Provides $64M Refi for Miss. State Student Housing

By Brian Pascus
Intergritas Capital's Stephen Palmese and a rendering of 2966 John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City, N.J.
Residential · Finance
New Jersey

Integritas Capital, Kriss Capital Provide $220M Construction Loan in Jersey City

By Brian Pascus
Arden Logistic Parks's Craig Spencer and an employee working inside a warehouse.
Industrial · Finance
Georgia

Argentic Provides $84M Acquisition Loan for 11-Building Industrial Portfolio

By Brian Pascus
Blue Owl co-president Marc Zahr and a tape library for archiving inside a data center.
Industrial · Finance
Virginia

Blue Owl Provides $975M Recap of Northern Virginia Data Center Development

By Brian Pascus