Skip to content
  • Industry
    • Residential
    • Office
    • Retail
    • Industrial
    • Hospitality
    • Land
    • Healthcare
    • Life Sciences
    • Special Purpose
    • Mixed-Use
  • Markets
    • Los Angeles
    • New York City
    • Manhattan
    • Queens
    • Bronx
    • National
    • Washington DC
    • South Florida
  • Leases
    • Office Leases
    • Ground Lease
    • Sublease
    • Tenant Talk
    • Deals of the Week
    • All Leases
  • Finance
    • Acquisition
    • CMBS
    • Construction Financing
    • Distress
    • Refinance
    • Deals of the Week
    • All Finance
  • Investments
    • Development Site Sale
    • Portfolio Sale
    • Sale-Leaseback
    • Value-Add
    • Deals of the Week
    • All Sales
  • Development
    • Architecture
    • Construction
    • Conversion
    • Redevelopment
    • Sustainability
    • All Development
  • Capital Markets
    • Alternative Lending
    • Earnings
    • Economy
    • Foreign Investments
    • Private Credit
    • Private Equity
    • Public Markets
    • REITs
    • All Capital Markets
  • Tech
  • Weekly Issue
  • Events
  • Power
  • More
    • Awards
    • Players
    • Legal
    • Policy
    • Features
    • Research & Analysis
    • Columnists
    • Partner Insights
    • Partner Spotlight
    • Transportation
    • Videos
Sign In Sign Up My Account Sign Out
  • Account Details
  • Email Preferences
  • Member FAQs
  • Sign Out
Commercial Observer
  • Industry
  • Residential
    • Multifamily
    • Homebuilding
    • Condo
    • Hotel Condo
    • Student Housing
    • Single-Family Rental
    • Short-Term Rental
    • Senior Living
  • Office
    • Coworking
    • Flex
  • Retail
    • Shopping Centers
    • Outlet/Factory Malls
    • Supermarkets/Grocery Stores
    • Showrooms/Dealerships
    • Street Retail
  • Industrial
    • Data Centers
    • Distribution Centers
    • Industrial Outdoor Storage
    • Manufacturing
    • Self-Storage
    • Studios/Soundstages
    • Warehouse
  • Hospitality
    • Casinos
    • Convention Centers
    • Hotel/Resort
    • Restaurants
  • Land
    • Farm Land
    • Parking Lots
  • Healthcare
    • Hospitals
    • Medical Offices
    • Nursing Homes & Assisted Living
  • Life Sciences
  • Special Purpose
    • Air Rights
    • Arenas/Stadiums
    • Development Rights
    • Educational
    • Government/Military
    • Museums
    • Place of Worship
    • Theaters
  • Infrastructure
    • Airports
    • Bridges/Tunnels
    • Highways
    • Railways
  • Mixed-Use
  • Markets
    • Los Angeles
    • New York City
    • Manhattan
    • Queens
    • Bronx
    • National
    • Washington DC
    • South Florida
  • Leases
    • Office Leases
    • Ground Lease
    • Sublease
    • Tenant Talk
    • Deals of the Week
    • All
  • Finance
    • Acquisition
    • Construction Financing
    • CMBS
    • Distress
    • Refinance
    • Deals of the Week
    • All
  • Investments & Sales
    • Development Site Sale
    • Portfolio Sale
    • Sale-Leaseback
    • Value-Add
    • Deals of the Week
    • All
  • Development
    • Architecture
    • Construction
    • Conversion
    • Redevelopment
    • Sustainability
    • All
  • Capital Markets
    • Alternative Lending
    • Earnings
    • Economy
    • Foreign Investments
    • Private Credit
    • Private Equity
    • Public Markets
    • REITs
    • All
  • Technology
  • Policy
    • Housing
    • Transportation
    • Urban Planning
    • Zoning
  • Legal
  • Weekly Issue
  • Events
  • Power Series
  • More
    • Awards
    • Features
    • Columnists
    • Research & Analysis
    • Partner Insights
    • Partner Spotlight
    • Players
    • Videos
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Reprints
  • Newsletters
  • Power Finance
  • Power 100
  • Owners Magazine
Sign In Sign Up My Account Sign Out
  • Account Details
  • Email Preferences
  • Member FAQs
  • Sign Out
  • © 2026 Observer Media · Terms · Privacy

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
JLL's Rob Hinckley (top) and Peter Rotchford, and a rendering of 1333 Broadway, Brooklyn.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Barings Provides $58M Refi for Bushwick Multifamily Building

By Brian Pascus
 
Trending Stories
Office · Investments & Sales
New York City

Gary Barnett’s Extell Lands $500M Acquisition of 405-417 Park Avenue

Industry · Capital Markets
National

Starwood Property Trust Q1 Rental Income Shoots Up While It Settles Troubled Assets

Office · Leases
New York City

Law Firm Gallet Dreyer & Berkey Inks 14K SF at BGO’s 685 Third Avenue

Industry · Capital Markets
New York City

Brookfield Asset Management Reports $67B in Fresh Capital in 2026 So Far

Marcus Duley (left), Geoff Smith (center) and Brian Cornell.
Industry · Finance
National

Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners Outlines 2026 CRE Risks

By Brian Pascus
Madison Realty Capital's Josh Zegen (top), Sonnenblick-Eichner Company's David Sonnenblick, and a rendering of Hotel NIA in Menlo Park, Calif.
Hospitality · Finance
California

Madison Realty Capital Provides $110M Refi for Silicon Valley Hotel

By Brian Pascus
KKR's Joe Bae (from left), George Roberts, Henry Kravis, and Scott Nuttall, celebrate after ringing the opening bell the New York Stock Exchange on May 1.
Industry · Capital Markets
National

KKR Reports Positive Earnings, $28B in New Fundraising in Q1 2026

By Brian Pascus
RXR's Scott Rechler (top), Korman Communities's Larry Korman (center) and Brad Korman, and a rendering of Hamilton Green in White Plains, N.Y.
Residential · Finance
New York

RXR Secures $269M From Blackstone, Canyon Partners for White Plains Multifamily Refi

By Brian Pascus
 
Trending Stories
Office · Investments & Sales
New York City

Gary Barnett’s Extell Lands $500M Acquisition of 405-417 Park Avenue

Industry · Capital Markets
National

Starwood Property Trust Q1 Rental Income Shoots Up While It Settles Troubled Assets

Office · Leases
New York City

Law Firm Gallet Dreyer & Berkey Inks 14K SF at BGO’s 685 Third Avenue

Industry · Capital Markets
New York City

Brookfield Asset Management Reports $67B in Fresh Capital in 2026 So Far

Rebecca Bayard (right) speaks on a panel with Jay Neveloff (from left), Nick Scribani and Yorick Starr at the Commercial Observer National Finance Forum.
Industry · Finance
New York City

In Commercial Real Estate Financing, Clear Shifts Mean New Approaches

By Brian Pascus and Andrew Coen
JLL Capital Markets's Taylor Allison (top) and Alexis Kaiser, and a rendering of Twelve03, a 329-unit multifamily community in Charlotte, N.C.
Residential · Finance
North Carolina

TD Bank, RXR Provide $101M Construction Financing for Charlotte, N.C., Development

By Brian Pascus
CBRE's David Gavin (top) and Jeff Dunne, and 750 White Plains Road, Scarsdale, N.Y.
Retail · Investments & Sales
New York

Saks Global Sells Scarsdale Retail Center to Sagehall for $80M

By Brian Pascus
Rithm Capital's Michael Nierenberg, 1633 Broadway in New York (top) and One Market Plaza in San Francsico.
Office · Finance
New York City

Rithm Capital Rebrands Paramount Group as Elecor Properties

By Brian Pascus
The monument to boxer Joe Louis, "The Fist" by Robert Graham in Detroit.
Industry · More
Michigan

How Commercial Real Estate Investment Fueled Detroit’s Urban Comeback

By Brian Pascus
Fortune International's Edgardo DeFortuna (top), Chateau Group's Manuel Grosskopf, and a rendering of St. Regis Residences, Sunny Isles North Tower lobby.
Residential · Development
Florida

City National Bank Provides $114M Construction Loan for Luxury Condo Near Miami

By Brian Pascus
Blackstone President and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Gray and a sign outside one of Blackstone's offices.
Industry · Capital Markets
National

Blackstone Reports Record $1.3T AUM, Earnings Increases of 25% in Q1

By Brian Pascus
JLL Capital Markets' Nicco Lupo (top) and Lauren Kaufman, and a rendering of The 360 at 350 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.
Residential · Finance
New York City

PCCP Provides $130M Construction Loan for Mott Haven Mixed-Use Project

By Brian Pascus
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
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

All posts loaded.


  • Industry
    • Residential
    • Office
    • Retail
    • Industrial
    • Hospitality
    • Healthcare
    • Life Sciences
    • Special Purpose
    • Infrastructure
    • Mixed-Use
  • Leases
    • Office Leases
    • Ground Lease
    • Sublease
    • Tenant Talk
  • Finance
    • Acquisition
    • Construction Financing
    • CMBS
    • Distress
    • Refinance
  • Investments
    • Development Site
    • Portfolio Sale
    • Sale-Leaseback
    • Value-Add
  • Development
    • Architecture
    • Construction
    • Conversion
    • Redevelopment
    • Sustainability
  • Capital
    • Alternative Lending
    • Earnings
    • Economy
    • Foreign Investments
    • Private Credit
    • Private Equity
    • Public Markets
    • REITs
  • Technology
  • More
    • Features
    • Columnists
    • Research & Analysis
    • Legal
    • Players
    • Transportation
  • About
    • Membership
    • Advertise
    • Newsletters
    • Contact
    • Reprints

Read the latest edition of the Commercial Observer online!

July 28th 2020 Magazine Issue Cover
© 2026 Observer Media Terms Privacy Cookie Settings Do not sell my data Sitemap