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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CBRE's Amy Julien (top) and Andrew Chilgren and the Coconut Grove, Fla., skyline.
Retail · Finance
Florida

Guggenheim Partners Refinances Coconut Grove, Fla., Complex for $114M

By Brian Pascus
JLL's Rob Hinckley and 515 West 38th Street.
Residential · Finance
New York City

U.S. Bancorp Loans Amstar Group $71M to Buy Hudson Yards Building

By Brian Pascus
Andrew Levinson.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Multifamily Man: The Dermot Company’s Andrew Levison

By Brian Pascus
Affinius Capital's Eric Cohen and The Quaye at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Residential · Finance
Florida

Affinius Capital Provides $110M Acquisition Loan for Dermot’s Palm Beach Purchase

By Brian Pascus
President Donald Trump's press conference on the Supreme Court's tariff decision is displayed on a television on the New York Stock Exchange.
Industry · Features
National

The Supreme Court Tariffs Ruling and Commercial Real Estate Investment: It’s Muddled

By Brian Pascus
Newmark's Doug Harmon (top) and Adam Spies, and The Lewis at 411 West 35th Street.
Residential · Finance
New York City

GO Residential REIT Buys Three New York City Apartment Complexes

By Brian Pascus
Starwood Property Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht and the Starwood Capital logo displayed on a mobile phone.
Industry · Capital Markets
National

For Starwood Property Trust, $13B Deployed in 2025 and a Record $31B In Assets

By Brian Pascus
Tishman Speyer's Rob Speyer (top), Delshah Capital's Michael Shah, and CitySpire at 156 West 56th Street.
Office · Finance
New York City

Tishman, GIC to Sell Midtown’s CitySpire to Delshah, AM Property for $135.7M

By Brian Pascus
Zenith CEO Ben Atkins and one of the industrial outdoor storage locations refinanced by Zenith.
Industrial · Finance
National

JP Morgan, Zenith Secure $130M Refi From KeyBank for IOS Portfolio

By Brian Pascus
Paul Sisson, Head of Credit at Realterm
Industrial · Finance
National

Realterm Provides $115M to GreenPoint Partners in Industrial Portfolio Acquisition

By Brian Pascus
Safehold President Michael Trachtenberg.
Industry · Finance
New York City

Safehold’s New President Michael Trachtenberg Speaks Volumes

By Brian Pascus
JLL's Steve Klein and 99 Hudson Street.
Office · Finance
New York City

Connecticut General Life Insurance Provides $40M Refi for 99 Hudson Street

By Brian Pascus
Howard Hughes, CEO of Howard Hughes Holdings Inc., and the Howard Hughes logo displayed on a cell phone.
Residential · Capital Markets
National

Howard Hughes Holdings’ Earnings Wobble as Ackman Asks For More Time

By Brian Pascus
Special envoy to the Middle East and real estate developer Steve Witkoff, and the Roosevelt Hotel.
Hospitality · Development
New York City

Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff, Pakistani Government Plan Roosevelt Hotel Redevelopment

By Brian Pascus
Cushman & Wakefield’s John Alascio (top), TJ Sullivan (center, and Mitch Rothstein, and the inside of a warehouse.
Industrial · Finance
New York

Sound Point Capital Provides $28M Acquisition Loan for New York Industrial Portfolio

By Brian Pascus
Attendees await the arrival of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas.
Industrial · Finance
National

Texas Poised to Overtake Virginia as America’s Data Center Development Capital

By Brian Pascus
An illustration of several hands of businessmen holding fistfuls of dollars.
Industry · Finance
National

Commercial Real Estate Credit Markets Are Back. But Are They Safe?

By Brian Pascus