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 Tom Rugg (clockwise from top left), Tom Traynor, Arman Samouk, and Mark Finan, and packages moving on a conveyor belt inside a distribution center.
Industrial · Finance
National

Blackstone Provides $851M Refi for 17-Asset U.S. Industrial Portfolio

By Brian Pascus
Greek Real Estate Partners's Alex Motiuk and 200 Linden Logistics Way in Linden, N.J.
Industrial · Leases
New Jersey

Maersk Signs 233K-SF Lease at NJ’s Linden Logistics Center

By Brian Pascus
3650 Capital - Toby Cobb, Jonathan Roth, Justin Kennedy
Residential · Finance
Illinois

3650 Capital Provides $104M Pref Equity Injection Into $455M Acquisition

By Brian Pascus
Mesa West Capital's Brian Hirsh and Domain Memorial in Houston, Texas.
Residential · Finance
Texas

Mesa West Capital Provides $81M Refi for Townhome Complex Outside Houston

By Brian Pascus
Lili Dunn of Bell Partners (left), and Amy Price (center) and Sonny Kalsi of BGO.
Residential · Finance
National

BGO Acquires Bell Partners in $350M Deal, Increases Assets to $100B

By Brian Pascus
Northwind's Ran Eliasaf and a development lot at 10 West 17th Street.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Northwind Group Provides $50M Construction Loan for Luxury Manhattan Property

By Brian Pascus
Construction crane holding a Bitcoin sign.
Industry · Finance
National

Behind Cryptocurrency’s Commercial Real Estate Moment

By Brian Pascus
The Domain Companies's co-CEO Matt Schwartz and a rendering of a planned IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Kimpton luxury hotel in Salt Lake City.
Hospitality · Finance
Utah

Cottonwood Group Provides $102M to Build Salt Lake City Luxury Hotel

By Brian Pascus
A Digital Realty data center in San Francisco.
Industrial · Finance
National

Digital Realty Closes $3.25B Data Center Fund

By Brian Pascus
Access Point Financial's Michelle O'Brien, and Studio 6 Suites properties in Huntsville, Ala., Charlotte, and Greensville, S.C.
Hospitality · Finance
National

Citi, Access Point Provide $286M for Acquisition, Repositioning of 38 U.S. Hotels

By Brian Pascus
President Donald Trump.
Residential · Policy
National

Home Mortgage Rates Hit Seven-Month High, Refinancings Drop Since Iran War

By Brian Pascus
SL Green Chairman and CEO Marc Holliday and One Madison Avenue.
Office · Finance
New York City

SL Green Secures $1.65B Refi for Historic NYC Office Tower

By Brian Pascus
Affinius Capital's Perry Katz and 102 Fleet Street, Brooklyn.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Affinius Provides $300M to Refi 102 Fleet Street in Downtown Brooklyn

By Brian Pascus
A Trouble game board.
Office · Finance
New York City

Five- and 10-Year CMBS Loans: Which Vintage Might Crash the Office Market?

By Brian Pascus
Fort Walton, Florida - Panoramic aerial view of cityscape and beach.
Residential · Finance
National

CMBS Loan Backed by Lurin Capital Townhouse Community Headed to Special Servicing

By Brian Pascus
Walker & Dunlop's Jonathan Zilber (top) and Joel Chetner, and the entrance to Worthington Apartments, Pikesville, Md.
Residential · Finance
Maryland

Walker & Dunlop Provides $75M Acquisition Financing for Baltimore-Area Apartments

By Brian Pascus
Metroloft's Nathan Berman and 845 Third Avenue.
Office · Finance
New York City

BHI Provides $88M Bridge Loan for 845 Third Avenue’s Office-to-Resi Conversion

By Brian Pascus