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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.

Brian Pascus @brianpascus?lang=en
660 Lexington Avenue and Meridian Capital Group's Scott Miller (top) and Rael Gervis.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Derby Copeland Capital Provides $54 Million Refi for Lexington Avenue Condo

By Brian Pascus
 
Trending Stories
Retail · Leases
New York City

British Fragrance Brand Jo Malone to Open at 200 East 75th Street

Office · Leases
New York City

Tech Firm Veeva Relocates to 62K-SF Office at Vornado’s Penn 2

Industry · Columnists
National

In Business — and in Life — Persistence Is a Major Competitive Advantage

Office · Leases
New York City

AI Startup Phia Signs 9K-SF Lease at Zar Property’s 37 East 18th Street

Slate Property Group's Martin Nussbaum (top), Ares Management's Michael Arougheti, and Dutch House at 37-05 30th Street, Queens.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Ares Provides $86M Refi for Long Island City Multifamily Property

By Brian Pascus
Homes are seen under construction in Henderson, Nev.
Residential · Finance
National

Behind Blackstone’s Newfound Commitment to Finance Home Construction

By Brian Pascus
Berkadia's Patrick McGlohn (top), Brian Gould (center), and Natalie Hershey, and an aerial view of Nokomis, Fla.
Residential · Finance
Florida

Benefit Street Partners Provides $82M Refi for Sarasota County Multifamily

By Brian Pascus
Pamir Niaz, Executive Director at Mesa West Capital and 4903 and 5115 Winchester Avenue in Martinsburg, WV.
Industrial · Finance
West Virginia

Mesa West Provides $44M Refi for West Virginia Industrial Park

By Brian Pascus
 
Trending Stories
Retail · Leases
New York City

British Fragrance Brand Jo Malone to Open at 200 East 75th Street

Office · Leases
New York City

Tech Firm Veeva Relocates to 62K-SF Office at Vornado’s Penn 2

Industry · Columnists
National

In Business — and in Life — Persistence Is a Major Competitive Advantage

Office · Leases
New York City

AI Startup Phia Signs 9K-SF Lease at Zar Property’s 37 East 18th Street

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

Affinius Capital Provides $88M Acquisition Financing for CitySpire Office Purchase

By Brian Pascus
Brixmor Property Group CEO Brian Finnegan.
Retail · Finance
National

Brixmor Property CEO Brian Finnegan On Turning Around the Retail Giant

By Brian Pascus
Berkadia's Brian Crivella (clockwise from top left), Brian Gould, Bill Gribbin, and Patrick McGlohn, and a rendering of Hunter's Branch in Fairfax, Va.
Residential · Finance
Virginia

CIBC, Citizens Bank Provide $108M Construction Loan for Fairfax Apartment Complex

By Brian Pascus
Talonvest's Eric Snyder (top) and Kim Bishop, and a self-storage facility.
Industrial · Finance
National

Goldman Sachs Provides $40M Refinancing of Five-Property Self-Storage Portfolio

By Brian Pascus
Scion Group CEO Rob Bronstein (top), Harrison Street's Christopher Merrill and students on the University of Florida campus.
Residential · Investments & Sales
National

Scion Group, Ares Management Buy U.S. Student Housing Portfolio for $910M

By Isabelle Durso and Brian Pascus
Walker & Dunlop's Sean Reimer (top), Aaron Appel (center), and Keith Kurland, and Houston.
Residential · Finance
Texas

Hudson Bay Capital Provides $129M to Develop Luxury Apartments in Houston

By Brian Pascus
Industrial Realty Group's Stuart Lichter (right) and Sachem's John Villano.
Industrial · Finance
National

Industrial Realty Group, Sachem Capital Merge to Form $3.4B Industrial REIT

By Brian Pascus
Tredway's Adam Sussi and Restore Housing at 260 Herkimer Street, Brooklyn.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Merchants Capital Provides $42M for Brooklyn Affordable Housing

By Brian Pascus
An illustration of an "Everything Must Go" banner hanging off a Saks Fifth Avenue sign.
Retail · Finance
National

Saks Global’s Fire Sale Might Help It Out of Bankruptcy — But Kill the Business

By Brian Pascus
Core Spaces's Marc Lifshin and students walking across a university campus.
Residential · Finance
National

Core Spaces Secures $1.64B Fundraise for Student Housing Development, Investment

By Brian Pascus
Affinius Capital's Eric Cohen and a rendering of Bayside North in Sarasota, Fla.
Residential · Finance
Florida

Affinius, Axonic Provide $43M Construction Loan for Sarasota Multifamily Complex

By Brian Pascus
J.B. Gerber of Barings and the former Union Pacific Depot train station that now houses the Asher Adams hotel in Salt Lake City.
Hospitality · Finance
Utah

Barings Provides $78M Refi for Salt Lake City Luxury Hotel

By Brian Pascus

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