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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An aerial shot of Manhattan where the buildings appear to glow.
National

Lack of New Supply, Spiking Demand Drive U.S. Office Market Recovery

By Brian Pascus
Constellation Trade Center in El Paso, Texas.
Industrial · Finance
Texas

Affinius Capital Provides $74M Refi for El Paso Industrial Facility

By Brian Pascus
Kurt Stuart.
Residential · Finance
National

JP Morgan Originates $5B in Affordable Housing Debt and Equity Investment in Q3

By Brian Pascus
Camber Property Group's Rick Gropper and an aerial view of Queens.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Ladder Capital Provides $49M Refi for Queens Multifamily Building

By Brian Pascus
Newmark's Jordan Roeschlaub (top) and Daniel Fromm (bottom), and 205 West 28th Street.
Office · Finance
New York City

Capstone Lands $59M Acquisition Loan for 205 West 28th Street

By Brian Pascus
Affinius Capital's Eric Cohen and Lathrop II, an industrial development in Lathrop, Calif.
Industrial · Finance
California

Affinius Capital Provides $67M Refi for Northern California Industrial

By Brian Pascus
Mike Strug.
Industry · Finance
New York City

CMBS Expert Mike Strug Leaves BlackRock to Join Stephen Muller’s Vanadium Group

By Brian Pascus
Patrick Arangio (left) and Jack Howard sitting at a table at CBRE's 200 Park Avenue office.
Industry · Finance
New York City

CBRE’s Pat Arangio and Jack Howard Are Best Friends — and Two Loan Sales Titans

By Brian Pascus
Extell's Gary Barnett (top), RXR's Scott Rechler (center), SL Green's Marc Holliday (bottom), and One Worldwide Plaza.
Office · Finance
New York City

Extell’s Gary Barnett Buys Mezz Debt on One Worldwide Plaza as UCC Foreclosure Looms

By Brian Pascus and Cathy Cunningham
David Friedman (from left), Shawn Katz, and Natalia Sosnina participate on a panel at the Commercial Observer National Finance Forum.
Industry · Finance
National

Inside Commercial Observer’s 2025 Fall Finance Forum

By Brian Pascus and Andrew Coen
Brookfield Asset Management CEO Bruce Flatt and 620 Eighth Avenue.
Office · Finance
New York City

Brookfield’s $515M CMBS Loan on New York Times Building Sent to Special Servicing

By Brian Pascus
Canyon Partners Real Estate's Robin Potts.
Industry · Finance
National

Canyon Partners’ Robin Potts Can’t Lose

By Brian Pascus
Four Seasons Private Residences in Las Vegas.
Residential · Finance
Nevada

JP Morgan, Sculptor Real Estate, Morning Calm Provide $686M Construction Loan

By Brian Pascus
Axonic Capital's Tyler Kimball (top), Affinius Capital's Tyler Figley (bottom), and a self-storage unit.
Industrial · Finance
California

Affinius, Axonic Loan $45M for San Fran’s First New Self-Storage in 20 Years

By Brian Pascus
Jonathan Roth of 3650 Capital and a rendering of Viking Mill Apartments planned for Philadelphia.
Residential · Finance
Pennsylvania

3650 Capital Provides $38M Construction Loan for Philadelphia Luxury Apartments

By Brian Pascus
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Industry · Finance
National

Commercial Real Estate Lending Volumes Up Sharply in 2025: CBRE

By Brian Pascus
President Donald Trump.
Industry · Policy
New York City

Is This the Trump 2.0 Commercial Real Estate Players Expected?

By Brian Pascus