Kolter and BH Group Add to North Beach Oceanfront Holdings for Planned Condo Project
Kolter and BH Group added more Miami Beach oceanfront property, including Port Royale units and Crystal Beach Suites commercial condos.
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Structural scare at former Pfizer tower jolts Manhattan as major office and retail deals move ahead
After columns buckled at 235 East 42nd Street, attention shifted to project safety even as office and retail leasing stayed active.
Sam Losek
Tacoma Clarifies Zoning Code to Bar Stand-Alone Data Centers
Tacoma says stand-alone data centers are not allowed under current zoning after residents raised concerns about infrastructure, noise and costs.
Sam Losek
Lawmakers Recast Opportunity Zones With Permanent Framework and Rural Incentives
A new federal framework would make Opportunity Zones permanent, extend tax deferrals and add fresh incentives for rural investment.
Sam Losek
CSquare files for IPO as Brookfield-backed data center operator targets NYSE debut
CSquare plans to raise up to $1.35 billion in an IPO that could value the Brookfield-backed data center company at $4.18 billion.
Sam Losek
Retail Didn’t Dodge an Apocalypse. It Got Smaller, Smarter, and Closer to Home.
My last 500 stories included 114 on retail, mostly sales and re-tenantings. That doesn’t mean all retail is thriving—it means the useful kind is.
Sam Losek
Four Peaks enters Denver with Civic Lofts buy from Centerspace at a steep markdown
Denver's oversupplied Golden Triangle saw another reset as Centerspace sold Civic Lofts to Four Peaks for far less than its 2021 price.
Sam Losek
Phoenix’s Data Center Land Rush Is Starting to Price Out the Warehouses the Market Still Needs
Phoenix is chasing data centers, but the land and power race is starting to squeeze the smaller industrial users that keep the market moving.
Sam Losek
This Week in Commercial Real Estate — July 3, 2026
The biggest themes in commercial real estate this week — a roundup of the top deals, financings, and market moves from CRE News Today.
Sam Losek
This Week in Commercial Real Estate — June 27, 2026
The biggest themes in commercial real estate this week — a roundup of the top deals, financings, and market moves from CRE News Today.
Sam Losek
Miami Is Winning the World Cup Hotel Race as Other Host Cities Stumble
Miami is the best-performing U.S. World Cup host hotel market — about 55% of hotels are ahead of booking pace — and landed FIFA's expanded 75,000-square-foot Americas headquarters in Coral Gables.
Sam Losek
World Cup 2026's Commercial Real Estate Impact: Record Rates, Softer Hotels, a Rental Surge
Host markets projected billions from the 2026 World Cup, but roughly 80% of host-city hotels are tracking below forecast — while short-term rentals near stadiums surge and stadium-anchored development accelerates.
Sam Losek