
Federal Government Closes $80M Sale of Historic Pennsylvania Avenue Landmark
The GSA sold the Old Post Office at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW to BDT & MSD Partners for $80M, transferring ownership of the landmark now operating as a Waldorf Astoria.
12 stories on institutional investment in commercial real estate.

The GSA sold the Old Post Office at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW to BDT & MSD Partners for $80M, transferring ownership of the landmark now operating as a Waldorf Astoria.

TPG Real Estate, Norges Bank, PSP Investments, and La Caisse have acquired Echo Realty's 230+ U.S. grocery-anchored retail platform in a $2B deal.

A TPG Real Estate-led investor group including PSP Investments and Norges Bank has acquired Pittsburgh-based ECHO Realty and its ~230 grocery-anchored centers for $2 billion.

Berkshire Hathaway agreed to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $6.8 billion, or $72.50 per share, a 24% premium, in CEO Greg Abel's first major deal.
Private equity is increasingly targeting car wash real estate, drawn by subscription revenue models and operational margins that rival traditional net-lease retail assets.

Texas is on track to surpass Northern Virginia in data center capacity by 2030, yet institutional investors continue to favor NoVA's proven infrastructure ecosystem.
Berkshire Residential Investments acquired a 299-unit, four-property San Francisco portfolio for $134.5M, spanning SoMa, the East Cut, and Potrero Hill.

Convene Hospitality Group secured $230M in expansion financing backed by TPG and Ares Management to grow its Etc.venues and NeueHouse brands in the U.S. and U.K.

AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson says U.S. commercial real estate remains the world's top safe-haven asset as global capital flows reshape domestic property markets.

J.P. Morgan's Kurt Stuart toured 16 workforce housing multifamily assets in Huntington Beach on foot, spotlighting the firm's focus on supply-constrained coastal markets.

Jonathan Rose Companies acquired the 126-unit Caroline Apartments in Manhattan's Inwood for $53M, the eighth deal for its Affordable Housing Preservation Fund VI.
With supply constraints and a shifting interest rate environment creating tailwinds, AEW's Gina Szymanski identifies senior housing, data centers, and retail as the most promising REIT sectors for growth heading into the coming year.