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Chicago
Werner, Mizrachi drag Schron, Lowenfeld into $342M alleged double-default on Chicago office loans
Complex deal structure for tower at 300 South Riverside Plaza crushes investors, as ground lease loan heads to special servicer LNR Partners
Development
South Florida
Inside Steve Ross’ buyout of a West Palm Beach waterfront condo
Joey Columbo sold 27 units to billionaire for nearly five times what he and partners paid
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New York
Industry to Mamdani: “Let’s not demonize real estate”
Mayor's early moves revive industry worry of being cast as villain
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Chicago
How out-of-state investors drove up distress in Chicago’s hottest multifamily market
What happened after a flurry of unusual deals in South Shore
Residential
National
Pressure mounts at CoStar as another investor blasts Homes.com strategy
D.E. Shaw turns up the heat following Third Point campaign
Commercial
National
Top JLL executive resigns after three weeks on the job
Michael Colacino recently became CEO of Americas Leasing Advisory team
Residential
South Florida
Property manager arrested, accused of $1M-plus theft from Broward condo associations
Attorney for Michael Curtis, who pleaded not guilty, said most recent arrest is part of “personal vendettas”
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In the tranches: Bayview pioneers creative capital structures in booming C-PACE space
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National
WATCH: “The Alexander Brothers”: A TRD documentary
Episode 1 chronicles the rise of the luxury broker siblings
Baccarat condo owners say Floyd Mayweather owes over $300K in rent
Boxer-turned-investor accused of neglecting rent since July
JPMorgan expands at Brookfield’s 5 Manhattan West
Bank tacks on 139K sf at Midtown West offices
Brookfield throws in $173M to refi Brookfield Place tower
Cash equity plugs gap as office giant re-ups CMBS debt at 225 Liberty Street
The Daily Dirt: Heat pumps only $54K per NYCHA unit
Mamdani says he’s “proud” to spend $38.4M outfitting 712 units
The Daily Dirt: Here’s how the comptroller wants to implement 485x
Industry has sticking points with the proposal
NYC’s top deals: Soho mixed-use buildings sell for first time in decades
TRD reports top transactions for Friday, Feb. 6, 2026
David, Victoria Beckham sell Miami penthouse for $25M
Power couple paid nearly $20M for the full-floor unit in 2020
Wynwood Plaza developers score $335M refi from Blue Owl
Oak Row, L&L Holding completed 1M sf complex in October
Inside Steve Ross’ buyout of a West Palm Beach waterfront condo
Joey Columbo sold 27 units to billionaire for nearly five times what he and partners paid
Billionaire Jeff Greene threatened with $5M penalty for delayed One West Palm
Greene slapped with deadline to complete two-tower complex by end of 2027
Ex-Symantec CEO buys Fort Lauderdale mansion for $22M after price cut
Sellers paid $11M for waterfront property less than a decade ago
Private club residences greenlighted amid Boca Raton condo frenzy
Michael Dell’s BDT & MSD bought century-old resort in 2019
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How Worldwide Plaza became a legal fight among real estate heavyweights
Movers: The Agency poaches Justin Alexander from Hilton Hilton
Plus, Porter & Brown advisory launches at Compass, Resident Group makes a move and more new recruits
Shopoff plots 83-acre mixed-use project for shuttered Westminster Mall
Retail center transformation one of several planned in OC
ICE in the desert: DHS buys $70M warehouse in Surprise for 418K sf detention facility
Immigration authorities on real estate buying spree across country
Beverly Hills estate once owned by Hollywood Golden Age star hits market for $39M
Current owner expanded property, added amenities after actor’s death
Sandstone sells Warner Center site planned for 100% affordable housing
Downtown Woodland Hills area in midst of mixed-use transformation
LA City Council clears way for expedited Olympics construction projects
“No-build,” “no-cost” Olympics will actually need buildings, taxpayer funds
Quadrum’s River North hotel foreclosure threatens John Rutledge and EB-5 investors in $88M debt stack
Godfrey Hotel at 127 West Huron Street subject of $57M foreclosure complaint, as senior lender targets foreign mezzanine creditors and a landlord who’s a frequent partner
Challenger outpacing incumbent in real estate donations in Chicago tax assessor’s race
Industry leaders are circling wagons around Patrick Hynes but haven’t abandoned Fritz Kaegi completely
New York Life finally ready to take hit on half-empty Schaumburg office
Woodfield Corporate Center became REO by insurer’s investment arm back in 2010 to settle a default on a $70M loan
Werner, Mizrachi drag Schron, Lowenfeld into $342M alleged double-default on Chicago office loans
Complex deal structure for tower at 300 South Riverside Plaza crushes investors, as ground lease loan heads to special servicer LNR Partners
After years of false starts, a $7M-plus lakefront build finally sticks in Evanston
Empty lot’s second act demonstrated how design diplomacy can unlock some of Chicagoland’s trickiest sites
Discovery Partners Institute eyes $25M Wacker Drive office after scrapping megadevelopment plans
UBS bought the 16-story building for about $90M in 2011, now mostly vacant after Molson Coors exit
Machine Investment seeks buyers for nearly-empty San Jose condo towers
Z&L-built property sold to new owner last year for $182M
Three-letter word kills Los Gatos’ builder’s remedy lawsuit
Multifamily projects slated to proceed after judge steps in
Roblox near post-pandemic high with 325K sf San Mateo lease
New Peninsula offices lure for big tech tenants
Bay Area grabs prime chunk of biggest office leases for 2025 on AI effect
Demand for newer spaces account for 4.3M sf, could lead to shortage of premium offices
Former SF city offices seized by CW Capital at $4M foreclosure auction
Lenders sued to foreclose after 2024 default
Santa Rosa Diocese lists five more properties for sale as real estate sell-off continues
Empty land, homes selling for bargain-basement prices in North Bay
Austin
Griffin inks $47M refi for Austin apartments built in 2024 near The Domain
1900 Parmer was 98% occupied when loan closed
Dallas
Todd Interests kicks back keys to Downtown Dallas’ The National in foreclosure sale
Lender Starwood seized the property once held up as a model for large-scale urban reuse
Fort Worth
3L advances office-to-resi conversion in Downtown Fort Worth
Former Oncor tower slated for 330 apartments with public incentives
North Texas growth blitz spreads along Oklahoma border with latest DR Horton community
Homebuilding titan’s 27-acre Bonham development will precede three other communities
Perpetually preserved 6,400-acre Texas timberland ranch trades hands
“To my knowledge, that’s the largest sale of a conserved property in a very, very long time.”
San Antonio
ICE closing in on Texas warehouse purchases
Federal agency confirmed San Antonio purchase but remains silent on details
Pressure mounts at CoStar as another investor blasts Homes.com strategy
D.E. Shaw turns up the heat following Third Point campaign
Anywhere CEO Ryan Schneider out after 8 years
Exit was part of terms of merger agreement with Compass
WATCH: "The Alexander Brothers": A TRD documentary
Episode 1 chronicles the rise of the luxury broker siblings
Real estate reacts to Fed chair selection
Donald Trump taps Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell
Phoenix
Paradise Valley lot sale sets Arizona price-per-acre record
In-demand neighborhood sees similar prices for lot sales in recent years
Philadelphia
Blue Owl fund sells Pennsylvania warehouse to ICE for $120M
Facility two hours outside of Philly expected to include thousands of beds
Olympic glow fuels Milan’s luxury housing boom in Italy
Prices at records, penthouses rule, districts cash in ahead of Winter Games
Alphabet eyes 2.4M sf office expansion in Indian tech capital
OpenAI, Anthropic among US companies growing in South Asian country
Iran Supreme Leader’s son tied to global property web
Inside Mojtaba Khamenei’s overseas real estate empire as protests rage
Cyberattack crushes London housing market
Thousands of sales in jeopardy in Westminster, Chelsea, Kensington
Tokyo condo prices reach record high as supply shrinks, construction costs balloon
Broader market on upswing after 2024 decline in new condo prices
Abu Dhabi royals nearing sale of West End London office for $226M
Berkeley Estate Asset Management recently won approval for nearby project
National
Affordable housing construction surges nationwide, led by Seattle
NYC followed close behind
National
Slow and steady: US CRE debt market sees stable growth in Q3
Securitized lenders see steepest increase in outstanding balance
New York
NYC troubled mortgage rate beats national share despite trouble spots
Brooklyn home to most equity-rich neighborhoods
National
US apartment vacancy rate rises, with widening urban-suburban gap
All of 2025 saw national rental vacancy rate at or above 7%
Los Angeles
Focus on TRD Data: Priciest office sales in Culver City in 2025
National
Data center spending surges as AI demand reshapes construction
Office construction spending cools as dollars for data centers rose 18.4%
New York
NYC’s top deals: Soho mixed-use buildings sell for first time in decades
TRD reports top transactions for Friday, Feb. 6, 2026
Texas
Perpetually preserved 6,400-acre Texas timberland ranch trades hands
“To my knowledge, that’s the largest sale of a conserved property in a very, very long time.”
South Florida
Ex-Symantec CEO buys Fort Lauderdale mansion for $22M after price cut
Sellers paid $11M for waterfront property less than a decade ago
South Florida
David, Victoria Beckham sell Miami penthouse for $25M
Power couple paid nearly $20M for the full-floor unit in 2020
Chicago
After years of false starts, a $7M-plus lakefront build finally sticks in Evanston
Empty lot’s second act demonstrated how design diplomacy can unlock some of Chicagoland’s trickiest sites
South Florida
Billionaire Greg Mondre flips Palm Beach teardown for $5M-plus gain
Silver Lake co-CEO bought larger oceanfront lot for $58M in October
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New York
NYC’s top deals: Soho mixed-use buildings sell for first time in decades
TRD reports top transactions for Friday, Feb. 6, 2026
Los Angeles
Sandstone sells Warner Center site planned for 100% affordable housing
Downtown Woodland Hills area in midst of mixed-use transformation
San Francisco
Former SF city offices seized by CW Capital at $4M foreclosure auction
Lenders sued to foreclose after 2024 default
New York
Cayre Equities cashes in on Midtown South rezoning with Garment District flip
Firm sells office building for a $10M gain in less than two years
Tri-State
Palisades Center mall auctioned off to lender Black Diamond Capital
Firm bought the debt in October and won the mall on credit bid
Los Angeles
LA City Council clears way for expedited Olympics construction projects
“No-build,” “no-cost” Olympics will actually need buildings, taxpayer funds
New York
The Daily Dirt: Here’s how the comptroller wants to implement 485x
Industry has sticking points with the proposal
South Florida
Private club residences greenlighted amid Boca Raton condo frenzy
Michael Dell’s BDT & MSD bought century-old resort in 2019
Chicago
After years of false starts, a $7M-plus lakefront build finally sticks in Evanston
Empty lot’s second act demonstrated how design diplomacy can unlock some of Chicagoland’s trickiest sites
South Florida
Acre agrees to public parking, $1M mitigation payment as Legion Park apartments move forward
337-unit project secured financing and is awaiting permits
Texas
Rex Glendenning scoops up 815 acres along I-35 in far North Texas
Pace Ranch deal came with plans for up to 4,000 housing units near the Oklahoma boarder
Chicago
McCaffery plan for former Mars factory not so sweet to neighbors
Galewood residents pushed back on proposal for nearly 500 residential units in the Northwest Chicago neighborhood