The Daily Dirt: Final chapter in Eli Karp’s tale of woe
New York
Mar 12, 2025

The Daily Dirt: Final chapter in Eli Karp’s tale of woe

Bankruptcy auction on tap after building missed 421a by one unit
Atlanta’s RG Real Estate Scores Bargain on Foreclosed Office
Atlanta
Mar 10, 2025

RG Real Estate grabs bargain near bottom of suburban market 

Foreclosure discount on Kennesaw office complex accents metro’s challenges
Digging into Chicago’s Biggest Brokers and Builders
Chicago
Mar 8, 2025

Digging into Chicago’s biggest brokers and builders

Plus, muddled foreclosure lawsuits threaten suburban CRE investments, River North mastermind Al Friedman opens up and more Chicago real estate news
Stripe Expands Lease in Chicago Tower Facing Foreclosure
Chicago
Mar 7, 2025

Stripe expands River North office lease in distressed Blackstone-owned tower

Fintech firm doubling River North office space set to be taken over by a lender after landlord defaulted on $310M loan
Landlord Zaya Younan in Midst of Bizarre Foreclosure Fights
Chicago
Mar 7, 2025

Zaya Younan fights Arlington Heights office foreclosure in bizarre conundrum

Royal Business Bank seeking title to One North Arlington as well as the commercial landlord’s luxury home outside Los Angeles
Skokie hotel developer E&M faces messy foreclosure on $24M construction loan
Chicago
Mar 6, 2025

Skokie hotel developer E&M faces messy foreclosure on $24M construction loan

Lender’s lawsuit is the latest setback in three years of delays on a Homewood Suites by Hilton planned for downtown Skokie by local developer
Struggling Sonder ditches River North hotel, landlord sues for $4M
Chicago
Mar 4, 2025

Struggling Sonder ditches River North hotel, landlord sues for $4M

Dispute arises after Hawkins Way Capital, owner of 60-room Found Hotel, dodged foreclosure last year
Weekend tour: Developers turn to data centers as backup plans & other news
Chicago
Mar 1, 2025

Weekend tour: Developers turn to data centers as backup plans & other news

Major Hoffman Estates plan, office project by 601W pivot — and more headlines in Chicago real estate
Bulls Player Hit with Foreclosure Lawsuit on Gold Coast Condo
Chicago
Feb 28, 2025

Bulls player Williams straightens out mortgage snafu on Gold Coast condo

Reps for Patrick Williams say alleged loan default was due to a clerical error; Goethe Street unit is among several high-profile Chicago-area loans to fall into potentially errant default disputes
Charles Cohen, Facing $187M Guarantee, Asks Fortress To Settle
New York
Feb 28, 2025

Look who wants to settle now: Charles Cohen asks court to delay $187M judgment

Source: French courts have seized assets from billionaire’s “chateau”
Blackstone hit by foreclosure on $310M loan for River North Point
Chicago
Feb 26, 2025

Blackstone hit by foreclosure on $310M loan for River North Point

Goldman Sachs sued over the debt after Blackstone allegedly defaulted at maturity
Lenders push back foreclosure auction for San Francisco’s largest mall
San Francisco
Feb 24, 2025

Lenders push back foreclosure auction for San Francisco’s largest mall

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase owed $626M secured by San Francisco Centre
LNR Partners lists healthy Loop retail after seizing in foreclosure
Chicago
Feb 21, 2025

LNR Partners lists healthy Loop retail after seizing in foreclosure

Retail portion of 1 North State Street is mostly leased
CA Ventures faces T2 foreclosure at Mundelein development site
Chicago
Feb 21, 2025

CA Ventures faces T2 foreclosure at Mundelein development site

Several residential projects have been proposed for debt-burdened property, but no firm has managed to start construction
Wells Fargo Forecloses on Crestlight Capital Atlanta Portfolio
Atlanta
Feb 20, 2025

Crestlight Capital portfolio heads to foreclosure auction

Office and retail portfolio in submarket with city’s highest office vacancy
Inside Mark Nussbaum’s Chicago Real Estate Deals
Chicago
Feb 14, 2025

Assuming control: Inside embattled attorney Mark Nussbaum’s playbook in Chicago

Nussbaum’s entities took over properties after bizarre flips and trouble among Lakewood dealmakers
Notre Dame University Surrenders Chicago Office Building
Chicago
Feb 13, 2025

Notre Dame University gives back historic Railway Exchange Building

New York Life Insurance seized asset via deed-in-lieu of foreclosure