May 2026

Jewelers Building owners plan $25M renovation in bid to lure new tenants

Federal Realty sells Harris Teeter-anchored Falls Church shopping center

United Properties Acquires Two Chicagoland Shopping Centers for $22.6 Million

Platforms take the spotlight in real estate’s push for operational alpha

Big-ticket deals and a record fundraise underscore institutional appetite for exposure to seasoned operators in specialized sectors.

Tim Franzen to lead Ginsberg Jacobs hospitality real estate practice

Dwight Mortgage Trust Lends $55M on Rockland County, N.Y., Multifamily Development

Sky Equity Group has landed $55 million of construction financing to develop a mixed-use multifamily project in New York’s Rockland County, Commercial Observer has learned, Dwight Mortgage Trust closed the loan in a d…

Construction shows signs of life beyond data centers

Despite hopeful signs, rising fuel prices will take a toll on material costs in the second half of the year, according to construction data provider Gordian.

Data centers raise temperatures up to 4 degrees in nearby neighborhoods: study

Use of a stronger vertical fan to push thermal plumes higher or not having parapets surround condenser arrays are two ways to mitigate the impact, a researcher says.

IREI’s Geoffrey Dohrmann Says Investor Capital Remains Cautious, But Curiosity Returning

Image Dohrmann also sees “tremendous opportunity” for REIT joint ventures.

Tilman Fertitta Acquires Caesars Entertainment in Deal Valued at $17.6B

Fertitta Entertainment , the multinational gaming and hospitality giant owned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta , has gone all in with its latest acquisition. Fertitta owns the Golden Nugget ​Hotel and Casinos chain and…

Notable apartment deals this spring

Standard Real Estate Investments, Bascom Group and Ballast were among the multifamily investors buying properties over the last couple of months.

Asia Pacific real estate investment rises 19% in Q1; India emerges as key logistics, data centre growth market: Savills

Law Firm Taft Inks 17K SF at Durst’s 1155 Avenue of the Americas for First NYC Office

National law firm Taft has chosen the Durst Organization ’s 1155 Avenue of the Americas for its first New York office. The law firm, which specializes in employment law and corporate transactions, has taken up 16,563…

Fading momentum? Not in Detroit, according to the Detroit Commercial Real Estate Mid-Year Forecast

Gilbane breaks ground on $450M Philadelphia cancer lab

Bill Gates-backed TerraPower Isotopes tapped the contractor to head up preconstruction and construction of the core and shell building.

Turner has nabbed 10 $1B jobs so far in 2026

In its first-quarter financial update, the New York City-based contractor, the industry’s largest by revenue, said it has already won more megaprojects this year than in all of 2025.

Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Un stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market

Alliance Residential Co. names head of new Midwest Division

Ryan Adams will support the Scottsdale, Arizona-based developer’s efforts to expand its footprint in key Midwest markets.

Silverman Group buys Forestville furniture warehouse site for logistics hub

Real Estate RoundUp: Second Floor Residences Proposed On South Main Retail In New City; Residential Overlay Proposed For Pearl River Downtown; New City Center Clears Environmental Hurdle; New Commercial Leases

Commercial Real Estate Shifts from Just Offices to Employee-Centric Ecosystems

Digital permitting, AI tools top of mind for NIBS panelists

During the National Institute of Building Sciences Building Innovation conference, speakers pointed to how digital tools can improve timelines and reviews.

C-suite construction execs stay bullish on data center boom

Leaders at publicly traded companies reported the market continues to grow their bottom lines even as risks and challenges begin to emerge.

Is the apartment industry ready for an AI job apocalypse?

Signs of trouble are already appearing in unemployment numbers among younger workers as operators, investors and economists watch for weakness in tech hubs.

Blueprint: Kayne Anderson’s $5bn haul; Stoneshield’s record fundraise; a holiday park mega-deal and more

Is fundraising for private real estate vehicles gathering steam? This week’s headlines include a pair of notable achievements for managers, beginning with Kayne Anderson. The Los Angeles-based firm not only blew past…

Lovett Industrial and Peakline Real Estate Funds Break Ground on 1.1M SF North Park Logistics Center in Metro Phoenix