Maria Maruta

Maria Maruta is an Associate Editor with Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive. Maria completed a Bachelor's in Art History and a Master's in Film Studies at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Currently, she writes commercial real estate news, particularly on the office, retail, coworking and self storage sectors. You may reach her at maria.maruta@cpe-mhn.com

Aerial shot of 5 Penn Plaza, a 24-story, 650,329-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan.
Office

Haymes Lands Tenant at Manhattan Tower

The company Fireblocks will occuppy 35,000 square feet at 5 Penn Plaza.

Maria Maruta - July 30, 2025
Rendering of 343 Madison Ave., a 46-story, 930,000-square-foot office development in Midtown Manhattan.
Office

$2B Midtown Office Project Goes Vertical

Completion is expected by late 2029.

Maria Maruta - July 30, 2025
Exterior shot of the Synaptics Headquarters, a 111,000-square-foot office campus in San Jose, Calif.
Office

FH One Buys Bay Area Office Campus

South Bay Development previously owned the asset.

Maria Maruta - July 28, 2025
Aerial shot of Golden Acres Shopping Center, a 219,848-square-foot retail center in South Plainfield, N.J.
Retail

Agus JV Snaps Up New Jersey Retail Center

JLL Capital Markets represented the seller.

Maria Maruta - July 25, 2025
Exterior shot of RK Causeway Plaza, a 129,000-square-foot retail center in North Miami, Fla.
Retail

RK Centers Lands $34M for Miami Retail Center

Bank of America issued the note.

Maria Maruta - July 24, 2025
Exterior shot of The Crosslands, a retail center in Kissimmee, Fla.
Retail

O’Connor Capital Buys Majority Stake in Columbus Mall

The company has been investing in the 1.3 million-square-foot property for over a decade.

Maria Maruta - July 24, 2025
Exterior shot of Georgia Crossing, a a 317,301-square-foot shopping center in Buford, Ga.
Retail

Invesco Pays $82M for Atlanta-Area Retail Center

The property was fully leased at the time of sale.

Maria Maruta - July 22, 2025
Rendering of Convene's latest venue, at 555 Broadway. The picture shows a lobby area with a welcome desk.
Coworking

Convene to Open 16th Manhattan Location

The venue is located in a historic SoHo building.

Maria Maruta - July 21, 2025
Exterior shot of PENN 11, a 1.2-million-square-foot, 26-story office building in Midtown Manhattan.
Office

Vornado Lands $450M for Manhattan Tower

The existing loan was scheduled to mature in October.

Maria Maruta - July 17, 2025
Exterior shot of Westfield Century City, a 1.4-million-square-foot retail center in Los Angeles.
Finance

URW Lands $925M Refi for Los Angeles Mall

Five banks are co-originating the note.

Maria Maruta - July 16, 2025