Scott Baltic
Scott Baltic has been a contributing editor with Commercial Property Executive since 2011 and also wrote for its predecessor, Commercial Property News. He started writing about CRE in 1988 for a group of Chicago-based publications and in 1989 became the editor of Midwest Real Estate News. After moving on from there in 1991, Baltic continued writing occasionally about real estate, for publications like the Chicago Sun-Times, National Real Estate Investor, Urban Land, Shopping Center World and Architect’s Newspaper. He earned a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and has a bachelor’s from North Park University.
Blackstone Leads $300M Recap of NYC Mixed-Use Asset
The funding advances Salmar Properties’ strategy of transforming a 100-year-old Brooklyn warehouse into a 21st-century mixed-use project.
IRR’s 2020 Outlook: Decidedly Mixed
A new forecast from Integra Realty Resources sizes up complex forces in the economy and the CRE sector.
Pebblebrook to Sell 2 Luxury Hotels for $331M
One of the properties reportedly traded for the highest price per key in Atlanta’s Buckhead district.
Cantor Fitzgerald Renews 2 Leases in Manhattan
Newmark Knight Frank arranged the deals at neighboring buildings in the Plaza District.
Akara Partners Lands $57M Refi for Chicago Hotel
The company will use the proceeds to refinance the construction loan on the extended-stay Home2Suites by Hilton downtown property.
These Data Center Markets Lead the World
The past decade has seen $100 billion invested in data centers, according to the latest analysis by Cushman & Wakefield.
R&B Realty Breaks Ground on Miami Office Tower
The Gateway at Wynwood, a 12-story Class A building, is rising in the city’s Biscayne submarket.
Top Facilities Management Trends
Aramark’s new report highlights areas where technology, people and operations intersect.
JBG Smith Recasts $1B Revolver
The company is the developer of National Landing, Amazon’s campus in Arlington, Va.
CoreCivic’s $83M Acquisition of GSA-Leased Assets
The deal, structured through a DownREIT, covers 28 properties mostly situated in the South.