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.
Data Center Market Poised for Serious Expansion
With a substantial amount of product in the pipeline, will strong absorption continue and keep rents from declining further?
Yield Curve Inversion Might Portend, But Doesn’t Predict, Recession
An update from Cushman & Wakefield discusses the correlation between an inverted yield curve and its implications for commercial real estate.
Market Pulse: US Industrial Sector Still Solid
A crucial question, notes Colliers’ new report—how long will today’s conditions last?
CIM Group Boosts Austin Portfolio With Major Office Buy
The buyer also has an ownership stake in The Independent, the tallest building in Austin.
MRECS Provides $199M Refi for Hudson Yards Hotel
The 399-key Courtyard by Marriott is on the verge of opening within Manhattan’s booming Far West Side neighborhood.
West Loop Trophy Tower Hits the Million Mark
Preleasing at 110 N. Wacker, Chicago’s tallest new office building in decades, surpasses 1 million square feet on the strength of a law firm’s commitment.
Henley Investments Picks Up Miami Beach Hotel
The company again teamed up with tech-oriented hotel manager Life House for the duo’s fourth and largest hospitality purchase in metro Miami.
Crown Enters Ottawa Office Market
The company acquired Carling Executive Park and is set to begin large-scale capital improvements at the three-building, 289,000-square-foot asset.
Welcome Gets $200M Credit Facility for Texas Portfolio
The seven-year financing involves 18 fully leased, single-tenant industrial properties, more than two-thirds of them located in metro Houston.
Angelo Gordon, Onyx Score $94M for New York Industrial Park
The partnership acquired Bradley Corporate Park in May. The Rockland County deal was reported to have been the county’s largest CRE acquisition since 2016.