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.
Newmark Group to Acquire RKF Retail Holdings
Robert Futterman, RKF’s chairman & CEO, will become chairman of Newmark’s Retail Leasing Division as part of a move that expands the firm’s retail services.
Madison Marquette, PMRG to Merge in June
The two companies, both part of Capital Guidance, have complementary geographic areas of operation, and each has been involved in high-profile projects in recent years.
How Does Supply Shortage Impact the NYC Retail Sector?
A new Marcus & Millichap report highlights how modest development activity, healthy population and job growth in the Big Apple affected retail vacancies and rents.
Hilton Divestment Vindicates Blackstone’s Patience
Analysts outline how the company followed up on the unification of Hilton’s domestic and international sides, and why the investor’s moves have paid off so well.
San Diego Mixed-Use Campus Trades for $97M
NKF Capital Markets represented the owners, which had held the five-building property in La Jolla, Calif., for more than three decades.
CIM Group Buys Denver Office Complex
The purchase of the LoDo Towers is the company’s first deal in downtown Denver, but it has been working on a large redevelopment project a few miles away.
THM Nabs Tallest Office Building in Memphis
A $400 million, multi-block project takes a big step forward with the long-delayed acquisition of an 800,000-square-foot asset in downtown Memphis.
Canadian REIT to Buy Columbus-Area Industrial Portfolio
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust entered into an agreement to acquire four fully occupied, single-tenanted buildings in Central Ohio totaling roughly 3.8 million square feet.
Liberty Property Trust Sells Office Building at Philly Navy Yard
The $130.5 million acquisition of a building that’s fully leased to pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline marks the second major purchase for Korea Investment Management in Philadelphia.
Thor Equities, Meyer Bergman to Sell London Retail Asset for $407M
Considered a landmark since its completion in 1819 as Britain’s first shopping arcade, Burlington Arcade features 37,000 square feet of space and attracts more than 4 million visitors a year.