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.

Rich Bluth

Irvine Goes Where No CRE Company Has Gone Before

The CRE owner has made a big commitment to energy-storage technology.

Northstar execs

Northstar, ALTO Splurge on a Diversified Portfolio

The Denver-based privately held investment company and the New York-based equity funds specializing in the acquisition of income-producing assets have made history with a new purchase across 12 states.

New York REIT Makes Strategic Move with $325M Refi Package

Why this deal aligns with NYRT’s “best-in-class” portfolio.

New Jersey’s Tallest Apartment Building Tops Off

The community’s developers aim to lure NYC renters to the $300 million Jersey City development by addressing — and solving — urban challenges.

Lee Menifee, Prudential

Hey Economists—Is the CRE Future Bright?

The Urban Land Institute surveyed 49 top analysts in its latest forecast, while three CRE panelists sounded off on the subject in a webinar yesterday.

Stafford Plaza

Jamestown Invests in Metro DC

The investment firm’s open-ended fund has snapped up an asset with one of the largest contiguous blocks of space in the Washington market.

Iconic RE Lawyer Phillip Nicholson Passes

Nicholson was regularly honored as one of the nation’s top lawyers, most recently on Legal 500’s Real Estate list in 2015.

S. Hekemian Builds Big in Upscale NJ Neighborhood

The North Jersey-based high-quality developer has broken ground on a controversial project close to home.

One Financial Square 32 Old Slip

GE Capital Sheds Massive Mortgage Portfolio

GE Capital is giving other investors a piece of its $2.3 billion pie.

888 Brannan

TIAA-CREF, Norges Move in on San Francisco

These two big investors snapped up a vintage property in The Golden Gate City.