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.

Exterior shot of Corporate 500 campus in Deerfield, Ill.

Baxter Spinoff Leases Bulk of Chicago-Area Office Campus

Vantive’s lease in Deerfield, Ill., comes just in time for the property owner.

Rendering of Amgen's first facility to debut in Holly Springs

Amgen Launches $900M Manufacturing Expansion

The project will more than double the size of the company’s facility in Ohio.

Graph showing the evolution of the CREFC Board of Governors Sentiment Index from late 2017 to the first quarter of 2025.

Sentiment Takes Deep Dive Amid Policy Turbulence: CREFC

This was the second-largest drop in the index’s history.

285 Madison Ave, New York City

Korean Lenders Foreclose on RFR Office Building

The UCC foreclosure on the well-leased Midtown asset followed months of effort to stabilize the loan.

Exterior shot of 1040 Avenue of the Americas, an office building in Midtown Manhattan.

Law Firm Expands Manhattan Footprint

The company has been a tenant at the 24-story building since 2021.

Imeson Commerce Center is part of Imeson Industrial Park in Jacksonville, Fla.

CIP Real Estate Pays $54M for Jacksonville Asset

JLL advised the sellers of the newly built distribution center.

Northcreek Office Park, a four-building Class A office campus in Atlanta

Landmark Properties JV Buys Atlanta Campus

The company’s partner in the acquisition is its CEO’s family office.

Rendering of the first phase of the Eastport Logistics development in Boise, Idaho

Lincoln Property JV Lands $74M for Spec Logistics Project

The company has teamed up with One Investment Management to develop the property.

Aerial view of the Ashford Office Portfolio in Houston

Local Consortium Buys Houston Office Campus

JLL represented the seller, a court-appointed receiver.

The 521 West 57th St. office building in Manhattan

Himmel + Meringoff Recaps, Refis NYC Office Building

Delaware Life provided a $93 million first mortgage.