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.

Why NYC Brokers Feel So Optimistic

A new report from the Real Estate Board of New York shows signs of progress, plus some reasons for caution.

Cresset, Clarius Buy 98 Acres for Phoenix-Area Project

The industrial development, scheduled to kick off this year, will comprise 1.8 million square feet.

Hines Closes Latest Fund at $750M

The new open-ended fund represents more than $1.2 billion in investment capacity.

Nuveen Real Estate, NexCore Team on $620M Deal

The coast-to-coast portfolio includes a wide range of medical office and life science facilities.

Lineage Logistics Continues Cold-Storage Growth Spurt

The world’s largest REIT in its specialty has added 46 million cubic feet of capacity.

Paramount Refis Manhattan Landmark for $860M

The 1.7 million-square-foot Midtown office building has been refinanced with two tranches.

CRG Launches 2nd US Logistics Fund

The company plans to develop $1.5 billion of e-commerce and distribution facilities over the next three years, while targeting smaller and more diverse investors.

Dollars and ascending arrow

GCP Closes $2.3B Industrial Property Fund

The investment vehicle is said to be the largest ever of its kind for North American logistics assets.

Slate Asset Management Closes Latest Fund at Almost $600M

The fund also reached a key milestone in its $2.3 billion acquisition of Annaly Capital Management’s commercial real estate business.

Tacoma Supply Chain Center

Dalfen Industrial Pays $115M for Tacoma-Area Logistics Park

In an off-market deal, the company purchased a newly completed property.