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FEMA’s Largest Infrastructure Grant Awarded to Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is estimated to receive nearly $13 billion destined to help rebuild its electrical grid system and drive the recovery of the local education system.

Directed Capital Closes 10th Fund at $92M

The close of the company’s latest distressed assets fund follows on the heels of new credit facilities totaling $100 million.

PGIM Real Estate Adds $700M Industrial Portfolio

Acquired through a recapitalization with the existing ownership, the national portfolio includes 30 buildings totaling 5.4 million square feet across five key markets.

Padres, Tishman Speyer JV Tapped for $1.4B San Diego Redevelopment

The development team could break ground on the 2 million-square-foot project as early as 2023.

Seefried JV Delivers 1 MSF Orlando-Area Amazon Warehouse

In April, the developer received a $68.5 million construction loan from Wells Fargo for the project.

Amazon Buys Northern Virginia Hotel for HQ2 Phase Two

An Amazon subsidiary purchased a Pentagon City, Va., hotel from Blackstone Group for $148.5 million, clearing the way for the e-commerce giant’s second U.S. headquarters.

Morgan Stanley Advances Sustainability Commitments

The financial entity aims to reach net-zero financed emissions by 2050, joining many of its clients in this strategic goal.

Duke University Signs Up for 101 MW of Solar With Duke Energy

The power will be generated at three solar facilities, which are yet to be built under Duke Energy’s Green Source Advantage program.

VanTrust Sells Las Vegas Warehouse for $89M

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. provided acquisition financing for the 715,000-square-foot property.

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Blackstone Closes Record $8B Credit Fund

Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies IV, which will lend flexible capital around the world, launched in 2019, three years after the predecessor fund closed with $4.8 billion in commitments.