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Greenstreet Growers Introduces Plant-Based Air Purifier

Brēth’s proprietary technology filters and purifies the surrounding air through photosynthesis, eliminating harmful indoor pollutants. The toxins are delivered to the plant’s roots and converted into nourishing compounds.

Exan Capital Snags $121M DC Office Tower

Located in the East End submarket, Executive Tower comprises 130,000 square feet across 11 stories. The seller, JBG Smith, previously purchased the asset back in 2013 for $63 million.

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Digital Realty to Acquire Ascenty for $1.8B

The San Francisco-based REIT is teaming up with an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management to buy the Brazilian data center provider.

Host Hotels & Resorts Announces Two Major NYC Sales

The company sold the New York Marriott Marquis retail, theater and signage in a $442 million deal, as well as the W New York – Union Square, in a separate transaction.

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Thyssenkrupp Secures $130M Hudson Yards Contract

The Germany-based company will design and install more than 100 elevators and escalators across Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group’s 18 million-square-foot, mixed-use development on Manhattan’s Far West Side.

Miami Storage Facility Lands $10M Construction Loan

Walker & Dunlop worked with Generation4 Partners to structure the financing for the development of a seven-story self storage facility in the metro’s Wynwood neighborhood.

Why Venture Capital Likes CRE Tech Startups

In a podcast interview, Altus Group CEO Bob Courteau discusses the forces accelerating investment in these companies, including increased global competition.

New Calkain Division Targets Institutional, Private-Market Clients

Founder, President & CEO Jonathan Hipp, describes how existing relationships and shifting market dynamics led him to start the brokerage’s capital markets group—NetCMG—in June, along with his plans for growing the new business line.

Andover Properties Sells Storage King Portfolio

Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa-based self-storage group facilitated the three-property investment deal. The new owner added 2,146 units to its holdings.