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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.

Wasatch Storage Partners Sells Nashville-Area Portfolio

National Western Life Insurance Co. provided a $12 million loan for the acquisition of 1,200 units in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Blackstone Acquires Suburban Seattle Warehouse

The building previously traded for $3.5 million in 2005 as part of a 1031 exchange.

101 South St., Boynton Yards. Image courtesy of DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners and Leggat McCall Properties

Somerville’s 1st Life Sciences Building Tops Out

The nine-story, 290,000-square-foot property in the Boston suburb, part of a three-phase project, is expected to reach completion next summer.

Bronx Storage Asset Trades for $26M

Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust provided the buyer with a $29.9 million loan which also encumbers a recently acquired Long Island facility.

Vantage Data Centers to Expand in 2 Key Markets

The company is adding new facilities to its Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley campuses.

Top 10 LEED-Certified Buildings in Seattle

A roundup of noteworthy LEED-certified projects from January through September 2020, based on USGBC data.