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Blackstone Names Katie Keenan BREIT’s New CEO  

The move is among several high-level appointments announced by the company.

Behind Oracle’s $155M San Jose Deal

PIMCO and Lane Partners secured a loan from Blackstone Mortgage Trust for the purchase of the downtown office tower.

Colony Square

Atlanta Mixed-Use Development Lands $278M Loan

North American Properties and Lionstone Investments will use the financing to develop the next phases of Colony Square. The project is set to include entertainment, retail, restaurants and office space.

Terminal Stores

L&L Holding JV Buys Terminal Stores in NYC for $880M

The partnership will transform a self storage space at the historic 1.2 million-square-foot property in West Chelsea into a state-of-the-art office and retail asset.

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Tishman Speyer Lands $1.8B for New NYC Office Tower

After securing biopharmaceutical company Pfizer as an 800,000-square-foot anchor tenant at The Spiral, the developer reeled in financing from Blackstone Mortgage Trust for the construction of the 2.8 million-square-foot high-rise.

Blackstone Closes $1B CLO

The CRE collateralized loan obligation, which diversifies the company’s funding sources, is the largest of its kind since the financial crisis.

San Jose Office Tower Lands $200M

NKF Capital Markets arranged the acquisition financing on behalf of Lane Partners for HQ@first, a 603,666-square-foot, three-property creative office tower.

Update: Boston Biotech Facility Lands $135M in Financing

The new property, dubbed 828 Winter St., will consist of a three-story, 144,910-square-foot, Class A lab/biotech building with a four-level parking garage.