Diana Sabau

Senior Content Writer, CRE News & Market Analysis

Drawing on years of intense research in the U.S. commercial real estate market at Yardi Matrix, Diana now applies her expertise as a writer for the CommercialCafe blog. Her articles focus on CRE investment, labor market trends, and technology, and have been picked up by prestigious publications including the New York Times, GlobeSt, The Real Deal, NAIOP, MSN, and Bisnow.

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Dalfen Industrial Secures Lease for Miami Industrial Development

Dalfen Industrial has announced that ComfortSide, LLC, a leading HVAC equipment company, also known as Cooper & Hunter, has closed on a 96,000-square-foot lease deal at its recently completed Midpoint Miami Logistics Center in Hialeah, Fla.

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Rising Ground Inks New Lease for 27,000-Square-Foot Brooklyn Office Space

Rising Ground, a prominent human services organization, is relocating its downtown Brooklyn office to 111 Livingston St. The nonprofit has signed a 15-year lease for 27,147 square feet on the 19th and 20th floors of the building.

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Cabot Properties Snaps Up Major Inland Empire Industrial Portfolio

Cabot Properties has acquired a four-property industrial portfolio in southern California’s Inland Empire for $202 million. The portfolio, totaling nearly 670,000 square feet, was previously owned by an affiliate of Blackstone’s Link Logistics.

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TRG Development & Grandview Partners Secure $100M Loan for Dallas Industrial Park

Grandview Partners and TRG Development obtained nearly $100 million in financing for Core45, a 1.64-million-square-foot industrial park in Wilmer, Texas. Benefit Street Partners provided the loan that will be used to refinance existing debt acquired by the property in December 2021.

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CIM Group Forecloses on Manhattan Boutique Office Owned by Arch Companies

CIM Group — a real estate lender, developer and operator — has foreclosed on an Arch Companies-owned boutique office space in Manhattan. This action follows months of turmoil for Arch, including internal disputes and financial difficulties.

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From Rust to Renaissance: The Industrial Heartland’s Long Road to Recovery Continues

For decades, the narrative surrounding America’s Rust Belt was one of decline — factories lying dormant, population decline, urban blight and struggling communities. However, a quiet but determined…

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Blue Owl Capital Grows Presence at Seagram Building

Blue Owl Capital has significantly expanded its footprint at RFR Holding’s iconic Seagram Building. The firm renewed its existing lease for 168,597 square feet on floors two through six and added an additional 70,076 square feet on floors 16 through 19.

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Ares Industrial Management Buys New 4-Building Warehousing Complex in Miami for $147 Million

A joint venture between Butters Construction & Management and Greystar has sold the 23.1-acre Miami Midway Park to Denver-based Ares Industrial Management for $147 million. This represents a price of $291 per square foot and is the largest industrial purchase in south Florida so far this year.

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Clarion Partners Secures Refinancing for Boston-Area Life Sciences Property

Clarion Partners has secured a $94 million loan to refinance Linx, a 185,000-square-foot, Class A life sciences property that opened six years ago in Watertown, Mass., a suburb of about 35,000 people eight miles west of downtown Boston. 

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CVC Secures Its First Industrial Lease in Northern Virginia

CVC Distribution’s new lease highlights the continued growth and demand for industrial space in the region. The company’s expansion into Northern Virginia underscores the area’s attractiveness as a strategic location for businesses seeking access to the thriving D.C., Maryland and Virginia markets.