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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Howard’s Appliances Expands with New Headquarters & Distribution Center

Howard’s Appliances has secured a significant lease for its new corporate headquarters, main distribution center, showroom and outlet. The company has leased a 127,540-square-foot industrial facility at 111 N. Baldwin Park Blvd. in the City of Industry, Calif.

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Apple Expands Footprint at 11 Penn Plaza

Apple has significantly expanded its presence at 11 Penn Plaza, a Midtown Manhattan office building owned by Vornado Realty Trust. The tech giant has secured an additional 61,000 square feet, bringing its total occupancy to 460,000 square feet.

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Ditching College for Trade School: The State of Vocational Education & Labor Market in the U.S.

What is the role of vocational education and trade schools in today’s U.S. labor market? With higher education becoming evermore inaccessible due to the financial strain it places…

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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.