Lucian Alixandrescu
Senior Content Writer, CRE Industry Reports & Studies
Lucian is a senior content writer for CommercialCafe, specializing in commercial real estate research and data-driven reporting since 2019. With deep expertise in industrial real estate, office markets, demographics, and economics, he produces comprehensive market studies and insights on national and regional CRE trends. He also reports on adjacent subjects such as population shifts and the job market. His reports have been cited by and featured in The New York Times, Forbes, NBC, Bisnow, The Business Journals, and Yahoo Finance. Lucian holds a background in language and literature studies and brings more than 5 years of previous freelance writing experience to his commercial real estate journalism.
Expert Insights: Francisco Acoba Discusses CRE Recovery Paths, Process Automation & More
Commercial real estate, and offices specifically, will likely undergo major shifts as a result of COVID-19— at least in the short-term — to ensure that employees can return…
Expert Insights: Terry Coyne on Ohio CRE, Reshoring & More
For this edition of our Expert Insights series, we had the pleasure of chatting with Terry Coyne, vice chairman of Newmark Knight Frank’s Cleveland-based team. Terry has served…
Expert Insights: Robert “Skip” Weiler on Ohio CRE & the Future of Retail
As a part of our Expert Insights series, we invited several commercial real estate experts to talk about the current challenges and opportunities the real estate market is…
TikTok Signs Lease for 232K SF in Durst’s One Five One
Digital conglomerate Byte Dance — the parent company of video-sharing app TikTok — has signed a 10-year lease for 232,000 square feet of office space in One Five…
Expert Insights: Mike Bond Discusses CRE’s Latest Trends and Future Prospects
Mike Bond is a senior lecturer in finance at the Eller College of Management, having previously taught at Cleveland State University. He earned his PhD in Financial Economics…
Hines Interest LP Buys 49.5% Stake in One Madison Ave
Real estate investment, development and management firm Hines Interest LP and the National Pension Service of Korea purchased a 49.5% stake in One Madison Ave., a $2.3 billion,…
Expert Insights: James Marian of the University of Arizona Analyzes CRE Trends
The next few months will be very important for how the commercial real estate market recovers. The worst of the COVID-19 outbreak seems to be behind us, and…
Expert Insights: Joshua Simon Talks CRE Tech, COVID-19 and the Arizona Market
Opinions vary on how COVID-19 might affect the real estate market. While the economic downturn caused by the pandemic is likely to be felt throughout the sector, commercial…
E-Commerce Survey Findings: 7 in 10 Respondents Consider Buying Groceries Online
The degree to which we rely on information technology and habitual use of the internet has intensified during the coronavirus  pandemic. Specifically, one of the sectors that saw a spike…
GI Partners, CalPERS Buy Bay Area Biotech Office for $81M
Private investment firm GI Partners and the California Public Employees Retirement System have acquired the offices of a biotech company in Redwood City, Calif. The joint venture added…
