The law firm Seward & Kissel LLP announced Sean Thorsen has joined its New York City office as a counsel in the real estate group. Throughout his 15-year career, Thorsen has advised financial institutions, private lenders, and borrowers on commercial real estate...
A historic Rhode Island that was damaged in a fire over the weekend will need to be demolished. According to a WPRI.com report, The Harborside Inn caught fire on Friday night. The hotel is on Block Island, a resort off the Rhode Island coastline, and the scope of the...
Fortress Investment Group, a New York City-headquartered global investment manager, has acquired approximately $1 billion in commercial real estate loans from Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF). The transaction was first reported by Commercial Observer – the...
Grosvenor Group Ltd., a London-headquartered international property owner and developer, has donated $250,000 to the Hartford, Connecticut-based Pension Real Estate Association’s (PREA) programs designed to provide career opportunities in U.S. commercial real...
Warren Buffett’s deep-pocket support of homebuilding, a Michigan home that can be yours for a single dollar and an unlikely addition to San Francisco’s skyline. From the wild and woolly world of real estate, here are the hits and misses for this week. Hit: From Omaha...
Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM), a New York City-based renewable energy asset manager, has hired David Zackowitz as head of real estate investments. In his new role, Zackowitz will lead GCM’s fourth sustainability driven investment strategy, focused on acquiring...