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Joined November 2021
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Went to a funeral yesterday. Guy served his country; worked hard; saved; paid his mtg; raised kids to be solid citizens; paid for their educations. Emptied the tank with his selflessness a& devotion to family.
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No one puts up statues for guys like this, yet it's men (and women) like this that are the starch of this country. They put on the pads every day, worked, saved, & sacrificed for their family & the greater good. They answered the bell every day - without expectations of fanfare.
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(This is the vast majority, but sometimes it doesn't seem this way. That's how easy it is to take people like this for granted). This is my (long-winded) way of giving attaboys to my own Dad (RIP 2021) & all the Dads that might see this. Thank you & have a great Father's Day.
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The @LightBoxRE pod team did their own #CRE NFL-style prop type draft. My picks: R1: Grocery anchored R2: Student housing R3: Strip malls Bust: Business/luxury hotel Feel free to grade my draft & tune for the picks of the entire LB draft team #cmbs lightboxre.com/insight/episo…
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Big: The Real Deal’s Keith Larsen reports Amazon’s inked a 330k lease at 10 Bryant Park in #NYC. Prop was fka HSBC Tower - which backed a big #cmbs loan. The asset gave investors the jitters several years ago when HSBC announced it would vacate a huge swath of space. #cre @trdny
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🎙️Pod guest calls his shot! On latest @LightBoxRE pod (cut Wed) Former Fed insider Tyler Wiggers: ‘analysts wrong to expect rate cuts.’ Hrs later Powell confirms. Wiggers was on NY Fed’s Senior Strategic Staff during GFC & advised Powell/Yellen on #cre risks for yrs. #cmbs Enjoy!
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Having seen a selloff or two, I do know this: if on a Sunday night, Haslinda Amin’s ratings are crushing @SportsCenter, you know we are in for a beatin’ on Monday. @haslindatv @lisaabramowicz1 @business
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Contrarian #CRE thoughts after a rough week: Before 4/2, vol had been way up. But we learned last week that the March @LightBoxRE CRE Activity Index represented a 30-month high. Buyers & lenders ignored the Q1 noise. That suggests perhaps CREcan be a safe harbor post 4/2….
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Bloomberg @business reports Nomura’s in talks to take space at Penn 2 in NYC. If so, move would take a big bite out of WorldWide Plaza. WWP backs a $940MM #cmbs loan ( $260MM in mezz) that was recently mod’d. Nom has 34% of the space & a ‘27 lease terminate option. #cre @SLGreen
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Last night’s @LightBoxRE pod: @mcoacher & I recalled early COVID. The 1st pod was cut as the COVID began. Awful days. Now-at the 5yr ann-we chose to recall 2 great things from then: the goodness/generosity of the listeners & the friends we made during those dark days. #cre #cmbs
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Grear day talking #CRE w/50 undergrads @ClemsonUniv this wk. Talked value of periodically pulling back CRE lens to consider big picture. Since ‘15, we've had RT apocalypse, IN renaissance, WFH, surging ins. costs & new gov't policies. Tigers came w/ great questions! @LightBoxRE
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Brutal MN office comp: @MSPBJnews reports Ameriprise Fin Center has sold to Onward for just $6 mil. That’s down 97% from the 2016 price of $200 mill. #cre #CommercialRealEstate #cmbs. While SF, Chi, & LA get most of the bad OF headlines, MSP is among the worst, too. @LightBoxRE
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To put that in perspective, the average Chicago discount has been about 70%, with the worst coming this month with the 550 W Washington & 600 W Chi Ave sales with 83% discounts. #cre #CommercialRealEstate #cmbs. More on the latest @LightBoxRE podcast dropping tomorrow. Stay tuned
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Mall Brawl? Recent reports had the Northlake Mall in NC selling for $39 mil. Mall is one of several backing a -$650mil distressed #CMBS loan. Per the @CBJnewsroom, Ryan IG is saying ‘not so fast’ & is challenging the sale. What say you @ShlomoChopp? #cre bizjournals.com/charlotte/ne…
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Tiger Tale: Blackrock has extended 176k sq ft at 1 University Square in Princeton. @JLL leasing team did the deal. Blackrock lease was to end in 2028. News is positive for big 2019 #cmbs loan. #cre. Reporting by Joshua Burd of Re-NJ.
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No Rice-a-Roni today (Boomers will get the reference). Bloomingdale’s 330k store in San Fran Centre to close in March. Prop backs huge #cmbs loan & was slated to be auctioned last month following default. Mall prev lost Nordstrom. Brutal. #cre @kron4news kron4.com/news/bay-area/bloo…
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Houston, no problem. Per the @HoustonChron, Plains All American Pipeline has renewed 250k sf at Three Allen Center. Pushes the lease out to 2036. Green shoot and sign of faith for the Houston office market. Bright spot for the $470 million 2021 SASB loan #cre #cmbs
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Hope Floats? The $177 mil loan on 183 Madison modified: splits the existing loan into an A note & B note (aka “hope note” as in ‘we really HOPE it pays off’). These mods were plentiful during the GFC. Now, not so much. #cmbs #cre Ironhound facilitated the mod. Pincus w/reporting
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