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NEW YORK CITY AND THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Pershing Square Capital Management, a New York City-based hedge fund founded and operated by Bill Ackman, has acquired 9 million shares of newly issued common stock of real estate giant The Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) in a deal valued at roughly $900 million. The deal closed today. The purchase price of $100 per share represents a premium of 48 percent to HHH’s closing per-share price of $67.47 on Friday, May 2. Pershing Square now owns 46.9 percent of HHH’s outstanding shares and has generally agreed to limit its voting power to 40 percent and its beneficial ownership to 47 percent. According to Reuters, Pershing Square’s stake in HHH was previously 37.6 percent. Pershing Square’s investment enables HHH to become a diversified holding company by acquiring controlling stakes in high-quality, public and private operating companies while continuing to invest in and grow the company’s core real estate development and master-planned communities business.  Ackman, who currently serves as chairman and CEO of Pershing Square, has been named executive chairman of the HHH’s board of directors. Ryan Israel, Pershing Square’s chief investment officer, will become HHH’s chief investment officer, a new senior leadership …

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NOVI, MICH. — Lineage Inc. (NASDAQ: LINE), a Novi-based cold storage REIT, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire four cold storage warehouses from Tyson Foods Inc. for $247 million. At or prior to closing the acquisition agreement, Lineage will enter into an additional, multi-year agreement under which it will design, build and operate two next-generation, fully automated cold storage warehouses in major U.S. distribution markets that Tyson will occupy as an anchor tenant. Under the same agreement, Tyson will begin storing product at Lineage’s newly developed property in Hazelton, Pa., which utilizes LinOS, Lineage’s proprietary warehouse execution technology. Lineage says it expects to deploy approximately $1 billion of capital over the coming years on the acquisitions and the new greenfield developments. The existing Tyson warehouses that sold in the transaction total roughly 49 million cubic feet and are located in Pottsville, Pa., Olathe, Kan., Rochelle, Ill. and Tolleson, Ariz. Following the acquisition, Lineage plans to onboard over 1,000 Tyson employees. Over time, the acquired warehouses will be transitioned to public warehouses as part of Lineage’s global footprint. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter. Lineage expects to deploy …

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STATELINE, NEV. — Caesar’s Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR), a gaming and casino giant based in Reno, has begun the $160 million transformation of Harveys Lake Tahoe, a 1.6 million-square-foot hotel and casino located in Stateline. The redevelopment project will feature upgrades, accommodations, elevated dining and gaming options and a new contemporary design. Beginning July 1, the resort will operate as Caesars Republic Lake Tahoe Hotel & Casino. “This transformation honors the storied history of Harveys while introducing modern amenities and elevated experiences that will redefine luxury in Lake Tahoe,” says Karie Hall, senior vice president and general manager of Harrah’s and Caesar’s Republic Lake Tahoe. The 88,000-square-foot casino floor at Caesars Republic Lake Tahoe will be reimagined with fresh carpeting, lighting, tables, chairs and digital displays, while also including new slot machines, a high limit room and a World Series of Poker room. The lobby will also be redesigned. The resort’s towers, Remus Tower and Romulus Tower (formerly Mountain Tower and Tahoe Tower), will also be improved. All rooms in the Remus Tower will be remodeled, while Romulus Tower will receive a refresh after previously being fully redesigned in 2020. Additionally, butler service for select suites will be available for both hotels. …

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WILMINGTON, DEL. — Biopharmaceutical giant Merck (NYSE: MRK) has broken ground on a $1 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Wilmington, about 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia. Known as Merck Wilmington Biotech, the 470,000-square-foot project will comprise laboratory, manufacturing and warehouse capabilities. Merck says the center will enable the launch and commercial production of next-generation biologics and therapies. Notably, the facility will be the Rahway, N.J.-based company’s first domestic site for producing cancer treatment drug Keytruda. Reuters reports that the Delaware plant is in effort to expand domestic production as Merck prepares to deal with President Trump’s tariffs. In its first-quarter financial results, Merck estimated that the impact of tariffs imposed so far would lead to additional costs of approximately $200 million for the company in general. Located within the 164-acre, 14-building Chestnut Run Innovation & Science Park (CRISP), the new facility will help foster growth in Wilmington’s biotechnology sector, creating more than 500 full-time roles and roughly 4,000 construction jobs. The laboratory component is expected to be fully operational by 2028, with production of experimental drugs anticipated to start by 2030. Pennsylvania-based developer MRA Groups owns CRISP, which is in the midst of a large-scale repositioning, and MRA Group is …

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The end of the first quarter of 2025 saw market uncertainty in the face of new U.S. trade and tariff policies combined with an unclear geopolitical outlook, according to Lee & Associates’ 2025 Q1 North America Market Report. The effect of these concerns within the commercial real estate world are most evident in the industrial sector, which is also contending with oversupply and softening rent growth. Development is slow across property types. Retail, despite high-profile store closures in early 2025, remains historically tight on space as years of underbuilding keep availabilities near record lows. Office demand has stabilized in several major metros following years of contraction, though vacancy remains elevated. The pipeline of new construction is both drying up and favoring new types of tenants beyond traditional office spaces. Multifamily is seeing strong tenant demand in certain markets despite a flood of new deliveries. Lee & Associates has made their full market report available here (click through for detailed breakdowns and city-by-city information). The information below for the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors offers clarity on market-wide demand, rent growth trends and challenges likely to shape trajectories throughout 2025. Industrial Overview: Soft Markets Face Tariff Disruptions North America’s industrial markets …

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By Taylor Williams Editor’s note: This article covers the opening session (approximately the first 20 minutes) of the “Real Recession Risk or Temporary Distraction?” webcast. To watch a replay of the entire event and listen to the subsequent conversation, please use the link at the bottom of the page. At least for one week in April, Mark Zandi was to economics what Tony Romo has been to professional football — a broadcaster who sees the play before it happens. As a featured speaker on a Marcus & Millichap webcast titled “Real Recession Risk or Temporary Distraction?” that took place on Monday, April 21, the chief economist for Moody’s Analytics expressed major concerns over the impacts that the Trump administration’s tariffs had on business sentiment and investor confidence. Zandi qualified his analysis by stating unequivocally that while damage had already been done, he expected the administration to take an “off ramp,” and revise its tariff policies. Doing so would be crucial to avoiding further sinking the stock and bond markets and potentially hurting the commercial real estate market too by extension, Zandi said. His prediction, which was made as a market selloff was unfolding — appeared to come true almost instantaneously. …

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Fiserv Inc. (NYSE: FI), a global technology company specializing in financial services and payments, has unveiled plans for the development of a $175 million fintech headquarters in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. The company will renovate two buildings on the Aspiria corporate campus — formerly the headquarters of telecom company Sprint that is now owned by Occidental Management — which houses 3.9 million square feet of office space across 20 buildings. The new office will join a growing list of innovation centers across the country for Fiserv, including locations in Alpharetta, Ga.; Milwaukee; Omaha, Neb.; Berkeley Heights, N.J.; and New York City. “The greater Kansas City metro area offers a dynamic environment with a growing population of tech talent, making it the ideal location for Fiserv’s next strategic fintech hub,” says Frank Bisignano, chairman and CEO of Fiserv. Situated at 6500 and 6550 Sprint Parkway, Fiserv’s new headquarters will span 427,000 square feet, marking the largest office recruitment in Kansas history, according to the office of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. Fiserv picked Overland Park for its central U.S. location, in addition to its proximity to the company’s Midwestern clients and the region’s affordability. The new …

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WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. — JLL has brokered the $161.5 million sale of Avalon at Wesmont Station, a 406-unit apartment community located at 100 Rosie Square in Wood-Ridge, about 15 miles west of Manhattan. Avalon at Wesmont Station was built in 2012-2013 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 959 square feet. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining stations, resident clubroom with workstations and a fitness center. The property also houses 18,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space that is fully leased. Jose Cruz, Steve Simonelli, Michael Oliver, Elizabeth DeVesty and Austin Pierce of JLL represented the seller, Virginia-based REIT AvalonBay Communities Inc. (NYSE: AVB), in the transaction. The buyer was New York-based Cammeby’s International Group. Ryan Koehler of NewPoint Real Estate Capital originated a $112 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan, which carried a 10-year term and six years of interest-only payments, for the deal. “The sale of Avalon at Wesmont Station demonstrates the continued investor appetite for well-located, institutional-quality multi-housing assets in strong suburban markets near New York City,” says Cruz. “This property’s strategic location, coupled with its value-add potential through unit renovations, made it an attractive investment opportunity in today’s market.” The apartment …

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CHICAGO — Greystone has provided a $120 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Fulbrix Apartments in Chicago’s Fulton Market. The 27-story apartment tower features 375 units at 160 N. Elizabeth St. Eric Rosenstock and Jesse Yodice of Greystone originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Normandy Real Estate. The loan features a 10-year term with seven years of interest-only payments. The $170 million purchase marked Chicago’s largest multifamily sales transaction since 2023, according to Greystone.

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SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA), a Santa Clara-based tech firm that primarily designs and manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs) for artificial intelligence (AI) use, plans to develop two new AI supercomputer manufacturing plants in Texas. The new projects will include a plant in Houston that NVIDIA is co-developing with Foxconn and a factory in Dallas that NVIDIA is building with Wistron. Further real estate specifics for the new facilities were not shared, but NVIDIA plans to create “digital twins” to design and operate the factories, which will be reliant on automation and robotics. Mass production of NVIDIA AI supercomputers at both plants is expected to ramp up in the next 12 to 15 months, according to NVIDIA. Additionally, NVIDIA announced that it has started production of NVIDIA Blackwell chips at the TSMC Arizona campus in Phoenix. NVIDIA is partnering with Amkor and SPIL for packaging and testing operations in Arizona. The new Texas plants and the production of NVIDIA Blackwell chips in Arizona are part of the company’s $500 billion push to mass produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers on U.S. soil, which would represent the first time that the company’s supercomputers were made entirely domestically. Together, the announcements …

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