Greystar Lines Up One Of The Largest UK BTR Deals Ever

February 10, 2026 / no comments

U.S. living specialist Greystar is in talks to buy a portfolio of 900 rental apartments in south London for about £500M.
Greystar is in negotiations with Australian developer Lendlease and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to buy the apartments at Elephant Park, although the talks are not yet exclusive, the Financial Times reported.
Greystar would buy the apartments for one of its discretionary investment vehicles, and the FT reported it would look to make higher-than-core returns by investing in amenities and operations at the scheme. 
It is a similar strategy to that being undertaken at Barking Wharf, a 595-apartment scheme in east London…

Citadel’s Ken Griffin takes stake in 350 Park, readies for demolition

February 10, 2026 / no comments

Citadel’s Ken Griffin decided to take a 60 percent stake in the joint venture that will transform 350 Park Avenue.    Vornado Realty Trust’s Michael Franco on Tuesday said that Griffin wanted to accelerate the deal timeline, which originally gave him until June 2030 to either take a 60 percent stake or purchase the site for $1.4 billion, meaning that Vornado and Rudin Management would not take part in the development.  Griffin chose the former in December, and thanks to a few other amendments to a 2022 agreement, Vornado and Rudin will be able to acquire an interest between 23 percent […]

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New York lawmakers introduce data center development moratorium

February 10, 2026 / no comments

Data centers may no longer be coming to a town near New Yorkers if a pair of state legislators get their way. State Sen. Liz Krueger and Assembly member Anna Kelles introduced a bill that would create a three-year moratorium on data center development in the state, Wired reported. It’s one of a half-dozen states to recently announce a measure to combat the proliferation of the industrial real estate sector. “Democrats and Republicans are moving forward with exactly these kinds of moratoriums,” Krueger said in a press conference. “New York should be in the front of the line to get […]

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