Council Approves $210M Financing Package For Downtown Denver Renewal Efforts

November 12, 2025 / no comments

The Denver Downtown Development Authority finalized $210M in financing for its revitalization efforts after the city council approved a loan and credit agreement.
The agreement, first reported by the Denver Business Journal, provides the development authority with a $160M fixed-rate loan and a $50M revolving line of credit, both from PNC Bank. The financing will fund payments on a 2017 loan and finance downtown development projects. 
City council members unanimously approved the agreement on Monday. 
Last year, voters supported a ballot measure to allow the development authority to increase debt by up to $570M to be used on revitalization efforts, including new development,…

Blackstone Real Estate co-head Kathleen McCarthy to depart after 15 years 

November 11, 2025 / no comments

One of the most powerful figures in global real estate investing is leaving the building.  Blackstone’s Kathleen McCarthy, who helped grow the firm’s property arm into a $320 billion behemoth, will depart by year’s end after 15 years with the company, Bisnow reported. McCarthy, 47, has served since 2018 as global co-head of Blackstone Real Estate — the world’s largest private property investor — and will step down to “explore new opportunities,” the company said. Her co-lead, Nadeem Meghji, 45, will take over as sole head of the business. McCarthy joined the firm in 2008 from Goldman Sachs. Since then, […]

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