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The Firms Advising On Recent University Housing Bond Deals

Fall 2026 is the start of what colleges and universities have for years been calling the demographic cliff — 18 years after the birth rate dropped during the Great Recession. Law360 Real Estate Authority reviewed recent student housing project activity, via bond financings, and the law firms involved.

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These Firms Have Guided Top Higher Ed Real Estate Projects

In tandem with the start of the fall 2026 semester, Law360 Real Estate Authority takes a look at the 10 largest ongoing nonresidential higher ed real estate projects and the law firms and lawyers that have been assisting.

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Debevoise Real Estate Chair On Following Where Clients Lead

Edward M. Rishty, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP who became chair of the firm's real estate group earlier this month, recently spoke to Law360 Real Estate Authority about his practice priorities, trends he's seeing in the market, and his family's special connection with the industry.

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What Nonbank Lenders Should Watch In 'Open Banking' Redo

Kara Ward

Nonbank mortgage lenders should prepare for several key changes in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's anti... (more story)

Banks Face Lighter CRA Burdens Under Regulators' Proposal

James Williams

Banking regulators' recently proposed rule to redo the framework under the Community Reinvestment Act would materi... (more story)

Early Action Can Benefit Distressed Restaurant Franchisees

Christopher Caplinger

As rising costs put increased pressure on restaurants, as evidenced by recent bankruptcy filings by Popeyes, Farme... (more story)

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7 Brew's $143M Bid Tops Dutch Bros. In Salad Chain Ch. 11

Coffee chain 7 Brew emerged as the top bidder for 73 of drive-thru chain Salad and Go's leases with a $143 million offer, besting competitor Dutch Bros.' stalking horse bid of $105 million for 65 leases, couns... (more story)

First Tenants Signed For Ft. Lauderdale Mass-Timber Office

Hines and Urban Street Development on Tuesday revealed the first office leases for their upcoming T3 FAT Village mass-timber office building taking shape in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with GXO Logistics and CBI... (more story)

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Pondering New Life For Miami Courthouse On Auction Block

Amid the new towers reshaping Miami's skyline, one of the city's most prominent buildings is looking for its second act, as bids close this Friday in an auction for the shuttered Miami-Dade Courthouse. Law360 ... (more story)

SB Energy Launches Plans For Anticipated $5B IPO

Power generation infrastructure company SB Energy has filed plans to raise roughly $5 billion in its initial public offering steered by Latham & Watkins LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

ICE Says It Will Ditch Detention Site Fought By City

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security asked a Georgia federal judge to pause a city's suit attempting to block the conversion of an empty warehouse into a 10,000... (more story)

Ares Closes $4B Japan Logistics-Focused Real Estate Fund

Ares Management said it has closed its latest Japan-focused logistics real estate development fund with about $4 billion in commitments, including nearly $1 billion from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

Keurig Dr Pepper Selling Chobani Stake, Facility For $925M

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. said Tuesday it will sell its minority stake in Chobani and a Pennsylvania warehouse to the yogurt maker for $925 million, as the company looks to reduce debt and help fund spinoffs tied ... (more story)

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NC Resort Community Members Accuse HOA Of Self-Dealing

Members of an owners association for a North Carolina resort community claim the complex's owner has diverted at least $25,000 from the governing body in a scheme that inflated budgets for landscaping and tras... (more story)

X.AI Neighbors Defend Miss. Data Center Noise Claims

A proposed class of Mississippi residents on Monday fought X.AI Corp.'s motion for dismissal of several claims in their nuisance suit, arguing that they've sufficiently alleged that Elon Musk's tech giant has ... (more story)

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JLL Guides $856M Financing For Boston Mixed-Use Tower

Developer Millennium Parters has secured $856 million in total financing from Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Nuveen Green Capital for a Class A office and luxury residential tower that is the tallest building in... (more story)

Ares, Scion Buy Student Housing Portfolio For $435M

Student housing owner The Scion Group and an Ares Management affiliate on Tuesday announced an acquisition of a 2,316-bed student housing portfolio from developer and owner Schenk for $435 million.

Whistleblower Atty Award Cut To $5.4M After 9th Circ. Remand

A California federal judge cut fees and expenses to $5.4 million for attorneys representing a whistleblower in her suit against Academy Mortgage Corp., after a Ninth Circuit remand deemed the previously awarde... (more story)

EB-5 Operator Civitas Closes $104M Colo. Multifamily Loan

Civitas Capital Group has wrapped up a $104 million senior construction loan deal for a 164-unit, 1.5-acre multifamily project that's going to be built in downtown Avon, Colorado, the regional EB-5 center operator announced.

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

McDermott, ArentFox Schiff and Milbank are among the law firms that steered the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, with a $51.5 million Manhattan trade leading the way.