Mackenzie "Mack" Burke

Freelance Journalist

Raleigh, NC

Mackenzie "Mack" Burke

Freelance Journalist

Raleigh, NC

After Shock: How Brexit and Trump Have Impacted Commercial Real Estate
We've had almost a year to digest Trump and even longer to grapple with Brexit—so what have these disruptors meant for real estate? It’s been just over a year since a slight majority of British voters shocked the world and chose to leave the European Union and less than eight months since Donald Trump spoke in front of his, uh, historic crowd on the National Mall at his inauguration on Jan. 20.
The Commercial Observer
International Olympic Committee says Caitlyn Jenner can keep her gold medal from 1976 Summer Olympics
It is now safe to say that Caitlyn Jenner will go down as the first woman to have ever won an Olympic gold medal and set a world record in the men's decathlon. After being pressed by a petition on Change.org that calls for the revocation of Jenner's Olympic gold medal she won in the 1976 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is allowing Caitlyn Jenner to retain her medal despite her sexual transition.
Daily News
Meet the U.S. women's national team: Get up close with the hottest stars in soccer
Meet the members of the U.S. national soccer team that will be chasing a third Women's World Cup title in Canada over the next month. Experience: Since being named to the U.S. women’s national team senior-level squad in 2003, she has developed into one of the best defensive midfielders in the world.
Daily News
Jorge Posada offers his support to Indians’ Mike Aviles as daughter battles leukemia during Yankee Stadium speech
Jorge Posada surprised one Indians player during the ex-Yankee catcher’s speech at the Jorge Posada Day ceremony on Saturday. About halfway through the speech, Posada looked over to Cleveland’s dugout and recognized utility man Mike Aviles and his family. Aviles’ 4-year-old daughter Adriana was diagnosed with leukemia in May and is currently being treated at Cleveland Clinic.
Daily News
Jose Reyes returns to Citi Field with Rockies, talks about how he wants play for winner
At this point in his career, Jose Reyes wants nothing more but to win. On Monday, he was back at Citi Field - the only place where he's tasted any form of winning-for the second time this year and the fifth time of his career without a Mets jersey hanging in his locker. The 32-year-old Colorado Rockies shortstop was lifted from the contending Blue Jays at the trade deadline and sent to the Rocky Mountains in a package that included the highly coveted Troy Tulowitzki.
Daily News
Mets pitchers Noah Syndergaard and Bobby Parnell take an emotional tour of 9/11 Memorial
He had just started his senior year at East Rowan High School in Salisbury, N.C., which is about 40 minutes outside of Charlotte. He was sitting in English class on what was a “normal” September morning. He recalled a couple teachers scrambling and talking with one another rather frantically before one of them wheeled in a TV set that sat on top of a cart with shelves.
Daily News
Yankees lucky Brett Gardner, Mark Teixeira avoid injury after brushes with fans
Not only did the Yankees suffer a series sweep to the Blue Jays on Sunday, but two of the most integral players to the team’s success were nearly injured from two fan blunders. The first incident came in the fourth inning after Jose Bautista blasted a homer to left field. While Bautista was rounding the bases, a frustrated fan threw the ball back onto the field striking Brett Gardner in the back of the head.
Daily News
With Mets starters approaching innings limits, reliever Bobby Parnell says bullpen ready for increased workload
With the team’s recent pledge to reassess the innings limits of its top starters as the final stretch of the season approaches, the bullpen is ready to chew up the innings necessary to win the National League East division, Mets reliever Bobby Parnell said Wednesday. Manager Terry Collins has said recently that it's been a challenge to try and include the entire bullpen because of how dominant the starters have been this year.
Daily News
Not so super day for Mets or Dark Knight Matt Harvey
Matt Harvey reached a couple milestones on Sunday that are sure to leave a sour taste in his mouth. Harvey was handed a no-decision after he tossed six innings of one-run baseball, striking out six and giving up seven hits. After his exit, he became the first pitcher in the last century to allow no more than one run in 16 of his first 59 career starts without recording a win.
Daily News
Royals on pace to have eight All-Star starters, thanks to fan voting
Major League Baseball is truly facing a Royal problem as the Midsummer Classic approaches. If the 2015 MLB All-Star Game voting ballots closed today and the roster secured, the National League would basically face the Kansas City Royals starting lineup, plus Mike Trout. Every Royals starter but Alex Rios is in the lead in their respective position categories-Rios is currently ranked fourth among outfielders despite a sub-.200 batting average.
Daily News
Penalty problems continue for Jets; Rex Ryan promises to clean up play
After a dismal showing of 20 penalties against the Buffalo Bills last week, the Jets didn’t look too much better in their 38-13 loss to the Titans on Sunday. The offense was flooded with penalties and the defense didn’t look clean. The Jets finished with 10 penalties for 66 yards — they only averaged 5.2 per game last season.
NJ.com
Darrin Walls struggles for Jets, 'didn't get the job done' in replacing Dee Milliner
Jets cornerback Darrin Walls seemed to have his hands a bit full filling in for the injured Dee Milliner in yesterday’s 38-13 loss to the Titans. His rough day started with a third-and-long holding call that he had on Titans wide receiver Damien Williams that led to a Titans first down and field goal.
NJ.com
J.P. Morgan Provides $600M CMBS Refi on San Fran Towers Leased to Uber
The two towers are leased to Uber and are part of a larger mixed-use site around the $1.4 billion Chase Center, the new arena of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors A sponsorship group led by Uber and the NBA’s Golden State Warriors has secured $600 million i
Commercial Observer
Paterson Negro League Stadium Redevelopment Gets $94M Construction Financing
BAW Development, the firm leading the redevelopment of historic Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, N.J., has secured $94 million in construction financing to move forward with a major planned redevelopment of the former Negro League baseball stadium, accordi
Commercial Observer
Cushman & Wakefield Acquires 40% Stake in Greystone’s Agency Lending Business
Global brokerage powerhouse Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) has acquired a 40 percent interest in leading multifamily financier Greystone’s agency lending and servicing business, vaulting them into contention with other advisory firms that have recently gained
Commercial Observer
USAA Real Estate Completes Acquisition of Square Mile Capital Management
USAA Real Estate has completed its acquisition of all interests in multifaceted commercial real estate investor and lender Square Mile Capital Management, moving on to what the pair has called “the next era of a comprehensive strategic alliance,” accordin
Commercial Observer

About

Mackenzie "Mack" Burke

Mackenzie "Mack" Burke is a reporter and editor from Memphis, Tenn. He has extensive experience in breaking news, feature reporting, editing and producing in traditional print and digital newsrooms, including for both daily regional newspapers and a weekly magazine. He has experience covering a variety of subjects, most notably sports—predominantly amateur and professional baseball—and finance, with a focus on the commercial and residential real estate sectors, debt and equity capital markets, the federal government and monetary policy, and the broader economy.

He mostly recently served as a finance reporter in New York for Commercial Observer, a commercial real estate-focused publication under Observer Media (formerly The New York Observer), where he covered the multi-trillion-dollar commercial real estate sector for nearly five years. He's written for MLB.com and MiLB.com (MLB Advanced Media), The New York Daily News, The Tennessean in Nashville, Tenn., and The New Jersey Star-Ledger (NJ Advance Media).

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