Every year, Real Estate Forum celebrates some of the most significant transactions to take place in the preceding 12 months. Last year proved no less impressive than the ones before it.

From developments with unique elements to attract tenants and massive expansion plans by a handful of tenants (think tech and e-commerce), to complicated sales and financing transactions, 2017 saw it all.

We've put together a collection that is representative of the vast types of deals that closed last year—and the players behind them. From private buyers and REITs to partnerships and foreign capital—activity in the industry came from all fronts, taking advantage of all kinds of opportunities.

Click here to read the Best Deals & Dealmakers of 2017.

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