♦ Rosenberg and Grossman of Meridian Cap. arrange $285m in financing for 717 Fifth Ave.

♦ Pru. Douglas Elliman's Dana Grp. closes 7,300 s/f at 1390 Third Ave.

♦ GFI Realty Svcs. sells two properties totaling $16m

♦ Safety investments offer a competitive advantage

♦ Construction begins on first phase of $316 million Gotham Center proj.

♦ Two Trees Management inks 14 leases at Brooklyn properties

♦ Jungreis of Rosewood brokers $3 million sale

♦ Cushman & Wakefield release third quarter statistics for comm'l. market

♦ Sam Schwartz Eng. to coordinate traffic flow during WTC rebuilding

♦ Mc Gowan Builders completes CCM 10,000 s/f senior care facility fit-out

♦ Roe Developments' Star Tower is 50% sold

♦ L haus open for sales

♦ Moinian Group signs six new leases and expansions at 295 Madison Ave.

♦ Adams & Co. brokers three leases totaling 35,744 s/f

♦ DeCheser of Jones Lang LaSalle to market five props.

♦ FDR Four Freedoms Park receives conditional designation from RIOC

♦ Consolo, Aquino of Pru. Douglas Elliman agent for Cohen Bros.

♦ Simon and Kluge of NAI Global and Haskell of CBRE lease 7,400 s/f

♦ Zelnik & Co. appointed agent for 130 West 42nd St.

♦ Broker beware: New climate in banking brings food for thought

♦ Eastern Consolidated recently appoints Karp and Harvey directors

♦ Winick Realty selects Weber as director of financial retail services

♦ Thornton Tomasetti promotes Hatfield, Hsiao, Mancini, Squarzini, Choi, Schreier, Kalas, Gottlieb and Petrella

♦ Grill is senior managing dir. at NAI Global N.Y.C.

♦ BCD welcomes May

♦ Massey Knakal adds Kenneth Krasnow as managing director

♦ Kaminsky joins Zelnik & Co. as director

♦ BBG-BBGM elevates Hedgecock to managing ptr.; hires Hochlerin as principal of strategic planning

♦ Shapiro and Wilcox named vice presidents at Savills

♦ Fields of City Connections Realty secures two leases at 2853 3rd Ave.

♦ CPCR and Banana Kelly transform abandoned property into affordable housing

♦ Salvatore Coco Partner Beatty, Harvey & Associates Architects

♦ John Falco President/Co-founder Falco & Isak Realty Services

♦ Todd Harvey Senior Partner Beatty, Harvey & Associates Architects

♦ Rubin Isakharov CEO/Co-founder Falco & Isak Realty Services

♦ The National Realty Club offers many events throughout the year

♦ Host your office holiday party with BMAR on December 4th

♦ NYCREW holds hotel industry spotlight panel on October 22nd

♦ REBNY adds new video feature to member website

♦ Recent state legislation and its impact on the industry