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Pyramid Investors JV arranges $6.65 million sale of former Pyramid Reception Center

Pyramid Investors JV LLC, a joint venture between Manhattan-based Bluestone Group and Bronx developers Altmark Group arranged the $6.65 million purchase of the property known as the former Pyramid Reception Center (and YMCA) at 470 East 161st St. in the Melrose section of the borough from New York State OGS (NYSOGS). NYSOGS was represented by Ivan Diaz of Diaz & Associates. The buyer was not represented by any party. The JV is considering various community based options for the development of the 60,000 s/f building and the adjoining land, and have retained John Peters at Cushman & Wakefield to market the asset to potential tenants and users. The Melrose area is experiencing continued growth with the recent completion of Atlantic Development's 700 unit Boricua College and Village, the leasing of the Brook House furniture building to the non-profit Boom! Health, and the
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Berger and Koicim of Marcus & Millichap sell 17-unit multi-family for $8.8 million

Manhattan, NY Marcus & Millichap negotiated the sale of 207 E. Fourth St., a 17-unit mixed-use multi-family property the East Village. The asset sold for $8.8 million. “This transaction underscores
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Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

The state has the authority to seize all or part of privately owned commercial real estate for public use by the power of eminent domain. Although the state is constitutionally required to provide just compensation to the property owner, it frequently fails to account
Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Many investors are in a period of strategic pause as New York City’s mayoral race approaches. A major inflection point came with the Democratic primary victory of Zohran Mamdani, a staunch tenant advocate, with a progressive housing platform which supports rent freezes for rent
AI comes to public relations, but be cautious, experts say - by Harry Zlokower

AI comes to public relations, but be cautious, experts say - by Harry Zlokower

Last month Bisnow scheduled the New York AI & Technology cocktail event on commercial real estate, moderated by Tal Kerret, president, Silverstein Properties, and including tech officers from Rudin Management, Silverstein Properties, structural engineering company Thornton Tomasetti and the founder of Overlay Capital Build,
Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Let’s be real: if you’re still only posting photos of properties, you’re missing out. Reels, Stories, and Shorts are where attention lives, and in commercial real estate, attention is currency.