After years of reading about online auctions I finally had a client win one last week. The experience was a bit unnerving as, by design, the bidder and the bidder’s counsel have very limited insight or input into the auction process. A non-negotiable purchase and sale
Bronx, NY New York City Economic Development Corp. (NYCEDC), the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and the New York City Housing Development Corp. (HDC), in partnership with the development team Gilbane Development Co.,
Yorktown Heights, NY Houlihan Lawrence Commercial, a division of Houlihan Lawrence, brokered the $4 million sale of a 12-acre site located at 3241 Crompond Rd. (Rte. 202).
Manhattan, NY Cresa has acquired Vicus Partners. Founded in 2007, Vicus has long been considered one of the top boutique firms in New York City, known for its roster of clients, ranging from seed-stage start-ups through Fortune 500 companies, with a focus
Manhattan, NY Global Holdings has acquired 51 Irving Place. The six-story apartment building contains 57 rental units with 8,000 s/f of ground floor retail space, located on the corner of 17th St. and Irving Pl., near Gramercy Park
Plainview, NY Rechler Equity Partners was recognized as Developer of the Year by the Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI) and Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) at their 26th annual awards dinner. This recognition stems
With summer now in full swing, it’s time to reflect on the first half of 2023. It has been one heck of a ride. The CRE news cycle during the last six months has been dominated by rising interest rates, predictions of a looming recession, a regional banking crisis, office
Brooklyn, NY JLL Capital Markets has arranged the capitalization of 55 Willoughby, a 268,000 s/f, mixed-use development that will feature 295 apartments and 3,500 s/f of retail space.
Manhattan, NY Alan Stenson of New York City based investment sales brokerage firm Brax Realty has completed the sale of 228 East 25th St. in Kips Bay for $4.4 million
The pandemic has caused a lot of co-ops and condominiums to not embark on repair and maintenance projects unless absolutely necessary. As buildings consider what they need to do, the first thing is to prioritize what needs to be done and where the money is going to come from to pay for it.
Manhattan, NY Fairstead has sold the Dunbar Apartments, a 538-unit historic residential community located in central Harlem to Isaac Herskovitz for $86.75 million. Built in 1928, the 10-building complex occupies an entire city block enclosing a private
Manhattan, NY Heather Philip-O’Neal, principal of HPP International LLC, an architecture and design firm, has been elected treasurer of AIA (American Institute of Architects) National. Philip-O’Neal has over 20 years of experience
Roseland, NJ AMA Group, a nationwide industry leader committed to providing technologically sophisticated and solution-oriented engineering design and implementation, partnered with SJP Properties, a long-time client, on a brand new 120,000 s/f office space at 105 Eisenhower Pkwy
Clarkstown, NY K/BTF New City LLC has completed the modernization of New City Center, located at 66 N. Main St., New City. A new long-term lease has been signed with Shoprite, a supermarket chain, to transform their 55,900 s/f store into
Brooklyn, NY Eastern Union has secured a $62.25 million construction loan for a 105,000 s/f, mixed-used property in Crown Heights that will be home to a new, 33,000 s/f Lidl discount supermarket.
Altamont, NY Greyhill Group has acquired Mill Hollow Apartments, an 84-unit multifamily property at 48 Bavarian Way. The class-A apartment complex is located about 20 miles west of Albany.
Jersey City, NJ Slate Property Group announced that its lending arm, SCALE, has provided Namdar Group with a $160 million bridge loan for 618 Pavonia Ave. in the Journal Square neighborhood. The bridge loan will be used to retire $120 million in construction financing and fund the lease-up and stabilization of the 27-story, 432-unit residential building
New projects and buildings have wide-ranging effects on surrounding communities, ecosystems, and businesses. They impact the physical and mental well-being of individuals, the equitable distribution of economic resources, and future business opportunities. When a developer doesn’t seek out meaningful community input, they risk alienating neighborhoods and locals, while also missing a great opportunity to enrich the design impact
Port St. Lucie, FL BHI, a full-service commercial bank, announced that it has provided a $27.343 million Senior Secured construction loan to 13th Floor Homes LLC to finance enhancements to and completion of Villas of Torino, a multi-family