Arrow Real Estate Advisors arranges $73 million in construction financing for 18-story ground-up development

Manhattan, NY Arrow Real Estate Advisors, a real estate finance advisory firm, has arranged $73 million in construction financing from Madison Realty Capital for the ground-up development of 171 East 86^th St., an 18-story luxury condominium project on the Upper East Side. Arrow’s team of Morris Betesh,

Robinson+Cole expands practice by adding Trunkes as partner

Manhattan, NY Robinson+Cole has welcomed Virginia Trunkes to the firm as a partner in the construction law group. Trunkes returns to the firm bringing more than two decades of experience representing clients in complex construction and real estate litigation. Her practice focuses on advising general contractors, developers, and institutional clients

Is there a light at the end of the tariff tunnel? - by Kenneth F. Wille, PE

Import tariffs are nothing new. Yet, since the Trump administration introduced sweeping trade measures, the real estate sector has been forced to navigate an environment where the cost of materials is as much a function of geopolitics as it is of supply and demand. One would assume that as the year has progressed, forecasting would become easier.

Two landmark buildings reimagined into luxury developments with a design homage to history

Manhattan, NY Two landmark buildings, 27 Sagasta in Madrid, Spain and 32 & 34 Walker St. in NYC, are ushering in a new era of preservation and refinement. Despite their distance across the globe, both properties are rewriting the playbook on what it means to play a part in history, while creating some of the most

Toll Brothers opens Enclave at Sprain Brook townhome community

Yonkers, NY Toll Brothers, Inc., has opened its newest townhome community, Enclave at Sprain Brook, for sale. Situated 17 miles from Manhattan, this community of 28 homes offers a suburban lifestyle with easy access to the city. Located off Sprain Brook Pkwy. and minutes from the Yonkers Metro–North Railroad Station, Enclave at Sprain Brook

Lettire Construction, MDG Real Estate Partners, and Las Raices Community Development top out Las Raices - 78-unit affordable housing

Manhattan, NY Lettire Construction, MDG Real Estate Partners, LLC (MDG), and the Las Raices Community Development Corp. celebrated the topping out of Las Raices East Harlem, a four-building, 78-unit new construction, affordable housing development in the East Harlem neighborhood. In partnership with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development

RKTB and Lance Jay Brown complete
16,000 s/f synagogue redevelopment

Manhattan, NY After eight years of planning, design and construction work, RKTB Architects has completed a new house of worship for Shaare Zedek, a Jewish congregation on the Upper West Side. Occupying the cellar, first and second floors of a new condominium tower erected on the site

Global Holdings to expand brand with Anagram Gowanus; design by SO–IL, architecture by MAP

Brooklyn, NY Global Holdings has started its newest Anagram project. Developed in partnership with MacArthur Holdings and Tankhouse, 450 Union St. is a 158-unit, mixed-use residential tower located along the Gowanus Canal. Following Global Holdings’ $33 million equity investment

Levine Builders celebrates topping out
at 158-unit Rialto West in Hell’s Kitchen

Manhattan, NY Levine Builders, the general contracting affiliate of Douglaston Development, celebrated the topping out of Rialto West, an 8-story, 140,000 s/f, 158-unit 100% affordable multifamily development for low- and moderate- -income residents located at 509 West 48^th St. in Hell’s Kitchen. Once complete, Clinton Management, the property management

Sanders retires from Hoffmann Architects + Engineers after 47 years

Manhattan, NY According to Hoffmann Architects + Engineers, Russell Sanders, AIA has retired after nearly five decades with the company. In 1978, Sanders joined Hoffmann after earning a B.S. degree in Architecture from Ohio State University. With just a few employees, the year-old firm was fertile ground for a motivated young architect, and Sanders soon established himself as a standout worker