Long Island

Weiss of T. Weiss Realty is sole broker for 878 s/f

Melville, NY According to T. Weiss Realty Corp., a family owned developer, landlord and manager of commercial real estate, One18Media Inc., a digital marketing agency has leased 878 s/f at 532 Broadhollow Rd. known as the Broadhollow Corporate Center.

Realty Connect Comm’l. Partners completes $1.275 million sale

Ronkonkoma, NY Realty Connect Commercial Partners completed the sale at 2135 Pond Rd. The sale price was $1.275 million. Thomas Murphy, a licensed sales associate at Realty Connect Commercial Partners, represented the purchaser, AA Surplus Sales. 

Dunne, Neuer, Pride, Bardsley, Gavin, & Apfel of CBRE sell 656 units for Bainbridge Cos.

Hauppauge, NY The CBRE team of Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Gene Pride, Steven Bardsley, David Gavin and Eric Apfel handled the sale of Devonshire Hills, a 656-unit multifamily community for an undisclosed sum. CBRE represented the owner, The Bainbridge Cos.

Hackett of Metro Realty Services brokers $600,000

Bay Shore, NY Jeremy Hackett of Metro Realty Services, LLC sold 0.46 acres of industrial land at 3 Orgill Ave. The buyer, Lun Brothers LLC, was represented by Hackett and purchased the land for $600,000.

Mayor, Densen of Island Assocs. broker 4,554 s/f lease

West Islip, NY Christopher Mayor and Lawrence Densen of Island Associates brokered a 15-year lease agreement with Brownstones Coffee, for a 4,554 s/f stand-alone restaurant as part of a new center being built at 425 Union Blvd.  Brownstones will be joining 7-Eleven to anchor the new 19,757 s/f center.

Hunt Corp. Commercial Real Estate Q&A: Making your property stand out - by David Hunt

Q: We are placing our industrial building on the market shortly. What are some of the ways we can make our building stand out and get top dollar? A: Not many owners of available commercial real estate take the time to evaluate their competition, but that is precisely the way to create a marketing plan that will help your property stand out in the marketplace.

Commercial Classroom: 2021 here we come - by Edward Smith

This column is offered to help educate agents new to commercial and investment brokerage and serve as a review of basics for existing practitioners.  Muhammad Ali famously said: “Don’t count the days, make the days count.”

34 attorneys from FDT named to 2020 NY Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists

Uniondale, NY According to Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP, (FDT) the firm has a combined total of 34 attorneys selected to the 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers and New York Metro Rising Stars lists. FDT congratulates the following 19 attorneys for being selected to the 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list: Joseph Asselta (Construction Litigation);

Environmental due diligence during the pandemic - by Chuck Merritt

Back in March of 2020 as the world came to an economic halt with many industries that those in the professional service business rely on such as financial institutions and construction, due diligence firms were impacted. The initial freeze that was only supposed to last for a few weeks, quickly turned into a much longer time frame.

Massive jumps in expenses result in decreased NOI’s and increased tax rates - by Brad Cronin & Sean Cronin

Decreased revenues as a result of COVID-19 has been well reported amongst all property types, but significant increases in expenses are frequently overlooked. Sophisticated owners understand that it’s not how much money you earn, it’s how much you keep.