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Brody and Schattner form BASE Realty Group

Manhattan, NY Real estate industry veterans Jonathan Brody and Michael Schattner Esq., have formed BASE Realty Group. The new firm will target strategic real estate investment sales that span the residential and commercial sectors, with

McCabe joins Forchelli Deegan Terrana as partner in construction group practice

Uniondale, NY Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (FDT) welcomes Bret McCabe to the firm’s construction practice group as a partner. Prior to joining FDT, McCabe served as general counsel of Fleet Financial Group, Inc. He

Stern of Newmark arranges two retail leases at 106 South St. to CAKE and NOBLE Publishing House

Manhattan, NY Newmark arranged two new retail leases on behalf of ownership at 106 South St., located in the South Street Seaport district. The leases total 2,739 s/f and include new tenants CAKE and NOBLE Publishing House. CAKE is an award-winning electric motorcycle

New York State licensing law - by Anthony Gatto and Liz Celeone

Recently, the Department of State (DOS) indicated it would be auditing licensees and their use of corporate titles. The DOS issued two opinions prohibiting the use of corporate titles by associate brokers and salespersons. There is no exception merely because the licensee

Moritt Hock & Hamroff bolsters its M&A and tax practice areas

Garden City, NY Moritt Hock & Hamroff added three attorneys to its New York City and Garden City offices, illustrating the firm’s continued expansion and growth. The move bolsters its M&A and tax practice areas with Michael Kaufman joining as a partner

Property of the Month: Mojo Stumer Associates teams with A.D. Real Estate Investors to renovate 5,000 s/f 45 Cutter Mill Rd. office building

Great Neck, NY A.D. Real Estate Investors, Inc. recently partnered with Mojo Stumer Associates architects on the renovation of an existing 5,000 s/f building located at 45 Cutter Mill Rd. The project was planned to transform the structure into a modern class A office

Standard Communities awarded B Corporation certification

New York, NY Standard Communities, a major national affordable housing developer and investor, has been certified as a B Corporation following a rigorous review of the impact of its business model and operations on staff, stakeholders, communities and the

The Feil Organization signs 34,484 s/f lease with grocer Lidl at Glen Oaks Shopping Center

Queens, NY The Feil Organization signed a 34,484 s/f lease with supermarket chain Lidl at the Glen Oaks Shopping Center. “We’re excited to welcome Lidl into our premier retail tenant roster,” said Randall Briskin, vice president of leasing at

Blank Rome adds group of litigators in New York

Manhattan, NY Blank Rome LLP is welcoming a leading group of litigators in its Commercial Litigation practice group in New York, bolstering the firm’s national commercial and real estate litigation offerings. The group consists of nine attorneys whose practice areas focus on two broad areas as described below. They practiced at Akerman LLP before joining Blank Rome

Theodore Roosevelt Council-BSA will hold its 14th Annual Design, Construction, and Real Estate Dinner

The Theodore Roosevelt Council-BSA will hold its 14th Annual Design, Construction, and Real Estate Dinner at The Mansion at Oyster Bay, Woodbury honoring Salvatore Ferrara, R.A. president of Combined Resources Consulting and