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Avison Young arranges $147 million refinance for
255 Greenwich St. on behalf of Jack Resnick & Sons

Manhattan, NY Avison Young arranged a $147 million first mortgage refinancing of 255 Greenwich St., a 600,000 s/f Class A office building with ground floor retail and parking in Tribeca, on behalf of an affiliate of Jack Resnick & Sons.

Plaza College expands to 80,000 s/f at Muss Development’s Forest Hills Tower

Queens, NY According to Muss Development LLC, Plaza College has signed a long-term expansion and extension at Forest Hills Tower, the real estate firm’s 375,000 s/f Class A office property, bringing total occupancy to 99%.

Rosenblatt and Gerome of Cresa sell 6,096 s/f commercial cooperative to Clark Construction for $3.25 million

Manhattan, NY Cresa managing principal Bert Rosenblatt and vice president Alex Gerome represented Clark Construction Corp. for the $3.25 million acquisition of a 6,096 s/f commercial cooperative at 127 West 24th St. in Chelsea. The buyer is a general contracting and construction

Properly serving a lien law Section 59 Demand - by Bret McCabe

Many attorneys operating within the construction space are familiar with the provisions of New York Lien Law, which allow for the discharge of a Mechanic’s Lien in the event the lienor does not commence an action to enforce following the service of a “Section 59 Demand”.

Asian Real Estate Professionals Assn. guest speaker event features Wu of ZD Jasper Realty

Manhattan, NY The Asian Real Estate Professional Association (AREPA) hosted its distinguished guest speaker event at EisnerAmper, featuring Jasper Wu, vice president of ZD Jasper Realty. Jasper shared his expertise on real estate development, career

Reidy Contracting completes five projects in Empire State Building

Manhattan, NY Reidy Contracting Group (RCG) has completed five projects in the Empire State Building. The projects include the Empire State Realty Trust Amenity Space, Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop, the Observatory, Dave & Adam’s Pop-Up Shop,

GFI Realty arranges $40 million acquisition loan for Avalon Brooklyn Bay

Brooklyn, NY GFI Realty Services closed a $40 million acquisition loan for 1501 Voorhies Ave., formerly known as Avalon Brooklyn Bay and rebranded by the buyer as Aqualina New York, located in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood. The financing was secured through OceanFirst Bank and arranged by Daniel Lerer

SL Green secures $1.4 billion refinance for 11 Madison Ave.

Manhattan, NY Fried Frank advised SL Green Realty Corp. (SL Green), and its joint venture with PGIM Real Estate, in connection with the completion of a $1.4 billion, five-year, fixed-rate refinancing of 11 Madison Ave., a 2.3 million s/f office tower in Midtown South. The new mortgage replaces the

IREON Insights: Tax consequences of using debt financing to acquire real estate in a self-directed IRA - by Richard Levychin

The act of borrowing money itself in a self-directed IRA is not a taxable event. However, using borrowed funds (debt financing) to acquire or improve rental properties can subject the IRA to taxes on unrelated debt-financed income (UDFI), which is a form of unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). This means

IREON new member profile - Varun Bansal

What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I’m an entrepreneur focused on building a sustainable enterprise with a vision and growth mindset. My company provides reused and pre-owned office furniture solutions that promote circular economy principles and reduce environmental impact.