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Racanelli Construction Co. serves as CM for $15.9 million Ronkonkoma Hilton Homewood Suites Hotel

Ronkonkoma, NY Racanelli Construction Co., Inc. served as the construction manager (CM) on a Hilton Homewood Suites Hotel. Serving on behalf of Excel Holdings 6, LLC, Racanelli constructed

Klosed Properties acquires 6,048 s/f condo building

Brooklyn, NY Klosed Properties has acquired 541 Myrtle Ave., a commercial condominium building. The property consists of three retail units combined for a total of 6,048 s/f in the

HGAR and BMNAR co-host new rent control regulations seminar

Bronx, NY It was standing-room only in the Hutchinson Metro Center August 7th as the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR) and the Bronx-Manhattan North Association of Realtors (BMNAR) presented

Gateway Harbor Park upgrades complete in North Tonawanda; funding from Smart Growth Community Fund

North Tonawanda, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo celebrated the completion of improvements at Gateway Harbor Park. The project–with funding from the Smart Growth Community Fund, a Buffalo

Outside the Region: Heiss of Largo arranges $88.3m of debt financing for the acquisition and repositioning of two office buildings

Burnaby, BC Kevin Heiss, Managing Director of the Largo Group of Companies, secured $88.3 million of debt financing for the acquisition and repositioning of two office buildings.  The two buildings total 251,000 s/f and are located in Metrotown, the city's primary

The Besen Group rebrands and restructures

Manhattan, NY The Besen Group has embarked on a new partnership structure, in conjunction with several new hires to bolster its platform as a full-service, CRE advisory firm. The firm

Braus and Someck of Lee & Associates NYC broker four leases at 875 Sixth Ave. totaling 13,878 s/f

Manhattan, NY According to Lee & Associates NYC (LeeNYC), Peter Braus, managing principal, and Dennis Someck, executive managing director/principal, of LeeNYC arranged four

Densen and Mayor of Island Associates handle lease in Smithtown

Smithtown, NY Island Associates representatives Lawrence Densen and Chris Mayor have closed a lease between landlord Kevin DiPietrantonio DDS and tenant Beauty and the Skin Inc. for a

JRT Realty Group leases 57,846 s/f to The New York Times at Court Sq.

Queens, NY According to JRT Realty Group, The New York Times Co. has signed a lease for three full floors at Court Sq. Pl. in Long Island City, encompassing 57,846 rentable s/f.  The

Outside the Region: RE/MAX Launches the booj Platform

Chicago, IL RE/MAX, LLC has launched the booj Platform, an integrated suite of digital products that will empower agents, teams and brokers to proactively establish, manage and grow client relationships. Developed by booj engineers in collaboration with thousands of RE/MAX affiliates, the