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Gettry Marcus introduces VRTL team

Woodbury, NY According to Gettry Marcus CPA, P.C., it has formed the Gettry Marcus VRTL (pronounced Virtual) team. Gettry Marcus VRTL will e...

Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation donates $15,000 to Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley

Tarrytown, NY The Hudson Gateway (HG) Realtor Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, recently presented a check for $15,000 to Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley. 

Featured Project: A tale of two buildings – Hastings Capital separates two buildings from one in Amityville

Amityville, NY Hastings Capital has separated two freestanding buildings that were joined together by a previous owner, renovating them and completing the renovation of one of the buildings into a handsomely appointed industrial-zoned brick art deco-inspired building.

The Wizard of OZ (that’s “Opportunity Zones”): Waiting for Godot - by Dan Flanigan

In Samuel Beckett’s classic theatre piece, two feckless humans, Vladimir and Estragon, wait the entire play for someone named “Godot” to arrive. As they wait, they engage in various clownish antics—as we also shall, here in the land of OZ, pending the release of the next clarifying pronouncements from the U.S. Treasury Department. 

Could Fannie/Freddie green programs be right for you? - by Solomon Rosenbaum

Investing in energy efficiency is something that sounds great in theory and one which most people would agree is a worthwhile endeavor. However, in the end, it all comes down to the…

Real Estate Law: Obtaining regulatory guidance from regulators - by Aaron Gershonowitz

A major part of practicing environmental law is the ability to advise based on an assessment of how an agency is likely to behave. The rules and regulations are often not as clear as a regulated party would like. Interpreting the rules and regulations, or using how they were interpreted in other contexts to determine a recommended course of action, can be difficult.

Holloman of Lee & Associates NYC closes $11.5 million sale with Bruman Realty

Queens, NY Alfonso Holloman, CCIM, senior managing director/principal of Lee & Associates NYC has arranged the sale of the property at 26-24 & 26-26 Fourth St., between 26th and 27th Aves.

EPIC Commercial Realty negotiates two sales totaling $10.1 million

Manhattan, NY EPIC Commercial Realty negotiated two sales totaling $10.1 million: An off-market mixed-use building containing lofts and retail spaces for $7.3 million. Ido Tzaidi and Tal Sharon were sole agents on the…

Tishman Speyer secures 328,000 s/f in leases

Queens, NY According to Tishman Speyer president and CEO Rob Speyer, the company has finalized lease agreements with Macy’s, Inc. and NewYork-Presbyterian at The JACX, its 1.2 million s/f office development under construction in Long Island City. 

CUR Funding originates $6 million bridge loan

Brooklyn, NY CUR Funding LLC, the lending arm of City Urban Realty, through an affiliate entity, has funded a $6 million bridge loan secured by a portfolio of mixed-use buildings in the Fort Greene and Clinton Hill neighborhoods.