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Klosed Properties acquires 2320 Hughes Ave., 7,250 s/f corner mixed-use building in the Bronx for $1.875 million

Bronx, NY Klosed Properties has acquired 2320 Hughes Ave., a 7,250 s/f corner mixed-use building in the Belmont neighborhood for $1.875 million.

Pinchasicks of JAM Real Estate sell Murray Hill walk-up to Excel Dev. Group for $11.2 million; Khorshad of Plaza Realty is broker

Manhattan, NY According to JAM Real Estate Partners, the firm has closed on the sale of 345 East 33rd St. The building, located between First and Second Avenues of the Murray Hill Neighborhood, sold for $11.2 million. 

Jungreis of Rosewood represents buyer and seller in $21 million sale

Manhattan, NY According to Benchmark Real Estate Group, it paid Renaissance Properties $21 million for a six-story mixed-use building in the West Village. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group brokered the transaction…

Cleghorn and LaSala of BellCornerstone broker $4 million sale – 123,042 s/f

Fulton, NY BellCornerstone has completed the sale of 607 Phillips St., containing 123,042 s/f, for $4 million.

Klosed Properties enters into 1031 exchange for $3.15 million

Bronx, NY Klosed Properties has entered a 1031 exchange for $3.15 million. They have sold 2809 3rd Ave., a 7,250 s/f mixed-use building, consisting of retail (leased to Popeye's) and six apartments, in the Mott Haven neighborhood. The firm is looking to acquire well-located value-add mixed-use, multifamily and retail in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens with a minimum five units. The firm has until February 28th, 2019 to identify one or more properties. 

Amazon cancels plans to build headquarters in Long Island City, Queens

New York, NY According to media sources, Amazon has decided to not move forward with its plans to build a headquarters in Long Island City. Full Amazon Statement: "After much thought and deliberation, we've decided not to move forward with our plans to…"

Buffalo investors: Commercial real estate tech is key to dealmaking in Opportunity Zones - by Richard Sarkis

Talk of Opportunity Zones (OZs) is omnipresent throughout the commercial real estate community, especially in Upstate New York. The federal program, which was officially launched in 2017, encourages economic development in…

Upstate NY Appraisal Institute to offer seven seminars for CE credit

Rochester, NY The Upstate New York Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will have an active education calendar for real estate appraisers again in 2019 for continuing education(CE) with seven seminars.

Zach formerly of EPIC sells UES development site for $23 million

Manhattan, NY Shay Zach, formerly of EPIC Commercial Realty, (and now with Gaia Property Group), has sold a residential development site in the Upper East Side for $23 million. The site, located at 331-337 East 82nd St., is comprised of four vacant residential buildings. 

Thru the Lens: Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation presents $3,000 to Drug Crisis in Our Backyard

White Plains, NY The Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, presented a check for $3,000 to Drug Crisis in Our Backyard, based in Carmel but serving the Hudson Valley.