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The Brodsky Organization, The Sorgente Group and the Gural family form new partnership

Manhattan, NY The Brodsky Organization, The Sorgente Group, and the Gural family’s GFP Real Estate, have created a new joint venture for The Flatiron Building at 175 5th Ave. The Brodsky Organization

Contract vendee title insurance - by Thomas Kearns and Hyman Kindler

When negotiating a real estate contract of sale, buyers and sellers often disagree on how to allocate the risk of a recorded title exception first being discovered after the contract is executed. While uncommon, such discoveries are often

Garten of Red Oak St. joins Plentific advisory board

Manhattan, NY Plentific said that David Garten, CEO of Red Oak Street and a veteran of public-private partnerships, has joined Plentific’s strategic advisory board to help shape the company’s solutions and

Weiner joins Riverside Abstract

Brooklyn, NY Samuel Weiner has joined Riverside Abstract. Weiner is an experienced title insurance executive. Weiner represents clients in assisting them with their title insurance needs on all real estate transactions.

Fried Frank advises Weill Cornell on expansion

Manhattan, NY Fried Frank acted as counsel to Weill Cornell Medicine in its lease at 575 Lexington Ave., pursuant to which Weill Cornell Medicine added more than an additional 100,000 s/f to its existing 200,000 s/f

Simone Development Companies acquires 133,768 s/f office building, plans to redevelop into medical office space

Yonkers, NY In a medical redevelopment that will enhance the Medical Mile, Simone Development Companies has acquired One Executive Blvd., a 133,768 s/f, four-story office building located within 1/4 mile

Post-pandemic projects - by C. Jaye Berger

Any building that is still thinking about having any new repair work done should be sure to check the credentials and status of the company for the most recent projects they have successfully completed. It is hard to believe that there are many firms out there right now that are available to do new projects

Corenet Global NYC holds REmmy’s Gala at Casa Cipriani

Manhattan, NY The CoreNet Global New York City Chapter (CoreNet NYC) recognized the winners of the Annual 2023 Corporate Real Estate Awards for Excellence. These outstanding individuals and projects were celebrated at the first annual REmmy’s Gala event held on October 19,

Hickey returns to Houlihan Lawrence Commercial to lead local Bronx office

Bronx, NY According to Houlihan Lawrence Commercial, Daniel Hickey has returened to lead the local office. Having covered the Bronx and Westchester County for several years at the firm, Hickey closed a wide range of marquee transactions

Question of the Month: What are the zoning issues when converting an office building to residential use? by Christopher Wright

The latest zoning dilemma in New York City is the conversion of large commercial office buildings to residential use. This issue has been driven by the pandemic and the work from home trend, which has generated vacancies in office buildings. The good news is that the use regulations of the NYC Zoning