Mixing business with pleasure, pleasure with business - part 2 - by Dan Castner

At home on weekends, I enjoy spending time outdoors, taking long walks, and sitting by a backyard fire pit. I also enjoy learning about and tasting red wine. During COVID, these activities either

Hudson Valley iCampus signs 35,124 s/f new leases/expansions

Pearl River, NY Hudson Valley iCampus has signed three new leases and two expansion agreements in the first quarter of 2024, totaling 35,124 s/f and having a value of over $4 million.

HUNT Real Estate ERA earns honors for sales volume and units

Buffalo, NY HUNT Real Estate ERA has been recognized as the premier real estate firm by ERA Real Estate for both sales volume and units sold in 2023. This achievement marks the fifth consecutive year that HUNT has claimed the top spot.

OPEN Impact secures 27,158 s/f for MoMath at 225 Fifth Ave.

Manhattan, NY According to OPEN Impact Real Estate (OPEN), National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath), the first museum in the United States dedicated to mathematics, has signed a short-term lease for 27,158 s/f on the ground floor and lower level retail

Refinery at Domino signs first retail lease with Saga Hospitality Group

Brooklyn, NY According to Two Trees Management, Saga Hospitality Group (SHG), owned and operated by chef James Kent and SC Holdings, signed a 3,000 s/f restaurant lease for its location on the ground floor of the Refinery at Domino. The space

Heitner of Newmark and Reslin of RDE lease 10,000 s/f long-term to M13 at 419 Lafayette St.

Manhattan, NY Newmark has secured a new long-term office lease transaction for venture capital firm M13, co-founded by Carter Reum (husband to Paris Hilton). The new 10,000 s/f office space at 419 Lafayette St. represents an expansion for the

Investment Property Realty Group sells two Brooklyn buildings totaling $4.95 million

Brooklyn, NY Investment Property Realty Group (IPRG) sold 83A India St. in Greenpoint and 339 Macon St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant. IPRG negotiated the closing of 83A India St. for $2.35 million. This property is located between Manhattan Ave.

ATCO signs 5,000 s/f lease with Eton at 381 Park Ave. South

Manhattan, NY ATCO Properties & Management has signed Eton Inc. to a 10-year and 9-month, 5,000 s/f office and showroom lease at 381 Park Ave. South in the Midtown South office district.

WatchHouse opens at Brookfield’s 660 Fifth Ave.

Manhattan, NY Brookfield Properties said that WatchHouse, the London-based specialty roastery and coffee house, has opened its first U.S. location at 660 Fifth Ave. in Midtown. WatchHouse occupies 1,500 s/f on the ground level of the 39-story,

IREON Insights: A convergence of calamities — same old story — Now is the time for planning with real estate - by Neil Axler and Craig Stephanson, part 3 of 3

Real estate that is owned through partnerships and limited liability companies can be fractionalized and gifted at lower values by utilizing valuation discounts. Instead of gifting fee simple title in the real estate, fractional ownership interests in entities owning the