Spotlights

Year in Review 2018: Alexandra Lopatynsky, Cooper Carry

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? At Cooper Carry we are working on some of the more impactful projects in the city. This includes Lighthouse Point a new mixed-use community in St. George, Staten Island.  The residential component will offer affordable housing units. In Hoboken we are working on a full service hotel adjacent to Hoboken, NJ Transit Station.

Year in Review 2018: Sue Boyle, NYC Brownfield Partnership and GEI Consultants, Inc.

What was your most notable project, deal, transaction or professional achievement in 2018? The New York City Brownfield Partnership rolled out its newest program, the Redevelopment Roundtable in August, 2018 and held its second successful Roundtable in November. The Redevelopment Roundtable is a 90 minute information download from experts about all the NYC, NYS, federal and industry trends and hot topics relevant to site revitalization in NYC.

Koeppel Rosen secures 5,291 s/f lease to 800° Woodfired Kitchen

Manhattan, NY Koeppel Rosen has secured a new restaurant backed by basketball stars Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem at One East 33rd St. in th...

Retail centers designed as “town centers” lead to substantial investment returns for landlords - by Michael Zysman

City Bay Capital has become a leader in the retail real estate capital markets business due to our foresight and understanding of the changes occurring in the industry. In recent years, there has been a lot of fear about investing in retail real estate due to a…

ICSC relocates its global HQ to 1251 Ave. of the Americas – 44,100 s/f

Manhattan, NY According to Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc. (MFA) the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the preeminent associati...

Question of the Month: Rainy season is almost over! How have storms impacted your building? - by Mario Cirigliano

With record breaking rain along the eastern seaboard, buildings and residents have been hit with torrential downpours, floods, power outages and leaks. To add insult to injury, local news outlets have described this year’s hurricane season as one of the worst yet due to studied weather patterns. What does all of this mean for our buildings? 

Secret Brokers Society lands in London: The team is in place, and the mandates are rolling in - by Joseph Aquino

After a short hiatus, The Secret Brokers Society is back together in full swing: Making calls, exchanging ideas and market secrets, doing deals…

Executive of the Month: The keys to Famularo’s success in retail leasing: Passion, social media savvy, thinking outside the box

New York, NY The New York Real Estate Journal recently sat down with Meridian’s James Famularo, president of New York retail leasing, ...

Next stop holiday – Get into the spirit of the season, start planning for the most wonderful time of year! - by Faith Hope Consolo

Faith Hope Consolo is the chairman of the Retail Leasing and Sales Division at Douglas Elliman Real Estate, New York, N.Y. ...

The West Side Story of Hudson Yards: “Cities have to reinvent themselves” -  by Erez Cohen

This is what Jay Cross, president of Related Hudson Yards, had to say when talking about the genesis of the nation’s largest private real estate development project. Once blemished with vacant lots and abandoned industrial buildings, Manhattan’s West Side is undergoing an expansive (and necessary) $25 billion transformation…