Spotlights

1031 Exchanges: Making a good idea better by saving taxes and maximizing reinvestment of capital

With the real estate market heating up, it may be time to assess whether to sell - or buy. In some markets, there are actually shortages of...

de Soultrait of SCG Retail brokers 3 leases-4,600 s/f

According to SCG Retail, the firm has completed the following transactions: SCG brokered a 3,000 s/f lease for Sushi Shop at 31 West 52nd St...

Examining real world return on investment for green retail design and construction

The number of retail design and construction projects incorporating sustainable strategies is rising at an exponential rate. Naturally, so ...

Katz Properties acquires 81,000 s/f shopping center for $16.5 million

Katz Properties of New York has acquired the Fairhaven Plaza shopping center for $16.5 millon. The 81,000 s/f supermarket anchored shopping ...

BL Cos. named one of the top places to work in the state by Hearst Connecticut Newspapers for 2012

BL Companies was named as one of the best places to work in Connecticut by Hearst Connecticut Newspapers. Based upon employees residing in F...

Acadia and partners welcome A|X Armani Exchange-6,500 s/f

According to Acadia Realty Trust in conjunction with its partners Washington Square Partners, Aaron Malinsky and Paul Slayton, retailer A|X ...

Hauspurg, Schechtman, Lieberman, Jones and Meese of Eastern Consolidated collaborate for $17 million SoHo retail condo

A 8,354 s/f retail condominium in the borough's SoHo neighborhood at 57-63 Greene St., has just been purchased by Premier Equities for $17 m...

NAI Friedland retail div. completes 5,504 s/f

According to NAI Friedland, its retail division closed two transactions recently. The combined deals represent 5,504 s/f. Lease of 2,774 s/...

Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood: No longer a community of starving artists

It is no secret that the Williamsburg retail market has been undergoing a dynamic overhaul for the past 10-15 years. For most of that time, ...

Ripco Real Estate collaborates with Lavitt of Lavitt to broker 9,564 s/f lease

A Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar has leased space in the new 165,000 s/f Riverdale Crossing shopping center in the Riverdale area, according...