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Feil Organization leases 7,896 s/f to First Look Media

Manhattan, NY The Feil Organization signed a five-year, 7,896 s/f lease with First Look Media across the entire 10th floor at 853 Bdwy. First Look Media’s new 10th-floor space is a new pre-built

Empire Commercial completes 1,800 s/f 95 Nutrition location

Rochester, NY Empire Commercial Construction, a retail-focused division of Taylor-The Builders, completed the construction contract for 95 Nutrition located at 1250 University Ave. In partnership with architect Jay F. Meyers, Empire renovated the 1,800 s/f, previously occupied

Ariel Property Advisors hires Schwartz, Schlegel, Yuhjtman and Brody; expands investment sales and capital advisory teams

Manhattan, NY Ariel Property Advisors (Ariel) made several new hires, expanding the commercial real estate services and advisory firm’s investment sales and capital advisory teams.

SWBR hires Guyon as senior civil engineer

Rochester, NY Michael Guyon, PE has joined SWBR as senior civil engineer. The addition of Guyon expands the firm’s in-house design services to include civil engineering.

Bayport Funding provides $4.95 million acquisition loan

Brooklyn, NY Bayport Funding has provided a $4.95 million acquisition loan for a Williamsburg site containing two existing mixed-use buildings that will each be converted into four-story residential rental buildings with ground-floor retail space.

Evin, Nelson and Peele promoted to Skanska USA Building’s sr. executive teams; Farland steps down

Manhattan, NY Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, has made leadership shifts within its USA Building senior executive team. Kerim Evin, Anita Nelson and Greg Peele will apply their extensive industry expertise to new regional executive officer (REO) leadership

Sparks and Goldberger of GFI Realty Services sell $3.2 5million 23-unit multifamily property

Brooklyn, NY GFI Realty Services, LLC brokered the $3.25 million sale of 1113 Avenue O, a multifamily building comprised of 23 units located in the Midwood section of the city. GFI Realty senior managing director Matthew Sparks, represented the seller Santa Rosa Realty, and Moshe Goldberger

Cushman & Wakefield leases 5,700 s/f at 360 Madison Ave.

Manhattan, NY Cushman & Wakefield arranged a long-term, 5,700 s/f lease for Mori Hamada & Matsumoto at Stawski Partners’ 360 Madison Ave. The full-service international law firm will occupy the 24th floor.

Vargas of Gilco Realty negotiates two laundromat leases

Bronx, NY Gilco Realty LLC negotiated two leases with laundromats. Gilco Realty was the sole broker and Epifanio Vargas was the sole salesperson involved in both transactions.

Park joins Merchants Capital as sr. vice president

Manhattan, NY Merchants Capital has hired Min Park as senior vice president, balance sheet construction. Park joins the firm’s New York office, which celebrated another year of record-breaking success, having closed more than $1.3 billion in debt financing in 2022.