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Online real estate auctions - by Thomas Kearns

After years of reading about online auctions I finally had a client win one last week. The experience was a bit unnerving as, by design, the bidder and the bidder’s counsel have very limited insight or input into the auction process. A non-negotiable purchase and sale

McLaughlin named senior associate at Denham Wolf Real Estate Services

Manhattan, NY Denham Wolf Real Estate Services hired Maddie McLaughlin as a senior associate in project management services. As a senior associate, McLaughlin supports Denham Wolf’s clients and project management staff from the project’s onset and

Morrison Foerster advises Mori Trust in SL Green Realty’s sale of 49.9% interest in 245 Park Ave.

Manhattan, NY SL Green Realty Corp. sold a 49.9% interest in 245 Park Ave. to a U.S. affiliate of Mori Trust Co., Ltd. at a gross asset valuation of $2 billion.

JLL Capital Markets arranges loan from Santander Bank and City National Bank and JV equity from The Davis Cos. for 268,000 s/f 55 Willoughby

Brooklyn, NY JLL Capital Markets has arranged the capitalization of 55 Willoughby, a 268,000 s/f, mixed-use development that will feature 295 apartments and 3,500 s/f of retail space.

The Oak & Avery Group brokers two office sales totalling $3.925 million

New Paltz, NY The Oak & Avery Group negotiated the sale of two mixed-use properties in Ulster County totaling $3.925 million: • 71 Main St., New Paltz, a 6,600 s/f office-retail building purchased by a local owner-user,

Greyhill Group expands portfolio with $22.5
million acquisition of Mill Hollow Apartments

Altamont, NY Greyhill Group has acquired Mill Hollow Apartments, an 84-unit multifamily property at 48 Bavarian Way. The class-A apartment complex is located about 20 miles west of Albany.

What does the second half of the year hold for CRE? - by Jakub Nowak

With summer now in full swing, it’s time to reflect on the first half of 2023. It has been one heck of a ride. The CRE news cycle during the last six months has been dominated by rising interest rates, predictions of a looming recession, a regional banking crisis, office

Invictus Real Estate Partners provides $62.25 million loan for mixed-use development

Brooklyn, NY Invictus Real Estate Partners has closed a $62.25 million construction loan for a 162,000 s/f mixed-use development project in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood. The loan will support the construction of the seven-story building

Wavecrest Equities buys five building Bronx portfolio for $28 million

Bronx, NY Wavecrest Equities has purchased a portfolio of five buildings in the Little Italy section of the city for $28 million and assumed two existing loans on the properties totaling $20 million. 

Greystone appoints Okland chief revenue officer

Manhattan, NY Blake Okland has joined Greystone as chief revenue officer. In this newly created role, Okland will focus on scaling Greystone’s industry-leading multifamily financing offerings and investor relationships and further leverage