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Manhattan Skyline Management welcomes Inspire Orthodontics to 1,357 s/f at West River House

Manhattan Skyline Management Corp. has signed a long-term lease with Inspire Orthodontics at 424 West End Ave. in the Upper West Side neighborhood. Situated within Manhattan Skyline’s 22-story, 230-unit luxury rental apartment building West River House, Inspire Orthodontics will operate from a 1,357 s/f  street-level

SL Green Realty inks 26,255 s/f expansion lease with TD Bank

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SL Green Realty Corp. has signed a new 26,255 s/f, 10-year lease with TD Bank covering the entire 8th floor. This expansion increases TD Bank’s total office occupancy at 125 Park Ave. to 130,057 s/f, bringing the office tower to 100% leased.

Three new leases signed at Jasper

Long Island City, NY The Domain Companies, LMXD, the VOREA Group, and Bridge Investment Group said that three new retail leases have been executed at Jasper, a mixed-use development, comprising 6,115 s/f of Jasper’s 33,340 s/f of retail space. Combined with the four other leases previously

NIN HAO opens 1,890 s/f restaurant at 595 Dean St.

Brooklyn, NY TF Cornerstone (TFC) negotiated a new lease signing with NIN HAO at the ground floor of 595 Dean St. in Prospect Heights. James Ariola and Michael Azarian of Cushman & Wakefield represented NIN HAO for their new 1,890 s/f lease. TFC worked with NIN HAO to secure the lease.

Center for NYC Neighborhoods launches Down Payment Assistance Navigator to increase access to affordable homeownership

New York, NY The Center for NYC Neighborhoods (CNYCN) launched Down Payment Assistance Navigator. The new, free online tool, funded by Bank of America with grants totaling $625,000, will help make down payment assistance easier to obtain and affordable homeownership more accessible

Weiss joins Gantry as director of New York office

Manhattan, NY Gantry welcomes Andy Weiss as the newest addition to its production team, where he assumes the role of director. Weiss will be responsible for loan origination with Gantry’s more than 100 correspondent and affiliated lenders, working nationally from the firm’s New York

AIS expands at Feil’s 257 Park Ave. South

Manhattan, NY The Feil Organization said that office furniture company AIS has expanded its presence at 257 Park Ave. South with a new 10-year, 12,617 s/f lease. The furniture purveyor will outfit the entire fourth floor of the office tower as its new showroom.

Whole Foods Market opens at StuyTown

Brooklyn, NY Beam Living has partnered with Whole Foods Market to bring its new quick-shop format grocery store, Daily Shop, to 14th St. between 1st Ave. and Ave. A, enriching the community with another grocery option.

Elections and hybrid rates: Oh my! - by Jerry Maffia

The Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate cut was a welcome reprieve, but a lower rate is not the same as a low rate. Even with the 50-basis-point decrease, the Federal Funds Rate is still higher than at any point from October 2007 to March 2023. Add to elevated interest rates the unwinding of hybrid work,

The impact of NYC’s housing crisis on commercial real estate and tenant mobility - by Nancy Zafrani

New York City has long been one of the most expensive places to buy and own a home. Yet, there remains a housing crisis in the region. As the housing crisis grows in NYC, its ripple impacts the commercial real estate market and tenant mobility, hampering people’s efforts to achieve their goals of financial