Category: Brokerage

Rudin Management Co. leases 8,200 s/f to La Prairie at 41 Madison Ave.

Rudin Management Co. leases 8,200 s/f to La Prairie at 41 Madison Ave.

November 5, 2019
Manhattan, NY According to the Rudin Family, Swiss skincare brand La Prairie has finalized a 10-year lease at 41 Madison Ave. in the Flatiron District. The company will occupy 8,200 s/f on a portion of the 40th floor.
ORIX USA to expand multifamily banking business with acquisition of Hunt Real Estate Capital

ORIX USA to expand multifamily banking business with acquisition of Hunt Real Estate Capital

November 5, 2019
New York, NY ORIX Corporation USA, the U.S. and Latin America business hub for Tokyo-based ORIX Corporation (ORIX), announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hunt Real Estate Capital, LLC, a subsidiary of Hunt Companies, Inc. The acquisition combines the financial strength of ORIX USA
Reynolds, Bestreich, Reynolds, and Davila of BRG facilitate $1.05 million sale

Reynolds, Bestreich, Reynolds, and Davila of BRG facilitate $1.05 million sale

November 5, 2019
Brooklyn, NY Bestreich Realty Group (BRG) closed the sale of 264 Jefferson St. in the Bushwick neighborhood. This multifamily sold for $1.05 million, which equates to $245 per s/f. The building features six two-bedroom apartments totaling 4,290 s/f.
Javier of HelmsleySpear passes away at age 72; <br>A 35-year commercial leasing and sales veteran

Javier of HelmsleySpear passes away at age 72;
A 35-year commercial leasing and sales veteran

October 28, 2019
New York, NY Jimmy Javier, an assistant vice president at HelmsleySpear, passed away on October 25 at the age of 72. Javier was an accomplished and highly respected commercial broker with more than 35 years of commercial leasing and sales experience.
Tannor and Watson of Lee & Associates NYC negotiate 3,262 s/f lease to My Gym

Tannor and Watson of Lee & Associates NYC negotiate 3,262 s/f lease to My Gym

October 23, 2019
Manhattan, NY Gregory Tannor, executive managing director/principal, and Michael Watson, associate irector, of Lee & Associates NYC have negotiated a ground-floor, 3,262 s/f lease at 207 West 79th St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave., for My Gym.
Executive of the Month: Michael Ferrara, managing principal at Brax Rlty., attributes success to experiences, social media

Executive of the Month: Michael Ferrara, managing principal at Brax Rlty., attributes success to exp...

October 15, 2019
New York, NY The New York Real Estate Journal (NYREJ) sat down with Michael Ferrara, this month’s “Executive of the Month,” for a question and answer session. Ferrara is the managing principal of Brax Realty. Ferrara: I was born in Brooklyn, but moved out to…
Avison Young arranges $12.499 million sale of 13,966 s/f office condo; Kim of Zelnik & Co. reps buyer, DKCOS CORP.

Avison Young arranges $12.499 million sale of 13,966 s/f office condo; Kim of Zelnik & Co. reps buye...

October 15, 2019
Manhattan, NY The Tri-State Investment Sales group for Avison Young completed sale of a 13,966 s/f vacant office condominium for $12.499 million. James Nelson led the team along with associate director David Lawrence and associate Carter Lovejoy, to represent…
Sage Realty leases 362,197 s/f to WeWork <br>at 437 Madison Ave.

Sage Realty leases 362,197 s/f to WeWork
at 437 Madison Ave.

October 15, 2019
Manhattan, NY Sage Realty Corp., the leasing and management division of the William Kaufman Org. (WKO), finalized a long-term, 362,197 s/f lease with WeWork at 437 Madison Ave., a 40-story, 850,000 s/f office tower in the Plaza District. Sage Realty has leased a 12-floor block of…
Marks, Lebor and Garrett of TerraCRG complete $3.225M sale; Raza and Gordon of We R New York rep buyer

Marks, Lebor and Garrett of TerraCRG complete $3.225M sale; Raza and Gordon of We R New York rep buy...

October 15, 2019
Brooklyn, NY TerraCRG has completed the sale of the commercial building at 15 Vanderbilt Ave. in Clinton Hill. Dan Marks, Daniel Lebor and Garrett Allen of TerraCRG represented the seller in the $3.225 million closing. “We’re happy to announce the sale...
Camhi of RFR arranges two leases totaling 20,739 s/f at 477 Madison Avenue

Camhi of RFR arranges two leases totaling 20,739 s/f at 477 Madison Avenue

October 15, 2019
Manhattan, NY RFR has signed two new financial firm leases totaling 20,739 s/f at 477 Madison Ave., 60 days after acquiring the property and subsequently launching a comprehensive capital improvement program to elevate the quality  of the building.
Central Brooklyn’s development market is booming as affordability lures institutional investors - by Lawrence Sarn and Remi Mandell

Central Brooklyn’s development market is booming as affordability lures institutional investors - ...

October 15, 2019
Real estate developers have long been smitten with Brooklyn, with their sights set on the upside potential offered by its eclectic neighborhoods, such as Flatbush. As construction continues on several high-profile projects, the cost of land in central Brooklyn is poised to climb as investors take advantage...
Int. No. 1472-B: A cyber-watchdog for commercial and mixed-use landlords - by Peter Blond

Int. No. 1472-B: A cyber-watchdog for commercial and mixed-use landlords - by Peter Blond

October 15, 2019
After over twenty years in New York City real estate, I would have never dreamed the city’s own legislators would endeavor to amputate the multi-billion dollar hand that feeds it. As if the recent rent law transformations in Albany weren’t damaging enough to owners of multifamily...