Deals & Dealmakers

Columbia Heights Associates – a partnership of CIM Group, LIVWRK Holdings and Kushner Companies – has released renderings of its proposed transformation

Time Equities founder and CEO Francis Greenburger has led a successful 51-year career in commercial real estate, proving himself as one of the top investors

First Nationwide Title Agency announced that long-time commercial real estate veteran Fern Haughton-Owens, with more than 40 years of experience, has joined

Commercial property sales in Brooklyn were incredibly robust in 2015, rising to around $9.5 billion in total dollar volume, according to one market study

Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP announced that Debra M. Schoenberg and Astra M. Tudisco have become partners of the firm. DEBRA SCHOENBERG Schoenberg

Maria Torres-Springer, commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, will step down in early March, according to an announcement

VINCENT CHIODO Arbor Realty Trust funded a Freddie Mac SBL deal in Brooklyn. 2402 Gerritsen Avenue, a mixed-use property, received $4 million in refinance

Developer Michael Shvo is due back in court next month, after his tax evasion case was adjourned for the fourth time since last October.

In a transaction arranged by CBRE, Refrig-It Warehouse, a full-service, public cold-storage warehousing company, has signed a 140,000 s/f industrial lease

By Holly Dutton Lower Manhattan leasing has surged to highs not seen since pre-recession days in 2006, while employment rates reached 2003 levels.

Rosenberg & Estis Counsel for Emerald Creek Rosenberg & Estis, P.C., served as legal counsel for lender Emerald Creek Capital in a one-year bridge

Hofstra University is expanding its law program to meet demand for more attorneys skilled in navigating the challenging and changing real estate market.