Construction & Design
Archtober event draws big crowd
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By David V. Griffin The third annual Archtober Cocktail Crawl was held October 4, 2017 in and around the Flatiron District. Hosted by The Architect’s Newspaper
Deals & Dealmakers
New York REIT sells two Chelsea buildings to Columbia Property Trust
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New York REIT continued its yearlong liquidation by selling Twitter’s headquarters and two-other fully occupied Chelsea office buildings to Columbia
Deals & Dealmakers
Who’s News: Consuelo Vasquez joins HAP, Colliers names new director
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HAP Investments LLC announced that Consuelo Vasquez has joined as Assistant General Counsel for Litigation. Vasquez has been a commercial litigator specializing
Deals & Dealmakers
ESRT to move Empire State Building’s Observatory entrance
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Empire State Realty Trust will relocate the Empire State Building’s Observatory entrance from 5th Avenue to 34th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue, a
Deals & Dealmakers
Jamestown adds RCN to 325 Hudson
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Jamestown announced that telecommunications industry leader RCN has joined the community at 325 Hudson in Lower Manhattan. The property, which was purchased
Deals & Dealmakers
New York is second most expensive city for renting co-working spaces
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New York is the second-most expensive place in the country to rent an office desk, according to a study from workspace network start-up LiquidSpace.
Deals & Dealmakers
SL Green sells 49% stake in 400 East 57th Street to Blackrock unit
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SL Green sold a 49 percent stake in rental building Stonehenge57 to a unit of investment management firm Blackrock. Photo via Streeteasy The transaction
Featured
REBNY joins coalition against retail rent regulations
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The Real Estate Board of New York has joined a coalition battling a city proposal to introduce commercial rent regulation. The full city council is set
Deals & Dealmakers
RGB quashes calls for rent freeze as tenants protest
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By Maria Rocha-Buschel The possibility of a rent freeze was quashed last Thursday at the Rent Guidelines Board’s preliminary vote, held at Cooper Union’s Great Hall.
Deals & Dealmakers
TAMI tenants find new home at 530 Seventh
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Savitt Partners announced nine new office lease transactions at 530 Seventh Avenue, a 490,000 s/f midtown tower. The Savitt team of Brian Neugeboren and
Deals & Dealmakers
On 34th Street, a future so bright, you gotta wear sunglasses
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By Liana Grey Fifteen years ago, Richard Cohan, a broker and retail consultant, brought Sunglass Hut to the corner of 34th Street and Broadway.
Debt & Equity
Jersey buyer secures $33M for Stamford multifamily acquisition
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Greystone announced it has provided a $33,660,000 Fannie Mae DUS loan for the acquisition of Park Square West, a multifamily community in Stamford, CT.