Deals & Dealmakers
Rockefeller renews 210,000 s/f lease with worldʼs largest law firm
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Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has completed a 210,000 s/f lease extension at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, the Rockefeller Group skyscraper.
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Madison Square Garden Ventures leases 10,000 sf at 111 W. 33rd Street
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Madison Square Garden Ventures, a tech-driven subsidiary of the MSG Company, has leased a 10,000 sf floor in a Midtown South office building.
Deals & Dealmakers
Design and build studio leases Bushwick building
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ABS Partners Real Estate announced that fabrication lab and innovation studio, Collab signed a lease for the entire 12,000 s/f building located at 309
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AmTrust Financial launches new title company
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AmTrust Financial Services, Inc, the New York-based multi-national insurance holding company, has announced plans to enter the title insurance business
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Construction industry push for diversity a good start, but more resources needed
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By Clark Peña, director of advocacy, Construction Workforce Project A recently announced diversity initiative by the Associated General Contractors of
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Who’s News: JLL taps Leviton in Long Island, Steptoe hires new lawyer
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JLL has hired David Leviton as managing director and market leader of its Long Island office. David Leviton His responsibilities will include building
Retail
Raymour & Flanigan to open outlet store in Paramus
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Levin Management has arranged a lease with furniture giant Raymour & Flanigan to open a 41,300 s/f outlet store at Paramus Place in Paramus.
Debt & Equity
TRANSACTIONS: Knighthead funds $27M construction loan for Forest Hills project
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GCP Capital Group arranged mortgage financing in the aggregate amount of $49,720,000 for the following properties: • $15,600,000 for a five-story mixed-use
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Affordable housing fund pays $110M for Hell’s Kitchen building
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An affordable housing fund has purchased a building in Hell’s Kitchen for $110 million, according to city records published today. Standard Communities
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Gowanus gettin’ its groove with snazzy new apartments
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202 8th Street By Orlando Lee Rodriguez If you have not visited in a while, 4th Avenue, the thoroughfare that serves as the border between Park Slope and
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$905M Starrett City sale a win-win, says broker
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After nearly being derailed by familial infighting earlier this year, the sale of the nation’s largest subsidized housing complex closed last week for $905 million.
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REBNY opposes new council bill that punishes brokers
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City Council Member Keith Powers recently introduced a convoluted piece of legislation that would have a significant negative impact on New York’s real