Retail
Family Dollar fills new Itzhaki development
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Itzhaki Acquisitions has completed the ground-up development of a 14,000 s/f retail building at 117-02 to 117-10 Guy Brewer Boulevard in Queens.
Deals & Dealmakers
Brookfield taps CBRE to lease NJ corporate center
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CBRE Group, Inc. has been selected to serve as the exclusive leasing agent and property manager of Morris Corporate Center 1&2, the Class-A office
Deals & Dealmakers
187-year-old West Village townhouse sold at a discount
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The 29 Downing Street carriage house, a three-story home built in 1829, was sold for $6.8 million, according to property records. The home has some historical significance.
Deals & Dealmakers
On the scene: Massey Knakal selling Midtown East building; UWS condo package fetches $9M
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Agents: Massey Knakal Realty Services announced the following exclusive assignments: • The sale of a mixed-use building at 164 East 61st Street in Midtown East.
Deals & Dealmakers
Brookfield may introduce micro units as co-working option
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Brookfield Property Partners boss Ric Clark told the Young Men’s Women’s Real Estate Association that the real estate giant could soon offer
Deals & Dealmakers
Bitly stretching out at Thor’s 139 Fifth Ave.
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Thor Equities has leased two full floors at 139 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District to Bitly, company executives announced. Currently located at 85 Fifth
Opinion
Pros and cons of Opportunity Zones
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By Adelaide Polsinelli, vice chairman, Compass Not since Cash for Clunkers has a government effort to jump start economies in depressed neighborhoods caused
Construction & Design
Schrager unveils 215 Chrystie
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Ian Schrager has unveiled the design of 215 Chrystie, a new hotel and residential building scheduled to open in downtown Manhattan in 2016.
Retail
8th Street “Shoe Store Strip” gets Flip Flop Shop
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Flip Flop Shops—North America’s first retail chain exclusive to  flip flops and sandals— just opened a franchise location in Greenwich Village at 61 E.
Deals & Dealmakers
$1.95B Waldorf sale shows changing face of Chinese investment
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By Konrad Putzier Anbang Insurance Group has bought the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Midtown Manhattan from Hilton International for $1.95 billion, becoming
Deals & Dealmakers
Simone inks 95,000 s/f deal with Affinity Health Plan in the Bronx
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Simone Development Companies announced that Affinity Health Plan, a managed care organization, has signed a lease for 95,000 S/Fof office space at Simone’s
REBNY Watch
New projects across East River show why Queens is king
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By Steven Spinola The Durst family made headlines recently when they announced plans to create a new residential development on the Queens waterfront.