Construction & Design
Movie hub made in New York by WXY
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The city’s new movie-making hub was made in New York by WXY architecture + urban design. The Centre Street-headquartered firm created the plans for
Deals & Dealmakers
On the Scene: GFI gets exclusive in Borough Park
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GFI Realty Services has been named the exclusive sales agent for 1043 50th Street (4923 For Hamilton Parkway), a six-unit multifamily building in the Borough
Deals & Dealmakers
Knotel closes on five Midtown spaces
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Knotel, the flexible has finalized five new leases totaling 38,800 s/f in Midtown South. In the largest transaction, Knotel has completed a 27,500 s/f
Featured
Stuck in the Middle: NIMBY concerns hem in housing on both ends
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Housing advocates across the country want affordability to be a topic of debate during the next presidential election and if this month’s state primaries
Construction & Design
NYBC hails congestion pricing in funding plan
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The New York Building Congress released a 10-point funding plan to fix the nation’s infrastructure. The plan incorporates 10 ideas to invest in roads
Technology
Avant CEO Al Goldstein heads roster of speakers for NYC Real Estate Tech Week
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Reed MIDEM, the global real estate conference organizer, together with MetaProp NYC, the real estate technology nexus and early stage PropTech accelerator
Featured
NET GAINS: Soccer knowledge pays off for brokers during World Cup
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Football, fύtbol or footy, the Beautiful Game or the World’s Game; it doesn’t matter how you talk about it, as long as you talk about it.
Featured
Bridal upstart opens Flatiron district flagship
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RKF, a Newmark company (RKF), arranged a lease at 20 East 20th Street for Brideside’s first Manhattan flagship location. The Chicago-based retailer is
Residential
Have you heard? Cool Trust buys West Village townhouse, Corcoran backs auction firm
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THE COOL TRUST has bought a West Village townhouse for $13.5 million. The five-story building at 224 West 10th Street was marketed by Scottspark International
Deals & Dealmakers
Akelius Swede on Crown Heights, purchases 805 St. Marks Ave for $44M
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Akelius, which burst onto the stateside scene last month, has just purchased its fourth property in New York. The Swedish company shelled out $44 million for 805 St.
Deals & Dealmakers
State may cough up cash to salvage 421-a tax program
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Governor Cuomo last week offered up a wage subsidy program for developers and union officials in an effort to revive the expired 421-a tax abatement program
Deals & Dealmakers
Events company Glasshouse inks 30-year Hell’s Kitchen deal
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Glasshouses, a Chelsea-based event space company, has signed a more than $200 million, 30-year lease for the 75,000 s/f property being built atop 660 12th Avenue.