Deals & Dealmakers
WHO’S NEWS:
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Lee & Associates has welcomed Jedd Nero to its retail leasing division as an Executive Managing Director/Principal. Prior to joining
Retail
JLL helping Columbia curate uptown retail mix
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JLL announced that four new retail tenants are coming to the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Upper West Side in the fall. Blue Bottle Coffee, Dos
Retail
CBRE building retail block in heart of NoMad
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In a transaction arranged by CBRE, Diptyque, a Paris-based luxury goods company that produces a high-end line of scented candles, perfumes, face and body
Construction & Design
Low-income New Yorkers in line for affordable housing jobs
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A new program to train low-income New Yorkers for jobs in the affordable housing sector has been launched. Enterprise Community Partners and the New York
Construction & Design
New plan to fine prevailing wage scofflaws
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The prevailing wage law for construction on public works requires contractors to post notices at City job sites. New York City Comptroller Scott M.
Deals & Dealmakers
George Comfort to welcome Whole Foods
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63 MADISON AVENUE Whole Foods is coming to NoMad, where the supermarket will be taking 60,000 s/f of space at 63 Madison Avenue (also known as 28 East 28th Street.
Retail
SJP taps Cushman to find tenant for 11 Times Square
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11 Times Square SJP Properties announced that Cushman & Wakefield has been retained to spearhead retail leasing at 11 Times Square, the 1.
Deals & Dealmakers
ON THE SCENE: CBRE closes sales worth $13.62 million.
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AGENTS Cushman & Wakefield announced the following exclusive assignments: JONATHAN SQUIRES • 407-409 East 158th Street, a 34,094 s/f residential
Deals & Dealmakers
Durst closes $1.6B loan for One Bryant Park
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Bank of America — the tower’s main tenant — led the securitization. The Durst Organization and Bank of America announced the closing of a $1.
Deals & Dealmakers
Opportunity Fund reaches PEEK in the City of Orange
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PEEK Development (PEEK) has concluded its initial fundraising round for two Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) projects in the pre-construction phase
Construction & Design
Highrise heroes taking facade inspections to new heights
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Out of roughly one million buildings in New York City, 14,500 are over six stories. Thanks to a local law enacted in 1980 after a passerby was killed by
Banking and Finance
First Downpayment Assistance deal closes in the Bronx
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Settlement Housing Fund (SHF) has purchased the first property to be sold under the city’s new Downpayment Assistance Fund. 1415-1417 Wythe Place