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Politicians join locals to oppose UES cancer center
A rendering of a planned health care complex on the Upper East Side Upper East Siders are organizing in the wake of plans for a 750,000-square-foot cancer center in their coveted neighborhood. On...
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“Useless” skyscraper spires help developers fudge numbers
The spire rising to the top of 1 World Trade Center The prestige that comes with a superlative — having the biggest, oldest or tallest building in the game — helps landlords move units and fill space....
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Buffett ups bet on housing with new brokerages
Warren Buffett Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices venture has added nine new real estate broker affiliates throughout the U.S., evidence of his growing confidence in the...
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South Bronx office tenants frustrated with lack of retail
890 Garrison Avenue New tenants at the Sunshine Bronx Business Incubator have helped breathe life into the landmarked BankNote Building. But they’re not happy with the Hunts Point, South Bronx,...
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Yuppie burger joint signs to posh UWS rental tower
From left: a “bareburger” and Columbus Square Tenants of Columbus Square will be noshing before long on gourmet burgers at their ritzy Upper West Side rental tower. The upscale burger joint Bareburger...
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Coldwell Banker film fest puts new spin on “home” movies
Coldwell Banker’s Jim Gillespie and a scene from featured film “Ghar” Coldwell Banker is launching a film festival focused on the significance and meaning of what makes a house a home. The festival is...
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Andre Balazs to develop JFK’s iconic TWA terminal
From left: Andre Balazs and JFK’s TWA terminal Hotelier Andre Balazs has been tapped to develop the historic TWA terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, to be called the Standard, Flight...
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Park Slope group to fight Methodist Hospital expansion
486-554 6th Street in Park Slope A new community group called Preserve Park Slope is campaigning to block Methodist Hospital’s expansion plans. The group cited the likely destruction of up to 15...
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South Florida briefs: Miami condo breaks record, Zaha Hadid makes history
Apogee South Beach From the September issue: In this month’s roundup of South Florida real estate news, The Real Deal has news of a Miami-Dade County price record set for a non-oceanfront unit at...
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Warby Parker founder buys Village pad from tech CEO
Dave Gilboa, Brian O’Kelley and the terrace at the Bank Street apartment Dave Gilboa, the monocle-wearing co-founder of trendy online eyewear purveyor Warby Parker, has got himself a nifty new West...
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NYC hotels fail to land Super Bowl blitz, 1 WTC to be completed in early 2014...
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. 1. New York City hotels fail to land Super Bowl blitz [Crain's] 2. Completed 1 World Trade Center promised for early 2014 [NYP] 3. New York Palace GM unveil’s...
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Shvo’s “shvlawn” pops up in West Chelsea
From left: Michael Shvo, 239 10th Avenue and the inspiration for “Sheep Station” Bad boy marketing maven Michael Shvo has brought a bit of the ‘burbs to West Chelsea, with a fence and lawn — a shvlawn?...
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Brooklyn Nets CEO picks up $3.5M Turtle Bay pad
From left: Brooklyn Nets CEO Brett Yormark and 303 East 49th Street Brooklyn Nets CEO Brett Yormark has picked up a new home court in Turtle Bay for $3.45 million. The 2,900-square-foot digs at 303...
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PNC Bank expands at RXR’s 340 Madison
From left: RXR’s Bill Elder and 340 Madison PNC Bank has reached a deal to expand the New Jersey-based firm’s New York City office by 10,000 square feet. The company currently occupies 45,000 square...
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Reserve now for TRD’s mayoral debate
Once you’ve voted in today’s city election primaries, don’t forget to register for The Real Deal‘s Mayoral Debate: The Future of Real Estate. The event will bring together all of the mayoral primary...
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Tessler swoops in to develop NMP’s Madison Ave site
From left: Yitzchak Tessler and NMP Attorney John Stewart Yitzchak Tessler is joining forces with NMP Group to salvage 172 Madison Avenue from what, up until now, looked like foreclosure. Tessler has...
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Mack family’s new firm likely a bid to switch investment tactics
Richard Mack From the September issue: With real estate investment firm AREA Property Partners set to be acquired by Los Angeles–based Ares Management, AREA co-founder William Mack and his sons Richard...
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Charles Blaichman snags Fishman’s Kips Bay site for $69M
Charles Blaichman and the development site at 944-946 Second Avenue Charles Blaichman’s CB Developers has paid Fishman Holdings nearly $69 million for a Midtown East development site where permits are...
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GreenbergFarrow to redesign Vornado’s 334 Canal Street, HUD rife with fraud...
From left: Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler 1. Paisley ping pong and golden George Washington adorn Simon Doonan, Jonathan Adler’s home [Lonny] 2. GreenbergFarrow to redesign Vornado’s 334 Canal Street...
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Bon Jovi halfway there, slashes penthouse price to $39.9M
From left: Jon Bon Jovi and 158 Mercer Street Crooner Jon Bon Jovi has slashed the asking price for his Soho penthouse from $42 million to a mere $39.9 million. Bon Jovi purchased the five bedroom,...
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