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Tishman Speyer makes big bet on Chinese office market
Rob Speyer (Credit: Marc Becker) As Chinese developers are going all-in on New York, the city’s biggest players are also making big bets on China. Tishman Speyer is investing in a large mixed-use...
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Judge says city can’t put waste facility in public park
From left: Justice Bernard Graham, Spring Creak Park A waste facility in Brooklyn’s Spring Creek Park would require approval from the New York State Legislature to operate in the public space, Supreme...
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Bankrupt Loehmann’s $16M inventory sale gets nod
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn and Loehmann’s at 2101 Broadway Bankrupt department store Loehmann’s received the go-ahead from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan to sell its inventory for $16.4...
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FiDi set to oust Flatiron as tech tenants’ fave locale
From left: 1 World Trade Center, rendering of the Fulton Street Transit Center and 195 Broadway As tech firms and startups drive New York City commercial office demand in 2014, the Financial District...
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Rentals in demand: Studio searches fall 50 percent
The East Village was the most in-demand Manhattan neighborhood of the last week. It joined the Upper West Side, Gramercy Park, Greenwich Village and Murray Hill in knocking front-runner the Upper East...
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Melissa Mark-Viverito named City Council speaker
Melissa Mark-Viverito East Harlem City Council member Melissa Mark-Viverito has been elected City Council Speaker, beating out Dan Garodnick for the position formerly held by one-time mayoral candidate...
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Fashion brand DSquared2 inks lease for Soho store
From left: Dean and Dan Caten and 402 West Broadway in Soho Designer DSquared2 has inked a lease for a store on Spring Street in Soho. DSquared2 will set up in a 2,200-square-foot space at 402 West...
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HFZ’s Chatsworth addition gets no love at Landmarks
From left: Ziel Feldman and 344 West 72nd Street The Landmarks Preservation Commission bashed HFZ Capital Group’s controversial plan to top the landmarked Chatsworth Building with a two-floor penthouse...
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First Republic Bank bumps up space at Rockefeller Center
First Republic Bank at 1230 Avenue of the Americas Fashion retailers aren’t the only tenants in Rockefeller Center upgrading the building’s 1940s interior: First Republic Bank is expanding its space at...
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New Yorkers’ heating complaints double over last year
From left: 930 and 940 Prospect Place As New York City temperatures plunge below freezing, the number of complaints from tenants bedeviled by poorly-heated apartments has nearly doubled from last year....
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Kensington landlord’s alleged killer nabbed at JFK
From left: Mohammed Siddiquee and 546 McDonald Avenue A suspect in the murder of Kensington landlord Mahuddin Mahmud was arrested Tuesday night as he attempted to board a flight at John F. Kennedy...
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Heat map tracks trends (and deals) in Manhattan rents
A snippet of Rentenna’s new rental price map From Luxury Listings NYC: The folks at New York City-based rentals site Rentenna have launched a heat map to help Manhattan house hunters this Polar vortex...
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South Florida report: Beckham in Miami soccer stadium talks; Macy’s and...
Bloomingdale’s at the Miami Worldcenter From the January issue: In this month’s summary of real estate news from sunny South Florida, The Real Deal has updates on leases at the mixed-use Miami...
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“Famous” Times Square spot up for grabs under $1.5M lease
Victor Menkin an 1628-1630 Broadway The three-story building at 1628-1630 Broadway long occupied by Famous Famiglia Pizzeria is available in a triple-net lease for $1.5 million per year. The corner...
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East Williamsburg project will have 69 rental units
A plan and a rendering for 774-784 Grand Street and 213 Maujer Street Design firm the Meshberg Group has revealed new images of a mixed-use project in East Williamsburg, developed by Kampson...
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New York City has smaller carbon footprint than suburbs, a day in the life of...
Average annual household carbon footprint (Source: UC Berkeley CoolClimate Network via Curbed) 1. New York City has a smaller carbon footprint than the suburbs [Curbed] 2. A day in the life of a...
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Menachem Stark stalked for weeks before slaying: Police
Menachem Stark and the minivan One of at least two men believed to have kidnapped and killed Williamsburg landlord Menachem Stark was staking him out for two weeks prior to last Thursday’s incident....
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REBNY loses out as Mark-Viverito becomes speaker
From left: REBNY’s Steven Spinola and Melissa Mark-Viverito The Real Estate Board of New York-backed political action committee, Jobs for New York, pumped $8 million into City Council races, but wound...
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Republican lawmakers defend mortgage fee increases
From left: Scott Garrett and Mel Watt Three Republican lawmakers spoke out on Wednesday in defense of mortgage fee hikes that were announced by the Federal Housing Finance Agency last month but later...
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Brooklyn Hospital Center proposes mixed-use plan for LICH
Long Island College Hospital at 339 Hicks Street Brooklyn Hospital Center has proposed an alternative plan for the troubled Long Island College Hospital involving 1,000 mixed-income apartments, just a...
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