Benenson, Rose to develop mixed-use DoBro building
From left: Richard Kessler, Amy Rose and Adam Rose Benenson Capital Partners and Rose Associates are joining forces to develop a mixed-use building at 210 Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn,...
View ArticleWill bigger bonuses mean bigger apartment sales?
“The Wolf of Wall Street” From the February issue: Today’s Wall Streeters aren’t quite reveling in the “More, more, more, more, more, more is never enough” atmosphere depicted by the latest Hollywood...
View ArticleSutton Manor board sues over alleged foul water
411 East 53rd Street Developers Stephen Perlbinder and his brother Barton Mark Perlbinder face a lawsuit from the condominium board at Sutton Manor for allegedly allowing a contaminated water supply in...
View ArticleThe final piece of the Jenga tower?
Rendering of the remaining penthouse at 56 Leonard Street Despite previous reports that the last full-floor penthouse at 56 Leonard Street had already hit the market, the 145-unit Tribeca condominium...
View ArticleREBNY accused of weakening Landmarks Law, Alec Baldwin may list Greenwich...
Interior of the Hamilton Theater (Credit: afterthefinalcurtan.net) 1. REBNY accused of weakening Landmarks Law [NYO] 2. Alec Baldwin may list Greenwich Vilalge Devonshire spread [Curbed] 3. Citi Bike...
View ArticleBroad Street compromises on Greenwich Village condo design
Rendering of 25 Sullivan Street Since Broad Street Development is squashing a historic nursery school to put up a 25-unit condominium — and in a neighborhood that has fought fiercely to keep its...
View ArticleBeloved Mexican eatery Calexico finally opens in Park Slope
From left: Calexico’s gringo taco and 278 Fifth Street in Park Slope Popular Mexican restaurant Calexico is finally installed in its Park Slope brick-and-mortar locale after a two year wait. The...
View ArticleUpdated legislation could mandate union labor in state projects
Governor Andrew Cuomo Negotiations for the renewal of New York’s 2011 “design-build law,” which allows a single development team to submit design and construction plans for a project at the same time,...
View ArticleOrbach Group sells UES package for $12M
From left: Peter Von Der Ahe, Joe Koicim, 518 East 88th Street and 234 East 88th Street The Orbach Group has sold two multi-family buildings on the Upper East Side to real estate investment trust Aimco...
View ArticleShowdown in court for Macklowe, Park Avenue plastic surgeon
Harry Macklowe and 737 Park Avenue Lawyers for Harry Macklowe are scheduled on March 11 to go up against a Manhattan-based plastic surgeon in what may be the final chapter of a legal dispute involving...
View ArticleSimon Baron secures $120M loan for Carnegie Hill conversion
From left: Matthew Baron and 12 East 88th Street Simon Baron Development has landed a $120 million loan from Goldman Sachs to convert a Carnegie Hill rental building into luxury condominiums. Ayush...
View ArticleDattner Architects files plan for long-dormant Harlem site
525 West 125th Street After decades languishing unused, a former school building at 523-525 West 145th Street in Harlem is finally puttering toward a future as a residential rental building and home of...
View ArticleJDS, Property Markets break ground on 111 West 57th
From left: Michael Stern and Kevin Maloney Michael Stern’s JDS Development and Kevin Maloney’s Property Markets Group have begun construction at the ultra skinny 1,350-foot hotel and condominium tower...
View ArticleTenants claim Colonial Management hindered bid to organize
From left: 711 Fairmount Place and 2401 Davidson Avenue Tenants in six properties that are part of a 42-building real estate portfolio on the brink of foreclosure are preparing to file suit against...
View ArticleMovable Ink sublets at 636 Sixth Avenue
636 Avenue of the Americas To accommodate its growing staff, e-marketing firm Movable Ink has subleased the entire 13,000-square-foot fifth floor of 636 Sixth Avenue from online marketplace...
View ArticleMagnum, SL Green’s Williamsburg Townhomes 75 percent sold
From left: Andrew Barrocas, an interior shot of a unit at Williamsburg Townhomes and Ben Shaoul Williamsburg Townhomes, a joint venture between Ben Shaoul’s Magnum Real Estate Group and SL Green...
View ArticleSouth Street Seaport review process could set blueprint
Rendering of the South Street Seaport The added scrutiny Howard Hughes Corporation is undertaking at its proposed South Street Seaport project could mean an added layer of discussion for other projects...
View ArticleLot near Williamsburg’s Diner to get mixed-use building
369 Berry Street An empty parking lot across from popular South Williamsburg eatery Diner will house the bustling neighborhood’s next apartment building. A new building application was filed for a...
View ArticleJames to file discrimination complaint against Stonehenge
From left: Letitia James and 160 West 97th Street A mixed-income building on the Upper West Side is under fire for allegedly barring rent-regulated tenants from using the property’s gym. Public...
View ArticleAt the desk of Ismael Leyva
Ismael Leyva From the February issue: The prominent Mexican-born architect — behind the Upper East Side condo the Charles and the Riverhouse condos in Battery Park City — cut his teeth working under...
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