Gramercy condo sues city over super-sized bus stop
340 East 23rd Street The managers of a condominium in Gramercy say the city replaced precious parking slots designated for residents with a king-sized bus stop. According to a lawsuit filed in...
View ArticleWill Smith scopes out $19K-per-month Noho pad
From left: Will Smith and 640 Broadway The Fresh Prince is on the hunt for a fresh place to live when in New York City. Smith and his family were spotted checking out a $19,000-per-month two-bedroom...
View ArticleTrust reveals plans for stalled twin Jersey City towers
From left: New rendering and old rendering of City Center Towers A property trust has released updated renderings of a long-delayed project in Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. Multi-Employer...
View ArticleJury awards developer Ugo Colombo $2M in jet dispute
From left: Craig Robins and Ugo Colombo From the South Florida site: A legal dispute over a corporate jet between developers Craig Robins and Ugo Colombo has ended with a $2 million jury verdict in...
View ArticleCrunch Gym suffers court setback in row with Tribeca board
140 Franklin Street A judge ruled against a preliminary injunction for the landlord of a Tribeca condominium building and Crunch Gym, the prospective lessee. Crunch sought to fight a temporary...
View ArticleConflicts alleged in Sam Zell’s CommonWealth board bid
Sam Zell UPDATED, 4:08 p.m., March 13: Billionaire Sam Zell’s nomination to CommonWealth REIT’s board by dissident investors has the company’s leadership concerned about a potential conflict of...
View ArticleWestern Union switches to direct lease in FiDi office
From left: Jonathan Resnick and 199 Water Street Western Union, the money transfer agent, will now lease its Financial District office directly from landlord Jack Resnick & Sons instead of...
View ArticleAmerican Realty to spin off shopping center portfolio
Nicholas Schorsch American Realty Capital plans to spin off its $2.2 billion portfolio of multi-tenant shopping center properties into a publicly traded real estate investment trust. The...
View ArticleChelsea community wants in on plans for Farley post office
Farley Post Office Neighbors of the James A. Farley post office are furious with New York State’s primary public benefits corporation for offering up the building’s air rights. At a Wednesday Community...
View ArticleMexico-based bidder axed from LaGuardia redevelopment
La Guardia Airport Aerostar New York Holdings, a team led by Mexico City-based airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste and investment firm Highstar Capital, has been disqualified from bidding...
View ArticleSouth Florida Briefs: Beckham confirms plan for Miami soccer team; Florida’s...
The proposed SkyRise Miami From the March issue: In this month’s roundup of real estate news from the Sunshine State, The Real Deal zooms in on sports star David Beckham, who confirmed his plans to...
View ArticleClayton Orrigo, James Cox latest big names to leave Town
From left: Howard Lorber, Clayton Orrigo, James Cox and Elizabeth Ann Kivlan Clayton Orrigo and James Cox are the latest big names to depart brokerage Town Residential, following a public spat between...
View ArticleLightstone taps Winick to market Bryant Park retail cube
A rendering of the retail space at 1407 Broadway The Lightstone Group has hired retail brokerage Winick Realty Group to market a prospective 22,000-square-foot retail cube at the base of an office...
View ArticleHip Hop Museum jockeys for Kingsbridge Armory spot, nun builds affordable...
Rendering of the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx 1. NYU to open 10,000-square-foot energy business incubator in downtown Brooklyn [Crain's] 2. Why outpatient clinics are taking up more New York City...
View ArticleCommunity board green lights high-end Red Hook rehab center
From left: Michael Mosberg and Johan Sorensen Urban Recovery House, a pricey drug treatment facility planned for Red Hook, was approved by Community Board 6 Wednesday night. The board voted 24 to 9 in...
View ArticleMax Weinberg buys Palm Beach home
260 El Pueblo Way (inset: Max Weinberg) From the South Florida site: Longtime E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg and his wife Rebecca are the latest tri-state natives to pick up a home in the ritzy...
View ArticleChelsea rental building trades for close to $80M
Aaron Jungreis and 200 West 15th Street Melohn Properties’ Alfons Melohn sold a Chelsea rental building for $79.5 million, The Real Deal has learned. The residential property, at 200 West 15th Street,...
View ArticleHarlem explosion warns against perils of aging infrastructure
From left: Boston’s infrastructure, the Harlem explosion site in New York and a Washington, D.C. water main An explosion in Harlem that left seven people dead, injured 28 and leveled two buildings on...
View ArticleDonald Trump wants “millions” in attorney fees
From left: Rendering of Trump International Hotel Tower in Ft. Lauderdale and Donald Trump From the South Florida site: Donald Trump plans to pursue “millions of dollars” in attorney fees from two...
View ArticlePace finalizes $42M deal for Downtown dorm space
From left: Stephen Friedman, 182 Broadway, Marc Holliday and Jeff Sutton SL Green Realty Trust, Jeff Sutton and a large Israeli insurance firm conveyed an unusual type of condominium interest for the...
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