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Deal at Minskoff’s 51 Astor could be Midtown South’s priciest
From left: 51 Astor Place and Edward Minskoff Claren Road Asset Management, a credit-focused money manager that is a subsidiary of private equity giant the Carlyle Group, will take the top floor of...
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Steepest, cheapest listings to hit Manhattan market this week
From left: 57 East 64th Street and 900 West 190th Street Domus Realty’s Giampiero Rispo had the priciest single-family residential listing to hit the Manhattan market this week with a $48 million...
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WWE scion sues building over penthouse problems
The Cobblestone Lofts in Tribeca and Shane McMahon in the ring From Luxury Listings NYC: Smackdown! Shane McMahon, son of World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon, occasional professional...
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Death toll reaches eight in East Harlem explosion
Firefighters go through debris and rubble at the site of the East Harlem building collapse at 1644-1646 Park Avenue (Credit: @khalidkhan787 via Twitter) An eighth body was found in the wreckage of two...
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Late Menachem Stark wins $18K in raffle
Menachem Stark (Credit: Eli Wohl) The family of Menachem Stark will be receiving winnings from a raffle won by the slain Brooklyn developer, whose body was found in a Long Island dumpster two months...
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“Law & Order” star snags $3.25M ask for Noho co-op
From left: Actor B.D. Wong and 25 East 4th Street “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star B.D. Wong, who starred as Dr. George Huang on the long-running NBC show, has unloaded his Noho loft. Rob...
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Bill targets landlords who hound senior tenants
Margaret Chin, the bill’s sponsor New York City Council’s Progressive Caucus is looking to double down on penalties against landlords who harass senior residents in an effort to boot them from...
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Eastdil, Meridian top list of large-loan brokerages
From left: Howard Michaels, 1095 Sixth Avenue, Ralph Herzka, Robert Verrone and Simon Ziff The investment-banking giant Eastdil Secured and the financial brokerage firm Meridian Capital Group were the...
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This week in notable renderings: 693 Fifth Avenue, QueensWay
[caption id="attachment_350798" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Rendering of 693 Fifth Avenue (Credit: Neocape)[/caption] Thor Equities' renovation of the former Takashimaya department store in...
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Whole Foods in line for fine after neglecting historic building
The Coignet building at 360 Third Avenue The Landmarks Preservation Commission plans to slap owners of the new Gowanus Whole Foods with a second fine for neglecting a dilapidated historic building next...
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From the March issue: It’s not just brokerages that are cashing in on social media. A whole ecosystem of startups is emerging to meet the needs of the real estate industry, and many of them are able to...
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Flushing Commons developers to close on $300M financing deal
Renderings of Flushing Commons in Queens A group of developers are finalizing a $300 million debt and equity financing package to finally build the mixed-use Flushing Commons project in Queens. The...
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Brooklyn trounces Manhattan in January multifamily sales
From left: 125 Brighton 11th Street, 15 Cliff Street and 407 Beach 20th Street While January multifamily sales in New York City tumbled from December numbers, both the dollar volume and number of...
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BOND’s Noah Freedman bashes Trulia on Facebook, Twitter
From left: Noah Freedman, Trulia on iPhone and Trulia’s Pete Flint Noah Freedman, co-founder of Manhattan-based brokerage BOND New York, took to social media today to denounce real estate listings...
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SL Green, Prudential close on $360M refinancing for 100 Park
Marc Holliday and 100 Park Avenue Real estate investment trust SL Green and Prudential Real Estate Investors completed a $360 million refinancing of an office tower at 100 Park Avenue, according to...
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Inside Sarah Jessica Parker’s townhouse, high-tech stoves the “Hummers of the...
Construction at 432 Park Avenue 1. Peek inside Sarah Jessica Parker’s NYC townhouse: VIDEO [Curbed] 2. Filmmaker documents Lower East Side distillery-cum-raincoat factory [DNAinfo] 3. Larry David...
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Jones Lang LaSalle to grow broker team
From left: 140 Broadway and John Wheeler A New York office of Jones Lang LaSalle is planning to grow its broker roster by nearly 50 percent. In the next 18 months, the commercial brokerage will add...
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Shuster’s Five27 in Long Island City sells out
Rendering of 5-27 51st Avenue Shuster Development’s luxury condominium development Five27 in Long Island City is 100 percent sold, a spokesperson from Modern Spaces, the development’s exclusive sales...
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Billy Macklowe buys another 1001 Fifth Avenue pad
1001 Fifth Avenue and Billy Macklowe Real estate investor Billy Macklowe and his wife Julie have bought another home at the co-op building 1001 Fifth Avenue, according to city records filed today. The...
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Top residential agents of the week
From left: Tamir Shemesh and 23 East 22nd Street Price: $43,010,000 Listing broker: Tamir Shemesh of Douglas Elliman Address: 23 East 22nd Street From left: Vidal Chavez, Thomas Koester and 246 West...
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