WFC signs restaurateur for 30,000 sf space
The World Financial Center and Peter Poulakakos The World Financial Center is set to see a toothsome new tenant. Restaurateur Peter Poulakakos, the operator of the Financier Patisserie coffee chain,...
View ArticleRatner discusses progress at Atlantic Yards: VIDEO
The foundation of the first residential tower at Atlantic Yards is being laid down and in May, the 32-story building will rise above the ground, Bruce Ratner, CEO of Forest City Ratner, which is...
View ArticleEast Harlem sees growth in Asian residents
East Harlem The number of Asian — mainly Chinese — residents in East Harlem has boomed in the last decade, with the population doubling on the southern end of the neighborhood and tripling on the...
View ArticleDivcoWest comes out East with Midtown South building purchases
From left: 24-28 West 25th Street and 40 West 25th Street (credits: PropertyShark) In an eastward expansion, San Francisco-based DivcoWest last week bought several office properties in the hot Midtown...
View ArticleFiDi residents among most mobile in U.S.
From left: the Financial District and Jonathan Miller The Financial District may be known for its movers and shakers, but in fact, the neighborhood is home to an outsize number of plain old movers. The...
View ArticleTRD nabs award for business journalism excellence
We’re pleased to announce that The Real Deal has won an award for general excellence from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. The award comes as part of SABEW’s 18th Best in Business...
View ArticleFebruary 2013 Crossword
From the February issue: This month’s crossword puzzle is live on our website. You can get hints and see how fast you are with an on-screen stop watch in the interactive version. Click here or above....
View ArticlePerry St. penthouse project asks $25M, Kiss guitarist faces foreclosure in...
Bob Hope’s estate in Palm Springs 1. For $25 million, a “construction site” of a penthouse at 166 Perry Street (with massage room) [Curbed] 2. The G.E. sign atop 30 Rockefeller Center could be a...
View ArticleHuys condos hit the market starting at $1.1M
From left: An exterior rendering of Huys and a unit rendering Welkom! The Dutch-inspired Huys condominium in Kips Bay has released its first listings, including a 602-square-foot studio unit for $1.1...
View ArticleVincent Gallo pays $2M for Nouvel condo
From left: Vincent Gallo, 100 Eleventh Avenue and a shot of the unit interior Indie film director, writer, musician, actor and model Vincent Gallo has bought a one-bedroom condominium unit at 100...
View ArticleTop stories
Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. Big data can turn real estate industry on its head: A dispatch from NYU’s Schack Institute conference 2. Lloyd Goldman buys Sunnyside building for $41M 3....
View Article7 Bryant Park breaks ground, eMarketer signs 52K SF lease at 11 Times Square...
A rendering of the MLS stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park 1. 7 Bryant Park breaks ground [Curbed, 1st item] 2. eMarketer signs 53,000-square-foot lease at 11 Times Square [NYP, 2nd item] 3. NoChe,...
View ArticleMeatpacking’s Standard Hotel may sell for $300M
Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District Dune Capital Management and Greenfield Partners are considering a sale of their majority stake in the iconic Standard Hotel, in a deal that could be worth...
View ArticleRelated, Amtrak to construct rail tunnel between Manhattan and NJ
Hudson Yards rendering Related Companies and Amtrak have agreed to begin work on a new rail tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan, the New York Post reported. Construction on the 800-foot-long “box...
View ArticleLooking back: New city housing authority proposed
Affordable housing advocate Mary Simkhovitch From the February issue: Plans to create what would become the New York City Housing Authority were unveiled 80 years ago this month in 1933. Indeed, the...
View ArticleAmway opens first U.S. storefront at Citi Field
Citi Field Much-maligned direct marketing behemoth Amway has opened its first American storefront at Citi Field, home to the financially ravaged New York Mets, Capital New York reported. The Mets’...
View ArticleHines to spearhead $60M overhaul of Sandy-stricken 4 New York Plaza
4 New York Plaza Sandy-battered 4 New York Plaza has tapped developer Hines to carry out a $60 million overhaul of the building, the Wall Street Journal reported. The 1.07-million-square tower reopened...
View ArticleNo “bumper-sticker” rhetoric, REBNY warns
From left: Bill de Blasio, Christine Quinn and Steven Spinola With affordable housing becoming a hot-button issue in the upcoming mayoral race, the Real Estate Board of New York is warning the...
View ArticleCuomo extends FEMA deadline for Sandy victims
Andrew Cuomo Following the Governor Cuomo’s announcement that the city would spend $400 million to buy up homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy, storm victims are receiving some more good news. The...
View ArticleBooted National Arts Club president sues Gramercy shop in struggle for apartment
O. Aldon James, 15 Gramercy Park South and Warshaw Gramercy East Hardware A mom-and-pop hardware store is now caught up in the messy back-and-forth between Gramercy Park’s National Arts Club and former...
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