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New York State construction jobs post slight annual gain but monthly loss
Construction workers New York State posted a slight annual gain in construction employment in June, but the number of jobs slipped from last month, according to the Associated General Contractors of...
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Scotiabank moves downtown but sticks with Brookfield
Brookfield Place (inset: Scotiabank’s Richard Waugh) Scotiabank is moving offices downtown, from 1 Liberty Plaza to nearby 4 Brookfield place, both of which are owned by Brookfield Properties, Crain’s...
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Printing House condos launch signature scent
Matt Muller, project manager for Myles Horn From the July issue: It’s not every condo that has a signature fragrance. (Sniff, sniff.) Ah, but the Printing House in the West Village does. When the old...
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City Council helps Armory Track Center repairs get moving with $1.2M for new...
Armory Track Center 1. City Council helps Armory Track Center repairs get moving with $1.2 million for new running surface [NYDN] 2. Comedians push to name 121st Street after George Carlin [WSJ] 3....
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Madison Avenue Baptist Church selling Murray Hill parish house
30 East 31st Street Madison Avenue Baptist Church has put its historic 1906 parish house at 30 East 31st Street on the market. The parish has been in need of restoration and repairs for a while, said...
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Top residential agents of the week
From left: Paula Del Nunzio and 21 Beekman Place Price: $34,350,000 Listing Broker: Paula Del Nunzio of Brown Harris Stevens Address: 21 Beekman Place From left: William Blind, Steven Parrino and 136...
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Turtle Bay mansion sells for $34.45M
21 Beekman Place A century-old townhouse in Turtle Bay sold for $34.35 million, making it the most expensive sale of the week, the New York Times reported. The sale of 21 Beekman Place, at 50th Street,...
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Manager admits to stealing $1.5M from buildings
11 East Broadway Kee Lin, a former property manager for two Chinatown buildings, pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to writing unauthorized checks for more than $1.5 million and creating...
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Units for rent at “Fugly” 166 Smith Street
166 Smith Street in Cobble Hill The property at 166 Smith Street in Brooklyn, once known for being one of the ugliest buildings in the city, has been redeveloped into a three-story rental building with...
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Sternlicht bids for Saks Fifth Avenue parent
Barry Sternlicht Real estate mogul Barry Sternlicht has submitted a bid for the company that owns Saks Fifth Avenue, the New York Post has reported. The chairman of the private equity real estate firm...
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Startup firm takes floor at 419 Park Avenue South
419 Park Avenue South The 3D-printing firm Shapeways has signed a 10-year, 9,050-square-foot renewal and expansion at 419 Park Avenue South, the New York Observer reported. Shapeways moved into the...
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Large construction and architecture firms see job growth
Guy Geier The largest construction and architecture firms are seeing healthy growth in their employment figures, suggesting a rebound in building activity, Crain’s reported. Full-time employment at the...
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Tempers flare over UES waste transfer station
Asphalt Green Park and the waste-transfer site One opponent of the East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station has accused one candidate of using children as “human shields” to support the site, DNAinfo...
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Newark to open boardwalk along Passaic River
Riverfront Park in Newark In an effort to revamp and clean up the Passaic River, Plans for the construction of a waterfront park in Newark, New Jersey along the polluted river are continuing, the New...
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Leonardo DiCaprio not buying $42M Tribeca condo?
Leonardo DiCaprio It appears as though Leonardo DiCaprio is not in fact buying an apartment at 250 West Street in Tribeca, the Tribeca Citizen reported. After The Real Deal received a tip that the...
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NYC multifamily deals rise 50 percent in second quarter
Deals for New York City multifamily homes rebounded in the second quarter, jumping 50 percent from the previous quarter, the most recent report from Ariel Property Advisors shows. The city saw 156...
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Olivier Sarkozy’s East Village love nest listed for $7M
From left: Mary-Kate Olsen, Olivier Sarkozy, 123 East 10th Street Olivier Sarkozy, half-brother of the ex-French president, is selling his 19th Century East Village rowhouse at 123 East 10th Street,...
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Nolita landlords’ private eye nabs tenant in the short-term rental biz
246-252 Mott Street and 250 Elizabeth Street Two Nolita landlords hired a private eye posing as a tourist to catch a tenant they suspected of illegally renting out her apartment to strangers, shelling...
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Lender TruFund breaks from parent Seedco, makes plans for lending increase
TruFund headquarters at 915-919 Broadway TruFund Financial Services, formerly known as Seedco Financial Services, has emerged from a difficult period and is stepping up lending this year, having...
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Rentals in demand: East Village, one-bedrooms
The East Village was the most in-demand neighborhood for tenants looking for a rental apartment in Manhattan in the last week, according to data from apartment listings website Zumper. Rounding out...
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