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Bloomberg switches tactics on Midtown East rezoning cash
Mayor Michael Bloomberg (inset), Midtown East Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in a New York Daily News column, said the city will advance funding for some mass transit and open space improvements in the...
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Regus expands NYC takeover with new Midtown lease
Regus CEO Mark Dixon and 104 West 40th Street (center) Luxembourg-based office space provider Regus continued its breakneck expansion in Manhattan, with a new location at David Tawfik’s 104 West 40th...
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“Sugar Daddy” broker beats rape charges
Lakhinder Vohra A rape case against self-proclaimed sugar daddy Lakhinder Vohra, a former Nest Seekers International broker, was tossed Wednesday morning, the New York Daily News reported. Vohra was...
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Alloy, Monadnock trounce rivals in bid for Dumbo project
John Street project renderings (Credit: Alloy) Brooklyn Bridge Park selected Alloy Development and Monadnock Construction to develop a 130-unit apartment building on John Street in Dumbo, beating out a...
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Midtown Equities plans luxe LES rentals
Rendering of 155 Attorney Street on the Lower East Side Midtown Equities, which picked up posh hotel and social club Soho House along with Yucaipa Companies last year, is planning a new luxury rental...
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Visit TRD’s Facebook page “Like” The Real Deal magazine on Facebook here, and you’ll be sure to stay abreast of the latest real estate news. Our Facebook page features breaking industry stories, links...
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“Hideous” Brooklyn building OK’d to stay despite locals’ complaints, 750...
750 Lexington Avenue 1. Rental at 40 Bond on the market for $19,000 a month [Crain’s] 2. Building site at East 12th Street in Homecrest, Brooklyn, that locals call “hideous” gets OK to continue...
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Mid-conversion Midtown West building on sale for $36M
315 West 35th Street (inset: John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap) A gutted office building that was once the focus of a dispute involving Isaac Chetrit and poorly proofread title documents has hit...
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Boston Properties sees market ripe for asset sales
Mort Zuckerman and the GM Building at 767 Fifth Avenue The capital markets’ hunger for trophy assets has led Boston Properties to focus on investment sales rather than acquisitions, executives for the...
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Manhattan Beep Stringer backs Midtown East rezoning
From left: Manhattan Beep Scott Stringer and Midtown East A day after the city pledged to provide upfront funding for transit improvements as part of the Midtown East rezoning plan, Manhattan Borough...
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A $22M Tribeca pad, architect included: PHOTOS
From left: Esther Patten, Rosana Vidal, Tom Brady and Takk Yamaguchi, all of Town Residential A trio of sellers at 1 York Street, the Tribeca condominium development, asked brokers to use their...
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Stonehenge tenant falls to death from balcony
Jennifer Rosoff (inset) and 400 East 57th Street A woman fell to her death after her 17th-floor balcony railing gave way at a Stonehenge Partners-owned building that is likely the Stonehenge57 at 400...
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The Real Deal discusses NYC real estate market: VIDEO
From left: NBC’s Pat Battle and TRD’s Hiten Samtani There are deals out there — you just need to know where to look. So goes the advice of The Real Deal‘s own Hiten Samtani, speaking to NBC’s Pat...
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$24M Blatt Billiards deal signals end of an era
Joseph Berko (inset), 809 Broadway The Blatt Billiards loft building in Union Square — one of the last relics of the area’s manufacturing past — is set to trade hands for $24 million, underscoring the...
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“Real Housewives” star faces 50 years in mortgage fraud case
Joe and Teresa Giudice Teresa Giudice, star of the “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” has been charged with 39 counts of fraud, ranging from mortgage fraud to tax evasion, along with her husband Joe,...
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TAMI to the rescue of the commercial market
From the August issue: It’s been a difficult month for financial firms, with investment bank Gleacher & Co. winding down and hedge fund giant SAC Capital Advisors accused of insider trading....
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Brooklyn’s all-cash townhouse buyers drive up prices, MoMA architecture...
Lower Manhattan plan of 1966 (Credit: Andrew Lynch via Wired) 1. Investors buying Brooklyn townhouses are paying cash only and driving up prices [Brownstoner] 2. MoMA architecture and design curator...
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Mayoral candidate settles family feud over UES brownstone
George McDonald and 232 East 84th St. Mayoral candidate George McDonald and his wife, accused of taking out nearly $1.5 million in mortgage loans in her father’s name and then forcing him out of their...
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High kickin’ it at the MDLNY season finale: PHOTOS
From left: Fredrik Eklund, Dottie Herman and Luis Ortiz As the second season of Bravo TV’s broker battle reality show “Million Dollar Listing New York” came to a close yesterday, the stars of the...
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Pam Liebman: Broker reality shows bad for NYC real estate
From left: Corcoran’s Pamela Liebman and Ryan Serhant of MDLNY Despite the popularity of real estate reality shows like “Million Dollar Listing New York” and “Selling New York,” several of New York...
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