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The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) bestowed top honors for the most creative and
significant New York City retail deals of 2013 on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the annual Retail
Deal of the Year Awards. The top two knock-out deals selected from an array of 18 retail
transactions were announced at the Retail Committee’s annual cocktail reception held at Club
101.
The Most Ingenious Retail Deal of the Year that demonstrates exceptional broker acumen
(ingenuity & creativity) was presented to Richard B. Hodos of CBRE, Inc. for “A Marriage Made
in (Marketing) Heaven: The Polo/Ralph Lauren Lease at 711 Fifth Avenue.”
The Most Significant Retail Deal of the Year that recognizes the most significant retail deal in its
overall characteristics and importance to the New York City retail market was awarded to Peter
Ripka of Ripco Real Estate Corp. for “A NYC Retail Journey: Barneys Comes Home – 107
Seventh Avenue.”
