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Castle Lanterra out to capitalize on demand for sustainable living spaces

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by REW Staff
Suffern, NY-based Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) is aiming to capitalize on the increasing demand for energy efficient and sustainable living spaces As an investor and owner, CLP is focused on the acquisition of multifamily apartment properties that provide solid risk-adjusted returns. Several years ago, the firm began to focus on energy efficiency as part of …
Citigroup signs 10,900 s/f lease at the Cornell Tech campus
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Citigroup signs 10,900 s/f lease at the Cornell Tech campus

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by REW Staff
Financial services firm Citigroup has signed a 10,900 s/f lease at the Cornell Tech Campus in Roosevelt Island. Citigroup will be moving to Forest City Ratner’s The Bridge at Cornell Tech, one of the first three buildings in the 12-acre campus. The company, which is expected to move in during the first quarter of next …
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Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen advocating for affordable housing for all New Yorkers

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by REW444
By Heidi Burkhart, President, Dane Real Estate In the last few months, housing and community advocates have started a targeted campaign against Alicia Glen, deputy mayor in charge of housing and economic development. As part of their campaign, these advocates have been asking the city, and Glen in particular, to...
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Gamma Real Estate acquires $110M apartment portfolio

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by REW Staff
The Kalikow family’s Gamma Real Estate has purchased an apartment portfolio in Austin, Texas, and a suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina, for $110 million. The … Continued
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Rudin family to welcome City Year to 55 Broad

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by REW Staff
The Rudin Family has signed two long-term leases at its 55 Broad Street totaling approximately 23,965 s/f. City Year, an education nonprofit fueled by AmeriCorps … Continued
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DONE DEALS: Roundup of the week in residential sales

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by REW Staff
A New Yorker just found her dream home in Brooklyn. Charles Rutenberg agent Tatiana Calvo  said she listed unit #3R at 543 16th Street in Windsor Terrace at a price “fair for the buyer while still fulfilling what the seller, who was the sponsor, wanted.ˮ Her strategy worked when, after two packed open houses, Andrea …
Investment firm Pretium Partners takes 17,320 s/f at SL Green’s 810 Seventh Ave.
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Investment firm Pretium Partners takes 17,320 s/f at SL Green’s 810 Seventh Ave.

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by REW Staff
Real estate investment firm Pretium Partners is moving to SL Green’s 810 Seventh Avenue near Times Square. The firm, which specializes in investment and lending opportunities arising from the subprime crisis, has signed a 17,320 s/f  lease, according to an SEC filing from SL Green. Pretium Partners is headed by Donald Mullen, Jr., a former …
Fashion retailer Bonobos opening in Cobble Hill
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Fashion retailer Bonobos opening in Cobble Hill

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by REW Staff
Bonobos, the largest apparel brand ever built online in the United States, is set to open in Cobble Hill. RKF arranged a 2,500 s/f lease for the men’s clothing brand at 173 Court Street . Justin Fantasia represented Bonobos, while RKF Senior Director Ike Bibi represented the landlord, Industrie Capital Partners. The retail space consists …
WHO’S NEWS: Dustin Stolly joins NKF; HAP hires new CFO
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WHO’S NEWS: Dustin Stolly joins NKF; HAP hires new CFO

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by REW Staff
The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) has appointed Sandhya Espitia as Deputy Senior Vice President for Brokerage, Education, and the Residential Listing Service (RLS). Espitia will oversee REBNY’s wide array of programming and services for commercial and residential brokerage members alongside Joseph Barbaccia, Senior Vice President of Brokerage Services and Education. Espitia comes …