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Siderow Commercial adds Manhattan leasing veterans
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Siderow Commercial adds Manhattan leasing veterans

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Siderow Commercial Group, a boutique Manhattan commercial real estate brokerage, is expanding its ranks with the addition of two industry veterans. Established NYC commercial insiders, Alexander Altman and Marty Kuper both have a history of Manhattan leasing, representing tenants ranging from an international restaurant group to celebrity businesses and tech...
Daniel Z. Nelson, Mitchell-Lama champion, dead at 86
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Daniel Z. Nelson, Mitchell-Lama champion, dead at 86

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Daniel Z. Nelson, a champion of New York’s Mitchell-Lama housing program ,died on August 23, 2016 after complications due to a fall. He was 86. Mr Nelson was admired for his successful career in  real estate and longtime commitment to philanthropic organizations and national education institutions which he transformed through policy...
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Musician Mr. Kaves opening Brooklyn Firefly restaurant in Bay Ridge

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Cushman & Wakefield announced that Mitzi Flexer, Director, and Alan Napack, Senior Director, represented both ownership, Workable City Development, and tenant, the Brooklyn Firefly, in a 3,500 square foot lease for indoor and outdoor restaurant space at 7003 Third Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Firefly, backed by world-renowned...
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Transactions: Dansker’s $950,000 loan in Brooklyn, Meridian’s $7M financing in Astoria

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Meridian Capital announced the following transactions: $7 million in permanent financing for the purchase of a warehouse in Astoria, Queens. The one-year acquisition loan, provided by a local balance sheet lender, features full-term interest-only payments. This transaction was negotiated by Bryan Geffen and Brian Flax. The single-story, 10,000 s/f is...
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Trading platform MarketAxess moving headquarters to 55 Hudson Yards

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MarketAxess, the operator of an electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, announced it will relocate its global corporate headquarters and move approximately 250 employees to … Continued
Time to get serious on issue of housing all New Yorkers
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Time to get serious on issue of housing all New Yorkers

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By REBNY President John Banks Most everyone agrees that one of the greatest challenges facing New York City is the dire need to create more housing, especially affordable housing. Anyone who’s searched for an apartment recently knows the truth; that we are facing a housing crisis. It is a crisis that we cannot and will …
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Multifamily veteran has his eye on the bigger picture

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Erik Yankelovich’s position of senior director of investment sales still keeps him on his toes, after 15 years in the commercial real estate business. A … Continued
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Silverstein signs two new leases at 4 WTC

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Silverstein Properties announced that the company has signed two separate leases for a combined 68,489 s/f of office space at 4 World Trade Center. Validus … Continued
Cushman & Wakefield launches specialty group for the auto sector
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Cushman & Wakefield launches specialty group for the auto sector

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Cushman & Wakefield has launched an Automotive Specialty Practice Group led by Jeffrey Green, a managing director within the firm’s Global Occupier Services business. The new group includes a global, cross-discipline team of experienced and accomplished real estate and business advisors to auto manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and retailers. Cushman & Wakefield is the first commercial …