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Historic Manhattan West platform is finished

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by REW Staff
More than 200 union workers, along with Brookfield Global Office CEO Dennis Friedrich; Amtrak Deputy Chief Engineer Section Improvement Al Fazio; plus Amtrak, Long Island Railroad and New Jersey Transit workers, celebrated the historic completion of the platform built over the rail approach to Penn Station, creating the space that will be a new public plaza at Manhattan West, a mixed use commercial development.
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Rubenstein, Onyx announce 62,000 s/f Avaya lease

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by REW Staff
Rubenstein Partners, L.P., an investment manager, together with partner Onyx Equities, announced a 61,676 s/f lease with Avaya, Inc. at 211 Mount Airy Road in … Continued
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Flurry of refi’s in Flushing

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by REW Staff
Punctuating a flurry of outer-borough activity for Eastern Union Funding, one of the fastest growing national commercial real estate brokerage firms, the company arranged $4.55 … Continued
Construction boss convicted of not paying fair
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Construction boss convicted of not paying fair

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by REW Staff
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the conviction and sentencing of Leonid Fridman for failing to pay legally required wages to his workers on a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey construction project. Fridman pled guilty to the felony crimes of grand larceny in the second degree and violation of prevailing wage requirements of New York State Labor Law. As a condition of the plea, Fridman agreed to pay $200,000 in restitution to underpaid workers and prohibition from working on public works projects for five years. Fridman was sentenced to five years of probation.
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Are you the best in Jersey? NAIOP wants to hear from you

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by REW Staff
Each year, NAIOP New Jersey honors the industry’s best and brightest, and the commercial real estate development association is now accepting nominations for the 28th Annual … Continued
Top ten tips for reaching international renters
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Top ten tips for reaching international renters

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by REW Staff
The U.S. and China agreed last week week to issue longer-term visas for business, tourism and education for up to 10 more years with the goal of attracting up to 7.3 million people by 2021 (from 1.8 million in 2013). The new agreement will result in an influx of people looking for apartments, as young …
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On the Scene: TerraCRG in Brooklyn, Sale on White Plains Road

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by REW Staff
Agents: TerraCRG announced the following exclusive assignments: •The sale of the development site at 1556-1560 Pacific Street in Crown Heights, of Brooklyn. The 60 by … Continued
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TD Bank to anchor office and retail at One Vanderbilt

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SL Green Realty Corp. anounced that TD Bank has signed a long-term lease to become the office and retail anchor tenant at One Vanderbilt, SL … Continued
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MTA’s Graybar expansion

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by REW Staff
Graybar Building SL Green Realty Corp announced that Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company has expanded at 420 Lexington Avenue (aka The Graybar Building) signing a 20-year … Continued