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Loktech turns to itʼs ally for $25M financing
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Loktech turns to itʼs ally for $25M financing

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Investors Bank recently provides permanent financing to replace the construction loan on multi-family housing property in Ridgewood, Queens
CBRE lands two new tenants at 14 Wall Street
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CBRE lands two new tenants at 14 Wall Street

Jackson Chen
New deals follow a trend in technology, advertising, marketing and information firms heading downtown.
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Rosenberg & Estis renews on Third

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The Durst Organization announced Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. signed a 10-year lease for 16,456 s/f on the entire 15th floor and renewed on the entire 12th and 14th floors at 733 Third Avenue, bringing their total square footage at the property to 51,778 s/f. Rosenberg & Estis has been a...
Maddd Equities, Joy Construction plan 3 projects in Bronx, Brooklyn
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Maddd Equities, Joy Construction plan 3 projects in Bronx, Brooklyn

REW Staff
Maddd Equities and Joy Construction are planning three mixed-use residential developments in The Bronx and Brooklyn. Jorge Madruga, of Maddd Equities, and Eli Weiss, of Joy Construction, just secured $51 million in financing from Natixis to complete the acquisition of Bronx parking lots and a Brooklyn self-storage site. The acquisitions include 77,675 s/f of paved …
Tishman Speyer breaks Boston records with $450M Pier 4 sale
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Tishman Speyer breaks Boston records with $450M Pier 4 sale

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Tishman Speyer has sold the Pier 4 office building in Boston’s Seaport District for $450 million. CommonWealth Partners purchased the 372,372 s/f asset for $1,208 psf, the highest price ever achieved for a Boston office property. Located at 200 Pier 4 Boulevard, the 13-story Pier 4 office building was designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects of …
SELLING POINTS: Jersey City chemical plant gets new life
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SELLING POINTS: Jersey City chemical plant gets new life

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● PROGRESS CAPITAL Developer planning rental community at defunct chemical plant A former chemical plant in Jersey City is to be redeveloped as a rental community with street level retail and parking. Developer Art Johnson purchased the former site of Elementis Specialties, at 400 Claremont Avenue for $17 million. For the past 70 years, Elementis …
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Ware Malcomb hosts event at Pretend City Children’s Museum

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International design firm Ware Malcomb supported an interactive summer exhibit at Pretend City Children’s Museum called “Dream it, Draw it, Build it.” Ware Malcomb provided pro-bono design services for the exhibit, which features three activity zones, each representing various aspects of the architectural design process. “Ware Malcomb is proud to partner with Pretend City to …
RedSky secures $221M bridge loan for Williamsburg retail
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RedSky secures $221M bridge loan for Williamsburg retail

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JLL’s Capital Markets team has arranged a $221.8 million bridge loan through J.P. Morgan Chase to finance a portfolio of retail properties in Williamsburg. The three-year, interest-only loan was arranged on behalf of the owners, Brooklyn-based RedSky Capital and UK-listed investment fund JZ Capital Partners. The JLL team arranging the financing was led by Managing …
Denihanʼs summer ʻexternshipʼ program a big hit
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Denihanʼs summer ʻexternshipʼ program a big hit

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Denihan Hospitality welcomed four certified New York City Department of Education’s Career and Technical Education instructors this summer for a two-week externship program at its The Benjamin and Shelburne Hotel & Suites by Affinia. Instructors were there to translate important aspects of business management and operations to inform their curriculum and teaching practice. “This externship …