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Sixth Avenue braces for cheaper rents
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Sixth Avenue braces for cheaper rents

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By Dan Orlando The “Avenue of the Americas” is sliding towards the “Avenue of Availability,” according to a study by Savills Studley. The research suggests that the commercial rental market along the prime Midtown Corridor may soon begin to tip in the tenants’ favor despite a current lack of competitive...
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Town on a tear to become the best in America

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Jersey City, an area that has spent the 2000s embracing the nuances of gentrification along its waterfront, is now anticipating the completion of several dynamic-changing buildings within an interior that, according to the city’s division of planning, is “in need of rehabilitation.” To follow in the footsteps of Hoboken, its...
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Firm turning fuel into funds for building owners

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The heat may be free in New York right now but in a couple short weeks, that won’t be the case. Advanced Power Systems International (APSI) is confident that they can generate a savings of “tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars” over time, for property owners that...
On The Scene: RKF marketing 270 Park Avenue South, Eastern Consolidated Retained
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On The Scene: RKF marketing 270 Park Avenue South, Eastern Consolidated Retained

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 Agents: Eastern Consolidated has been retained as the exclusive agent to market a prime development opportunity for a long-term net lease at 111-115 East 24th Street in Midtown South. Located on East 24th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues, the site is zoned for ±38,000 square feet on ±5,925 square feet of...
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Commuter traffic from Jersey expected to double by 2030

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On September 12th, I will be attending and speaking at the Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Transportation Summit, “Connecting the Region for the 21st Century: Investments for the Future.” This event will provide an excellent venue for officials to engage in an informative discussion about transportation, mobility and put forward...
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REBNY launching commercial brokers’ education program

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  The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) announced that it will launch New York Commercial Professional, a special curriculum for commercial brokers who aspire to raise their own level of professionalism and leadership. The new credentials program, starting in October 2014 and spearheaded by REBNY’s Commercial Board of Directors, will...
Forest City and Skanska face off in separate suits
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Forest City and Skanska face off in separate suits

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Developer Forest City Ratner and construction firm Skanska are taking their dispute over cost overruns at a Pacific Park modular tower in Brooklyn to court. Sixteen minutes after Skanska filed a lawsuit against a Forest City Ratner affiliate yesterday (Tuesday), the developer filed its own lawsuit. Forest City Ratner is seeking damages and declaratory relief from Skanska for “multiple failures and missteps as the construction manager for B2 BKLYN,” which is slated to become the tallest modular tower in the world. Construction work at the 363-unit tower – the first residential building in the $5-billion Pacific Park project developed jointly by New York-based Forest City Ratner and the Chinese firm Greenland Group – has been interrupted for almost a week after Skanska stopped work last Tuesday.
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Mr Real Estate, Arthur G. Cohen, dead at 84

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By Dan Orlando Arthur G. Cohen Real estate developer and Brooklyn native Arthur G. Cohen, died earlier this month at the age of 84, the … Continued
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Apartment investors betting on Harlem

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By Konrad Putzier With rents rising to record levels, Upper Manhattan has seen a flurry of multifamily deals in recent months. New Jersey-based Treetop Development … Continued