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Massey Knakal continues to grow its presence in the Garden State

REW Staff
Massey Knakal Realty Services has expanded its New Jersey headquarters. Over the past year, the firm has added industry professionals bringing more than 100 years of experience to the New Jersey office. “We look forward to continuing to provide our clients with the highest level of resources and industry expertise...
Infor expands to 115,000 s/f at 635 Ave. of AMericas
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Infor expands to 115,000 s/f at 635 Ave. of AMericas

REW Staff
SL Green Realty Corp announced that Infor, one of the world’s largest business software companies serving more than 70,000 customers, has leased the penthouse duplex covering 21,802 s/f at 635-41 Avenue of the Americas. This most recent expansion by Infor increases their commitment at the building to 114,991 s/f. The...
City’s blooming bio-tech biz gets a shot in the arm from big money
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City’s blooming bio-tech biz gets a shot in the arm from big money

REW Staff
A company that raises capital for bio-tech start-ups is expanding its own footprint in the Alexandria Center for Life Science on Manhattan's east side. Accelerator Corporation, a life science investment vehicle for investment in emerging biotechnology research, announced the expansion with the closing of its Accelerator IV fund with $51.1 million in capital commitments it will tap as it expands its operations in Seattle to New York City. Accelerator will pump venture capital into the city's flourishing cluster of bio-tech firms and support entrepreneurial leadership and product development capabilities.
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TRANSACTIONS: Meridian, CBRE, Pergolis Swartz

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Meridian announced the following transactions: • New mortgages totaling $49,240,000 were placed on nine multifamily properties composed of 585 units located on Audubon Avenue, Arden Street, Kings Highway, Bay Parkway, Glenwood Road, Hunts Point Avenue, Valentine Avenue, Claflin Avenue and Weeks Avenue in New York, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, NY....
Cassidy Turely team leads tech firm to full floor at 11 Times Square
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Cassidy Turely team leads tech firm to full floor at 11 Times Square

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SJP Properties announced that the St. Louis-based tech company, Answers Corporation, has signed a new office lease to occupy the entire 11th floor at 11 Times Square. The building is owned by a joint venture of SJP Properties and investors advised by Prudential Real Estate Investors. Answers is best known...
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CBRE lands Mack-Cali Harborside assignment

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Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and CBRE Group, Inc. announced that CBRE has been selected as exclusive office and retail leasing agent for the developer’s transformation of Harborside, the mixed-use office complex in Jersey City. The CBRE team of Lee Cross, Suzanne Macnow, Gerry Miovski, David Opper, Mark Ravesloot, Arkady Smolyansky and...
Today’s buildings smart, sustainable and safe
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Today’s buildings smart, sustainable and safe

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By Richard J. Hayes, vice president ABM Facility Services Today’s building technologies lend themselves to many advances that reduce the overall operating costs of a facility and become a significant contributing factor in both attracting and retaining tenants.  This contribution is most pronounced when considering triple net tenants who are...
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Office leasing dips as techies take summer off

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Jones Lang LaSalle released its July 2014 Tech Monthly report, and though tech leasing activity fell in June as compared to May, more leases were signed during the month. And in a reversal of trends, Midtown was the hot neighborhood for the techies, displacing Midtown South with ten deals signed during the month as opposed to four in Midtown South and four in Downtown.
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Normandy secures $46M loan on new-look property

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HFF announced that it has secured a $46.36 million loan for Center 78, a 371,680 s/f, Class A office property in Warren, New Jersey. Working exclusively on behalf of Normandy Real Estate Partners, HFF placed the three-year, floating-rate loan with Square Mile Capital Management, LLC. Center 78 is located at...
Stabilizing economy, consumer confidence boosting home sales
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Stabilizing economy, consumer confidence boosting home sales

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By Steven Spinola Despite increasing prices, demand in the NYC home sales market remains strong, according to the Real Estate Board of New York’s (REBNY’s) 2014 Second Quarter NYC Residential Sales Report. The Second Quarter market report results show that NYC has a growing economy and that people still see...