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LEASES: Danny Meyer’s Manhatta opens, Rice-based cookery leases space 109 Lenox

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by REW Staff
● FOSUN INTERNATIONAL Danny Meyer opens Manhatta Fosun International joined restaurateur Danny Meyer to open their new Manhatta restaurant on the 60th floor of 28 Liberty Street last week. Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) partnered with the building owner on the $30 million venture to open the 90-seat restaurant named after the Walt Whitman …
Doc Martens stepping into Plaza District space
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Doc Martens stepping into Plaza District space

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by REW Staff
Dr. Martens, the British footwear and clothing brand, is coming to the Plaza District’s 57th Street corridor. The company, with worldwide locations, has leased 3,600 s/f of ground floor and mezzanine space for a new store at Charles. S. Cohen’s Tower 57, the 32-story office building at 135 East 57th Street. The store, which will …
Grocery giants in $1.9B merger
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Grocery giants in $1.9B merger

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by REW Staff
Phillips Edison & Company, one of the nation’s largest owners of grocery-anchored shopping centers, has entered into a merger agreement with Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II. The transaction is a stock-for-stock merger with REIT II, having a total enterprise value of approximately $1.9 billion. PECO’s merger with REIT II’s 86 properties will create a …
ON THE SCENE: Besen & Associates tapped for Brooklyn package, Gebroe sells 118 units in Jersey
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ON THE SCENE: Besen & Associates tapped for Brooklyn package, Gebroe sells 118 units in Jersey

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by REW Staff
AGENTS Besen & Associates announced that Jack A. Cohen has been retained exclusively to sell a rare 192,000± BSF assemblage in Brownsville, Brooklyn, 31-41 Belmont Avenue, 43 Belmont Avenue, 47 Belmont Avenue, 121 Osborn Street, 123 Osborn Street, 127 Osborn Street, 129 Osborn Street, 132 Osborn Street, 133 Osborn Street, 134 Osborn Street, 135 Osborn …
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Healthcare giant inks 115,000 s/f office deal as part of new vision for company

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Newmark Knight Frank (NFK) represented RWJ Barnabas in executing a 114,888 s/f lease at 2 Crescent Place in Oceanport, NJ. The building’s ownership was represented by John Krok of Byron Real Estate Company, Inc. while NKF vice chairman and COO of the New Jersey office, David Simson, represented the tenant. RWJ Barnabas is New Jersey’s …
NOBULL on Prince Street
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NOBULL on Prince Street

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by REW Staff
Athletic footwear, apparel and accessories brand NOBULL will open its first store at 68 Prince Street in Soho. Lee & Associates NYC broker Mark Kapnick arranged the 950 s/f two-year lease. The space includes 510 s/f on the lower level. Inspired by the success of the Allbirds pop-up shop that has been at 68 Prince …
$325M bond deal for science hub
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$325M bond deal for science hub

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by REW Staff
The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) has issued $325 million in bonds for the design, construction and renovation of science and health care facilities at Columbia, and other University projects. The financing will, in part, support the growth of an emerging research hub in northern Manhattan. Part of the University’s ongoing …
Brooklyn recognizes boroughʼs standout new developments
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Brooklyn recognizes boroughʼs standout new developments

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by REW1085
Eleven development projects have been selected to receive Building Brooklyn Awards (BBA) this year. And two leaders who have played an instrumental role in the renaissance of Brooklyn will also be recognized; Jeffrey E. Levine, Founder and Chairman of Douglaston Development, and Kenneth D. Daly, COO for National Grid’s US...