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Walker & Dunlop financing deals top $260M

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Walker & Dunlop, Inc. provided $257,499,100 for properties New York, in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The package comprises more than … Continued
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Engineering dame swears that women can have it all

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By Sarah Trefethen BARBARA RES Barbara Res went from a working class, outer-borough childhood, to City College’s almost entirely male-dominated engineering school, to overseeing the … Continued
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RFR FiDi skyscraper seeing surge in tenant activity

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17 State Street RFR Realty LLC announced a 29,386 s/f lease with Nelson Levine De Luca & Hamilton at 17 State Street, the 42-story office … Continued
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Domino park sweetening building process

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Two Trees Management can’t start converting the former Domino Sugar factory into apartments until the plans go through the city’s long approval process. In the meantime, they have created a “pop-up park” complete with community garden and bike track on a patch of the site. Last week, they made a big to-do over opening the park, which Jed Valentas says is about more than politics.
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Owners keeping their cool during frozen treats rollout

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By Holly Dutton The owners of a fast-growing frozen yogurt chain believe they have the retail market licked after signing leases for space in some … Continued
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Marcus & Millichap making move to grow

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Marcus & Millichap is expanding its Manhattan office as it embarks on its latest hiring burst. J.D. PARKER Regional manager J.D. Parker announced yesterday (Tuesday) the firm will add 6,100 s/f to its headquarters offices 270 Madison Avenue and hire 35 more sales people. “We’ve been bursting at the seams the last seven months so this was an easy decision for us,” said Parker.
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Europeans, Japanese boost Roc fund to $250M

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Europeans, Japanese pension funds helped boost a Rockefeller Group property purse to $250 million. The global property owner, developer and investment manager announced it has … Continued
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Urban Outfitters close on expansion

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Free People, a retail clothing brand that is part of the Urban Outfitters family of companies has committed to a direct 13,100 s/f lease renewal and a 13,800 s/f sublease at 218 West 40th Street. The contemporary fashion brand subleased the 13,800 s/f showrooms previously housing a Phillips-Van Heusen brand on the entire sixth floor. …
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Witkoff, Fisher to build new downtown tower

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101 Murray Street Fisher Brothers and The Witkoff Group have closed on a deal with St. John’s University to buy one of Lower Manhattan’s biggest … Continued
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Walmart opens first New York market

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Walmart opened the first Walmart Neighborhood Market in New York State on Friday, July 12. The new store, approximately 49,000 s/f and one-third the size of a Walmart Supercenter, is located at 3335 Hempstead Turnpike in Mews Plaza in Levittown. It will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 11...