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Keeping track of business leads Whelan up the corporate ladder
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Keeping track of business leads Whelan up the corporate ladder

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by REW Staff
Julie Whelan grew up with real estate in her blood, but she didn’t necessarily want it for her future. Her father, William Whelan, was a longtime dealmaker at and eventual chairman of Spaulding & Slye, a prominent real estate service firm in Boston. But Julie had little interest in the family business. Instead, she studied …
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AROUND TOWN: Real estate events and summer outings

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by REW Staff
IREM Course June 12-14 & June 19-21: Become an ARM! The Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management is conducting a course titled Accredited Residential Manager on June 412-14 & June 19-21 daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at ANHD, 50 Broad Street, Suite 1402, NYC. Successfully complete the class …
Jimmy Choo opening Hamptons outpost
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Jimmy Choo opening Hamptons outpost

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by REW Staff
Manhattan Skyline Management Corp. has signed celebrity favorite Jimmy Choo to a new store at 33 Newtown Lane in East Hampton. The popular British luxury accessories brand known for their sky-high heels opened this past Memorial Day Weekend. The store features 2,000 s/fof ground floor space and 21-feet of frontage on Newtown Lane. “East Hampton …
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Jewish Theological Seminary honors dealmakers

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by REW Staff
Savills Studley announced that The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) celebrated Ira Schuman and David Carlos, co-heads of Savills Studley’s not-for-profit practice, for their work in creating JTS’s new 21st century campus at the university’s 2018 Louis Marshall Award Dinner. Schuman and Carlos’s team represents many of the most prestigious universities, museums, hospitals, foundations, and social …
City unveils plan to make Gowanus clean and green
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City unveils plan to make Gowanus clean and green

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by REW Staff
A re-zoned Gowanus will be cleaner, greener and more inclusive, according to a new framework for development released last week. The document is a pre-cursor to re-zoning the gritty neighborhood where the canal has gone from a liability to an attraction as interest in both working and living in the canal area has returned. The …
WHO’S NEWS: Ripco announces new vice chair; CBRE welcomes new senior vice prez
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WHO’S NEWS: Ripco announces new vice chair; CBRE welcomes new senior vice prez

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by REW Staff
Ripco Real Estate announced that Gene Spiegelman has joined the firm as a Principal and Vice Chairman. Previously, Spiegelman served as Vice Chairman and Head of Retail Services North America at Cushman & Wakefield. Throughout an 18-year career at Cushman & Wakefield, Spiegelman rose to become a perennial top producer, having earned the title of …
Tabak, Eliasaf ante up $69M loan for All Year Management
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Tabak, Eliasaf ante up $69M loan for All Year Management

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by REW1684
TNW Capital, a lending platform owned by Joseph Tabak and Ran Eliasaf, has closed on a $69 million loan to Yoel Goldman’s All Year Management. The senior loan is secured by a portfolio of ten properties located across Brooklyn in the Williamsburg, Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhoods. The portfolio is comprised...
JLL arranges $32.5M SJP refinancing deal
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JLL arranges $32.5M SJP refinancing deal

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by REW726
JLL Capital Markets team has completed the refinancing of the 310,000 s/f Somerset Corporate Center IV in Bridgewater, N.J. JLL secured a $32.5 million refinance from Sterling National Bank on behalf of the owners, SJP Properties and PGIM Real Estate. Managing director Jonathan Schwartz, along with vice chairman Aaron Appel,...
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Coworking company Breather bags $45M in expansion funding

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by REW Staff
Breather, the global provider of flexible and private workspace, announced that it has raised $45 million in additional financing led by Menlo Ventures and other firms including la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Ascendas-Singbridge and Temasek. Short-term office rental services make up a multi-billion-dollar industry that provides monthly to hourly workspace rental options, …
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Eichner lands $167M loan for Madison Park Tower

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by REW Staff
Developer Ian Bruce Eichner has put up his luxury Madison Square Park Tower as collateral for a $167.5 million loan. Madison Realty Capital announced the deal stating the money would allow Eichner to focus on selling the remainder of the condos at the 60-story tower after settling a dispute with previous partners. Eichner had been …