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The city is pushing forward to develop the land it owns in Brooklyn’s Broadway Triangle Urban Renewal Zone. Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop a series “mixed-use affordable housing developments” on one or more of the three sites included in the city’s part …

New York’s real estate industry is thriving and that means New York City is too. But in order to ensure that today’s success is sustainable over the long-term, our industry must continue to evolve and build a diverse and inclusive membership of real estate professionals. At REBNY’s Commercial Management Leadership...

Sam Zell says he loves women, but don’t get him started on #MeToo. Asked for his thoughts on workforce diversity and women speaking out against office harassment, the founder of Equity Group Investments blasted the movement as political correctness run amok, using terms that were anything but PC. “That whole...

Breakfast Panel May 30: Fordham Real Estate Institute and The Business Council of Westchester forum: Real Estate’s Next Revolution – From The Amazon Effect to Cannabis Legalization will take place from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at the University’s West Harrison campus and will focus on the state of adaptive reuse throughout the County. Michael Stoler, Madison Realty Capital, will moderate a discussion between Adam Altman, KABR Group; Michael C. McQueeny, Genova Burns Attorneys at Law; Seth Pinsky, RXR. Registration for the forum is $45. To register, visit www.westchesterbuscouncilnyassoc.wliinc28.com Real Estate Summit May 31: Mortgage Depot, Inc. via People Connect, launches its quarterly New York Real Estate Summit conference from 8am to 7pm at the Adria Hotel located at 221-17 Northern Blvd. in Bayside, Queens NY. The event will focus on digital branding, social media marketing, block chain and cryptocurrencies. Licensed Real Estate agent attendees will receive 7.5 CE credits gratis for attending this one-day. For details, visit www.realestatesummit.nyc IREM Course June 4-8: The Institute of Real Estate Management is conducting a course titled Asset Management on June 4-8 daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Knickerbocker Plaza, 1751 Second Avenue (between 91st & 92nd Street) NYC. Meets program requirements for CPM. Member price $1,628; non-member $2,000. R To register or for more information please visit iremnyc.org or call 212.944.9445. REW Women’s Forum June 5: Wendy Silverstein, president & CEO, New York REIT, will keynote the 7th annual REW Women’s Forum at the Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Panelists will focus on millennial management and HQ2 and what it means for you. Speakers include Kim Brennan, Chief Operating Officer for the New York Tri-State division of Collers International; Julie Whelan, Head of Occupier Research for the Americas at CBRE and; Anita Gupta, VP, Chatam Management. For sponsorship and ticket information, visit: www.rew-womens-forum.com B’nai B’rith June 5:“Trends and Developments in Foreign Real Estate Investing” will be the topic at the noon luncheon at the Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street. Michael Romer, Romer Debbas, will moderate a panel featuring Dylan Pichulik, XL Real Property Management, Julie Pham, Corcoran, and Michael Zukerman,, Warshaw Burstein. Admission is $70. Registration can be made online at www.bbre-ny.org Email: [email protected], Tel: 212- 885-7239. Right to Dream Benefit June 6: Right to Dream, a non-profit school and soccer academy providing opportunities forh boys and girls in Ghana, is celebrating its fifth anniversary in the US with a Cocktail Party Benefit at the General Motors Building in Midtown honoring Tara Stacom of Cushman & Wakefield. For more information contact JKS Events at 212-729-8934, email [email protected] Chashama Gala June 7: More than 150 artists and performers will perform at chashama’s 2018 Gala honoring artist Tony Bechara and IVY. A company known as “The Social University, will animate the entire 22nd floor of 4 Times Square from 6 pm to 12 am. There will be performances, installation art, dinner, dessert and live music. All proceeds will go toward chashama’s mission of supporting artists. For more information or tickets, go to https://chashama.org or email [email protected]” Life Sciences Symposium June 12: The Steering Committee for the Life Sciences Real Estate Development Symposium hosts the first in a series of meetings for real estate, design and life sciences professionals at The New York Academy of Sciences from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM with a wine reception following until 4:00 PM. Sessions will be led by leaders from Boston Properties, Hines, and Rudin – with presenters from CBRE, Newmark Knight Frank, JLABS, Genspace, Epibone, Modern Meadow, Biofabricate and OpenTrons Labworks. For more information contact Kayla Jowski at [email protected].  

AGENTS CBRE has been named the exclusive leasing agent for the largest block of available office space in Flushing, NY. The 20,000-sq.-ft. space is on the top floor of Queens Crossing, a 12-story mixed-use development located at 136-20 38th Avenue in the heart of Downtown Flushing. Roy Chipkin of CBRE...

Commerzbank has purchased 222 East 41st Street from Columbia Property Trust for $332.5 million. Commerz Real, the real estate investment arm of the German bank closed on the deal for the 25-story office tower this week. CBRE’s Capital Markets team, including Darcy Stacom and Bill Shanahan, represented Columbia in the marketing...

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) approved a design, proposed by DXA studio, for an addition to artist Willem de Kooning’s former studio at 831 Broadway. The proposed three-story addition will be composed of slumped, reflective glazing that’s curved form references the organic qualities of the art work of de Kooning and his contemporaries. Willem de …

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