Category : Construction & Design

All-female coworking space expands to DUMBO

REW February 28, 2018 February 28, 2018

by REWFebruary 28, 2018February 28, 20181546

No boys allowed! The Wing, an all-women work and community space, has opened their third location at 1 Main Street in DUMBO. The 9,000 square-foot space in Two Trees’ Clocktower Building was designed by architect Alda Ly and interior designers Chiara de Rege and Hilary Koyfman. The Wing in Brooklyn...

Construction & Design Featured Office Market

Big money places bets on a flexible office corporate shake-up

REW February 28, 2018 February 28, 2018

by REWFebruary 28, 2018February 28, 20181686

As the landscape of flexible offices grows, landlords, realtors and, most notably, investors are buying into the concept.

Construction & Design Featured Lawsuits

Politicians offer zoning benefits to private developers for NYCHA fix

REW February 28, 2018 February 28, 2018

by REWFebruary 28, 2018February 28, 20181198

Comparing the current NYCHA controversy to the Flint water crisis, a group of state politicians has said private developers should be brought in to fix crumbling housing stock in exchange for “zoning benefits.”

Construction & Design

IN PICTURES: Ken Colao addresses Anchin Construction & Development Forum

REW February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018

by REWFebruary 27, 2018February 27, 20182173

Discussion centers on smart strategies for maximizing ROI of existing buildings

Construction & Design Featured

Why Jonathan Rose thinks that cities can save the world

Kyle Campbell February 23, 2018 February 23, 2018

by Kyle CampbellFebruary 23, 2018February 23, 2018451

Jonathan Rose, a pioneer in sustainable building, says cities are extremely complex systems that the world cannot afford to let unfold as they will.

Construction & Design

HFF secures $30M in financing for Brooklyn acquisition

REW February 21, 2018 February 21, 2018

by REWFebruary 21, 2018February 21, 20181169

The HFF team worked on behalf of the borrower, The Domain Companies, to arrange a $25 million floating-rate bank loan. The team also arranged a $13 million mezzanine loan on the borrower’s behalf through Sherwood Equities.

Construction & Design Debt & Equity

Cushman &Wakefield arranges $265M in construction financing

REW February 13, 2018 February 13, 2018

by REWFebruary 13, 2018February 13, 20181069

Cushman & Wakefield served as the exclusive advisor to SECO Development in arranging $265 million of construction financing for the development of a 727,634 s/f office tower at 1101 Lake Washington Boulevard North, Renton, Washington.

Construction & Design Featured

Rechler preaches infrastructure risk and reward in public-private partnerships

REW February 7, 2018 February 7, 2018

by REWFebruary 7, 2018February 7, 20181516

RXR CEO and chairman Scott Rechler, who advised President Trump on infrastructure during the transition period last year, said at a ULI panel last week that he’s convinced federal funding isn’t going to happen, despite what the President said during his State of the Union address.

Construction & Design Featured

Brooklyn Navy Yard to build $2.5B manufacturing hub, add 10,000 middle class jobs

REW January 31, 2018 January 31, 2018

by REWJanuary 31, 2018January 31, 20181343

$2.5 billion plan will add five million square feet of manufacturing space for 10,000 new jobs

Construction & Design Deals & Dealmakers

JLL ready to go extra mile for last-mile distribution center in Bronx

REW January 31, 2018 January 31, 2018

by REWJanuary 31, 2018January 31, 2018671

As demand for warehouse space in New York City continues to rise, the first new multi-story industrial buildings on the East Coast have been unveiled.