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WeWork won’t stop until it has 80 million square feet

REW May 28, 2015 May 28, 2015

by REWMay 28, 2015May 28, 20151203

Co-working giant WeWork will swallow up 30 million square feet of New York City office space in the next five years, according to its co-founder. Speaking at a Metropolitan Business Network event earlier this month, Adam Neumann, the entrepreneur who started WeWork in 2010, said his company will grow to...

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Early bird Steven Baker among retail real estate sector’s high fliers

REW May 21, 2015 May 21, 2015

by REWMay 21, 2015May 21, 2015842

By Holly Dutton at ICSC RECon LAS VEGAS – Steven Baker doesn’t like to talk about himself, but his resume speaks for itself. The Winick Realty president is back at ICSC RECon in Las Vegas for his 10th year, and like most of the industry, is booked solid with back-to-back...

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Retail rock ‘n rollers re-inventing themselves in Las Vegas

REW May 20, 2015 May 20, 2015

by REWMay 20, 2015May 20, 20151584

LAS VEGAS – On the flight from New York City to Las Vegas this past Saturday, I overheard someone ask why the annual ICSC RECon conference is held in Vegas every year. “Why not Miami, or L.A. or San Francisco?ˮ the man griped to his friend. It’s a fair question....

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Early bird Steven Baker among retail’s high fliers

REW May 18, 2015 May 18, 2015

by REWMay 18, 2015May 18, 20151423

LAS VEGAS – Steven Baker doesn’t like to talk about himself, but his resume speaks for itself. The Winick Realty president is back at ICSC RECon in Las Vegas for his 10th year, and like most of the industry, is booked solid with back-to-back meetings during the annual retail conference,...

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Meadowlands casino plan a crapshoot, says Gural

REW May 13, 2015 May 13, 2015

by REWMay 13, 2015May 13, 20151467

Jeff Gural opened his remarks at last Thursday’s B’nai B’rith luncheon by saying that when he first entered the workforce, his primary goal was to earn a yearly salary of $15,000 while working as a civil engineer. Decades later, his sights are set on a much loftier achievement. The chairman...

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Swedes getting a taste for New York cherry picking

Linda O'Flanagan May 12, 2015 May 12, 2015

by Linda O'FlanaganMay 12, 2015May 12, 20151267

Swedish apartment owner Akelius continues to amp up its US investment, closing this week on it’s biggest purchase yet. The company announced today (Tuesday) that it has acquired 301 East 21st Street in Gramercy Park for $167.5 million. CBRE brokers Darcy Stacom and Paul Leibowitz sold the 199-unit building on...

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Plumbers, mechanics haul DOB into court over modular safety

REW May 6, 2015 May 6, 2015

by REWMay 6, 2015May 6, 20151093

New York’s plumbers and mechanics have hauled the city into court for giving development giant Forest City Ratner a free pass on modular safety. During a hearing in New York Supreme Court Appellate Division last Thursday (April 30) the Plumbing Foundation (PF) City of New York, Inc., and Mechanical Contractors...

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Westchester now selling its wares from 125 Park Ave.

REW April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015

by REWApril 30, 2015April 30, 20151196

Westchester County is investing a small sum in its effort to lure businesses away from New York City. Westchester, which is headed by County Executive Rob Astorino, who lost the gubernatorial election to Andrew Cuomo last year, is setting up shop at 125 Park Avenue in Midtown where it will...

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WHO’S NEWS: Transwestern adds Tootell, Burk joins Eastern Consolidated

REW Staff April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015

by REW StaffApril 30, 2015April 30, 20151069

Transwestern announced that Jonathan D. Tootell has joined the firm’s New York office as partner. An owner’s representative whose transnational experience exceeds 18 million square feet, Tootell will be responsible for overseeing agency leasing in Manhattan. Tootell was previously a managing director at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. He has played...

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Bobby Van’s opening at 180 Maiden

REW Staff April 30, 2015 April 30, 2015

by REW StaffApril 30, 2015April 30, 20151106

Bobby Van’s, the prestigious New York steakhouse, is bringing its culinary flair to 180 Maiden Lane this summer. Clarion Partners and MHP Real Estate Services, the building’s owners, announced that the restaurant group owned by Joseph Smith, and David Beck’s catering company BY DAVID COMPANIES, have formed Maiden Lane Hospitality...