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Survey finds grocery store among best listing words

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by REW1054
By Konrad Putzier Once upon a time, brokers needed wise mentors and years of experience to figure out when to list an apartment and which words to use in the ad. But with the proliferation of online listings, we now have an arguably more reliable source of knowledge: data. где...
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Medics flock to The Corinthian

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by REW744
By Holly Dutton Murray Hill’s Medical Mile just got a whole lot of new neighbors. The Wexler Healthcare Properties Team at The Corcoran Group, headed by Paul Wexler, leased around 20,000 s/f in 2014 to medical tenants at The Corinthian at 345 East 37th Street. The mammoth 57-story condo building...
Kings Portfolio closes at $236M
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Kings Portfolio closes at $236M

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by REW1140
Peter Rebenwurzel and David Malek have closed on their $236 million deal to buy Urban America's Kings Portfolio. Eastern Consolidated announced the closing, noting that there is "staggering demand" for the 1,434 apartments within the portfolio scattered over Brooklyn and Staten Island.
WeWork founder talks diversity and compost as industry looks for next big thing
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WeWork founder talks diversity and compost as industry looks for next big thing

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by REW792
For someone who claims he doesn’t know the difference between Class A and Class B office buildings, Miguel McKelvey had some pretty insightful things to say about New York’s real estate market. The casually dressed co-founder of shared-office company, WeWork, was the star of last week’s Emerging Trends Panel hosted by the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Mudslide a stark reminder to owners
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Mudslide a stark reminder to owners

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by REW894
By Dan Orlando A mudslide at a Yonkers apartment building put the city’s building managers on alert this week. Two buildings and dozens of residents were evacuated after mud slid down the steep hill neighboring the properties. Melting snow was initially blamed, although a broken pipe was later said to...
Murder arrest brings relief to Durst family
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Murder arrest brings relief to Durst family

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by REW751
By Konrad Putzier Real estate heir Robert Durst’s arrest on murder charges Sunday led to a public sigh of relief from his brother Douglas Durst. “We are relieved and also grateful to everyone who assisted in the arrest of Robert Durst,” the chair of the Durst Organization said in a...
CORE’s Tim Crowley is an urban dreamer
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CORE’s Tim Crowley is an urban dreamer

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by REW1331
By Holly Dutton CORE’s director of new development Tim Crowley wants to bring the city to the suburbs. Crowley, who joined CORE in January from architecture and development firm Flank, has a passion for new urbanism, which isn’t surprising considering the slew of successful projects he’s worked on in the...
Taylor-made hotels put architect among industry’s elite
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Taylor-made hotels put architect among industry’s elite

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by REW1418
By Konrad Putzier On first sight, there is a certain air of inevitability to the NoMad Hotel, which opened in 2012. Located a few blocks from Penn Station, the Empire State Building and Madison Square Park, it sits at the epicenter of Manhattan’s booming tourism industry. And with high-end hotel...
Engineers lease 78,000 s/f at ESB
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Engineers lease 78,000 s/f at ESB

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by REW1039
HNTB Corporation has leased three full floors, totaling more than 78,000 s/f, at the Empire State Building, announced landlord Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. The engineering, architecture and planning firm recently named one of the 10 Most Innovative Companies for 2015 by Fast Company, will be relocating its New York office from...