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Arianna Huffington on learning to be okay with silence

REW November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014

by REWNovember 26, 2014November 26, 20142135

Media dame Arianna Huffington revealed some of the secrets of her success during a forum hosted the byt CoreNet NY chapter. Huffington cited her own collapse in 2007 as her wake-up call that led her to reflect on the true meaning of success and began to question conventional wisdom: “We’ve been defining success by two metrics: money and power. But that’s like trying to sit on a two-legged stool. We need that third leg.” Huffington warned against using “busy as a badge of honor,” reminding the audience that it is okay to say “no” to work that you cannot do, stating “Learn to be okay with silence. No is a full sentence. Go be quiet.”

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All square feet now equal as global office measuring rule takes effect

REW November 25, 2014 November 25, 2014

by REWNovember 25, 2014November 25, 20141366

A new standard in measuring office space will bring transparency and consistency to global real estate markets, supporters said. The International Property Measurement Standard for Offices (IPMS for Office Buildings) was launched yesterday (Tuesday) following a global effort to create a uniform method for measuring property. The IPMS will replace dozens of existing standards currently in use around the world.

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Fortis mulling plan to list office stock

REW November 25, 2014 November 25, 2014

by REWNovember 25, 2014November 25, 20141155

Fortis Property Group is reportedly considering an unusual way to raise capital: listing a portion of a building as a stock. The firm is in early talks with financial firm ETRE to list part of the State Street Financial Center in Boston on a public stock exchange, according to people familiar with the matter.

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421a countdown has developers jittery over future plans

REW November 25, 2014 November 25, 2014

by REWNovember 25, 2014November 25, 2014991

421a’s nearly five-decade run in New York City is being threatened as the measure is set to sunset next summer. The uncertainty surrounding the tax abatement’s future has caused unrest among developers and investors who are staring at bottom lines that hinge in no small part on the status of the tax incentives that the measure provides.

Featured Residential

Blogged down with young clients is just the way Wu likes it

REW November 21, 2014 November 21, 2014

by REWNovember 21, 2014November 21, 20143952

By Dan Orlando Allen Wu, a native of Shanghai, is a young gun at Fenwick Keats Real Estate. He has made so much noise already during his brief time with the brokerage that he captured the Stonehenge Summer Broker Challenge this year, an honor that carries a $10,000 reward to...

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Virtual reality ready to revolutionize residential sales market

Konrad Putzier November 21, 2014 November 21, 2014

by Konrad PutzierNovember 21, 2014November 21, 2014

By Konrad Putzier Beyond the balcony of this Miami Beach penthouse, behind beaches lined with palm trees, the Atlantic Ocean glistens in the dark. Inside, … Continued

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Kaufman likes what’s in store uptown

Dan Orlando November 20, 2014 November 20, 2014

by Dan OrlandoNovember 20, 2014November 20, 2014

By Dan Orlando Joshua Kaufman, a Maryland native and a George Washington University graduate, joined New Street Realty Advisors, LLC in May of 2012. Kaufman, … Continued

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Beauty show of buyers eye chance to turn ugly duckling into a swan

REW November 19, 2014 November 19, 2014

by REWNovember 19, 2014November 19, 20141822

For more than two decades, 16 squatting artists have made the brownstone at 533 Greenwich Street in Hudson Square an unprofitable, virtually unsellable asset. But now things are finally looking up — thanks in part to the neighborhood’s recent rezoning.

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Urban Compass goes to Washington

REW Staff November 13, 2014 November 13, 2014

by REW StaffNovember 13, 2014November 13, 2014923

Brokerage Urban Compass has opened its first office in Washington, D.C. with the acquisition of Lindsay Reishman Real Estate, a leading residential brokerage based in the district. The announcement marks Urban Compass’ first new office outside of New York City, and is a critical step in the company’s strategy to harness...

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Office sharing pioneer Adam Stark is everyone’s favorite landlord

REW Staff November 13, 2014 November 13, 2014

by REW StaffNovember 13, 2014November 13, 2014861

Adam Stark is a Princeton-educated, Westchester native. It was far from a stretch that eventually he’d find himself working alongside the city’s top professionals in a midtown Manhattan office. But while Stark may spend his days among some of New York’s top white collar talent, he isn’t a co-worker, he’s a landlord. Stark has eight office suite locations in New York City, White Plains, Harrison, Mount Kisco, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Greenwich and Stamford, totaling 150,000 s/f ofoffice space which it rents to various independent businesses.