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Living New York acquires Mdrn. Residential

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Living New York, a brokerage focused on landlord representation, has acquired another brokerage, Mdrn. Residential. The move grows Living by nearly 40 agents and executive staff. including Mdrn.’s top producers, for a total headcount of over 100. “Adding this core group of top producing agents to our growing platform is a...
Broker fee ban has already raised rents, but tenants still win
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Broker fee ban has already raised rents, but tenants still win

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When The New York Department of State unexpectedly banned the collecting of landlord broker fees from renters earlier this month, the industry predicted – correctly – that rents would go up to compensate. In fact, according to some digging around by PropertyClub, they already have, despite the temporary restraining order...
Houlihan Lawrence launches concierge platform for clients
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Houlihan Lawrence launches concierge platform for clients

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Houlihan Lawrence has launched a concierge platform for clients working with its agents in Connecticut.   Called Envision, A Higher Level Concierge, it connects sellers directly with designers to help prepare a property for sale with no up-front cost, until the property closes.  Powered by Zoom Casa, a concierge platform for...
Who’s News: Hires and awards in residential
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Who’s News: Hires and awards in residential

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At a recent ceremony in Albany, Jennifer Stevenson, CIPS, GRI, ABR, SRS, took the oath of office as the 2020 president of the New York State Association of REALTORS (NYSAR). A REALTOR for nearly 30 years, Stevenson is the broker/owner of Blue Heron Realty in Ogdensburg. Stevenson served as NYSAR...
New Development: Bushwick mega-project complete
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New Development: Bushwick mega-project complete

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● All Year Management Bushwick mega-project complete After five years of design and construction, All Year Management has completed Denizen Bushwick, a 1.2 million s/f development, featuring 911 apartments. Of those units, 20 percent are affordable, and the property also includes murals, 100,000 s/f of outdoor space and assorted amenities....
Done Deals: Reaching new heights
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Done Deals: Reaching new heights

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Jenifer Tavarez of BOND just closed a sale in Jackson Heights that set a record price for condos in the area at $574,000 ($913 psf). The home, a renovated one-bedroom, 1-bath at 3520 Leverich St. unit B631, was on the market for 76 days before closing, the biggest challenge being...
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City Connections Realty acquires Adina Equities

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Adina Azarian, as well as her team member Kelsey Cox merged into City Connections Realty, Inc. this week. Azarian, who has been in the business for 25 years, brings with her 26 rental buildings that she represents exclusively with approximately 700 units. She originally worked at a small firm then...
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Keller Williams NYC and Keller Williams Tribeca announce merge and ownership change

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Keller Williams NYC and Keller Williams Tribeca, part of the Keller Williams family. Originally Keller Williams NYC in Midtown and Keller Williams Tribeca were separately run in two different offices, but as of today the firms will be consolidated into a single Keller Williams New York City (KWNYC) office composed over 350 agents in total.