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Turtle Bay Music School Trades in Midtown East

Meridian Investment Sales, the commercial property sales division of Meridian Capital Group, sold the Turtle Bay Music School in Midtown East for $11 million. The three-story property at 244 E. 52d St. has housed the music school since 1935.

Senior Executive Managing Director David Schechtman and Managing Directors Lipa Lieberman and Abie Kassin represented the seller and procured the buyer. They were assisted in this transaction by Savills Studley’s David Carlos and Alan Miller of ALDO Advisors.

The building spans 9,400 square feet, and includes more than 10,500 square feet of air rights. It was delivered vacant at closing, and the buyer plans to convert the property into residential condominiums.

“Rarely, if ever, does a property that spans 50 feet wide and 100 feet deep come to market delivered completely vacant with no rental encumbrances,” said Schechtman.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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