New York
FitHouse Pumps Up with Third Downtown Location
Cushman & Wakefield has secured a long-term lease for FitHouse at 93 Worth St. in Tribeca. Formerly a Crossfit ICE… Read more
THE HIRING SQUAD: How A Strategic Recruiting Partner Can Support Your Business Growth
In this edition of The Hiring Squad, Kent Elliott, principal at RETS Associates, a leading national real estate recruiting firm,… Read more
Gucci Building’s Upper Floors Trade for Redevelopment
A partnership including developer Michael Shvo, along with Deutsche Finance Group and BLG Capital, has acquired the vacant upper floors… Read more
Inwood Rezoning Wins Key Subcommittee Approval
The City Council’s zoning subcommittee has approved a rezoning of Northern Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood, following modifications to the original proposal.… Read more
Savanna Trades West Chelsea MXU to Dallas-Based Ramrock
Savanna and the Silvermintz family have sold 540 West 26th St., a newly constructed nine-story, mixed-use building in West Chelsea,… Read more
Greystone Delivers $77M Refi for Chicago-Area MF
New York-based Greystone provided a $77-million Fannie Mae DUS loan to refinance Park West Apartments in Griffith, IN, a suburb… Read more
Microsoft Chips In $100k Toward Tech Training Center
Microsoft has provided a $100,000 grant to Civic Hall for the planning and development of the planned Tech Training Center… Read more
Brookfield Taking Forest City Private for $11.4B
Brookfield Asset Management is acquiring Forest City Realty Trust in an all-cash deal valued at $11.4 billion, including the assumption… Read more
Lee NYC Launches Investment Sales Platform
Vickram Jambu, Chris Varjan (both pictured below) and Paul Popkin (pictured above) have joined Lee & Associates NYC as senior… Read more
CBRE Reps Stila Styles at 1 Liberty Plaza
CBRE’s Adam Foster and Michael Monahan represented Stila Styles in renewing 14,851 square feet at 1 Liberty Plaza. NKF’s Moshe… Read more
AI Developer Swivels into Meatpacking District
Serkan Piantino, formerly a key executive at Facebook, is bringing his new start-up company, Spell Inc., to the William Kaufman… Read more
Virgin Hotels Sets San Francisco Opening
Virgin Group, founded by Sir Richard Branson, plans to open Virgin Hotels San Francisco this fall. The company began taking reservations… Read more
Paul Massey-Led B6 Signs Up for Sixth Avenue HQ
B6 Real Estate Advisors, the newly-launched investment sales and capital advisory firm led by Paul Massey, has established 1040 Ave.… Read more
Knotel, 42Floors Join Forces
Flexible office provider Knotel has acquired search engine 42Floors; terms were not disclosed. The deal will give Knotel access to… Read more
Columbia Property Trust Hires Brookfield’s Cheikin as SVP
Columbia Property Trust (CXP) has named David Cheikin SVP—strategic real estate initiatives. Based in the REIT’s New York office in… Read more
BXP Partners with Moinian on Far West Side Tower
Boston Properties (BXP) is partnering with The Moinian Group on the latter’s 3 Hudson Blvd., acquiring a minority interest in… Read more
WeWork Launches Brokerage Services Group
WeWork Space Services, a new pilot aimed specifically at small and medium-sized businesses, is set to launch in September in… Read more
CoreNet NYC’s Golf Outing Sets Attendance Record
The CoreNet Global New York City Chapter recently hosted its sold-out Annual Golf Outing with a record attendance of over… Read more
Silverback Brings in Construction Management Veteran
Silverback Development has hired Jay M. Jameson as EVP of design and construction. He brings nearly 40 years’ experience to… Read more