New York
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
Waterman, Brookfield JV Closes on Lever House Leasehold
A joint venture of Waterman Interests and a Brookfield-managed real estate fund has closed on the long-term leasehold interest in… Read more
U.S. Crane Title Remains in Emerald City
Seattle retained its crown as the crane capital of America, a distinction it has held for the past three years.… Read more
JLL Arranges High Line Portfolio Sale to Morgenstern
JLL Capital Markets has arranged the financing for Morgenstern Capital LLC’s purchase of a mixed-use, four-building High Line Portfolio. JLL… Read more
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… Read more
Affordable Production Reaches New Annual High
The de Blasio administration financed 32,116 affordable homes in 2017, breaking the all-time annual record previously set by then-Mayor Ed… Read more
Mass Transit Drives Rent Growth in Major US Metros
The national average rent in transit-accessible office buildings was 65% higher than the average market rent in early 2018, according… Read more
Hudson Yards’ Tallest Tower Tops Out
The last steel beam has been hoisted into place at 30 Hudson Yards, at 1,296 feet the tallest building in… Read more
LinkedIn Inks Sixth Expansion at Midtown Landmark
For the sixth time since 2011, LinkedIn has inked an expansion lease at the Empire State Building. The deal for… Read more