Downtown New York

Convene Maps Out Post-Pandemic Operations
Flexible-office and meeting-space provider Convene provided details on how it plans to meet user ne...Read more
J.Crew Files for Chapter 11 Protection
Apparel retailer J.Crew, headquartered in Lower Manhattan, filed for Chapter 11 protection Monday. ...Read more
PGIM Real Estate Hires Sara Shank to Lead Innovation
PGIM Real Estate has hired Sara Shank as managing director and global head of innovation, based in i...Read more
ESRT Names Morgan Stanley’s Chiu as CFO
Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) has appointed Christina Chiu as EVP and CFO. She’ll lead the comp...Read more
Maureen Waters Joins MetaProp as Partner
PropTech venture capital firm MetaProp has added Maureen Waters as partner. Waters joins the firm af...Read more
Restoration at Beaux-Arts Courthouse Wins Conservancy Award
The replacement and restoration of the historic skylight within the landmark Manhattan Surrogate’s...Read more
FirmVO Establishes NYC Presence with Tribeca Lease
Virtual law office solutions provider FirmVO has expanded into Manhattan by signing a long-term le...Read more
Meridian Team Handles Auction of Chelsea Condo Project
Meridian Investment Sales has been retained in the bankruptcy auction of 435 W. 19th St., a mid-cons...Read more
LIHC, Rockport Mortgage Arrange $74M Refi on Nolita Apartments
LIHC Investment Group and Rockport Mortgage Corporation closed on an FHA Section 223(f) refinancin...Read more
Nelson Team Markets Greenwich Village Redevelopment Opportunity
Avison Young is marketing a long-term lease and redevelopment opportunity at 132 W. 14th St., a seve...Read more
NKF Closes $10M Retail Sale in West Village
NKF sold a 70-year retail leasehold at 644 Greenwich St. for $10.2 million. The ground-floor retail ...Read more
WeWork Sues SoftBank Over Terminated $3B Stock Deal
WeWork says it had filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery against SoftBank Group, which l...Read more
B6 Adds Capital Markets Veteran Trisha Connolly
B6 Real Estate Advisors has hired Trisha Connolly as senior managing director in its capital advis...Read more
Tribeca Offices Change Hands; Home to Shinola Flagship
Avison Young’s Tri-State Investment Sales arranged the $16.75-million sale of a seven-story boutiq...Read more
Meridian’s Famularo Lines Up East Village Space for Stratis Morfogen
Meridian Retail Leasing arranged a long-term lease for Brooklyn Dumpling Shop at 131 First Ave. in...Read more
SoftBank May Walk Back Deal for $3B of WeWork Stock
SoftBank Group may walk away from part of its planned bailout of WeWork, the Wall Street Journal rep...Read more
NYC Comptroller Warns of “Prolonged Recession” from COVID-19
New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer said Monday that downturns in the entertainment, hotel, ...Read more
REBNY Cancels or Postpones All March Events
The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) has postponed all events for the remainder of this month, ...Read more
AREAA Manhattan Installs 2020 Board of Directors
The Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) Manhattan chapter recently installed its 2020 b...Read more