SL Green sells Sitt’s 590 Fifth for $103M

SL Green Realty Corp.  announced the sale of 590 Fifth Avenue for a gross sale price of $103.0 million.   “Closing on the sale of 590 Fifth Avenue at a price of $1,000 per square foot demonstrates the continued demand for well-located New York City office and retail properties,” said Harrison Sitomer, Senior Vice President of SL Green. “This profitable transaction is the latest step in…

Billions in aid still available to struggling renters

To address the renters’ crisis triggered by the Covid pandemic, Congress allocated $45 billion in aid. Six months later, most of that money is still available. Continue reading at CNBC.com: Click Here Press Release Distribution Service

East Orange apartment portfolio fetches $113 million, Gebroe-Hammer says

111 South Harrison St. in East Orange — Courtesy: Gebroe-Hammer Associates By Joshua Burd An apartment owner has sold a 10-building, 641-unit portfolio in East Orange for $113 million, in a newly announced transaction by Gebroe-Hammer Associates. According to the brokerage team, the sale by Milrose comprises a series of workforce housing assets on or…

Castle Lanterra buys suburban Texas community

Castle Lanterra Properties, a New York-based national real estate investment firm, announced the acquisition of Broadstone McKinney, a newly developed 255-unit suburban multifamily community located minutes from bustling Historic Downtown McKinney, Texas. The firm, which owns and operates more than 6,600 residential units across the country, purchased the asset from the developer, Alliance Residential. Sources…

Home prices in August hinted at possible cooling in the market, S&P Case-Shiller says

There are signs that price growth could be cooling off in the otherwise red-hot housing market. Continue reading at CNBC.com: Click Here Press Release Distribution Service

Arden, Spitzer detail plans for 390-unit apartment tower in Journal Square

Spitzer Enterprises has partnered with Arden Group on a planned 26-story, 390-unit apartment tower 425 Summit Ave. in Jersey City, as depicted in this rendering. — Courtesy: Marchetto Higgins Stieve Architects By Joshua Burd A joint venture is eyeing a 2024 delivery for a planned 26-story, 390-unit apartment tower adjacent to the busy Journal Square…

Arden forms JV with investment giant to target industrial ‘sweet spot’

Arcapita Group Holdings (“Arcapita”), the global alternative investment firm, and Arden Group, a US real estate investment firm, have announced a joint venture to acquire multi-tenant industrial properties in urban centers across major markets in the United States. The new venture closed on an initial portfolio of properties valued at over $550 million, with an…

How to start investing in real estate, according to a 25-year-old who co-owns 5 properties worth over $9 million

Sahil Mehta, 25, co-owns five investment properties with his brother, worth $9.4 million. Here are his tips for others who want to invest in real estate.  Continue reading at CNBC.com: Click Here Press Release Distribution Service

JDA taps Newmark as office leasing team for Hoboken, Jersey City project

A rendering of The Boundary, a planned 500,000-square-foot mixed-use project around 50 Harrison St. in Hoboken and 2 Hoboken Ave. in Jersey City — Courtesy: JDA Group LLC By Joshua Burd The developer of a planned mixed-use project on the border of Hoboken and Jersey City has tapped Newmark as its leasing team for more…

Onyx launches competition to fill last restaurant space at Gateway Center

Onyx Equities has launched a competition to fill the last remaining restaurant space at its remade Gateway Center in Newark. The developer hosted a grand opening this week to welcome eight new restaurants to The Junction, Gateway’s 100,000 s/f retail and hospitality destination. Serafina, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, Fresh & Co, Greek from Greece Bakery &…

Duke Realty breaks ground on 268,000 sq. ft. FreezPak facility in Woodbridge

Duke Realty Corp. has broken ground on a new 267,575-square-foot FreezPak facility at 2 Paddock St. in the Avenel section of Woodbridge, as depicted in this rendering. — Courtesy: Duke Realty Corp. By Joshua Burd Duke Realty Corp. has broken ground on a nearly 270,000-square-foot freezer facility in Woodbridge that will support the continued expansion…

Mortgage rates rise to an 8-month high, tanking refinance demand

Mortgage rates have been on a tear this month, rising yet again last week to the highest level in eight months, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading at CNBC.com: Click Here Press Release Distribution Service

NYC landlord to discount rents for tenants who shop local

HAP Investments, a New York-based international real estate investment and development company, announced it will offer up to $1,000 in rent credits to building residents for shopping and dining locally in an effort to support New York City’s economic recovery. Inspired by a leaflet from an independently owned business in East Harlem calling on community…

Chicago is at risk as climate change causes wild swings in Lake Michigan water levels

Climate change is causing drastic swings in the level of Lake Michigan, which in turn is putting the city of Chicago at risk. Continue reading at CNBC.com: Click Here Press Release Distribution Service

CRE.Converge takeaways: Connectivity, technology and flexibility yield resilience

By Michael G. McGuinness Over 1,000 of commercial real estate’s top owners, developers, investors and allied professionals gathered in Miami Beach last month for NAIOP’s CRE.Converge event to hear insightful discussions with industry thought leaders. Following are some of the takeaways that may help inform your decisions in the coming months. The New Global Equilibrium…

City’s first eye doctor for pets opens new Midtown clinic

A new, state-of-the art Veterinary Eye Center of Manhattan (VEC) specialty hospital has opened in Manhattan’s Midtown West neighborhood. The new facility is New York City’s first veterinary center dedicated exclusively to ophthalmology services and provides specialty ophthalmology care and surgery for small animals McAlpine Contracting served as the general contractor for the complete renovation…

More Chinese developers could default, but analyst says real estate troubles have not spilled over

Troubles in China’s real estate sector have not spilled over to other industries, said Bo Zhuang, senior analyst at investment firm Loomis Sayles. Continue reading at CNBC.com: Click Here Press Release Distribution Service

Rockefeller, C&W announce sale of new 400,000 sq. ft. logistics center in Middlesex

Middlesex Logistic Center at 65 Baekeland Ave. in Middlesex Borough — Courtesy: Cushman & Wakefield By Joshua Burd Rockefeller Group has sold a newly built, 400,000-square-foot industrial property just north of Piscataway, in a transaction arranged by Cushman & Wakefield. The fully leased building, located at 65 Baekeland Ave. in Middlesex Borough, changed hands less…

Knot Standard partners with Brook Brothers, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales for in-store fitting services

A made-to-measure menswear retailer is providing artificial intelligence-based, in-store custom fitting services. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

First Look: Petco opens new, experiential Reddy store concept in NYC

Petco Health and Wellness Company has debuted its first-ever store devoted to a single exclusive brand — and to one animal. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Holiday Retail: Clean customer data keeps sellers in the lead

Consumer shopping habits have evolved, and retailers need to pay attention. Continue reading, visit ChainStoreAge.com: Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

Arthrex Expands Pendleton, South Carolina, Operations Center

Arthrex, an orthopedic technology innovator, plans to expand operations in Pendleton, South Carolina. The more than $100 million investment will create 500 new jobs in Anderson County. Continue Reading at AreaDevelopment.com Click Here. Press Release Distribution Service

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