Press Releases

SL Green Venture Signs 1.3-Million-Square-Foot Headquarters Lease with Viacom at 1515 Broadway

New York, NY - November 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced that Viacom International, Inc. has renewed and extended its lease covering 1.3 million square feet for its Global Headquarters at 1515 Broadway. This notable accomplishment is the third largest lease ever signed in Midtown Manhattan. The iconic […]

HDC ANNOUNCES $160,000,000 FOR NATIONS FIRST “RECYCLED” BOND ISSUANCE

NEW YORK, NY., October 31, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) today announced it has approved the issuance of its Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds in an amount not to exceed $160,000,000.  Interest on the 2008 Series I Bonds will be exempt from Federal, state and local income tax.

SL Green Closes 26,000-sq. ft. Lease with Ion Media Networks, Inc. AT 810 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY - October 30, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) —  SL Green Realty Corp. is pleased to announce that Ion Media Networks, Inc. has signed a new 10-year 25,954-square-foot lease covering the entire 31st floor and a portion of the 30th at 810 Seventh Avenue.

SL Green Inks Two Floor Lease with WURK Environments, LLC at 1515 Broadway

New York, NY - October 28, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — SL Green Realty Corp. announced today that Wurk Environments,LLC, a provider of upscale professional work environments, has signed a 10-year lease covering 64,788 square feet at 1515 Broadway, the iconic 54-story, 2+ million-square-foot tower located in the center of Times Square.

SL Green Locks In 170,000sf of Midtown Manhattan Leases

New York, NY - October 28 2008 - (RealEstateRama) —  SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced four lease transactions totaling over 170,000 square feet at office properties in Midtown Manhattan. The new rents averaged 72% above previously escalated rents on a per-square-foot basis.

Arbor Realty Trust Schedules Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Date

 UNIONDALE, N.Y., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR), a real estate investment trust focused on the business of investing in real estate related bridge and mezzanine loans, preferred and direct equity investments, mortgage-related securities and other real estate related assets, today announced that the Company is scheduled to release financial results […]

Radar Logic Launches Manhattan Neighborhood Home Price Indices

NEW YORK, NY - October 14, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Today Radar Logic began publishing daily residential price indices for eight Manhattan neighborhoods. RPX Manhattan Neighborhood Prices are now available for the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side, Midtown/Clinton, Murray Hill/Gramercy, Chelsea/West Village, East Village/Lower East Side, SoHo/Tribeca and the Financial District.

SL Green Embarks on a $160 Million Redevelopment Program at 1515 Broadway

New York, NY - September 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) announced today it has embarked upon an ambitious $160 million redevelopment of 1515 Broadway, the third largest building in the REIT’s 30-property New York City portfolio.

SL Green Realty Corp. Announces $0.7875 Common Stock Dividend for Third Quarter 2008

New York, NY - September 15, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today reported that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.7875 per common share for the quarter ending September 30, 2008. The dividend is payable on October 15, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of […]

Forest City Closes $167 Million Financing for Downtown Brooklyn Residential Building

BROOKLYN, NY - August 20, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: FCEA and FCEB) announced today that it’s New York-based subsidiary, Forest City Ratner Companies, has closed on $167 million in construction financing for 80 DeKalb, a 335,000-square-foot residential building on DeKalb Avenue in downtown Brooklyn.