New York RealEstateRama

NEW YORK, NY - April 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman alerted New York homeowners today to beware of phone solicitations from scam artists claiming to provide assistance related to the recent national mortgage servicing settlement. Following reports of scammers impersonating bank officials or government officers to lure homeowners into providing personal or financial information, the Attorney General issued a list of tips to help protect unsuspecting New Yorkers from fraud. Attorney General Schneiderman also launched a new website today to provide New Yorkers with additional information on the mortgage settlement, and how they can get help.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - April 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate development and investment firm Blesso Properties has formally opened its Tántalo Hotel/Kitchen/Roofbar, an innovative, eco-conscious boutique property in Panama City, Panama’s Casco Viejo district, reports Matthew Blesso, founder and chief executive officer.

STAMFORD, CT - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Randstad US, a wholly owned subsidiary of Randstad Holding NV, an $18.8 billion global provider of HR services and the second largest staffing organization in the world, has leased office space at Malkin Properties’ 100 First Stamford Place, announces Jeffrey H. Newman, executive vice president of Malkin Properties, the marketing and management agent for the three-building, 810,000-square-foot office complex.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- T. Park Central & O. Park Central, a condominium and timeshare management firm, has leased a suite on the sixth floor at 250 West 57th Street, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervises W&H Properties.

New York, NY - March 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Security officers by the hundreds rallied in support of colleagues who work for private security contractor U.S. Security Associates (USSA) at the Sony Corporation’s North American headquarters building on Madison Avenue. USSA has repeatedly stood in the way of workers’ attempts to gain better working conditions, wages, training and benefits by violating their right to organize.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - March 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steve Mosto has been appointed vice president of Energy Services for Donnelly Mechanical Corp., a leading provider of HVAC and energy services in New York City, announces Robert Ragozine, president of Energy Services for the company.

NEW YORK, NY - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today introduced a new interactive online tool providing mortgage delinquency and foreclosure information for each county in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

NEW YORK, NY - March 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced an agreement with Steven J. Baum P.C. (“Baum Firm”), Pillar Processing, LLC (“Pillar”), Steven J. Baum, and Brian Kumiega requiring them to pay $4 million to New York State in penalties, costs and fees, which will be used in part for programs that offer assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure or victims of predatory lending practices. The agreement stems from abuses in their foreclosure-related legal work. Baum Firm founder Steven J. Baum and managing partner Brian Kumiega also agreed to not represent lenders or servicers in new foreclosure-related cases for a period of two years. Until ceasing most of its operations on or about December 31, 2011, the Baum Firm was the largest foreclosure firm in New York State.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - March 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The firm of Louis J. Freeh, former director of the FBI, has leased a high-end pre-built suite at the Empire State Building, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervises the property

Torrance, CA and New York, NY - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- William Will Lopez, 40, has joined Partner Engineering and Science Inc.'s New York office as a Project Manager in the firm's growing Industrial Hygiene Division.

Washington, DC - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rockland County’s Office of Community Development was awarded a $556,106 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance to homeless persons, including transitional housing, permanent housing plus supportive services Congressman Eliot Engel announced

NEW YORK, NY - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pier 1 Imports is coming to the Upper East Side, and RKF arranged the 17, 514-square-foot retail lease with the home furnishings and gifts store at 1110 Third Ave. Located on the northwest corner of 65th Street at the base of The Chatham, the Robert A. M. Stern-designed residential condominium, the retail space includes 4,638 square feet on the ground floor, 8,119 square feet on the lower level and 4,757 square feet on the second floor. This will be Pier 1 Imports’ second location in Manhattan.

Yonkers, NY - March 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Mike Spano, L+M Development Partners Inc. (L+M) and the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA) symbolically broke ground today marking the start of construction on Warburton Lofts, a historic restoration of loft-style rental apartments and retail space located at 44-50 and 54 Warburton Avenue (aka 6-8 Wells Avenue) across from Philipse Manor Hall. The $10 million mixed-use project is the latest in a series of developments that is bringing new economic investment to downtown Yonkers, improving the quality of the city’s housing stock for all income levels and continuing the downtown’s renaissance.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - March 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Perseus Books Group has consolidated its operations in New York City into a single property: 250 West 57th Street, where it has expanded its occupancy from 6,800 square feet to the entire 15th floor of 26,104 square feet, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervises W&H Properties.

NEW YORK, NY - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RKF recently completed the $6.6 million sale of the 3,496-square-foot retail condominium at 127 Seventh Ave., located in the Yves, a 14-story residential building located on the southeast corner of 18th Street in Chelsea. The retail condominium, which is fully leased to CORE Group Marketing, consists of 2,064 square feet on the ground floor and 1,432 square feet on the lower level.

NEW YORK, NY - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- El Ad US Holding, Inc. has appointed Baruch Itzhak as Controller, it was announced today by CEO Udi Erez. “Baruch is a highly regarded finance professional with impeccable experience,” Erez stated.

NORWALK, CT - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Paramount Transportation Systems, a world leader in managing relocations for corporate employees, has signed an early renewal of its lease at Malkin Properties’ MerrittView, according to Jeffrey H. Newman, executive vice president of Malkin Properties, the marketing and managing agent for the building.

New York, NY - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sorgente Group announced today the closing of 34 Greene Street’s final three apartments in a $19 million sale. The contract was finalized in just five days and the closing happened shortly thereafter, making it one of the fastest closings since the recession hit. 34 Greene Street is an exclusive collection of six full-floor condominiums, plus one duplex penthouse, housed in a combination of two historic cast-iron buildings on one of SoHo’s most charming blocks. The transaction includes the duplex penthouse and two apartments occupying the entire 4th floor.

NEW YORK, NY - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Laurel Condominium, located on the Upper East Side, reports brisk activity with over $23 million in sales in February. The building is experiencing tremendous interest, especially on the two and three bedrooms that have garnered prices of over $2,000 per square foot. The rapid February sales are attributed to The Laurel’s elegant design, unique amenity offering and the limited availability of Upper East Side new development properties. With one and four bedrooms sold out, the remaining inventory includes high floor two and three bedrooms with 10 foot ceilings and with expansive city views from floor to ceiling windows priced from $2,900,000.

New York, NY - March 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Almanac Realty Investors, a leading provider of growth capital to public and private real estate companies, announced that Andrew M. Silberstein has been named partner.

NEW YORK, NY - March 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RKF, the leading independent real estate firm in retail leasing, investment sales and consulting services, has announced four promotions for brokers in its New York office.

New York, NY - March 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Blesso Properties has named Albert Price president and chief operating officer, according to Matthew Blesso, founder and chief executive officer.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - March 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed the leasing and managing agent of W&H Properties’ 501 Seventh Avenue, effective today, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings, which supervises W&H Properties.

HARRISON, N.Y. - February 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CoKinetic Systems Corp., a globally recognized leader in in-flight entertainment software, will relocate its headquarters to 500 Mamaroneck Avenue in Harrison, N.Y., according to Jeffrey H. Newman, executive vice president of Malkin Properties, the building’s marketing and managing agent

STAMFORD, CT - February 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Aircastle Advisor LLC, which acquires, leases and sells high-quality commercial jets to airlines throughout the world, has renewed its lease for 19,214 square feet of office space at Malkin Properties’ First Stamford Place a year in advance of expiration, announces Jeffrey H. Newman, executive vice president of Malkin Properties, the marketing and management agent for the three-building, 810,000-square-foot office complex.