New York RealEstateRama

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CresaPartners has promoted Justin Halpern to vice president in its New York office. “Justin is a motivated, dedicated and hard-working professional whose talents and insights have helped him grow enormously since joining the firm four years ago,” says Marcus Rayner, managing principal of CresaPartners. “We expect to see great accomplishments from him in the coming years.”

NEW YORK, NY - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Parkview Developers and Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that, with just five units still available, the final sales push has begun at The 505, a luxury condominium and gardens development complex located at 505 West 47th Street in the heart of Hell’s Kitchen.

New York , NY - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano was joined today by Legislator Howard J. Kopel, the Long Island Housing Partnership and homeowners to break ground on four new affordable workforce homes on Harris Avenue and Redwood Avenue in Inwood.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Popular women’s fashion brand Pookie & Sebastian will open its fifth Manhattan location (and third on the Upper East Side) according to Peter Braus, executive vice president at Sierra Realty Corp, the managing agents for the building, 794 Lexington Avenue.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Brand Matter, LLC, a premier brand strategy firm, has signed a lease for 5,776 square feet of office space at 1450 Broadway, according to Corey Abdo, executive vice president and principal of Winoker Realty, who represented the landlord in the deal, along with senior managing director Barry Bernstein

NEW YORK CITY, , NY - October 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CresaPartners has expanded the brokerage staff in its New York office, according to Marcus Rayner, managing principal. The international commercial real estate service advisory firm specializes in tenant representation.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - October 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Carlos M. Velazquez & Associates, LLP, a growing real estate and real property tax law firm, has leased office space at 551 Madison Avenue on the corner of 55th Street, according to Barbara Eddington, managing director at Winoker Realty, who brokered the deal on behalf of the tenant along with Winoker’s Jerry Suchman.

NEW YORK, NY - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property is proud to announce that its newly re-launched website has won the Web Marketing Association’s 2011 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development. Each year, the WebAwards recognizes the premiere websites across 96 different industries and identifies companies with progressive tactics and innovation in website development and effective online marketing.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- NRS Logistics Inc., an American branch of Japan-based NRS Corporation, which specializes in the transportation of pharmaceuticals and chemicals, has renewed its lease and expanded its office space at Ten Bank Street, directly adjacent to the White Plains Transportation Center, according to Jeffrey H. Newman, executive vice president of Malkin Properties, the marketing and managing agent for the building.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - October 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Empire State Building has completed a new set of high-end pre-builts on the 65th floor, following successful introductions and leasing of high-end pre-builts on the 53rd and 75th floors, announces Anthony E. Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings, which supervises the building.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Winoker Realty has brokered a lease for midtown office space to be occupied by Esteem Security Services, Inc. at 29 West 30th Street in Manhattan, according to Elliot Klein, senior vice president at Winoker.

HARRISON, N.Y. - October 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lornamead, Inc., a leading global marketer of personal care brands, will relocate from High Ridge Park in Stamford, Conn. to Malkin Properties’ 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.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - October 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bill Berkis, senior managing director at Winoker Realty, has brokered a deal for East Side Manhattan office space on behalf of financial services firm Seven Points Capital, LLC.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - October 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Malkin Holdings has appointed Maya Stanic director of marketing, announces Anthony E. Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - September 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CresaPartners has arranged for The Malcolm Group, an apparel manufacturer supplying some of North America’s largest chain retailers, to sublease a portion of its office space at 1412 Broadway in Manhattan’s Times Square district.

HARRISON, N.Y. - September 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Medicsight PLC, a leading developer of computer-aided detection (C.A.D.) and image analysis software for the medical imaging market, has signed a new lease at 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.

New York, NY - September 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Morris Adjmi Architects announced today the appointment of John Henderson to the newly created position of Managing Director. He will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations as well as leveraging his more than 20 years of experience to expand the firm’s interior design practice.

NEW YORK, NY - September 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a recent study of 40 office markets across North America, Jones Lang LaSalle reveals the most expensive streets* for office space. Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, Calif., topped the list with average rents reaching almost $114 per square foot (psf), while iconic streets such as Fifth Avenue in New York runs at $97 psf and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC fetches above $80 psf.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Winoker Realty has leased midtown office space to Oakhurst Partners, LLC, the corporate parent of cashmere and camelhair fabric supplier Amicale Industries, Inc., according to Barry Bernstein, senior managing director at Winoker.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- TwoFour Holdings, Inc., a provider of 24/7 global technology and consultancy solutions for treasury and capital markets, has leased 12,274 square feet of office space for its headquarters at Ten Bank Street, directly adjacent to the White Plains Transportation Center, according to Jeffrey H. Newman, executive vice president of Malkin Properties, the marketing and managing agent for the building.

New York, NY - September 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- NYU's Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy and its Institute for Affordable Housing Policy launched the Subsidized Housing Information Project (SHIP), an interactive database with extensive information on nearly 235,000 units of privately-owned subsidized rental housing in New York City. The database consolidates information from 50 separate public and private data sources into one searchable website, now available at: www.furmancenter.org/data/search.

New York, NY - September 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On July 20, 2011, as part of a historic initiative to transform New York State's model for economic development and job creation, Governor Cuomo announced that up to $1 billion in economic development funding would be made available through a Consolidated Application Process (CFA). Beginning September 2, 2011, the NYS Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) is available to eligible applicants, marking a fundamental shift in how economic development resources are allocated. The CFA will serve as a more efficient and effective tool to streamline and expedite the State's efforts to generate sustainable economic growth and employment opportunities across the state.

PATCHOGUE, NY - September 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Suffolk County homeowners and businesses still may be eligible for Individual Assistance (IA) aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene, Congressman Tim Bishop announced today. FEMA has already approved Suffolk County for Public Assistance (PA) disaster aid, under which state and local governments can be reimbursed for costs incurred in responding to the storm.

PATCHOGUE, NY - September 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Tim Bishop applauded the decision by FEMA to expand eligibility for Individual Assistance (IA) grants to Suffolk County homeowners and businesses who suffered damage from Tropical Storm Irene. Bishop appealed directly to President Obama for Suffolk to receive IA due to the severe damage to private property in coastal areas.

NEW YORK, NY - August 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced its New York Capital Markets team has closed the sale of 1552 Broadway for the Riese Organization. A joint venture of SL Green and Wharton Acquisitions purchased the 15,000-square-foot retail property for $136,550,000.