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Westwood Financial Corp. (WFC), one of the largest privately held owner-operators of grocery-anchored retail properties in the United States, has announced the opening of Dollar Tree at its Albion Shopping Center. Located in the Albion Village of western New York, this location marks the sixth Dollar Tree to open at a WFC-owned center

Torrance, CA - November 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charlotte-based Mountain Real Estate Capital, LLC (Mountain) announces the acquisition of a significant portion of remaining land portfolio assets from Forest City Land Group. This includes master planned communities across the country totaling approximately 1,200 residential lots. The projects include a mix of finished lots, partially finished lots and undeveloped land for residential and commercial development. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Torrance, CA - October 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates NYC (Lee NYC), the New York office of Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, a privately-held national commercial real estate firm, today announced it subleased the remaining 2,500-square-foot block of a 12,500-square-foot floor at 311 West 43rd Street to Verse Marketing, a web marketing group, on behalf of Cooper, Robertson & Partners, an architecture and urban planning company founded in 1979. Gabe Issacs, managing director, and Frank Discolo, associate, of Lee NYC conducted the transaction. Andrew Weinstein of Cushman & Wakefield represented Verse Marketing

Torrance, CA - October 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates NYC (Lee NYC), the New York office of Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, a privately-held national commercial real estate firm, today announced it closed on two leases at 244 East 84th Street, a 6-story multi-use building at the corner of 84th Street and Second Avenue it manages and leases.

Torrance, CA - April 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With a “full steam ahead” mantra and no apparent signs of slowing down, Lee & Associates NYC has added yet another powerhouse industry duo to its ever-expanding roster of professionals. Michael Berne and Richard Donohue join the Manhattan office to spearhead its seniors housing and healthcare brokerage in an effort to branch out into new markets for Lee. Although the two industries were once unchartered territories for the firm, Berne and Donohue bring over 60 years of combined specialized experience to expand Lee’s repertoire of specialties and soon launch a dedicated national seniors housing/healthcare services group. Since its inception in November 2011, Lee & Associates NYC has recruited various key new hires like seasoned retail specialists Henry Goldfarb and Stanley Lindenfeld, Dennis Someck and brothers Robe rt and Mitchell Kunikoff. Over this time period, Lee’s New York office has brought on 22 new additions, currently making it a total of 32 brokers altogether.

Torrance, CA - March 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seasoned industry professionals Henry Goldfarb and Stanley Lindenfeld have been named vice chairman and executive managing director of Lee & Associates NYC LLC, respectively. The two retail experts have over 42 years of combined experience within the New York-based real estate markets where they have specialized in retail and commercial brokerage.

Torrance, CA - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates NYC has taken another step in fortifying its already formidable retail arm with the addition of Robert Kunikoff, a former executive managing director of Grubb & Ellis New York Inc. Kunikoff spearheaded the national and New York Retail Group where he specialized in strategic roll-outs for retailers’ expansion into the New York market. With 25 years of real estate experience, coupled with his impressive list of clients served, Kunikoff will give Lee NYC yet another powerful tool in its arsenal of top retail brokers.

Torrance, CA - March 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates NYC, representing Sweden’s Kunskapsskolan schools, negotiated a 10-year lease for 15,000 square-feet on the third floor at 38 Delancey Street on the Lower East Side. Innovate Manhattan, a charter middle school, which includes grades 5 through 8, is the company’s first leased school in the U.S.

New York, NY - March 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a whirlwind of offers and counter-offers, Lee & Associates NYC has closed on a 47-month, 22,000-square-feet sublease in one of New York City’s prime locations at 600 Madison Ave. Located in the heart of the Plaza District, the sublease was negotiated and executed in one week.

Torrance, CA - February 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an ongoing move to establish its presence in the New York City commercial real estate market, newly formed Lee & Associates NYC has hired Kenneth Salzman, a seasoned New York broker who was formerly a director with Newmark Knight Frank. Salzman’s impressive resume is highlighted by his extensive experience in tenant representation and corporate real estate advisory services. Over the course of his career he has represented a number of multinational corporations in their global real estate requirements, leveraging client’s strategic needs and implementing creative process-oriented solutions

Torrance, CA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate providers, kicked off the new year with the lease of the 50,000-square-foot Fulton Crossing at 140 William Street. The 20-year lease transaction, with the asking rent on the property at $1.7 million per annum, was brokered by the Lee & Associates NYC team of Peter Braus and James Wacht, managing principal and president respectively, and managing directors Gabe Isaacs, Peter Levitan and Garry Steinberg, representing the landlord, Crikos LLC. David Falk and Kyle Ciminelli of Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant, Pace University

New York, NY - November 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Joel Herskowitz, whose legacy in New York City commercial real estate brokerage spans 27 years, has joined the newly formed Lee & Associates NYC LLC. Herskowitz, the former president and CEO of Grubb & Ellis New York Inc., takes on the title of COO, and whose duties also include broker recruitment, which the Manhattan office has made one of its top priorities.

Torrance, CA - November 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates announces yet another significant strategic move in both its Northeast and national expansion efforts as the commercial brokerage firm enters the New York market with the establishment of Lee & Associates NYC LLC. Located in the heart of Manhattan, Lee & Associates NYC becomes the firm’s 44th office in the U.S. and its second in the Northeast.