Yearly Archives: 2011

Washington, DC - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that the City of Binghamton has been awarded a $485,058 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Affairs Sustainable Housing and Communities grant to create a Main Street revitalization plan that can be integrated with the city's existing Comprehensive Plan - a document created in 2003 to guide the city's economic development efforts

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Human Rights Watch, the international advocacy group, has renewed and expanded its space at the Empire State Building, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervises the building.

New York, NY - November 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that 75% of the units are sold at 88 Morningside. Closings are currently underway and immediate occupancy is available.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- BAM Architecture Studio has added two professionals to its growing staff, an architect and an interior designer, says Ross Adam Cole, principal of BAM Architecture Studio.

New York, NY - November 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate firm Keller Williams Realty Inc., has appointed Jacqui Howard as Vice President.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert A. Silver, executive managing director of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF), has joined his colleague Jonathan Fanuzzi and the leasing teams at 1333 and 1359 Broadway as part of his NKF role, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervises the W&H portfolio of nine Pre-War Trophy office buildings in Manhattan.

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.

NEW YORK, NY - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Leading real estate firm Halstead Property announced today that Sara Rotter has joined the firm as Director of Sales for Downtown. In her new position, Rotter is working closely with Richard Grossman, the Executive Director of Sales for Downtown. Together, they are responsible for the day-to-day management of Halstead’s two offices in the Village and SoHo as well as the strategic growth of the firm in the Downtown market

New York, NY - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- 2011—Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate firm Keller Williams Realty Inc., has announced the appointments of Raymond Choy, Jennifer Burn and William Calle.

Washington, DC - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) is pleased to announce the removal of a provision that would have denied operations and Section 8 funding for 12,000 public housing units in New York City. The provision, originally inserted by House Republicans into the FY 2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations (T-HUD) bill, was stripped from the bill yesterday.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- BAM Architecture Studio has opened its first office outside the New York area, in Durham, North Carolina, to provide local support for existing clients there and broaden its opportunities to serve clients in the life sciences, healthcare and corporate arenas, three sectors in which the firm already has a solid reputation.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- W&H Properties, the portfolio of nine Pre-War Trophy office buildings in Manhattan, is sponsoring the 201l Sherri P. Koeppel Memorial Blood Drive with the Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association of New York.

NEW YORK, NY - November 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The world’s most famous office building has been recognized for purchasing 100 percent renewable energy. The Empire State Building has received a 2011 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

New York, NY - November 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New York City Housing Authority joined with Laborers’ Local 79 of the Mason Tenders District Council (MTDC) of Greater New York to celebrate the addition of more than 200 NYCHA residents into the union at a job site luncheon on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. in Harlem’s Johnson Houses. There are 35 NYCHA laborers, members of MTDC’s Laborers’ Local 79, currently working at Johnson Houses, 11 of which secured their jobs through NYCHA’s Section 3 efforts.

ALBANY, NY - November 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York; Rene Febles, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in New York; Clifford C. Holly, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Lt. John D. Durling of the New York State Police Special Investigations Unit announced the sentencing of the fourth and final defendant by United States District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy in Albany in the bank fraud scheme involving Michael Cassadei and others.

New York, NY - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Negotiations for a new contract covering more than 22,000 commercial office building cleaners began today when 32BJ, the city’s largest private-sector union, presented its proposals to the Realty Advisory Board (RAB) -- an association representing most of the city’s commercial building owners, managers, and cleaning contractors.

New York, NY - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property is pleased to announce that top producer Perry Roth has joined their West Side Office as a Senior Vice President. A well-known real estate broker specializing in co-op and condominium sales, Perry will be heading up the Perry Roth Team which consists of five real estate brokers and assistants.

New York, NY - November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate firm Keller Williams Realty Inc., has appointed Oran Birnhack as a licensed real estate salesperson.

NEW YORK, NY - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U. S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Adolfo Carrión, New York City Housing Authority Chairman John B. Rhea, and Michael A. Sabo, Network Director of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Integrated Services Network, today announced that 1,424 homeless veterans have found permanent housing in New York City under a joint HUD and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program that provides rental housing and support services to needy veterans. Since the program’s inception in 2008, 2,540 homeless veterans in New York State have found permanent housing. It is estimated that approximately 145,000 veterans nationwide experienced homelessness in 2010. HUD’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) combines a HUD Housing Choice Voucher with VA case management and supportive services.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Taylor Consulting and Contracting, a national utility management firm, has leased a pre-built space on the 15th floor of W&H Properties’ 112 West 34th Street, announces Anthony E. Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervises the W&H Properties portfolio.

Albany, NY - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced three new initiatives to help veterans obtain affordable housing upon their return to New York State. The Governor is committing $25 million to housing assistance for veterans, giving veterans preference in Section 8 housing, and expanding the state's mortgage assistance program to include active duty service members.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charles Rangel praised the announcement made by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today that the maximum amount of Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) increased from $90,000 to $150,000, effective Oct. 1, under the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010. Maximum coverage will further increase from $150,000 to $200,000 after Jan. 1, 2012.

NEW YORK, NY - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed a new, direct lease for WeWork with Extell Development Co. at 175 Varick Street. The coworking firm signed a 15-year lease for 75,000 square feet at the Class A, 130,240-square-foot office building.

ALBANY, N.Y. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- It is an ancient bit of wisdom: Hope for the best, but plan for the worst. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the New York Office of Emergency Management are joining to remind the public that natural disasters are not avoidable – but you can be ready for them when they make their inevitable arrivals

NORWALK, Conn. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Assignment, Inc., a leading global staffing provider, has signed a seven-year lease for 5,986 square feet of office space at Malkin Properties’ MerrittView, according to Jeffrey H. Newman, executive vice president of Malkin Properties, the marketing and managing agent for the building.