New York RealEstateRama

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.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With historically unprecedented leasing concluded, new leasing activity proceeding at a high rate, and tenant build-outs and renovations at the Empire State Building underway, ownership is adding a new feature to the World’s Most Famous Office Building: a construction hoist. The hoist has been installed to expedite tenant construction and keep construction workers and materials out of building common areas, announces Anthony E. Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings, which supervises the building

EUGENE, OR - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Scarsdale, New York area properties just became easier to search for, thanks to the partnership of IDX, Inc. and Broker Charles Cinquemani of Prudential Centennial Realty. Empire Access MLS (EAMLS) are now fully integrated onto the search page Cinquemani hosts, giving New York home seekers an easy-to-use real estate resource to utilize in their online property search. With his custom IDX solution, Cinquemani now hosts one of the most dynamic and informative real estate websites and searches for New York area buyers.

New York, NY - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM the New York State Tenants & Neighbors Coalition, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, allied elected officials and rent-controlled tenants from across New York City will hold a rally and press conference at 22 Reade Street, outside the biennial Maximum Base Rent hearing, at which the adjustment to the Maximum Base Rent for the city’s approximately 40,000 rent-controlled households will be determined.

ALBANY, N.Y. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be at Home for the Holidays Show, part of Arts, Crafts & Lifestyle Shows in Schenectady County this Friday, Saturday and Sunday to offer information on preparing for future disasters, flood insurance and rebuilding safer and stronger.

NEW YORK, NY - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- BFC Partners and The Corcoran Group today announced that 84 percent of the available homes at Toren, Brooklyn’s iconic new condominium tower, have been sold. The development reached this benchmark following a series of seven million-plus dollar deals since September 2011, including a 1,967 square foot three-bedroom, three-bath duplex penthouse that sold for over $1.3 million.

New York, NY - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tenants at Whitehouse Estates at 350 East 52^nd Street in Manhattan will be joined by striking apartment building workers, elected officials and supporters today to announce the filing of a lawsuit that claims building owner William Koeppel has been illegally overcharging on rents for years.

NEW YORK, NY - November 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed construction on two new high-end stores, totaling 153,000 square feet, for Uniqlo Co. Ltd. in Manhattan. The locations include the Japanese clothing retailer’s New York global flagship at 666 Fifth Avenue and another store at 31 West 34th Street. The Uniqlo Fifth Avenue store and the Uniqlo 34th Street site will be the second and third locations in the United States following the opening of Uniqlo on Broadway in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood in 2006.

New York, NY - November 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- John Ducey, long time associate broker with RE/MAX, has switched his offices, and his now up and running proudly under the KW banner. All business operations were not interrupted, and the transition was seamless. "Keller Williams affords me opportunities that I did not have with RE/MAX" said Mr. Ducey. "We are cutting edge now, and we are bringing the real estate market in Sullivan County to a higher level."

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 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate firm Keller Williams Realty Inc., has announced the appointment of longtime agent Sandra Richner as an Associate Broker.

New York, NY - November 7, 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 Yigal Alon Chitrith, Olga Plaza and Jean-Paul Moise.

NEW YORK, NY - November 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sperry Van Ness | RealSite Commercial Group, a premier Baltimore, Md. commercial real estate firm, has expanded its operations into New York City. The new firm, Sperry Van Ness | RealSite Group, is located at 123 Third Ave., Suite 9C and will service the New York metropolitan area.

EUGENE, OR - November 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has revolutionized the online real estate solution of Barryville, New York Broker Gibson McKean of Gibson E. McKean, Inc. McKean has enabled IDX Broker software onto his professional website, syncing thousands of Sullivan County MLS (SCMLS) property listings into his advanced search functions. The capabilities he now hosts create a dynamic search page for his website, making his listings more visible and accessible via his IDX-enabled online real estate solution.

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.