New York, NY - December 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate firm Keller Williams Realty Inc., has announced the appointments of Rotem Lindenberg, Peter Moses and Ryan Olsen.

NEW YORK, NY - December 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In light of rapid evolution in the life sciences sector, Jones Lang LaSalle conducted a comprehensive study to indentify the top markets for real estate expansion for life sciences companies focused on pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical device technology, agricultural biotechnology and biofuels. The firm’s Life Sciences Cluster Report ranks 16 emerging and established clusters in the United States according to relevant criteria to gauge where leading-edge companies are positioning their facilities to gain competitive advantage.

NEW YORK, NY - December 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The retail sector continues to edge tentatively toward recovery, buoyed by a stellar start to the holiday shopping season, as retailers, landlords, and investors capitalize on pent-up consumer demand and shopping centers remain a top investment category. However, several obstacles stand in the way of sustained progress in 2012, according to Jones Lang LaSalle’s North America Year-end Retail Outlook. The sector will most likely remain in a holding pattern for at least the next three quarters as the U.S. elections approach, the European debt crisis heightens and lackluster job growth fuels uncertainty.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - December 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to further improve patient care, St. Vincent’s Medical Center has built a hybrid operating room (OR) that will combine minimally invasive and interventional surgical technologies with medical imaging and communications. BAM Architecture Studio, a leader in healthcare design, created the space.

New York, NY - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), New York City's largest commercial office landlord, today announced it has acquired all of the interests in 51 E. 42nd Street, a Midtown Manhattan office building that faces Grand Central Terminal along Vanderbilt Avenue.

New York, NY - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate firm Keller Williams Realty Inc., has named Richard Shiu an Associate Broker. Shiu is founder of development firm New York Real Estate Partners, which has built and renovated condominiums throughout New York City including in Harlem, where he realized the financial potential for historical brownstones and other properties in the neighborhood

NEW YORK CITY, NY - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CoreNet Global NYC celebrated the many volunteer contributions of its members at its annual Volunteer Appreciation Event at Andaz Fifth Avenue on November 28th. Over 50 attendees partook of the festivities, which highlighted the dedication and hard work of the chapter’s volunteers during 2011. Star Awards, which recognize outstanding volunteer efforts on behalf of the organization, were given to the following chapter members:

New York, NY - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of New York City office cleaners and commercial building workers voted Thursday to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike if necessary. Failure to reach a new contract by 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2012 could lead to a strike of more than 22,000 office cleaners at over 1,500 commercial office buildings citywide.

Yonkers, NY - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Philip A. Amicone, Chairman of the Board of Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA), announced that the board approved a resolution to move forward with a public hearing and to negotiate economic development package for a project that will transform the long-abandoned PS 6 school building and surrounding brownfield at 33 Ashburton Avenue into an affordable housing complex with two modern, environmentally-friendly, buildings. The complex will provide 50 units of senior housing and 70 units of family low-income housing units.

New York, NY - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thousands of New York City commercial office cleaners will vote Thursday to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike if necessary. Failure to reach a new contract by midnight, January 1, 2012, could prompt a strike of more than 22,000 apartment building workers at over 1,500 commercial office buildings throughout the city.

New York, NY - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate firm Keller Williams Realty Inc., has appointed Victoria Bader as a licensed real estate salesperson.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has leased space on the fifth floor of W&H Properties’ 250 West 57th Street, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervises W&H Properties.

New York, NY - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate company Keller Williams Realty Inc., has appointed Eric Barron as CEO and Team Leader. He will be responsible for overseeing Keller Williams' Manhattan growth, while working closely with its recently launched international division.

NEW YORK, NY - November 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced new pricing on the five remaining units at Beacon Towers, a Central Harlem cooperative development.

NEW YORK, NY - November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has been selected by SJP Properties as exclusive leasing agent for 11 Times Square, a 1.1 million-square-foot, LEED Gold-Certified commercial tower situated at the corner of 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue in New York’s Times Square. Jones Lang LaSalle will oversee leasing and marketing for the building’s office space.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sean Brady, senior director of Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey, Inc. and co-founder of the firm's Data Center Advisory Group, is slated to address the Greater New York Data Center Summit on November 29, 2011. Scheduled to run from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the event will be held at the McGraw Hill Conference Center in New York City and will feature more than 30 speakers in eight panel discussions.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - November 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Panera Bread Company, the popular bakery-café chain, leased the only available space at Malkin Properties’ 10 Union Square East retail condominium.

November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- “The contract proposals made today by the city’s major building owners on a new contract for 22,000 of the city’s commercial office cleaners are an aggressive attempt to rollback wage and benefit standards that working men and women depend on to support their families. In particular, proposals for establishing a two-tier staff structure, aimed at creating a lower second class of workers, and for placing restrictions on the political action of union members are unacceptable.”

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