NEW YORK, NY - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed a combined sublease and new direct lease transaction totaling 57,364 square feet of office space for Endurance Reinsurance Corporation of America with SL Green Realty Corp. at 750 Third Avenue, also known as Grand Central Square. The reinsurance firm signed a 10-year sublease for 40,500 square feet and a 10-year direct lease for 16,864 square feet at the Class A, 857,354-square-foot office building.

NEW YORK, , NY - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed two transactions totaling 25,274 square feet of office space for SL Green Realty Corp. at 120 West 45th Street, also known as Tower 45. DeVry College of New York signed a 10-year lease expansion and extension for 19,397 square feet. Horton Point LLC signed a new five-year lease for 5,877 square feet at the Class A, 397,188-square-foot office building.

New York, NY - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate firm Keller Williams Realty Inc., has announced the appointments of Jill Raff, Irene Sarri and Lisa Steinberg.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- AFE Consulting (AFE), an independent economic consulting and expert services firm, has leased a pre-built on the ninth floor of W&H Properties’ 250 West 57th Street, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervises W&H Properties.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hudson Realty Capital LLC has funded a $4.65 million bridge loan involving a 31,200-square-foot industrial loft building in Brooklyn, N.Y. The borrower utilized the loan proceeds for acquisition financing and to fund necessary reserves.

New York, NY - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property is pleased to announce the appointment of Wigder Frota as Executive Vice President at their Park Avenue office. A 17-year industry veteran, Wigder joins Halstead after his tenure at a top real estate firm and developing a large following of repeat and referral clients, both internationally and domestically.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- W&H Properties enjoyed its third consecutive record year of leasing in 2011, with more than 1.7 million square feet of transactions completed, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervises the eight-million-square-foot, nine-building portfolio

NEW YORK, NY - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mufson Partnership, an architecture firm specializing in corporate interior and residential design, has named Julia Belkin a partner. In her new status, Ms. Belkin joins co-founders Larry Mufson and Ed Von Sover, and Stan Judovits. She came to the firm in 1998, and most recently held the title of principal.

NEW YORK, NY - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing announced today that they have been selected as the new exclusive sales and marketing agent for Richard Meier On Prospect Park, a premier condominium development located at One Grand Army Plaza, at the gateway to Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK CITY, NY - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Empire State Building, the World’s Most Famous Office Building, leased more than one-million square feet in 2011, announces Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings LLC, which supervises the property.

MELVILLE, NY - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle continues to grow its Long Island presence with the addition of Daniel Flynn and Joseph Lopresti as vice presidents with responsibility for tenant representation and agency leasing services. Lopresti will focus his efforts primarily within the Nassau County office market while Flynn will serve the real estate needs of nonprofit organizations throughout Long Island and Queens.

New York, NY - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kent M. Swig, President of Swig Equities, LLC and owner of the landmark building at 48 Wall Street, announced the signing of a new lease for Situs Holdings, LLC who will occupy 13,650 square feet on the entire 14th floor. With this new lease, the building has now reached 88% occupancy

NEW YORK, N.Y. - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hudson Realty Capital LLC, a real estate fund manager with more than $2 billion of assets currently under management, funded more than $120 million in new originations and $400 million in loan portfolio acquisitions in the past 12 months. The Manhattan-based company also held the final close of its fifth fund, which netted a high-end fundraising goal of $250 million, in December.

New York, NY - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams NYC (www.kwnyc.com), the Manhattan franchise of leading real estate firm Keller Williams Realty Inc., has announced the appointments of Gennady Utchitel, Zoisa Simmons and Jennifer Hsu.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hudson Realty Capital LLC, a New York City-based real estate opportunity fund, recently held the final close of its fifth fund targeting middle market debt transactions including new originations, note acquisition financing, DPO financing and existing loan purchases. Hudson Realty Capital Fund V and its related vehicles raised a total of $250 million earmarked for middle-market investments generally in the $5 to $35 million per-asset range.

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 CITY, NY - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of ownership’s determination to change the entire tenant make-up and profile of its repositioned Broadway office portfolio, W&H has determined to target food users to service the corporate tenant base in the area and attract night-time activity to 1359 Broadway. In keeping with this goal, Malkin Holdings has instructed 1359’s retail agents to replace the current older tenants, which do not have customers amongst its tenants in 1333, 1350, 1359, and 1400 Broadway.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - January 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Annual NYAC Dinner of the Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association of the New York Metropolitan Area Inc. (IOREBA) is slated for Monday, Jan. 30, at the New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South. This year's event will be co-hosted by the New York and New Jersey Chapters of SIOR.

STAMFORD, CT - January 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Forevermark US, Inc., the U.S. unit of the De Beers group of companies’ primary consumer marketing arm, has become an office tenant at First Stamford Place, Malkin Properties’ Trophy three-building complex located one block from the Stamford Transportation Center, announces Jeffrey H. Newman, executive vice president of Malkin Properties, the marketing and management agent for the 810,000-square-foot property. Forevermark will occupy 6,000 square feet on the third-floor at 300 First Stamford Place through 2017. Malkin Construction Corp. will build out the space.

New York, NY - January 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that 80% of the units are now under contract at 88 Morningside, the fastest-selling new residential development in Harlem.

New York, NY - January 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RKF, the exclusive retail leasing agent in Manhattan for Pret A Manger, is helping the sandwich chain expand throughout the city, most recently by arranging two new long-term retail leases. The newly opened shops are located at 350 Hudson St. and 62 West 45th St. in Manhattan. In total, Pret A Manger has 33 Manhattan locations.

New York, NY - December 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Only two days remain before the contract covering 22,000 building service workers in New York City expires. If the clock runs out at midnight on Dec. 31, 2011 without a fair and equitable deal in place for hardworking 32BJ members, New York’s labor community is prepared to back them in a strike.

NEW YORK, NY - December 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As a contract deadline looms in New York City for 22,000 office cleaners represented by SEIU 32BJ, janitors in more than12 cities across the country including Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Los Angles have pledged to honor picket lines should the strike spread outside of New York City.

New York, NY - December 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With office cleaners stepping up preparations for a possible strike, cleaners will gather near Bowling Green Park and march past their worksites in downtown Manhattan’s Financial District. Hundreds of other office building workers will also be on the streets at several Midtown locations including Grand Central Station and the Grace Building.

NEW YORK, NY - December 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed two deals, totaling 12,075 square feet, for building owner Tech 4 LLC, a subsidiary of Tritec Real Estate Co., at 4 Technology Drive in East Setauket, N.Y. OCLI Realty LLC acquired a 5,156 square-foot medical condominium unit for an undisclosed amount, and Stony Brook Children's Services signed a long-term lease for 7,819 square feet at the Class A, 40,000-square-foot medical office building.