March 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Operations Stephen Goldsmith and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Cas Holloway today launched a new program to save homeowners money by proactively notifying them of potential water leaks when unusual activity or spikes in usage are detected by DEP.

TOWN OF WALLKILL, N.Y. - March 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Less than 25 homes remain available at Woodside Knolls, giving interested buyers limited opportunity to become a part of Orange County’s fastest-selling new residential community

New York, NY - March 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the last finishing touches are being put in place, 208 West 96th Street, the Upper West Side’s newest contemporary boutique condominium, officially launches sales this week. This milestone marks a new and exciting sales phase for Halstead Property Development Marketing, LLC, the exclusive selling agent, who is poised to introduce the building, featuring modern architecture and meticulously thought out floor plans with a distinctive metal façade and is comprised of nine move-in ready three-bedroom, three-bath full floor homes.

TOWN OF WALLKILL, N.Y. - March 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Less than 25 homes remain available at Woodside Knolls, giving interested buyers limited opportunity to become a part of Orange County’s fastest-selling new residential community

EUGENE, OR - March 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has been uploaded onto the comprehensive real estate website of Broker Christopher Thomas, making finding a home in the Rochester, New York area monumentally easier by syncing a search results page with thousands of New York State Alliance (NYSAM) listings. Instantly, home seekers can experience an unprecedented level of freedom and control over their respective searches by utilizing the immensely helpful tool IDX Broker and Thomas have integrated into the online real estate search for New 2 U Homes

NEW YORK, NY - March 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has been selected by William Macklowe Company and ING Clarion Partners as exclusive leasing agent for 636 Avenue of the Americas. Jones Lang LaSalle will be responsible for leasing and marketing efforts at the 90,000-square-foot, Class A office building recently acquired by a joint venture between WMC and ING Clarion.

New York, NY - February 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that 60% of units are under contract at 47 Dean Street, a premium condominium development located at 47 Dean Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

New York City, NY - February 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Tribeca Community Association, the Community Sanitation Steering Committee, downtown residents, business and commercial property owners have filed a motion in New York State Supreme Court seeking to halt imminent construction activity at 353 Spring Street to build a “Mega” Three District Sanitation Garage and Salt Shed at Spring Street next to the Holland Tunnel in Hudson Square at a cost of nearly $500 MILLION dollars.

MELVILLE, NY - February 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has hired four seasoned real estate professionals who will be based out of the firm’s Long Island office. Reid Berch, Thomas DiMicelli and Douglas Omstrom will join the company as senior vice presidents and Joseph Lagano II will join as an associate. They will provide a wide range of industrial real estate services — including property sales, tenant representation and agency leasing — throughout Nassau and Suffock counties, and in Queens

New York, NY - February 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As their contract’s expiration approaches, Bronx building workers voted Wednesday to authorize a strike, if necessary, to protect good jobs throughout the borough. Failure to reach a new contract agreement by the March 15th deadline could lead to a strike of more than 3,000 Bronx apartment building workers at over 1,000 residential buildings

NEW YORK, NY - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced that Frank Doyle has been promoted to vice chairman of its New York brokerage operation.

NEW YORK, NY - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle today announced its New York Capital Markets team has been chosen to market an iconic luxury rental building known as 737 Park Avenue for sale in New York City. This 20-story, pre-war multifamily building is located at the crest of Lenox Hill, just two blocks from Central Park in Manhattan. The property, owned by Katz 737 Corporation, has been in the same family for 65 years.

New York, NY - February 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Apartment building workers in the Bronx will vote today to authorize their bargaining committee to call a strike if one becomes necessary. Failure to reach a new contract by March 15 could trigger a strike of more than 3,000 apartment building workers at over 1,000 residential buildings throughout the borough.

NEW YORK, NY - February 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle has completed four new direct leases and two renewal transactions for William Macklowe Company at 400 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, with all six deals totaling 18,589 square feet. The new leases include Edge Technology Group LLC signing for 3,740 square feet, Atlantic-Pacific Capital Inc. taking 3,414 square feet, Equator LLC leasing 2,706 square feet and Healthcare Value Capital LLC signing for 2,700 square feet. In addition, Radius Ventures LLC renewed its 3,865-square-foot lease, and Security Asset Management Inc. renewed its lease for 2,164 square feet at the 200,000-square-foot office building.

NEW YORK, NY - February 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The owner of 27 East 62nd Street in Manhattan has prevailed in obtaining possession of a valuable rent stabilized apartment by establishing that the tenant primarily lived at his homes in Long Island and Florida. The case was decided by Judge Joseph Capella in a Housing Court case in the Civil Court of the City of New York.

TOWN OF WALLKILL, N.Y. - February 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A President’s Day Open House will be held on February, 21st for prospects interested in purchasing one of the limited number of homes still available at Woodside Knolls, Orange County’s fastest-selling new residential community

WASHINGTON, DC - February 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it is charging the owner and management company of an apartment complex in the Town of Oyster Bay in Long Island, New York with violating the Fair Housing Act for allegedly denying an accessible parking space to a resident with disabilities. Additionally, HUD’s charge alleges that 4 Anchorage Lane Owners, Inc. and Total Community Management Corp. refused to modify its parking policy to accommodate the resident’s request.

New York, NY - February 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Apartment building workers have rejected a contract proposal from the Bronx Realty Advisory Board (BRAB), a real estate industry association representing Bronx building owners, saying management’s demands to cut healthcare and retirement are unacceptable.

New York, NY - February 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kent M. Swig, President of Swig Equities, LLC, is pleased to announce that the firm has purchased clean, renewable energy for 80% of its commercial office buildings in Manhattan’s FiDi (Financial District) neighborhood. Swig Equities signed a one-year contract with Green Mountain Energy Company for the company to provide green electricity from sustainable sources

NEW YORK, NY - February 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced that Shawna Menifee has joined the firm as an executive vice president with its New York operations. She will be responsible for cultivating new business relationships throughout the United States with an emphasis on the New York metropolitan area.

New York, NY - February 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, joined by a Staten Island family struggling with high property taxes and the financial difficulties of raising a child with special needs, today announced that the first piece of legislation she is introducing in the 112th Congress is a bill to provide property tax relief for 1.1 million New York homeowners, including nearly 300,000 in New York City. Senator Gillibrand’s legislation would enable all New Yorkers that pay property taxes to deduct the full amount of money they pay from their federal income taxes. Currently, only homeowners that itemize their federal taxes can deduct the cost of property taxes

New York, NY - February 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The developers of Ellington on the Park, one of Harlem’s most successful new cooperative developments, have reported increased sales activity at the building since the beginning of 2011. Three homes have sold and closed in the past month, with marked interest in the property’s 16 remaining one-, two- and three-bedroom residences.

MILFORD, CT - February 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- TMS Funding, the wholesale residential lending channel of Total Mortgage Services, LLC, announced today the hiring of John O’Brien as Wholesale Account Executive. Mr. O’Brien, an experienced mortgage professional with many years of successful sales leadership in start-up and territory expansion, has been hired to develop new business relationships and educate, train and support high quality mortgage brokers in their respective markets. In his new role, Mr. O’Brien will be focused on building broker relationships and servicing brokers throughout the New York marketplace.

New York, NY - February 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Negotiations for a new, multi-year contract began today between the Bronx Realty Advisory Board (BRAB), a real estate industry association representing most Bronx building owners, independent building owners and managers outside of the BRAB and 32BJ SEIU, the largest private sector union in New York. The contracts, which expire Tuesday, March 15th, cover more than 3,000 building superintendents, janitors, handypersons, porters, firepersons, doormen, elevator operators and garbage handlers working at more than 1,000 apartment buildings throughout the Bronx

New York, N.Y. - February 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that Columbia Commons, a new residential development in Brooklyn’s Columbia Street Waterfront District, has started its final phase of sales with only five units remaining