IvyLee Rosario

IvyLee Rosario is a Senior Associate Editor for Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She has a background in Journalism and joined the team in 2016. She produces the MHN Daily newsletter, manages byline content, oversees the Research Center for both brands and hosts the Multifamily's Top Marketers podcast. Connect with her here—Twitter: @IvyLeeRosario and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivyleerosario/

David Kestnbaum, a managing director at Blackstone

Blackstone to Lead Cloverleaf Recapitalization

Wells Fargo Securities served as financial advisor and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP served as legal advisor for the cold storage warehousing and food logistics company during the transaction.

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HFF Secures $75M Refi for Rhode Island Mall

The company worked on behalf of a joint venture between Bliss Properties, Mark T. Brennan & Co. and the Lane Family Trust to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Bank of America.

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JV Unveils $2.5B NJ Mixed-Use Waterfront Project

North American Properties and PGIM Real Estate will create Riverton, a 418-acre, shovel-ready waterfront redevelopment on the Raritan River. This is considered the largest mixed-use project in New Jersey history.

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Sunstone Refinances $220M Loan for Hilton SD Bayfront

The interest-only loan offers a three-year initial term and three one-year extension options. The loan replaces the original, which was scheduled to end in August 2019 and had a higher interest rate.

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Empire State Inks Full-Floor Lease at NYC Property

CBRE represented Universal Music Group in the lease negotiation for 26,150 square feet at 250 West 57th St. in Manhattan.

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Waldorf Astoria NY to Undergo Major Renovation

The upgraded hotel will feature restored public and event spaces, 350 new guestrooms and suites, as well as 350 residences. Architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and interior designer Pierre Yves Rochon were tapped to design the new space.

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Northridge Breaks Ground on NC Creative Office Project

In partnership with Insite Properties, the company is developing The Refinery, a 107,000-square-foot creative office and retail project. The property is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2018.

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Skanska Invests $50M in Poland Office Complex

The company is working on the third building of High5ive, a five-property office complex located in Krakow, Poland. Construction is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2020.

New Bronx Hotel Developments Land $18M

Meridian Capital Group arranged a 24-month construction loan featuring full-term, interest-only payments for the development of a Best Western and Sleep Inn hotels.

Kimco Begins $186M Staten Island Redevelopment

A redevelopment of the former Hylan Plaza shopping center—the 460,000-square-foot “The Boulevard”—is scheduled to open in early 2020.