New York
Soho Properties, MHP Join Hampshire Hotels to Create New Dream Hotel at Times Square
A development team comprising Soho Properties, MHP Real Estate Services and Hampshire Hotels Management has acquired 560 Seventh Ave. in Manhattan’s Times Square, which they will replace in a $300 million project with a new Dream Hotel and 20,000 square feet of luxury retail.
Big Apple Goes Super Tiny: Micro-Unit Development in Manhattan Lands $10.3 M Construction Loan
It took more than one year to get this project going but the Big Apple is finally getting its first ever micro-apartment building developed on city-owned land. As previously reported by Multi-Housing News Online, in early 2013 Monadnock Development LLC, Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation and nARCHITECTS were selected as the winning team of the “adapt NYC” Competition, a city-sponsored pilot program that looked for innovative designs to solve New York’s housing crisis.
Constellation Hotels Buys 80% Interest for $240M in InterContinental New York Barclay
Constellation Barclay Holding U.S. has acquired an 80 percent stake in the historic 685-room InterContinental New York Barclay in Manhattan from InterContinental Hotels Group for $240 million.
Harbor Group Int’l Acquires 55 Broadway for $157M
An affiliate of Harbor Group International has acquired the 358,600-square-foot Class A office property at 55 Broadway in Manhattan from an affiliate of Broad Street Development for $157 million.
HAP Investments to Buy 1 MSF Development Site in Jersey City for $400M
HAP Investments is under contract to acquire 500 Summit Ave., a nearly one-acre lot in Jersey City, in conjunction with its planned development of the Journal Square site into HAP Tower. It comprises a 42-story apartment building, offices and retail.
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Zeckendorf JV to Build 51-Story M-F Tower in Uptown Manhattan
Zeckendorf Development has revealed plans for 520 Park Ave., a 51-story luxury condominium property that will be built in a partnership with Global Holdings and Park Sixty in Manhattan.
Financial District Selected for IHG’s Fifth New York City Hotel Indigo
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is set to expand its New York City footprint by opening a new Hotel Indigo in the Financial District, the company announced recently.
C&W’s Kelly Named ABC News Consultant
Cushman & Wakefield’s newest president of the Risk Management Services group, former NYPD head Raymond Kelly, has now been tapped to lend his expertise to ABC News.
Meridian Arranges $200M in Financing for M-U Commercial Property in NYC
Meridian Capital Group has arranged $200 million in acquisition financing for the mixed-use commercial building at 530 Broadway in New York, on behalf of a venture led by Jeff Sutton’s Wharton Properties.
Simon Baron Grabs M-F Property on NYC’s Upper East Side from Nostra for $105M
Simon Baron Development Group has purchased the 13-story, 65-unit apartment building at 12 E. 88th St. in Manhattan from Nostra Realty for $105 million.