New York
$70 Million Upgrade for Loews Regency Hotel New York; Industry Leader Joins Avison Young
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Loews Hotels, a luxury hospitality company that owns and operates nearly 20 hotels and resorts in the U.S. and Canada, has embarked on a $70 million renovation project at the Loews Regency Hotel in New York, […]
Millennium UN Plaza Hotel Undergoes Complex Makeover
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor New York City’s iconic Millennium UN Plaza Hotel located next to United Nations headquarters in midtown Manhattan will undergo a complex interior renovation project by Grace Leo, CEO and Founder of G.L.A. Hotels—a management and consultancy firm using design as a tool for repositioning hotels. Designed by visionary architect Kevin […]
$46 Million Investment Brings Green Manufacturing to the Brooklyn Navy Yard
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation will invest $46 million to convert three former Navy machine shops into a state-of-the-art Green Manufacturing Center, creating almost 300 construction jobs in the initial phase and approximately 400 permanent jobs.
LEED Gold Certified 11 Times Square Lands New Tenant
Global Food International Corp., a worldwide supplier of food to chain restaurants, has signed a long-term lease for half the retail space at 11 Times Square. The 40-story, LEED Gold-certified skyscraper in midtown Manhattan was completed in May 2010 by Parsippany-based developer SJS Properties and the real estate investment unit of Prudential Financial Inc.
High-Profile Industry Professionals Join Avison Young NYC Office
Less than two weeks since opening its first New York City office and appointing former Cushman & Wakefield CEO Arthur J. Mirante, II as Principal and Tri-State President, Canada-based commercial brokerage company Avison Young has hired a prominent investment sales team to continue its aggressive expansion in Manhattan.
eBay Signs 35,000 SF Office Lease in Manhattan
Just months after Twitter opened its first New York office and Facebook revealed details about adding an engineering center to its existing office, it seems to be eBay’s turn to take a bite of the Big Apple. The online auction and shopping site recently announced plans to open a technology center in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood
NYU to Develop New Applied Research Center in Downtown Brooklyn
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a historic partnership with New York University and the Polytechnic Institute of New York to proceed with the next milestone in the city’s Applied Sciences NYC Initiative: the Center […]
Manhattan Office Market Gains Momentum
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
New York-based financial services company Morgan Stanley has a deal for almost 1.2 million square feet of space in One New York Plaza, a premier office building located in lower Manhattan at the intersection of South […]
Ad Giant Havas and Ford Dealer Bay Ridge Sign New Leases
One of Hudson Square’s biggest office leases of the year was finalized last week between French advertising giant Havas and Trinity Real Estate, the real estate arm of Trinity Church. According to The Wall Street Journal, after searching in more than 35 different New York City buildings, Havas eventually leased 225,000 square feet on the 2nd through 8th floors at 200 Hudson Street, around 31,000 square feet on the 9th floor at 205 Hudson Street and 4,000 square feet of storage space at 1 Hudson Square.
Newton High School and TWA Flight Center to Receive Preservation Awards
By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Two Queens properties have been nominated for the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards, reports the Queens Courier. On April 25, during an official ceremony at the New York Historical Society on Central Park West, the “preservation […]