Northeast
What Vornado’s 655 Fifth Ave. Buy Means for Manhattan’s CRE
Vornado Realty Trust has grabbed another prime Fifth Avenue location just as the retail rents there are passing $3,000 per square foot, paying $278 million for a majority stake in 655 Fifth Ave., a retail and office property with 50 feet of frontage on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue.
Fairway Market to be Anchor Food Market at Hudson Yards
Fairway Market has become the latest company to lease space in the South Tower of the Hudson Yards project, taking nearly 46,000 square feet on the ground floor of the first office high-rise to be built in the 28-acre mixed-use development on Manhattan’s West Side.
JLL to Expand in Metro Kansas City with Acquisition of Capital Realty
Jones Lang LaSalle has its eye on the blossoming industrial real estate market in metropolitan Kansas City, Mo., and the commercial real estate services firm will increase its platform in the market in one fell swoop with the acquisition of Capital Realty.
Hudson’s Bay’s Saks Buy More About RE or Retailing?
When it raised the possibility of creating a REIT, assuming its proposed $2.9 billion merger with Saks Inc. goes through, Hudson’s Bay Co. also raised the question of whether the acquisition is more about the retailing or more about the real estate?
$3B Merger Saves Saks, Gives Canadian Co. Greater Growth in U.S.
Combined companies Saks Inc. and Hudson’s Bay will operate 320 stores, and possibly create a REIT.
400 KSF Long Island Office Portfolio Changes Hands
CenterSquare Investment Management Holdings, known as Urdang Capital Management until prior to July 1, and Ivy Realty have sold Crossroads Corporate Center and Crossroads Executive Center, two multi-building office parks on Long Island, N.Y.
NY Survey: Hurricane Sandy Still Dampens Lower Manhattan Real Estate
Nine months after Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeast, a majority of commercial real estate executives surveyed by accounting firm Marks Paneth & Shron think lingering concerns over future flooding in Lower Manhattan could limit interest in commercial properties in the area.
C&W Reps St. John’s University in Sale of 101 Murray St. in Lower Manhattan
St. John’s University “had their pick of offers” after it put its prime Lower Manhattan campus at 101 Murray St. up for sale and the result was a record-setting $223 million deal between the university and The Witkoff Group, Fisher Brothers and Vector Group.
Colliers: Midyear, Uneven U.S. Economy Worrisome, but NYC Enjoys Banner First Half
Halfway through 2013, New York City’s office market continues to transcend the uneven national economy, even as economists limit their expectations for the rest of 2013.
SBV Buys Lexington Commons, Fourth M-F Purchase in Greensboro, NC
SBV Communities has entered the Greensboro, N.C., multi-family market in a big way in a short amount of time. The Kansas City, Mo.,-based firm has purchased more than 600 multi-family units in four acquisitions, including Lexington Commons, the most recent addition to the portfolio.