The Real Deal New York

From left: Sabrina Kleier Morgenstern, Michele Kleier and Samantha Kleier Forbes

From the May issue: Samantha Kleier Forbes and Sabrina Kleier Morgenstern share more than just their sisterly genes. Thry also share an office at Kleier Residential, the boutique residential firm co-founded by their mother, Michele, as Gumley Haft Kleier in the 1990s. Today the brokerage is one of the city’s top boutique firms, and the three Kleier women have sold some $130 million worth of real estate in the past year. [more]

From left: 338 Berry Street and a rendering of the building’s solar paneling

The owner of the former Tung Fa Noodle Factory in Williamsburg, which most recently housed a group of artists who were evicted last year after losing a long legal battle, is aiming to convert the property to apartments, according to BuzzBuzzHome. [more]

From left: Deborah Gutoff, Paul Nigido, Gabriel Saffioti and 205-207 Eighth Avenue

Two Chelsea mixed-use buildings have sold for $15.9 million after three months on the market, the New York Observer reported. Located at 205 and 207 Eighth Avenue between 20th and 21st streets, the buildings have 23 apartments and two retail spaces. [more]

415 West Broadway

A 38,885-square-foot office and retail property on a well-trafficked stretch of Soho is up for grabs, The Real Deal has learned. The building — located at 415 West Broadway between Spring and Prince streets — could fetch over $40 million, according to sources with knowledge of the listing.

Westchester-based commercial landlord Willett Companies owns the six-story building. The fully leased property has six retail and office tenants, including Jamali NYC Gallery, an art gallery, and Altamarea Group, which runs seven restaurants in New York City and New Jersey. [more]

From left: Mitti Liebersohn, 1290 Avenue of the Americas and Matthew Astrachan

In what is the largest sublease of the year so far, Morgan Stanley has inked a 148,421-square-foot deal at Vornado Realty Trust’s 1290 Avenue of the Americas, according to data from commercial real estate firm Cassidy Turley provided to The Real Deal. [more]

Jonathan Butler and the East River State Park

Much to the consternation of area families, the New York State Department of Parks and Preservation has cut free children’s movie programming in Williamsburg’s East River State Park, in the wake of the Brooklyn Flea marketplace, co-founded by Brownstoner blogger Jonathan Butler, moving to the park, DNAinfo reported. [more]

Rockaway Beach

“Numbers to know” is a weekly web feature that catalogues the most notable, quirky and surprising real estate statistics. Bialystoker Nursing Home wins landmark approval, service to the Rockaways via the A train has been restored and Jacques Torres celebrated its factory groundbreaking. [more]

Hallets Point in Astoria

Lincoln Equities Group received unanimous approval from Queens Community Board 1 on a plan to build apartments, parkland and retail space at Hallets Point in Astoria, DNAinfo reported. [more]

27 Downing Street and Luis D. Ortiz

Developer and real estate lawyer Andrew Leider has unloaded his townhouse at 27 Downing Street in the West Village for $7.2 million, the New York Post reported.

The 5,094-square-foot, 19th-century mansion, which once served as a carriage house, was featured on last night’s episode of “Million Dollar Listing New York.” At the time of filming, the property had not yet sold. [more]

Rocco’s Tacos (Credit: Flickr)

The restaurant row on Adams Street in Downtown Brooklyn is gaining a Mexican eatery new to the city.

Rocco’s Tacos has signed a 15-year lease at 339 Adams Street, the building’s developer Muss Development said in a release. The restaurant – which has five locations in Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Boca Raton – doubles as a tequila bar. It boasts 225 varieties of the beverage distilled from agave. [more]