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The Real Deal February 2014
The Real Deal February 2014

As the New York City marketplace has regained its roar, lenders are sensing the opportunity to cash in. And in a throwback to the boom, banks are starting to lend on pro forma income and requiring less equity in real estate projects — a move that makes deals riskier. We take a look at some recent high-profile examples of this, and analyze what the trend means for the market moving forward, in our cover story, “Risk is back,” now available online.

Jared Kushner has been a well-known name in the city’s real estate circles for quite some time, but in the last year he’s upped the ante dramatically, with megadeals such as the $375 million purchase of a Dumbo portfolio and an acquisition spree in the East Village. In a profile of the young mogul, we take a closer look at Kushner’s beginnings, his biggest deals, and what lies ahead.

In “Lies in size,” we examine a quirk of the office market known as “loss factor,” which allows commercial building owners to pass a large part of their costs for the building’s common areas on to tenants.

We also present a ranking of new condos – from Gary Barnett’s One57 to Bill Rudin’s Greenwich Lane — by per-square-foot prices.

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There’s a lot more to look forward to in the issue, including a look at how sellers backtrack on “best and final” offers, an analysis of the once-mighty Helmsley estate’s dispositions in the city in recent years, and a look at the Real Estate Board of New York’s annual gala.

Finally, in our Closing interview, Richard Mack, the co-founder of Mack Real Estate Group, chats about the family business, getting fired and fielding calls from Russian oligarchs.

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Enjoy the issue! – Hiten Samtani