Mark David enters commercial market 05/12/09 From the May issue: Residential real estate brokerage Mark David Real Estate is expanding
its services to the commercial market. Mark David Fromm, CEO and
co-founder of the fi...
Atco Residential makes name change 05/05/09 Scott Taylor and 40 Central Park South
Atco Residential Group recently dropped its name for what it considers
a more consumer-friendly one: Essential New York Real Estate. Sco...
Times Square blight becomes colorful shop 05/01/09 Save Fashion at the Port Authority
An empty ground-floor space in the Port Authority Bus Terminal has been
transformed into a pop-up shop filled with young designers' clothes ...
Touro launches residential RE program 04/30/09 Touro College is launching a new residential real estate education program. The program is getting off the ground through the efforts of Michael Williams, dean of Touro's Gradua...
Retail cashes in on Obama fame 04/30/09 Don't be surprised to see a dish in honor of President Barack Obama turn up at your local restaurant. New York City eateries have been naming items, and sometimes their own shop...
Mark David enters commercial market 04/30/09 Residential real estate brokerage Mark David Real Estate is expanding its services to the commercial market. Mark David Fromm, CEO and co-founder of the firm, is spearheading th...
German brokerage expands in New York 04/28/09 From the April issue: The Hamburg, Germany-based brokerage Engel
& Volkers is expanding its U.S. operations by opening a location in
Scarsdale and is eyeing Manhattan for ...
Temp space gets full-time concierge 04/27/09 From the April issue: Wurk Environments has partnered with Abigail Michaels to bring
concierge services to the short-term tenants at their
65,000-square-foot space at 1515 Bro...
New HPD commissioner faces challenges 04/23/09 From the April issue: As the city's housing prices fall, credit
dries up and affordable housing goals are threatened, new Housing
Preservation and Development Commissioner Raf...
REBNY sides with Elliman in broker dispute 04/23/09 Left to right: Manhattan Residential's Shai Shustik, 140 Thompson Street, Elliman's Stanley Ginsberg
Manhattan Residential President Shai Shustik is calling foul play on a
rec...
Agent hopes Hulk transformation will sell unit 04/15/09 Broker Joseph Armano plans to dress up as the Hulk for an open houseTo
inject some humor into an ever-depressing market, real estate broker
Joseph Armano has the Incredible Hu...
Temp space gets full-time concierge 03/31/09 Wurk Environments has partnered with Abigail Michaels to bring concierge services to the short-term tenants at their 65,000-square-foot space at 1515 Broadway in Times Square.
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New HPD commissioner faces challenges 03/31/09 As the city's housing prices fall, credit dries up and affordable housing goals are threatened, new Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Rafael Cestero has a lot on...
German brokerage expands in New York 03/31/09 The Hamburg, Germany-based brokerage Engel & Völkers is expanding its U.S. operations by opening a location in Scarsdale and is eyeing Manhattan for another office.
The 3...
Broadway survives while West Broadway suffers in recession 03/26/09
The former Kira Plastinina space on Broadway (left) has been rented, while the Satellite space on West Broadway (right) is on the market
Shuttered stores on Broadwa...
Construction scion takes fall for Steve Martin 03/25/09
Actor Steve Martin, left, and Tim Gallin of construction firm John Gallin & Sons. Gallin doubles for Martin in the movie "Pink Panther 2."
From the March issue: V...
Platinum Properties opens office in Paris 03/23/09 From the March issue: Platinum Properties has opened an office
in Paris in order to bring more international buyers to New York.
Platinum Properties, which opened in 2005, off...
Corcoran hosts Hamptons real estate shindig in Manhattan 03/20/09
Corcoran's Hamptons event
Hamptons real estate came to Manhattan last night as the Corcoran Group sponsored the company's first-ever East End Rental Expo. Held at...
William B. May changes to 100 percent commission model 03/11/09 From the March issue: Brokerage William B. May has changed its
business model so brokers can receive 100 percent of their commissions.
Charles Rutenberg Realty adopted a simil...