Core acquires boutique brokerage 10/28/09 From the October issue: Core has acquired boutique brokerage Garr & Company and several of
its listings, according to Core founder and CEO Shaun Osher, bringing
on board t...
Core acquires boutique brokerage 09/30/09 Core has acquired boutique brokerage Garr & Company and several of
its listings, according to Core founder and CEO Shaun Osher, bringing
on board the company's president, ...
BHS exec focuses on own company 09/30/09 Brown Harris Stevens' President of Project Marketing has always had her
own company, Nancy Packes Inc., for rentals, and she is now expanding
the company into new development ...
New site lets brokers pitch renters 09/30/09 Looking for an alternative to Craigslist? Two entrepreneurs have
launched a Web site to connect potential renters with brokers. Shankar
Desai and Peter Treadway, who met in el...
Web hits: The month in review 09/29/09 Riverton appraised at less than half the value of loan
The Riverton Houses apartment complex in Harlem was reappraised at $108 million, less than half the value of its $225 mil...
National market report 09/29/09 A downtown Atlanta office building housing a Department of Housing and
Urban Development office sold for $7 million at a foreclosure auction
in early September, the Atlanta Jo...
International briefs 09/29/09 After nearly a full decade of real estate boom, the luxury market in
Tuscany is sliding downward. Overall prices have fallen 10 to 20
percent over the past two years, accordin...
Suffering starchitects 09/24/09 From the September issue: As the downturn continues, work has fallen off even for some of the most celebrated architects working in New York City.
In a widely reported move th...
LIC agent packs Elliman bags and goes to Nancy Packes 09/15/09 Prudential Douglas Elliman broker Rick Rosa is taking his Long Island City listings and experience with him to Nancy Packes Inc. as executive vice president and head of the Rosa...
Empire State Building still in "empty state" 09/10/09 In hindsight, an early nickname for the Empire State Building seems more like an omen. The building earned the moniker "Empty State Building" in the 1930s, when the city's real ...
Related exec takes Columbia position funded by SL Green CEO 09/09/09 A Related Companies executive is heading back to school as the leader of Columbia University's real estate development program. Vishaan Chakrabarti, a developer, architect and p...
City Council candidates speak against large-scale development 09/09/09 From left: District 3 City Council candidates Maria Passannante-Derr, Yetta Kurland and incumbent Christine Quinn
A City Council candidates' forum on historic preservation is...
Web hits: The month in review 09/01/09 Fortress buys Sheffield57 at auction for $20M
Following two months of legal challenges and financial turmoil, Fortress Investment Group acquired the controversial Sheffield57 c...
Book review - Boulevard of Dreams 09/01/09 By Constance Rosenblum, NYU PRESS, 277 pages, $27.95Reviewed by Sara Polsky
In its heyday, everyone either lived there or wanted to. That's how Constance Rosenblum describes...
Suffering starchitects 08/31/09 As the downturn continues, work has fallen off even for some of the most celebrated architects working in New York City.
In a widely reported move this June, Frank Gehry was b...
National briefs 08/31/09 More Georgia homeowners are becoming landlords as they attempt to wait
out the housing market. The number of Georgia residents switching their
insurance policies from homeowne...
AIG execs coming home to FiDi 08/25/09 Elie Pariente said he has seen a number of AIG execs relocating to 15 Broad Street
Brokers who work in the Financial District say they are seeing an increase in the number of f...
City Connections offers new commission option 08/21/09 City Connections Realty has become the latest New York City firm to change its commission structure. The brokerage will now offer sales agents the option of receiving between 65...
Rose turns attention to Brooklyn market 08/17/09 From the August issue: After three generations in Manhattan real estate, Rose Associates is
crossing the bridge into Brooklyn. The firm has been named the
exclusive leasing ag...
