For many of New York City’s top real estate law firms, transactional work â€' whether it be representing buyers, sellers, borrowers or lenders â€' isFor many of New York City’s top real estate law firms, transactional work â€' whether it be representing buyers, sellers, borrowers or lenders â€' is...

What our research found was that CBRE swept the top four spots on the list. Tighe, who brokered nearly 3.5 million square feet in 2016, landed the No. 1 spot. She was followed by Fiddle, who closed more than 3 million square feet worth of deals, and Meyerson, who clocked in with nearly 1.9 million square feet. Bob Alexander rounded out CBRE’s perch atop the list with nearly 1.8 million square feet, including Swiss bank UBS’s 890,000-square-foot renewal at 1285 Sixth Avenue, Manhattan’s second-largest deal of the year...

Eastdil did indeed handle eight of NYC’s 10 largest deals in 2016, representing the owners in the $1.9 billion sale of 787 Seventh Avenue, the $1.7 billion sale of 1285 Sixth Avenue and the $1.4 billion sale of the Sony Building...

Clockwise from left: Olayan Group's Hutham Olayan, RXR Realty's Scott Rechler, CalPERS' Marcie Frost, 550 Madison Avenue, 787 Seventh Avenue and 388-390 Greenwich Street Manhattan Clockwise from left: Olayan Group's Hutham Olayan, RXR Realty's Scott Rechler, CalPERS' Marcie Frost, 550 Madison Avenue, 787 Seventh Avenue and 388-390 Greenwich Street Manhattan...

In case we still needed proof: None other than AIG -- of post-crisis bailout infamy -- backed RXR Realty’s $1.7 billion acquisition of 1285 Sixth Avenue with a $1.03 billion loan in June...

The largest traditional office building sale to close during that end-of-the-year stretch was the $247 million purchase of the 295,000-square-foot 370 Lexington Avenue by Unizo Holdings â€' although there are several mega-deals pending, like RXR Realty’s expected purchase of 1285 Sixth Avenue for $1.7 billion...

Click to enlarge The uncertain economy kept larger companies at bay in 2012 when it came to buying and leasing Manhattan office buildings. On the investment Click to enlarge The uncertain economy kept larger companies at bay in 2012 when it came to buying and leasing Manhattan office buildings. On the investment...

Robert Sammons, vice president of research in the New York office of Cassidy Turley, said with the exception of a 360,000-square-foot lease renewal by advertising firm BBDO Worldwide at 1285 Sixth Avenue, he saw a drop in deal size in Manhattan in September...