From left: Steve Roth and Chris Xu along with an aerial shot of the parking lot at 93-30 93rd Street in Queens (Getty, Google Maps, Vornado Realty Trust)
New York
May 25, 2023

Vornado sells Queens dev site for $70M — 15% off initial price

Chris Xu buys Rego Park property
JLL NY investment sales chairman Bob Knakal with 737 Park Avenue
New York
Sep 8, 2022

Bob Knakal lists Park Avenue pad for $13M

JLL commercial broker paid slightly less for unit in 2015
Carmel Partners picks up UES dev site
New York
Jan 7, 2022

Carmel Partners picks up UES dev site

Developer paid $73.5M for First Ave property
The New School’s Eugene Lang College at 118 West 13th Street and Martin Nussbaum and David Schwartz of Slate Property Group (TNS, Slate)
New York
Sep 13, 2021

Slate snaps up New School dorm in Greenwich Village for $23M

The buyer is planning to redevelop the 34,000-square-foot property as a luxury condominium
Vornado looks to sell Rego Park development site for $85M
New York
Jun 22, 2021

Vornado looks to sell Rego Park development site for $85M

Project could qualify for Affordable New York before tax break expires next year
150 East 45th Street and Children’s Aid president Phoebe Boyer (Credit: Google Maps)
New York
Apr 27, 2020

Children’s Aid Society sells Midtown HQ

Habib American Bank was the buyer; Harry Macklowe and Meyer Equities had previously sparred over the building
Rockrose Development Justin Elghanayan and 98 DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn (Credit: Google Maps)
New York
Apr 17, 2020

Rockrose closes $81M all-cash Brooklyn buy

Elghanyan family firm to develop rental building on the border of Fort Greene and DoBro
David Schechtman, Bob Knakal, Peter Von der Ahe
New York
Mar 30, 2020

Top I-sales brokers on what to do when there are no deals

“It feels like the last few weeks of August”: Schechtman
The development site at 98 Dekalb Avenue and Rockrose Development's Justin and Henry Elghanayan (Credit: Google Maps)
New York
Aug 12, 2019

Rockrose is moving into Brooklyn

Developer in contract for large site at 98 DeKalb
Residential dev site in a LIC Opportunity Zone hits the market
New York
Jun 24, 2019

Residential dev site in a LIC Opportunity Zone hits the market

Site at 2-33 50th Avenue is allows for 440K sf of development
From left: Fredrik Eklund, Bob Knakal, and John Gomes (Credit: Getty Images)
New York
May 14, 2019

New details emerge as Fredrik Eklund’s beef with Bob Knakal continues

JLL broker said he was stiffed on referral fee for 1 Prospect Park West condo, which resurfaced during separate dispute between Elliman agents and a Warburg broker
From left: Fredrik Eklund, John Gomes, 25 Mercer Street, and Bob Knakal (Credit: Getty Images and Google Maps)
New York
Apr 29, 2019

Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes throw shade at Bob Knakal amid commission dispute

Elliman argued at a REBNY arbitration hearing that Knakal, one of the three arbiters, was "biased" due to a past disagreement with star agents over a referral fee
Fort Greene dev site up for sale asking $65M
New York
Apr 17, 2019

Fort Greene dev site up for sale asking $65M

New building will have "protected view" of park: Knakal
Naftali in contract to buy large UES development site
New York
Mar 15, 2019

Naftali in contract to buy large UES development site

Developer to pay $167M for Yorkville plot: sources
HUBB NYC picks up Astoria apartment building in biggest Queens multifamily deal so far this year
New York
Mar 14, 2019

HUBB NYC picks up Astoria apartment building in biggest Queens multifamily deal so far this year

Mega Contracting Group and Treeline Companies sell Astoria Central for $75M
Orbach sells another set of Upper West Side apartment buildings
New York
Dec 27, 2018

Orbach sells another set of Upper West Side apartment buildings

Four Winds Real Estate is buying 4-6 and 8-10 West 108th Street for $22M
Edgardo Defortuna joins Peebles, Stern, Karmely and Karp for Future City 2019
New York
Dec 20, 2018

Edgardo Defortuna joins Peebles, Stern, Karmely and Karp for Future City 2019

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