New YorkApr 2, 2024Bob Knakal launching his own boutique brokerageFirm will blend AI with old-school approach to dealmaking
New YorkFeb 14, 2024Bob Knakal out at JLLLeading commercial sales broker was previously terminated at Cushman & Wakefield
New YorkOct 18, 2023Ryan Serhant sells Bob Knakal’s Park Avenue apartmentCRE vet appears to pick up small profit in Macklowe-owned building
New YorkMay 25, 2023Vornado sells Queens dev site for $70M — 15% off initial priceChris Xu buys Rego Park property
New YorkSep 8, 2022Bob Knakal lists Park Avenue pad for $13MJLL commercial broker paid slightly less for unit in 2015
New YorkSep 13, 2021Slate snaps up New School dorm in Greenwich Village for $23MThe buyer is planning to redevelop the 34,000-square-foot property as a luxury condominium
New YorkJun 22, 2021Vornado looks to sell Rego Park development site for $85MProject could qualify for Affordable New York before tax break expires next year
New YorkApr 27, 2020Children’s Aid Society sells Midtown HQHabib American Bank was the buyer; Harry Macklowe and Meyer Equities had previously sparred over the building
New YorkApr 17, 2020Rockrose closes $81M all-cash Brooklyn buyElghanyan family firm to develop rental building on the border of Fort Greene and DoBro
New YorkMar 30, 2020Top I-sales brokers on what to do when there are no deals“It feels like the last few weeks of August”: Schechtman
New YorkAug 12, 2019Rockrose is moving into BrooklynDeveloper in contract for large site at 98 DeKalb
New YorkJun 24, 2019Residential dev site in a LIC Opportunity Zone hits the marketSite at 2-33 50th Avenue is allows for 440K sf of development
New YorkMay 14, 2019New details emerge as Fredrik Eklund’s beef with Bob Knakal continuesJLL 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
New YorkApr 29, 2019Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes throw shade at Bob Knakal amid commission disputeElliman 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
New YorkApr 17, 2019Fort Greene dev site up for sale asking $65MNew building will have "protected view" of park: Knakal
New YorkMar 15, 2019Naftali in contract to buy large UES development siteDeveloper to pay $167M for Yorkville plot: sources
New YorkMar 14, 2019HUBB NYC picks up Astoria apartment building in biggest Queens multifamily deal so far this yearMega Contracting Group and Treeline Companies sell Astoria Central for $75M
New YorkDec 27, 2018Orbach sells another set of Upper West Side apartment buildingsFour Winds Real Estate is buying 4-6 and 8-10 West 108th Street for $22M
New YorkDec 20, 2018Edgardo Defortuna joins Peebles, Stern, Karmely and Karp for Future City 2019Join 200 C-level RE execs for high-level learning sessions & networking activities