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City of Boston, Developer Clash Over Proposed Skyscraper
Boston Herald Steve Belkin expects to break ground next year on his proposed 75-story skyscraper in downtown Boston. However, the 1,000-foot tower is slated for a parcel that currently houses a decrepit, city-owned garage and the city has put out...
Macklowe Going with Office Space at Manhattan’s Drake Hotel Site
New York PostMacklowe Properties plans to build office space at the former Drake Hotel site in Manhattan. The company had been considering a hotel/condominium project for the site at Park Avenue and 56th Street. Macklowe's office project is expected to be...
Karasick Pays $41.3Mln for Rent-Stabilized Multifamily Property in the Bronx
The Real DealNew York investor Mark Karasick has acquired two rent-stabilized apartment buildings in the Bronx, N.Y., for $41.3 million. Jerome Belsen sold Karasick 530-540 East 169th St., and Ruby Schron sold him Fordham Towers at 480 East 188th St.Other...
Macklowe Going with Office Space at Manhattan’s Drake Hotel Site
New York PostMacklowe Properties plans to build office space at the former Drake Hotel site in Manhattan. The company had been considering a hotel/condominium project for the site at Park Avenue and 56th Street. Macklowe's office project is expected to be...
Dorchester, Mass., Convention Center Eyed for Conversion
Boston HeraldThe owners of the Bayside Convention Hall in Dorchester, Mass., plan to covert it to a multi-billion-dollar apartment-retail facility. Joseph J. Corcoran of Corcoran Jennis, the developers who own the 30-acre suburban Boston property, said that it can no...
Karasick Pays $41.3Mln for Rent-Stabilized Multifamily Property in the Bronx
The Real DealNew York investor Mark Karasick has acquired two rent-stabilized apartment buildings in the Bronx, N.Y., for $41.3 million. Jerome Belsen sold Karasick 530-540 East 169th St., and Ruby Schron sold him Fordham Towers at 480 East 188th St.Other...
Dorchester, Mass., Convention Center Eyed for Conversion
Boston HeraldThe owners of the Bayside Convention Hall in Dorchester, Mass., plan to covert it to a multi-billion-dollar apartment-retail facility. Joseph J. Corcoran of Corcoran Jennis, the developers who own the 30-acre suburban Boston property, said that it can no...
Agreement Lets Children’s Hospital Proceed with 260,000-SF Project in Brookline, Mass.
Boston Business JournalChildren's Hospital Boston has reached an agreement that allows it to proceed with a stalled 260,000-square-foot office and laboratory development in Brookline, Mass. Under the arrangement, Winn Development of Boston, which owns the development site at Two and...
Brickman Associates Buys Boston Office Building for $45Mln
Boston GlobeBrickman Associates of New York acquired 51 Sleeper St., an eight-story office building in Boston, for $45 million from Mayo Group. Grubb & Ellis brokered the transaction. The building, constructed in 1929, is 86 leased to multiple tenants.
Brickman Associates Buys Boston Office Building for $45Mln
Boston GlobeBrickman Associates of New York acquired 51 Sleeper St., an eight-story office building in Boston, for $45 million from Mayo Group. Grubb & Ellis brokered the transaction. The building, constructed in 1929, is 86 leased to multiple tenants.
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