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Northwind Provides $275M Construction Loan to Convert 675 Third Avenue trib.al/uP4bIfh
Northwind Provides David Werner, MetroLoft $275M Construction Loan

Northwind Provides David Werner, MetroLoft $275M Construction Loan

Financing will complete the buildout of 675 Third Avenue into a 450-unit residential multifamily in Midtown Manhattan.

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BridgeCity Lends $28M for Williamsburg Multifamily Development trib.al/pH2Fxu0
BridgeCity Lends $28M for Williamsburg Multifamily Development

BridgeCity Lends $28M for Williamsburg Multifamily Development 

Dome Properties developing 45-unit apartment building at 87 Havemeyer Street.

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Goldman Sachs Provides $43M Refi for Long Island Office Complex trib.al/MSlY5Gm
Goldman Sachs Provides Capstone Equities With $43M Refinancing

Goldman Sachs Provides Capstone Equities With $43M Refinancing

The debt refinances Franklin Avenue Plaza, a four-building office complex that opened around 1979.

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Benefit Street Partners Provides $48M Refi for Brooklyn Mixed-Income Multifamily trib.al/HCPiUpX
Benefit Street Provides Hudson Companies $48M Brooklyn Refinancing

Benefit Street Provides Hudson Companies $48M Brooklyn Refinancing

The Clark, a 170-unit, mixed-income multifamily property in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

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Nuveen Acquires $445M Retail Portfolio Across Three Western States trib.al/MoFHI5L
Nuveen Acquires $445M Retail Portfolio Across Three Western States

Nuveen Acquires $445M Retail Portfolio Across Three Western States

U.S. Bank provided $239 million in financing for 11 of the 13 shopping centers.

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Retail, Residential Landlord Hubb NYC Signs 12K-SF Deal at 1501 Broadway trib.al/z2dW03M
Retail, Residential Landlord Hubb NYC Signs Lease at 1501 Broadway

Retail, Residential Landlord Hubb NYC Signs Lease at 1501 Broadway

A residential and retail property owner has signed a deal to relocate its offices to the Paramount Building in Midtown.

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Terra, Fortune International Land $220M for Waterfront Condo near Miami trib.al/CPzIvyJ
Terra, Fortune Land $220M for Waterfront Condo near Miami

Terra, Fortune Land $220M for Waterfront Condo near Miami

Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provided the predevelopment financing for the 56-unit project.

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PCCP Refis Long Island Apartments With $154M Loan trib.al/FdbW1bS
PCCP Refis Long Island Apartments With $154M Loan

PCCP Refis Long Island Apartments With $154M Loan

Rechler Equity Partners developed the 335-unit multifamily property in Amityville, N.Y., between 2016 and 2020.

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Finance Firm Webull Takes 42K SF at 140 Broadway trib.al/PAop5ir
Finance Firm Webull Takes 42K SF at 140 Broadway

Finance Firm Webull Takes 42K SF at 140 Broadway

The firm will occupy the entire 41st floor of the office property, as well as a portion of the building’s 40th floor.

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New York Life Provides $480M Refi for 10-Property Multifamily Portfolio trib.al/Zy11yh5
New York Life Provides Continental Properties $480M Refi

New York Life Provides Continental Properties $480M Refi

The 10-property multifamily portfolio that holds more than 2,700 apartment units across seven states.

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Madison Realty Capital, Red Cove Lend $132M for Seattle-Area Apartments Build trib.al/E8jqtHu
Madison Realty, Red Cove Lend $132M for Seattle-Area Apartments Build

Madison Realty, Red Cove Lend $132M for Seattle-Area Apartments Build

The Behar Company and HB Management are developing a 411-unit multifamily project in Edmonds, Wash.

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Law Firm Vedder Inks 49K SF Lease at 1221 Avenue of the Americas trib.al/OS2EEma
Vedder Inks 49K SF Lease at 1221 Avenue of the Americas

Vedder Inks 49K SF Lease at 1221 Avenue of the Americas

The law practice will relocate in 2027 from 1633 Broadway, about four blocks from its future home.

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Got Your Six Cannabis Dispensary Secures Manhattan Flagship trib.al/25xCT7S
Got Your Six Cannabis Dispensary Secures Manhattan Flagship

Got Your Six Cannabis Dispensary Secures Manhattan Flagship

The licensed dispensary’s new Tribeca location at 256 West Street spans 2,300 square feet at the base of Riverloft Condominiums.

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Manhattan Office Leasing Jumped 54% Month-Over-Month in October trib.al/WVe29Q0
Manhattan Office Leasing Jumped 54% Month-Over-Month in October

Manhattan Office Leasing Jumped 54% Month-Over-Month in October

Leasing volume in Manhattan jumped 54.1 percent in October compared to September and 24.7 percent from the same 31-day period in 2025.

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AI’s Payoff for Real Estate Investors Comes From What the Model Can See trib.al/bH5tE4k
AI’s Payoff for Real Estate Investors Comes From What the Model Sees

AI’s Payoff for Real Estate Investors Comes From What the Model Sees

Budget season is a good time to ask one question of every AI line item: What will it be able to see? 

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CMBS Distress Shifts Away From New York trib.al/xK2D0Oy
CMBS Distress Shifts Away From New York

CMBS Distress Shifts Away From New York

The national commercial mortgage-backed securities distress rate rose to 11.2 percent in October compared to 10.9 percent a year earlier. 

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Brightshore Capital Buys New Long Island City Multifamily Complex For $150M trib.al/d9OvSTR
Brightshore Capital Buys New Queens Multifamily Complex For $150M

Brightshore Capital Buys New Queens Multifamily Complex For $150M

Affinius Capital provided $98.5 million of acquisition debt on the new Long Island City project.

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Where Opportunistic Investment Is Finding Deals in 2026 trib.al/r26Q2tA
How 2026 Dislocation Has Impacted The Opportunistic Investment Window

How 2026 Dislocation Has Impacted The Opportunistic Investment Window

The window for opportunistic investment in commercial real estate remains unexpectedly open. Who will climb through it?

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Cushman & Wakefield Rehires Gene Spiegelman as Retail Services Vice Chairman trib.al/DCI2KWh
Gene Spiegelman Rejoins Cushman & Wakefield as Retail Vice Chairman

Gene Spiegelman Rejoins Cushman & Wakefield as Retail Vice Chairman

The seasoned retail expert rejoins C&W after an eight-year stint at Ripco Real Estate.

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Florida’s Property Tax Cut Proposal Could Boomerang on Commercial Owners trib.al/Gk971pQ
FL’s Property Tax Cut Proposal Could Boomerang on Commercial Owners

FL’s Property Tax Cut Proposal Could Boomerang on Commercial Owners

Primary homes’ tax bills would drop dramatically under the amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot, sparking consequences for other property types.

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