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Wondering what could become of unused commercial space in Manhattan? Hype house-esque influencer co-working spaces and an esports facility were among the ideas pitched by students in Columbia University’s Real Estate Development Program. The projects were the close of a semester-long course, Real Estate Media and Marketing, taught by The Real Deal Publisher Amir Korangy. For the competition’s judges — Lightstone Group CEODavid Lichtenstein and JDS Development Group CEO Michael Stern — the winning concept was Steven Steckel, Oliver Schwalbe and Jeff Adler’s “Friday Piers.” Donnin...

From left: 130 William Street, 111 Murray Street, 15 & 35 Hudson Yards On a warm March afternoon, Compass broker Clayton Orrigo was zooming, quite literally, between appointments in the West Village on an electric scooter. “That’s the only way I can get around fast enough,” he said during a mid-ride phone call. Many Manhattan residential brokers echo the sentiment; they’ve never been busier. Demand has finally picked up, which means a hefty schedule of showings, fierce negotiations and hurried contract signings. Even bidding wars are back. It’s not just the optimistic rhetoric all ...

Share this article NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Spot On Networks, LLC, a leading managed Wi-Fi, distributed antenna system (DAS) and Public Safety radio provider, has completed the installation and launch of a community-wide, managed Wi-Fi and IoT network at 130 William, a new luxury high-rise tower located in lower Manhattan, developed by Lightstone, one of the largest and most diversified privately held real estate companies in the United States. The Spot On Wi-Fi network allows residents to establish individual, secure personal networks that are optimized for fast inte...

Ashford Securities Expands Distribution Team with Senior Vice President, Head of National Accounts News provided by Share this article Share this article DALLAS, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Securities has hired Josh Rubinger as Senior Vice President, Head of National Accounts. In his new role, Rubinger will be responsible for business development and managing relationships with broker-dealers and registered investment advisors, and will support the distribution efforts of the company's preferred offerings and future products.   Rubinger has close to 20 years of financial service...

(Getty images) About a decade ago, the Israeli bond market emerged as an attractive source of capital for U.S. real estate companies at a time when traditional sources of financing proved somewhat scarce. For U.S. firms, a corporate bond issuance in Israel provided the ability to raise debt without saddling a building with a mortgage, and at favorable interest rates compared to those available closer to home. For Israeli institutions with limited domestic investment opportunities, the bonds provided attractive returns. But the easy access to financing at low rates has also had a downside, as ...