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Focusing on commercial property transactions? Stay up to date with the latest investment sales and lease agreements across all major commercial property types: Both traditional and flexible office space properties, retail spaces, industrial real estate, life sciences, data centers, and more.

Mitsui Fudosan Signs New Office Tenant at 1251 Avenue of the Americas

DCMA is moving headquarters from the Financial District to office space in Midtown Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center. The financial company leased the 49th floor of Mitsui Fudosan America’s 1251 6th Ave.

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher Stays Put at Midtown Manhattan Office

Law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has extended its lease at its 315,000-square-foot headquarters within CommonWealth Partners’ 787 Seventh Ave. for another two decades. The firm will look to renovate the 51-story Theater District office building to meet future needs, although financing details for the planned upgrades were not shared.

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ATCO Locks Down 2 Lease Renewals at Midtown Office

ATCO Properties & Management has sealed two renewals at 555 Fifth Ave. as existing tenants Telsey Advisory Group (TAG) and Maritime Capital LLC committed to the 257,000-square-foot property in the heart of Midtown. Both firms have been part of the building’s tenant roster since 2017, according to the landlord.

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Carlo Bellini-Owned Financial District Office Changes Hands in $297 Million Transaction

Carlo Bellini’s 99c has expanded its footprint across New York City with the acquisition of a 1.2-million-square-foot office tower in Manhattan’s Financial District. The company forked over $297 million to buy 180 Maiden Lane from a joint venture between Clarion Partners and MHP Real Estate.

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Sterling Bay Signs Leases with U.S. Travel Association & CEPI in Renovated D.C. Office

A joint venture comprised of Chicago-based Sterling Bay — along with MRP Realty and Declaration Partners — inked two new leases with the U.S. Travel Association and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) for a total of 25,745 square feet at its Washington, D.C. offices at 1899 Pennsylvania Ave.

Westwood California office spaces

Harbor Associates Secures Refinancing of Formerly Distressed Westwood Office

Harbor Associates and F&F Capital Group secured a $36.3 million refinancing loan from Argentic Real Estate Finance. The five-year loan with a fixed interest rate of 7.5% will be used to pay off existing debt on the 158,000-square-foot property located 1640 Sepulveda Blvd.

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RFR Fetches $560 Million for Upper East Side Property

Aby Rosen’s RFR Holding recently sold 980 Madison Ave. — a mixed-use building on the Upper East Side known for its art galleries — for more than half a billion dollars. The buyer is Michael Bloomberg’s Bloomberg Philanthropies, which intends to convert the property into a family office.

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Hines’ Hudson Square Footprint Reaches 22,000 Square Feet Following Latest Expansion

Hines — a Houston-based real estate investor and developer — is expanding its Hudson Square presence by connecting its existing, 17,000-square-foot office space on the 12th floor of 345 Hudson St. to an additional 15,000 square feet in the adjacent building at 555 Greenwich St. This 12-year lease expansion is part of a joint venture with Trinity Church Wall Street and Norges Bank Investment Management. Hines developed and owns both properties.

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Writers Guild of America East Renews Lease for Hudson Street Headquarters

The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) decided to renew its 16,749-square-foot lease at the Jack Resnick & Sons-owned 250 Hudson Street for an additional 16 years. The 70-year-old labor union will maintain its presence on the seventh floor of building, which has been home to their headquarters since 2010.

aerial view of Geneva Illinois, the highly affluent suburban submarket of Chicago

Geneva Commons Shopping Center Changes Hands

The shopping center includes more than 437,000 square feet of suburban Chicago retail space and is home to a plentiful variety of notable tenants as well as a dynamic mix of amenities.