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Category Archives: Real estate
Ritz-Carlton condo sells in rare auction for $3 Million
Update April 9, 2014– This unit sold for $2.96 Million. March 12, 2014- Crain’s reports, “A condominium at the Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park will be hitting the auction block next month, marking one of the few times a luxury … Continue reading
Leo Di Caprio buys neighbors, doubles his BPC apartment
March 17, 2014- A real estate blog reports that actor Leonardo Di Caprio is not only staying put in his BPC apartment at 2 River Terrace, but bought out his neighbors for $8 Million, presumably to expand. (more…)
Details emerge on condo conversion of Verizon building on West Street
April 11, 2014- In a Bloomberg article, details emerged of the condo conversion plans for the historic Verizon building on West Street, across from Goldman Sachs and WTC. (more…)
Rajkumar refuses to address key plagiarism charges
April 10, 2014- The Downtown Express has posted an update to their story about the lawyer Jenifer Rajkumar being accused of plagiarism by competing lawyers. It seems that the three law firms will now join up and battle LeFrak and … Continue reading
Exclusive: Details of the Class Action against LeFrak and the BPCA
April 6, 2014- By Steven E. Greer BatteryPark.TV obtained the actual legal complaint of the Class Action lawsuit brought by Gateway Plaza residents against the owners, LeFrak, and the BPCA. It has not been previously reported that the BPCA was … Continue reading
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Manhattan Borough President protests LeFrak plan to demolish historic building
April 7, 2014- The Observer reports that Gale Brewer is calling for changes in the city landmarking process after they were “blindsided” by the LeFrak organization. The Rizzoli bookstore on 57th street was not allowed to be landmarked, and is … Continue reading
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Small law firm sues NYC for $21B over racially biased property taxes
March 23, 2014- Crain’s reports, “Late last month, a pair of lawyers working for Newman Ferrara, a small law firm, set New York’s powerful real estate industry on its ear by filing a class-action suit that challenges the basic underpinnings … Continue reading
Jenifer Rajkumar takes control of Gateway away from Plaskin’s GPTA
April 1, 2014- By Steven E. Greer, MD BatteryPark.TV has extensively reported on the feckless leadership of Glenn Plaskin and his Gateway Plaza Tenant Association (GPTA), as it allowed Gateway tenants to freeze in the winter and bake in the … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Real estate
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The Institute of Culinary Education moves to Brookfield Place
October 23, 2013- Brookfield Place landed yet another high-profile tenant. The Institute of Culinary Education is relocating Downtown. On the Brookfield website, “The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) is New York City’s largest and most acclaimed center for culinary learning. … Continue reading
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Exclusive: New daycare coming soon to Brookfield Place
March 10, 2014- The Bright Horizons daycare is coming soon. It is the construction going on at 1 WFC at the sidewalk level, across from Gristedes and SouthWestNY. The workers said that the company made walk-throughs and hope to open … Continue reading
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For Larry Silverstein, Seeking WTC Subsidies, More Is Never Enough
April 2, 2014- The NYT reports how Larry Silverstein, the man behind the decade-stalled redeveloped WTC site, is constantly complaining about being broke and demands more and more government subsidies. (more…)
Legal tips for 22 River Terrace tenants
April 2, 2014- There are many useful websites that summarize New York law governing tenant’s rights, such as this one. The tenants who were tricked into signing riders in their lease agreeing to eviction, might have a case that the … Continue reading
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Jenifer Rajkumar leads lawsuit against LeFrak
April 1, 2014- ” PRNewswire- The LeFrak Organization, one of the largest landlords in New York City, put the deep freeze on thousands of Battery Park City residents during one of the coldest winters in recent memory. That is the … Continue reading
Exclusive: Skybridge to connect NYMEX and Brookfield’s WFC 4
April 1, 2014- Details to follow (more…)
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Interactive map of all the new high-rises going in Downtown
March 12, 2014- DNAinfo made an interactive Google map of the dozens of large new construction projects below Canal that will completely transform the area within 12-months. (more…)
Drug-busting task force lands at Brookfield Place
March 28, 2014- Crain’s reports, “The Drug Enforcement Agency’s New York Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force—an elite, joint federal, state and local group—will take one acre of space in lower Manhattan along the Hudson River. The feds will pick … Continue reading
Broadsheet refuses to report on pending 4:00 AM liquor license at Pier A
March 18, 2014- By Steven E. Greer Viewers have reported to BP.TV that they sent letters to the editor of the Broadsheet (BS), and also requested the BS to alert the community, about the pending 4:00 AM liquor license for … Continue reading
Comptroller Stringer claims conflicts of interest plague city contracts
March 30, 2014- DNAinfo reports, “After a review of agency records from July 2007 to April 2013, the EDC failed to ensure contractors’ affidavits about conflicts of interest were completed on time during project bids, didn’t document follow-ups on contractors … Continue reading
State and City electeds support tenants at 22 River Terrace
March 24, 2014 John Tashjian, Principal Centurion Real Estate Partners, 595 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10002 Dear Mr. Tashjian, As elected representatives for the area, we are writing to express our concerns regarding a condominium conversion plan for a … Continue reading
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Exclusive: We know the opening date for Brookfield Place restaurants
March 26, 2014- By Steven E. Greer The opening date for the second floor group of 14 restaurants in Brookfield Place will be (more…)
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