66 posts about Retail from across Skyline's social platforms and curated industry sources.
<![CDATA[Manhattan, NY Williams Equities leased 100,000 s/f of office and retail space at 470 Park Avenue South since acquiring the building 18 months ago. Williams welcomed several new office tenants to the property, including impact.com, which signed a 10-year, 41,000 s/f lease across t]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Union Investment and Nuveen Real Estate have offloaded a retail property on Manhattan’s Upper East Side for $46.1 million, property records made public Wednesday show. The joint venture sold 1511 Third Avenue, a four-story retail building in the Upper East Side’s Yorkville neighborhood, to San Francisco-based real estate investment management firm Stockbridge, according to the […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[The Fifth Avenue Association business improvement district wanted to quantify how much the storied boulevard contributes in taxes to the city, so it hired BJH Advisors to find out. The results? The Fifth Avenue corridor generated $1.53 billion in office and retail property taxes in 2024, the most recent year for which tax data is […]]]>
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<![CDATA[Grocery-anchored retail properties are all the rage in commercial real estate, but one operator in the space is seeking to sell a majority of its assets. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust tapped CBRE to sell 35 of its properties in a portfolio deal, Bisnow reported. The marketing of the unnamed properties was disclosed last week in regulatory filings. The portfolio is stabilized and 94 percent occupied, according to the REIT. It accounts for a majority of the 59 assets Wheeler owns, which largely span the East Coast. Wheeler grew a few years ago when it capitalized on Cedar Realty Trust’s […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story. ]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Luxury jewelry retailer David Yurman has leased the entire retail condominium at 685 Fifth Avenue, just one month after a $160 million loan on the property was transferred to special servicing. The jewelry brand will open a new 23,000-square-foot David Yurman flagship store at the base of the 29-story Midtown building, according to landlord GGP, […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[ Manhattan, NY Investors are increasingly concentrating capital in the country’s most coveted retail cor]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Boston-based real estate investment firm TA Realty has purchased two buildings within Staten Island’s Tysens Park Shopping Center, according to property records made public Monday. The James Raisides-led TA Realty purchased the properties at 2712 Hylan Boulevard and 2754 Hylan Boulevard in New Dorp Beach, Staten Island, for a total of $79.2 million from the […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[The international dance franchise Fred Astaire Dance Studios is waltzing into Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The school’s new lease at 508 Fifth Avenue spans 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space previously occupied by shoe store Bobby Sportswear. The 10-year deal’s asking rent was $72 per square foot. The lease is the New York dance […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[ Allentown, PA Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap has been named the exclusive listing of Alle]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[ Lake Mary, FL Max Downing of Largo Capital, Inc. arranged a $3.7 million non-recourse refinance for a 14,082 s/f retail pro]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[ Yonkers, NY Rand Commercial negotiated the June 12, 2026 sale of an 11,000 s/f retail assemblage at 245, 247, 251, and 253 S]]>
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<![CDATA[A Seattle office building leased by Google is up for sale.  Vulcan Real Estate listed the 335,000-square-foot property at 520 Westlake Avenue North in the South Lake Union neighborhood for sale, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported. The asking price was not disclosed. Newmark’s Kevin Shannon is marketing the property.  The building has an assessed value of nearly $140 million, according to King County records.  Seattle-based Vulcan completed the building in 2021 on a 1-acre site formerly home to a Guitar Center. In addition to the offices, the structure includes 27,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, which was filled […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story. ]]>
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<![CDATA[CoStar is facing another antitrust lawsuit, this time over rents on office, retail and industrial properties.  A commercial tenant filed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the data giant and a handful of significant brokerages of a price-fixing scheme, Bisnow reported. The defendants include CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL and Newmark. FitFactariDC LLC alleged a “hub-and-spoke” conspiracy in its filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, accusing CoStar of gathering and disseminating sensitive lease data, while the brokerages allegedly submitted the data and benefited by receiving access to competitor information. The plaintiff claims the conspiracy […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story. ]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[ North Bay, Ontario Kevin Ross of Largo Capital Ltd. arranged a $36 million refinance for a retail power center. The proper]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[A large commercial parcel in the heart of Manhattan’s West Village has changed hands for $41 million. The retail property at 403 Avenue of the Americas was acquired in cash by John Usdan’s Midwood Investment & Development, according to city records made public Friday. The one-story retail buildings sit at the corner of Greenwich Avenue, […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Welcome to The Data Drop by TRD Data, a weekly look at the numbers shaping real estate.  This week, we explored how commercial real estate deal volume plunged 33 percent in April compared to the year before. But experts say not to read too much into one month’s worth of data, which can be noisy. For instance, year to date, deal volume is up by 14 percent year over year. MSCI’s commercial pricing index, which covers the office, retail, industrial and apartment sectors, also climbed year over year, by 1.1 percent.  The winning sector for the month, in terms of […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story. ]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Fancy some retail therapy? You’ll need a pretty penny for this particular purchase. Related Companies, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Mack Real Estate are marketing the Shops at Columbus Circle and considering both an outright sale of the trophy property or a new equity investment into it, sources said. Newmark’s Adam Spies, Doug Harmon, Josh […]]]>
View on RSS →Why Owners and Buyers Work With Skyline Properties: Discretion, Customized Canvassing, Investor Lists and NYC Commercial Real Estate Executi Owners and buyers work with Skyline Properties for a simple reason: New York City commercial real estate is not just about exposure. It is about knowing who should see an opportunity, who should not, when to create competition, when to preserve confidentiality and how to move from interest to execution without wasting time. Robert Khodadadian’s platform at Skyline Properties is built around discretion, customized canvassing, investor intelligence, off-market outreach and transaction proof. That combination matters for owners considering a sale, buyers looking for off-market opportunities and investors trying to understand where real deal flow is happening. For Sellers: Confidentiality and Control A seller does not always benefit from a loud process. Public marketing can create tenant concerns, lender questions, employee noise, competitor attention and unnecessary disruption. Skyline’s off-market model is designed to give owners a way to evaluate demand while controlling who receives information and when. For Buyers: Targeted Opportunity Access Buyers work with Skyline because the firm’s model is built around matching acquisition criteria to ownership situations. A buyer looking for a conversion asset, ground lease, multifamily portfolio, retail corridor, development site or mixed-use property does not need every listing in the city. The buyer needs the right opportunity at the right time.
View on Tumblr →NYC Commercial Real Estate Case Studies — Skyline Properties Landmark NYC Commercial Real Estate Case Studies by Skyline Properties Five anchor transactions chronicling Robert Khodadadian’s Manhattan investment-sales practice across office, retail, and ground-lease asset classes — from the $135M Vanbarton 6 East 43rd Street office-to-residential conversion to the record SoHo retail co-op at 131-133 Prince Street. Every case study is brokered, closed, and confidential off-market. How Skyline Sources Off-Market NYC Commercial Real Estate Deals Robert Khodadadian has built one of NYC’s deepest off-market origination practices — $976M+ closed, 32+ confidential transactions, 250+ press features. Each case study below details the sourcing approach, buyer-seller match, capital structure, and submarket thesis that produced the trade.
View on Tumblr →Off-Market Commercial Real Estate NYC | Robert Khodadadian | Skyline Properties Skyline Properties Manhattan’s Premier Off-Market Investment Sales Brokerage Skyline Properties is a Manhattan-based commercial real estate brokerage specializing in off-market investment sales across New York City. Built on access, relationships, and execution, we provide sellers with complete discretion and buyers with unparalleled opportunities to acquire valuable assets With unmatched reach into privately marketed properties throughout Manhattan and the outer boroughs, our team handles a diverse range of asset classes including office buildings, elevator and walk-up apartment buildings, mixed-use properties, development sites, industrial assets, retail, and ground leases. Known for our discretion, agility, and results-driven approach, Skyline Properties continues to grow as the go-to brokerage for investors and owners seeking strategic, off-market real estate opportunities in New York City
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<![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of real estate’s most important customers. It’s leasing offices, fueling data center development and helping drive some of the strongest pockets of demand the industry has seen since the pandemic. At the same time, it’s raising uncomfortable questions about the future of the very jobs that have traditionally powered demand for office, residential and retail space. In San Francisco and New York, AI companies have emerged as some of the most sought-after office tenants. In San Francisco, they accounted for nearly 40 percent of office leasing activity in the first quarter and now occupy […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story. ]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[CSC Real Estate, a private equity and development firm, has acquired a medical office property at 210 East 86th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Commercial Observer has learned. The Upper West Side-based buyer also acquired the adjacent retail spaces at 206 East 86th Street and 205 East 85th Street from Stephen Perlbinder’s Perlbinder Realty, […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Skin care and cosmetics retailer Ulta Beauty has signed a deal to take over the entirety of Jeff Sutton’s Times Square retail building at 1551 Broadway. Ulta inked a 26,000-square-foot lease for all four floors of the property located in Midtown’s bright and bustling Times Square, according to The Real Deal, which first reported the […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Something smells sweet on East 75th Street. Iconic British fragrance and lifestyle brand Jo Malone London has signed a lease to open a new Upper East Side store at 200 East 75th Street, Commercial Observer has learned. The retail component of the 18-story luxury condominium building was recently purchased by Pivot Real Estate Partners. Jo […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Adam Neumann’s Flow has sold off a development parcel within the 27-acre Miami Worldcenter master development for $26.6 million, property records show. Retail broker Daniel Cardenas purchased the vacant, 28,033-square-foot site at 710 Northeast First Avenue, which runs through to North Miami Avenue, on the same block as the Lalezarian Properties’s Miami World Tower. Cardenas […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[The owner of the SoJo Spa Club has purchased 893 Broadway in Manhattan’s Flatiron District for $31 million, according to property records made public Wednesday. A deed transfer filed with the city indicated that Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm RCLCO Fund Advisors and L3 Capital, using the LLC Cholla 893, sold the property to SoJo […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Digital retail giant eBay is setting up a shop of its own. eBay has signed an eight-year, 27,902-square-foot lease on the entire second floor of Bromley Companies’ 122 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, Commercial Observer has learned. eBay, which also has offices in Austin, Portland and San Francisco, will move to the 11-story office […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Colliers has hired Sarah Cafaro as its new senior vice president in New York, Commercial Observer has learned. Cafaro, previously a senior director of U.S. retail investment sales and capital markets at Avison Young, started at Colliers on Monday. In her new role, Cafaro will carry over her more than 20 years of expertise and […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Dillon Okner is the Founder & Partner of SiteRise, a retail development and construction platform helping brands streamline site selection, store development, and portfolio expansion. With more than 15 years of experience in retail construction and operations, Dillon previously helped support the expansion of major brands including Apple and Tesla. Today, he focuses on helping retailers, […]]]>
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<![CDATA[The data center boom has made it clear that computers will need places to work. What about the humans?  Large tech firms have been laying off workers as they plow their capital into massive data facilities. In mid-May, Meta downsized by 8,000 employees just after raising its forecast for 2026 spending on data centers by 8 percent, to a range of $125 to $145 billion, according to its first-quarter earnings.  Although the tech behemoths have so far not given up major office space, none have been obviously expanding either. Earlier this year, Meta did sign a retail lease for a […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story. ]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Seward Park Cooperative’s board is looking to button up its extensive retail portfolio, Commercial Observer has learned. The 65-year-old Lower East Side co-op has tapped Lee & Associates NYC to take over leasing strategy and retail representation for 25 of its retail properties. The Seward Park community is among the largest market-rate residential co-ops in […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Tanger is riding retail’s comeback and its own portfolio reset. The Greensboro, N.C.-based real estate investment trust owns and operates 41 open-air outlet and lifestyle centers with more than 16 million square feet and more than 3,000 stores. In the first quarter of 2026, Tanger reported 97 percent occupancy and 3.4 million square feet of […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[A gastropub is establishing its fifth Manhattan location on Park Avenue South. Stout NYC, an Irish-American pub that opened its first Manhattan spot two decades ago, signed a 13,900-square-foot lease on the ground floor of 373 Park Avenue South, a 12-story office and retail building owned by Olmstead Properties and investment platform Vertex, according to […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[In January, Brian Finnegan became the new CEO of Brixmor Property Group, a publicly traded real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of shopping centers in the U.S. With an equity capitalization of $9 billion, Brixmor carries a portfolio of 348 shopping centers spanning more than 63 million square feet, and a […]]]>
View on RSS →The strategy of co-op busting in commercial real estate - by Robert Khodadadian In New York City’s competitive real estate market, particularly in prime neighborhoods like Midtown Manhattan, investors are constantly seeking new ways to unlock property value. One such strategy — often overlooked but increasingly relevant — is known as “co-op busting.” This approach involves acquiring control of a cooperative building with the intent to convert or redevelop it for greater financial return. What Is Co-op Busting? Co-op busting refers to the process in which an individual or group of investors strategically purchases a majority of shares in a cooperative (co-op) building. With enough shares, the group can gain control of the building’s board of directors and direct the future of the property. This often includes converting the co-op into a condominium or redeveloping it for commercial use, such as offices, retail, or hospitality. How It Works The process typically unfolds in four key stages: 1. Share Acquisition Investors begin by quietly buying units in the co-op, accumulating a significant percentage of the building’s shares. 2. Board Control Once a majority stake is obtained, the group can influence or outright control the co-op’s board. This control enables them to propose and vote on changes to the building’s structure, usage, or ownership model. 3. Conversion or Redevelopment The board may choose to convert the building to a condominium, a move that often increases the overall property value. Alternatively, they may pursue commercial redevelopment, such as converting residential units into office space or retail. 4. Shareholder Buyouts With control of the board, investors can offer to buy out remaining shareholders — sometimes at a premium — clearing the path for full redevelopment. Why Co-op Busting Happens There are several reasons why investors pursue this strategy: • Value Creation: Converting a co-op into condos or commercial space can dramatically increase a building’s market value, especially in high-demand areas like Midtown Manhattan. • Development Potential: Older co-op buildings often sit on valuable land that is underutilized. Redeveloping these sites can unlock new revenue streams. • Strategic Control: Once investors control the co-op board, they can reshape the property in alignment with their long-term investment objectives. A Broader Perspective The idea of leveraging shared ownership for commercial gain isn’t new. A similar structure exists in real estate investment trusts (REITs), where land or buildings are divided into shares, and the trust manages the property for profit. While REITs are typically structured from the outset, co-op busting transforms existing residential buildings into more lucrative assets. Why Midtown Manhattan Is a Target Midtown Manhattan remains one of the most attractive markets for co-op busting due to its location, zoning flexibility, and high commercial demand. Investors see older residential co-ops in this area as prime candidates for redevelopment, where the upside can significantly outweigh the acquisition cost and time involved. Conclusion Co-op busting is a complex but highly strategic investment method that capitalizes on the inefficiencies of older co-op structures. By gaining control of the board, investors are able to shift the direction of a building — unlocking new value through conversion or commercial redevelopment. In the high-stakes environment of New York City real estate, especially in Midtown, co-op busting continues to be a compelling strategy for investors looking to maximize returns.
View on Tumblr →Robert Khodadadian, the founder and CEO of [Skyline Properties]( https://sky-nyc.com/ ), is a prominent New York City commercial real estate broker specializing in high-value, off-market transactions. Throughout his career, he has built an extensive network of institutional investors, private family offices, and major development firms. [1, 2, 3, 4] Some of his most notable clients, institutional partners, and major transaction counterparties include: ## Institutional Buyers & Real Estate Investment Firms [5] Off-Market Commercial Real Estate NYC | Robert Khodadadian | Skyline Properties * Vanbarton Group: Skyline Properties represented the Vanbarton Group as the buyer in a major $140 million off-market acquisition of 6 East 43rd Street for a prominent office-to-residential conversion project. * Quantum Pacific: Sourced a massive $105 million off-market Financial District office acquisition (101 Greenwich Street) for Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer’s Quantum Pacific. Skyline Properties - New York, NY * Metro Loft Management: Partnered with Nathan Berman’s Metro Loft on landmark office-to-residential conversion acquisitions, including the joint 101 Greenwich Street deal. * Kaufman Organization: Facilitated a high-profile $65 million, 99-year ground lease at 236 Fifth Avenue in NoMad, as well as a $35 million ground lease in Chelsea. * The Feil Organization: Brokered the $72 million sale of a 7-story commercial art gallery building at 530 West 25th Street in Chelsea. * Benedict Realty Group: Represented the buyer in a $46.5 million off-market purchase of a three-building, 433-unit multifamily rental apartment portfolio in Queens. [4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] ## Prominent Sellers & Landlords * Emigrant Savings Bank (Milstein Properties): Acted as the transaction bridge when Emigrant Savings Bank divested its commercial tower at 6 East 43rd Street. * BentallGreenOak (BGO): Sourced the disposition side of the transaction for global real estate investment manager BGO when they sold 101 Greenwich Street. * Algin Management: Facilitated the off-market sale of a major Queens multifamily portfolio on behalf of this long-time ownership entity. [4, 7, 8, 12] ## Retail & Specialized Entities * Acadia Realty Trust: Facilitated retail property sales, including a $50 million purchase of SoHo retail co-ops and the sale of 210 Bowery. * Sitt Asset Management & Ashkenazy Acquisitions: Coordinated the $49 million off-market transaction for 711 Madison Avenue. * Hidrock Realty & Centurion Realty: Handled respective multi-million dollar commercial building transactions on their behalf in Lower Manhattan. * Wildflower Ltd: Facilitated industrial acquisitions in Hunts Point, Bronx. [7, 11, 13, 14, 15] ## Core Professional & Brokerage Partners * [Daniel Shirazi]( https://www.google.com/search?q=daniel+shirazi&kgmid=/g/11j58n_7cp#sv=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-t4R ): Khodadadian’s primary brokerage partner at Skyline Properties; the duo was named Connect CRE’s 2026 Top Brokers for the New York region. * Bob Knakal: Noted NYC real estate icon who served as Khodadadian’s early career mentor during his foundational tenure at Massey Knakal Realty Services. [12, 16, 17] If you want to look closer at his transaction history, I can provide a breakdown of his office-to-residential conversion projects or detail his specific 99-year ground lease structures. Let me know how you would like to proceed. 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View on Tumblr →<![CDATA[It’s difficult enough to pinpoint where commercial real estate sits in a cycle with macroeconomics, inflation, interest rates and employment trends all moving at once, and often in different directions. Retail makes that read even more complicated, with changes to population migration, shifting consumer behaviors and spending, and what are traditionally the most complex leasing […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Publix has bought yet another retail center in South Florida. The grocer paid $78 million for a 178,726-square-foot, open-air property, where it’s the main tenant, west of Boynton Beach, Fla., property records show. Called Fountains of Boynton Shopping Center, the 21-acre property sits adjacent to South Jog Road, at 6661 Boynton Beach Boulevard. Publix’s supermarket […]]]>
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**ICSC 2026: Parties, panels, pools — and chasing down deals** Debauchery may have mellowed but that doesn’t stop pros from letting loose, as retail's biggest event ends today *ICSC 2026 (Photos by Alena Botros)* *MAY 19, 2026 AT 4:28 PM EDT* **By** [**Alena Botros**](https://therealdeal.com/author/alena-botros/) Poolside at the Wynn, sipping booze and playing blackjack, a jeweler-turned-real estate investor said he was there scoping out retail tenants. Earlier, in a red-draped cabana matching the cocktail waitresses’ short skirts, a 40-something retail exec, who has been an ICSC attendee since he turned 21, said the dinners and drinks are only where deals start. The ICSC pre-game Sunday was relatively tame until about 1 p.m., when brokers, investors, developers and more (mostly men) let loose; multiple tequila shots, or whatever drink of choice in plastic cups. Even then, people said things were calmer than the debauchery of years past. Overheard were conversations of concessions, a-list retail tenants and the K-shaped economy while ‘90s club music blared in the background.
View on Reddit →ICSC 2026: Parties, panels, pools — and chasing down deals ICSC 2026: Parties, panels, pools — and chasing down deals Debauchery may have mellowed but that doesn’t stop pros from letting loose, as retail’s biggest event ends today ICSC 2026 ICSC 2026 (Photos by Alena Botros) MAY 19, 2026 AT 4:28 PM EDT By Alena Botros Poolside at the Wynn, sipping booze and playing blackjack, a jeweler-turned-real estate investor said he was there scoping out retail tenants. Earlier, in a red-draped cabana matching the cocktail waitresses’ short skirts, a 40-something retail exec, who has been an ICSC attendee since he turned 21, said the dinners and drinks are only where deals start. The ICSC pre-game Sunday was relatively tame until about 1 p.m., when brokers, investors, developers and more (mostly men) let loose; multiple tequila shots, or whatever drink of choice in plastic cups. Even then, people said things were calmer than the debauchery of years past. Overheard were conversations of concessions, a-list retail tenants and the K-shaped economy while ‘90s club music blared in the background.
View on Tumblr →<![CDATA[Confidence in retail real estate was in the air at ICSC Las Vegas this week, thanks in part to lower vacancy rates and record-low construction. CBRE’s latest data shows U.S. retail availability at 4.9 percent in the first quarter after three straight quarters of positive absorption. Commercial Observer caught up with Scott Schnuckel, CBRE’s managing […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Retail real estate was palpably confident at ICSC Las Vegas thanks to scarce space, limited construction and steady tenant demand. Nationally, CoStar warned that low availability is now the sector’s modus operandi rather than a temporary post-pandemic trend. Southern California landlords are in a particularly strong position, with Los Angeles County’s retail availability at 6.2 […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Marshalls has taken up a 10-year tenancy at Liberty Bklyn. The off-price retailer secured 31,470 square feet of ground-floor space at Madison Capital and Salmar Properties’ 850 Third Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, according to a Wednesday announcement from the landlords. The transaction leaves the retail component of the eight-story, 1.3 million-square-foot mixed-use complex fully […]]]>
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<![CDATA[The long-stalled redevelopment of Denver’s former Veterans Affairs hospital campus just got a boost from the federal government. GM Development secured $130 million in financing through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to kick off the adaptive reuse transformation of a 10-story hospital building at 1055 Clermont Street into housing, the Denver Business Journal reported. GM Development bought the 8.3-acre campus out of auction in 2022 for roughly $41 million. The financing, arranged by Walker & Dunlop, will enable GM to convert the historic structure into 493 apartments with some retail space. The effort is part of a […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story. ]]>
View on RSS →Case Studies | Real Estate Success Stories | Skyline Properties Explore detailed case studies of our most significant deals. Each transaction demonstrates our expertise in off-market sourcing, complex structuring, and value maximization. $427M+ TOTAL VOLUME 5 MEGA DEALS $50M+ EACH DEAL Landmark NYC Commercial Real Estate Case Studies by Skyline Properties Five anchor transactions chronicling Robert Khodadadian’s Manhattan investment-sales practice across office, retail, and ground-lease asset classes — from the $135M Vanbarton 6 East 43rd Street office-to-residential conversion to the record SoHo retail co-op at 131-133 Prince Street. Every case study is brokered, closed, and confidential off-market. How Skyline Sources Off-Market NYC Commercial Real Estate Deals Robert Khodadadian has built one of NYC’s deepest off-market origination practices — $976M+ closed, 32+ confidential transactions, 250+ press features. Each case study below details the sourcing approach, buyer-seller match, capital structure, and submarket thesis that produced the trade.
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Explore detailed case studies of our most significant deals. Each transaction demonstrates our expertise in off-market sourcing, complex structuring, and value maximization. **$427M+** TOTAL VOLUME **5** MEGA DEALS **$50M+** EACH DEAL **Landmark NYC Commercial Real Estate Case Studies by Skyline Properties** Five anchor transactions chronicling Robert Khodadadian's Manhattan investment-sales practice across office, retail, and ground-lease asset classes — from the $135M Vanbarton 6 East 43rd Street office-to-residential conversion to the record SoHo retail co-op at 131-133 Prince Street. Every case study is brokered, closed, and confidential off-market. **How Skyline Sources Off-Market NYC Commercial Real Estate Deals** Robert Khodadadian has built one of NYC's deepest off-market origination practices — $976M+ closed, 32+ confidential transactions, 250+ press features. Each case study below details the sourcing approach, buyer-seller match, capital structure, and submarket thesis that produced the trade.
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<![CDATA[Poolside at the Wynn, sipping booze and playing blackjack, a jeweler-turned-real estate investor said he was there scoping out retail tenants. Earlier, in a red-draped cabana matching the cocktail waitresses’ short skirts, a 40-something retail exec, who has been an ICSC attendee since he turned 21, said the dinners and drinks are only where deals start. The ICSC pre-game Sunday was relatively tame until about 1 p.m., when brokers, investors, developers and more (mostly men) let loose; multiple tequila shots, or whatever drink of choice in plastic cups. Even then, people said things were calmer than the debauchery of years […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story. ]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[The surprise retail category bouncing hardest into American hearts is the trampoline park. At least that was one of the primary takeaways from a new entertainment report that JLL unveiled at ICSC in Las Vegas Tuesday morning. The key data point was that there are more than 350 trampoline parks and kid zones planned in […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[With the eye of an architect but the instincts of a retail professional, Ed Hogan has helped transform some of the dingiest crevices of New York City into highly sought-after locations and kept one of the toniest corridors in the five boroughs an elevated shopping destination. But, now, after helping curate the retail experiences in […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[A mainstay storefront in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood has sold for $44.98 million, according to city records made public Monday. The four-story retail building, located at 236 Bowery, is between Prince and Stanton streets, opposite the New Museum. The selling entity, 236 Bowery, is a limited liability company controlled by Anton Mayer. Building Equity Management purchased […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Walking through the area near Brooklyn’s Windsor Terrace/Kensington border, one is confronted by blocks filled with high-rise residential buildings, many built before World War II, some constructed just after. Throughout the main Ocean Parkway thoroughfare and onto many of the connecting cross streets, retail is either scarce or, like some of the apartment buildings themselves, […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Guest in Residence, supermodel Gigi Hadid’s luxury cashmere knitwear brand, has leased a 3,550-square-foot retail space at 1061 Madison Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Commercial Observer has learned. The five-story retail and residential building between West 80th and West 81st streets will be home to the brand’s second location in New York City, following […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Nichole Popovics, the freshly minted president of retail-focused real estate brokerage TSCG, got off the plane at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and wasted no time heading straight to her scheduled meeting with Commercial Observer at the Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World Hotel at 10 a.m. Popovics, who […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[This week the annual ICSC Las Vegas will draw thousands of retail real estate professionals to share the latest about the marketplaces and spaces where people shop, dine, work, play and gather, as the organization behind the event likes to say. This year ICSC+PropTech will be prominently featured there. Two of the many retail real […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[It wasn’t supposed to go like this. When Saks Fifth Avenue agreed in July 2024 to buy Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion to create Saks Global, a new $7 billion luxury retail behemoth, the conventional thinking was that senior executives at the two firms — once enemies, now family — would find a way to […]]]>
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<![CDATA[Roller Rabbit can’t run in Nantucket. But the Roller Rabbit General Store is a different story. In an example of the quirkiness of local laws — and how far one will go to bypass them — Roller Rabbit signed a two-year lease at 44 Centre Street in Nantucket’s downtown, one year after controversy nearly did the company’s local operations in, the Nantucket Current reported. The storefront recently opened for the season. Nantucket put a formula business bylaw on the books two decades ago, colloquially known as a ban on chain stores. In the downtown district, businesses with 10 or more […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story. ]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[A father-son team of retail brokers is taking their generational expertise to Colliers’ New York City operations. Michael Hirschfeld and son Brian Hirschfeld have left JLL to join the retail services arm of Colliers as vice chair and senior vice president, respectively, according to a Friday announcement from Colliers. Michael will specialize in luxury retail […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[A joint venture between Vornado Realty Trust and Aurora Capital Associates has sealed a $161 million loan to refinance an office and retail asset in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. UBS provided the interest-only loan for the sponsorship’s 194,000-square-foot office building at 61 Ninth Avenue, sources told Commercial Observer. The property has 143,000 square feet of office […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[The developers of a mixed-use project in Manhattan’s Seaport District have signed a luxury fitness brand as an anchor retail tenant. Chelsea Piers Fitness, a gym and wellness studio franchise, will open a five-story, 76,000-square-foot fitness center at Tavros’ planned mixed-use tower at 250 Water Street, according to a Thursday announcement from the landlord. Tavros […]]]>
View on RSS →<![CDATA[Avison Young has made two new hires to help lead the brokerage’s retail leasing advisory services in New York City, the firm announced Thursday. Christian Stanton, who was previously a senior vice president at Alvarez & Marsal Property Solutions (AM-PS), will join Avison Young as a principal and focus on retail leasing across major U.S. […]]]>
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