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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Regional developer Allstate Ventures has begun leasing The Alary, a 28-story apartment building located north of New York City in New Rochelle. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architects, The Alary represents the final phase of a three-building development known as Westchester Place and offers 315 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Indoor amenities include a fitness center, coworking spaces with private pods and conference rooms, a game room with a wet bar, sports simulator, children’s playroom and a sky lounge with a full-service bar. Outside, residents have access to a rooftop area with a pool, outdoor cinema, barbecue kitchens, fire pits and a dog park. Rents start at $2,150 per month for a studio apartment, and the first move-ins are scheduled to begin in July.

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NEW YORK CITY — Tom Ford Fashion has signed a 10-year, 11,118-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The provider of accessories and cosmetics products is taking space on the sixth floor of 500 Park Avenue, an 11-story, 201,000-square-foot building that is now fully leased. David Goldstein, Jarod Stern and Sam Mann of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Frank Doyle, Cynthia Wasserberger and Michael Pallas of JLL represented the landlord, SL Green, which acquired the building last winter.

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LYNBROOK, N.Y. — Breslin Realty Development Corp. has begun leasing The Langdon, a 201-unit multifamily project in the Long Island community of Lynbrook. Located at 47 Broadway, The Langdon is a redevelopment of the former Mangrove Feather factory and consists of 55 studios, 111 one-bedroom units and 35 two-bedroom apartments, as well as 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include a lobby café, concierge services, rooftop terrace with skyline views, landscaped courtyard, resident lounge with billiards, a fitness center and work-from-home stations. Breslin developed the property in partnership with Fields Grade Development. Construction began in spring 2022. Rents start at approximately $3,000 per month for a studio apartment.

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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.8 million sale of a 101-unit historic apartment building located in the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn. The six-story, elevator-served building at 275 Linden Blvd. was originally constructed in 1930. Information on floor plans and amenities was not disclosed. Shaun Riney and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Seth Glasser, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a California-based family office.

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NEW YORK CITY — Queen One has signed a 29,718-square-foot office lease in Brooklyn. The technology-driven networking and communications startup has committed to a 10-year term at 25 Kent, an eight-story, 500,000-square-foot building that was designed by Gensler and HWKN Architecture. Scott Bogetti and Will Demuth of Savills represented Queen One in the lease negotiations. Ryan Gessin, Will Grover and Jordan Gosin of Newmark, along with internal agents Craig Panzirer and Alex Radmin, represented the landlord, Global Holdings.

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NEW YORK CITY — The United Nations (UN) has signed a 425,190-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at 2 United Nations Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. The lease encompasses 425,190 square feet across 26 stories, consolidating and expanding the UN’s New York City footprint, including a two-story retail component at 1 United Nations Plaza. The UN will now occupy nearly all the office space at 2 UN Plaza, which spans levels two through 26 at the property. In addition, the lease extension brings together operations previously split between 1 and 2 UN Plaza, which are currently in the midst of a $500 million capital improvement program. Jim Saunders, Jason Perla and Roy Abernathy of Newmark represented the UN in the negotiations. Scott Gottlieb of CBRE represented the landlord, which according to Wikipedia is a partnership between the United Nations Development Corp. and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.

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AUBURN, N.Y. — An affiliate of St. Louis-based Commercial Development Co. has purchased the 237,480-square-foot former Bombardier manufacturing plant in Auburn, located outside of Syracuse in upstate New York. The 15-acre facility was originally built in 1886 to produce diesel engines and rail transportation equipment and includes several structures that were built in the 1940s. The facility features clear heights of 45 to 60 feet and is equipped with 12 overhead crane ways. Additionally, the property is fully paved and fenced with power-ready infrastructure in place. The new ownership will evaluate the existing buildings and retain or redevelop portions of the property based on market analysis.

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NEW YORK CITY — The New York City Planning Commission has approved the Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan (MSMX), a rezoning initiative that could ultimately facilitate the creation of as many as 9,700 new residences across a 42-block section of Midtown Manhattan. The MSMX plan covers four areas centered around Herald and Greeley Square, located between West 23rd and West 40th streets, as well as Fifth and Eighth avenues. The area today is largely defined by commercial and industrial uses, with current land-use rules restricting new housing development. Midtown South is currently home to more than 7,000 businesses, 135,000 jobs and various public transportation hubs, but the neighborhood has struggled to rebound in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic as hybrid work schedules have become more entrenched. In addition to these commercial vacancies, the submarket is subject to restrictive zoning rules that limit opportunities for New Yorkers to live near their jobs. “For far too long, outdated zoning policies have limited the potential of this well-resourced area to help address New York City’s urgent housing needs,” says Rachel Fee, executive director of the New York Housing Conference, nonprofit affordable housing policy and advocacy organization. “In the midst of a dire housing crisis, …

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NEW YORK CITY — The Malin, a provider of flexible workspace solutions, has opened a 32,700-square-foot space in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The space spans two floors within 895 Broadway and opened with all 20 private offices and 36 dedicated desks fully leased. The space also features three meeting rooms, a 14-person boardroom, 21 phone booths, two libraries and a mezzanine space for events. The Malin now operates five coworking facilities in New York City and eight across the country.

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NEW YORK CITY — Biotechnology firm Cresilon has signed a 55,000-square-foot life sciences lease expansion at Industry City in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park area. Cresilon, which focuses on hemostatic technologies that improve wound care, is effectively doubling its headquarters footprint at the 6 million-square-foot mixed-use development via a 10-year deal. Josh Pernice of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jeff Fein internally represented the landlord, a partnership between Belvedere Capital, Jamestown and Angelo Gordon.

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