Sabet Group – Chelsea Apartment Building Acquisition
Represented the Sabet Group in the acquisition of 224 & 228 Eighth Avenue, a 44-unit apartment building spanning 30,075 square feet in Manhattan.
Brasseria Family Hospitality – Large Manhattan Restaurant Lease
Represented Brasseria Family Hospitality in the lease for more than 8,000 square feet at 85 10th Avenue in Manhattan for their first restaurant in the United States.
1534 Second Avenue – Lease to Goldfish Swim School
Represented the former owners of the iconic Lester's apparel store located on the Upper East Side at 1534 Second Avenue in a long term lease of the entire building to the Goldfish Swim School.
Office Building Acquisition – Queens, NY
Represented an investor in the acquisition of a 35,000-square-foot office building in Forest Hills. The transaction included a Purchase and Sale Agreement; an acquisition loan; an LLC agreement; multiple estoppels and SNDAs; the refinancing of another property owned by the investor to raise equity for the acquisition following two aborted sales of a Maine property that had previously been acquired in a 1031-exchange; and a 99-year license agreement from the LIRR to provide parking for the tenants at the office building.
Tennor Holdings – Lease for One Vanderbilt
Represented Tennor Holdings in a 25,488 square-foot lease at One Vanderbilt Avenue representing the last available full floor in SL Green’s major development near Grand Central Terminal in midtown Manhattan.
Wells Fargo – Branch Lease at 545 Madison Avenue
Represented Wells Fargo Bank in a high profile bank branch lease at 545 Madison Avenue, a prime location in the Plaza District, and in the termination of their existing bank branch lease at 540 Madison Avenue.
The Sabet Group – Crosby Street Acquisition
Represented The Sabet Group in their purchase and development of 35 Crosby Street in Manhattan.
Rabina Properties – MedMen Lease – Miami, FL
Represented Rabina Properties in a lease to MedMen for their Collins Avenue property in Miami Beach. MedMen is one of the leading publicly traded, United States-based cannabis company with operations in California, Nevada, New York, and Florida.
Three Ocean Partners – Manhattan Headquarters Lease
Represented Three Ocean Partners the lease for the company headquarters in midtown Manhattan.
Wells Fargo – Madison Avenue Lease Renewal
Represented Wells Fargo in the lease renewal of their flagship location at 437 Madison Avenue. The bank signed a five-year renewal for its 7,206-sq.-ft. space at the William Kaufman Organization building, which spans the blockfront between East 49th and East 50th Streets.
Turkish Consulate – Lease at 605 Third Avenue
Represented the Turkish Consulate General in New York in a lease of the entire 30th floor at 605 Third Avenue in Manhattan.
RXR – Lease at 61 Broadway
Represented RXR Realty in a lease of the entire 33rd floor at 61 Broadway to Hello Alfred.
RXR – OXO International Lease
Represented RXR in OXO International's 50,000+ sq.-ft. lease in Manhattan's Starrett Lehigh Building.
Rabina Properties – Commissioned Mural at 110 Fifth Ave.
Represented Rabina Properties in an Art Services Agreement with an internationally exhibited American artist, who was commissioned to create a mural for the lobby of a mixed-use building at 110 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
Westfield Corporation – Fulton Center Retail Leasing
Represented Westfield Corporation in the retail leasing of Manhattan's Fulton Center. Fulton Center is one of New York City's largest transit hubs - approximately 300,000 people travel through it every weekday.
Cipriani – 30 Rockefeller Plaza Restaurant Lease
Represented the Cipriani family in their lease of the world famous Rainbow Room at 30 Rockefeller Center.
Mizuho Corporate Bank – 150,000-Square-Foot Sublease
Represented Mizuho Corporate Bank in its sublease of 150,000-sq.-ft.at One State Street Plaza in Manhattan.
Nomura Securities – 3 Bryant Park Sublease
Represented a subsidiary of Nomura Securities, in a 70,000-sq.-ft. sublease to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company at 3 Bryant Park.
Rabina Properties – $131 Million Manhattan Development Site Sale
Represented Rabina Properties LLC in the $131 million sale of a development site consisting of six properties in Manhattan's NoMad neighborhood. The sale also included additional Inclusionary Housing benefits and an investment by our client in the acquiring entity.
Wells Fargo – Park Avenue Office Lease
Represented Wells Fargo in a new office lease at 280 Park Avenue, a joint venture of Vornado and SL Green.
Nomura America – U.S. Office Leasing
Represented the investment bank Nomura America in office leasing matters throughout the U.S.
U.S. Bank – Branch and Office Leases
Represented a top five U.S. bank in its retail branch and office leases throughout New York and New Jersey.
Rabina Properties – $175 Million North Carolina Office Building Purchase
Represented Rabina Properties in the $175 million purchase and financing of a 640,000-sq.-ft. office building in Charlotte, North Carolina's downtown business district.
Sabet Management – Refinancing of 1234 Broadway
Represented Sabet Management in a $73 million mortgage refinancing of 1234 Broadway in Manhattan.
$60 Million Manhattan Retail Acquisition and Leasehold Financing
Represented a developer in forming and capitalizing a purchaser, and in the $60 million acquisition and leasehold financing of a master lease of the retail space at 1657 Broadway, Manhattan.
Rabina Properties – $35 Million Miami Beach Refinancing
Represented Rabina Properties in a $35 million mortgage refinancing with M&T Bank for premises owned by Rabina at 500 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida.
Sabet Development Affiliate – $21 Million Acquisition of West 25th Street Buildings
Represented an affiliate of Sabet Development in the $21.5 million acquisition of two buildings on West 25th street; the property will serve as the "replacement property" in a reverse 1031 transaction.
Sabet Management – $19 Million Manhattan Apartment Building Acquisition
Represented Sabet Management in the $19 million acquisition of the residential apartment building 92 Second Avenue, with acquisition financing supplied by Signature Bank.
Real Estate LLC – Manhattan Commercial Condominium Sale
Represented a real estate LLC in the sale of the commercial condominium unit at 205 Bleecker Street to two affiliates of Infinity Real Estate, LLC.
Sabet Management Affiliate – West Village Building Acquisition
Advised an affiliate of Sabet Management in the acquisition of a building in the West Village.
U.S. Bank – Yonkers Building Sale
Represented a major U.S. bank in the sale of a building located in Yonkers, New York.
Roberta Flack – Harlem Property Development
Represented renowned vocalist Roberta Flack in her development of real estate in Harlem.
POTS Not-For-Profit – Bronx Building Acquisition
Provided pro bono representation to Part of the Solution ("POTS"), for the acquisition of a building adjacent to their Bronx headquarters. We helped negotiate the contract for purchase and the mortgage financing, which was provided by a not-for-profit entity specializing in loans to comparable borrowers.
Forest Hills Property Group Subsidiary – Brooklyn Mixed-Use Mortgage Refinancing
Advised a subsidiary of Forest Hills Property Group in a mortgage refinancing for a mixed-use property located on Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn.
New York Yankees – Wireless Lease Agreements
Represented the New York Yankees in their lease agreements with wireless carriers in the new Yankee stadium.
Polo Ralph Lauren – Office and Showroom Lease
Represented Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation in a 50,000-sq.-ft. Manhattan office and showroom lease.
MF Global Corporate Headquarters Lease
Represented MF Global in its 62,000-sq.-ft. New York headquarters lease.