John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
NEW YORK CITY-The office of Homeland Security has named buildings in Manhattan, New Jersey and Washington, DC—all with a financial-services content—as specific al-Qaeda targets and raised the terror alert to orange for those specific assets. Building management firms tell GlobeSt.com that security procedures are in place.
NEW YORK CITY-GlobeStRETAIL.com builds on the news authority of GlobeSt.com to bring daily news, commentary and analysis to the retail sector. Look for an Oct. 11, 2004 launch.
NEW YORK CITY-Expect a mid-September flip of the 1.1-million-sf 180 Maiden La. Sources close to the deal confirm that Joseph Moinian will take over the asset from the Paramount Group. Full price is full value, given the future of Lower Manhattan, say insiders.
NEW YORK CITY-Essen Hyp is looking at increases of up to $400 million in private mortgage lending and as much as $1 billion in public-capital activity as it unveils its locally based center of US operations. Retail, multifamily and office assets--in that order--form the core of its lending strategy.