NEW YORK CITY-The firm’s 38,745-square-foot renewal will keep it at Shorenstein Realty Services’ 850 Third Ave. for five more years.

NEW YORK CITY-M1, which holds a 99-year lease on 224 W. 57th, is now in contract to buy it, according to the <i>New York Post.</i>

NEW YORK CITY-Goldman Sachs&#146; Urban Investment Group is providing equity along with backing a bond issue to help finance the 105-unit Bradford project.

NEW YORK CITY-The liquor giant will use its 56,156-square-foot space at the Moinian Group&#146;s 530 Fifth Ave. for marketing offices, Newmark&#146;s Gosin tells GlobeSt.com.

HEMPSTEAD, NY-The town&#146;s supervisor has capped the mega-project&#146;s towers at nine stories rather than 35 in a revamp the developer calls &#145;unviable.&#146;

NEW YORK CITY-Industry veteran Richard Ingwers will lead the firm&#146;s corporate disposition practice, overseeing Eastern and Western US operations.

NEW YORK CITY-The private equity giant will not acquire any of the real estate investments originally made by Merrill Lynch, the <i>Financial Times</i> reported.

MONTICELLO, NY-Both the St. Regis Mohawks and Empire Resorts say they&#146;re pursuing other options following an impasse in negotiations over a casino at Monticello Raceway.