NEW YORK CITY-The agreement between the apartment complex’s current owners and plaintiffs in the J-51 case now runs through year’s end.

NEW YORK CITY-Kushner Cos. has offered up to $190 million for the insurer’s equity interest in 17,000 apartments, Bloomberg reported.

NEW YORK CITY-Commercial leasing, housing sales and retail all look better over the past two months, the Fed says in its Beige Book for the region.

NEW YORK CITY-The reported $61-million first mortgage on the Riverhouse is backed by the sustainably designed project’s remaining 77 units.

NEW YORK CITY-Lower Manhattan’s 24/7 population, up 14% in three years, has more buying power than shopping options, says the area’s BID.

NEW YORK CITY-The disaster in the Gulf, and its potential impact on coastal hotel bookings, came up for discussion at a Hospitality Conference media briefing.

NEW YORK CITY-Santora takes the newly created post of CEO of client solutions, while Emden comes to Colliers after 36 years at CBRE and its predecessors.

NEW YORK CITY-Head of Grubb & Ellis’s New York region since 2006, Arena will become co-head of Chase’s corporate real estate team.