NEW YORK CITY-A residential portfolio from Macklowe Properties trades for approximately $200 million. Marketed by Massey Knakal, the sites received 74 offers.

NEW YORK CITY-The REIT has had an active period--selling an apartment tower in New Jersey, picking up a Staten Island retail center and refinancing Two Penn Plaza.

NEW YORK CITY-The Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations renews its 33,000-sf lease at a reduced rent four years before the current lease expiration.

NEW YORK CITY-The New York Chapter of CoreNet Global kicked off a series of seminars with "The Laws of Teamwork," an event sponsored by its Professional Development Committee.

NEW YORK CITY-Just three months after expanding its space at 1440 Broadway, Internet search engine Google decides to double that amount and picks up an option for 55,676 sf.

NEW YORK CITY-As part of the 2005 Federal budget, President George W. Bush was expected to propose a five-year extension of the $8-billion Liberty Bond program, which is currently slated to expire at the end of this year.

NEW YORK CITY-Jamestown buys a 75% stake in one of the city's largest assets--the 2.8 million-sf 111 Eighth Ave for approximately $775 million. The site, once home to the Port Authority, now has such tenants as Deutsch Inc. and DoubleClick.

NEW YORK CITY-After 18 months on the market, the fee simple in 609 Greenwich St. sells for $23 million. Interest in the site was active from those interested in a residential conversion possibility, however it sold in a 1031 exchange.