NEW YORK CITY-Anchor tenant Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield will occupy 395,000 sf in the 19-story building. Broker Mary Ann Tighe, who represented the firm, tells GlobeSt.com that completing construction so close to 9/11 lends a poignant note to the celebration.

NEW YORK CITY-The Long Island-based real estate investment firm provides $87.7 million in financing for seven garden-apartment communities in six cities through Fannie Mae's DMBS program. The borrower plans to refinance one more asset and is in acquisition mode.

NEW YORK CITY-At least 150 NAREE attendees trekked Downtown yesterday for a rare aerial view of Ground Zero and a panel discussion moderated by Michael…

NEW YORK CITY-Cantor Fitzgerald confirms reports that it is eyeing a vacant Union Square property as its new headquarters. The bond broker is in talks with Vornado Realty Trust about a $100-million renovation of the former Bradlees department store building.

NEW YORK CITY-The 33-story class A office property picks up its first new tenant since it was acquired in joint venture earlier this summer. Taconic Capital Advisors will occupy the entire eighth floor for 10 years beginning in January.

NEW YORK CITY-The insurance industry holding company seals deals on permanent space, taking 270,000 sf at Park Avenue Plaza and 165,000 sf at 199 Water St. The firm lost 175 employees in the World Trade Center attacks.

NEW YORK CITY-NYC & Co., the city's convention and visitors bureau, releases a comprehensive study on the state of the city's tourism industry one year after the World Trade Center attacks.

NEW YORK CITY-Major initiatives in Spain include a new Barcelona office and the addition of Arthur Andersen's former Spanish property advisory team in Madrid. New alliances are formed in Sweden and Denmark, and there's a new chief executive in Frankfurt.