NEW YORK CITY-Lisa Kiell, managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle, tells GlobeSt.com’s Jacqueline Hlavenka that the company is consolidating from its two Midtown South offices to 350 Hudson Street.

NEW YORK CITY-The real estate fund managers highlighted several key challenges for them to get a new fund to its first close, 52% responded that investors required greater due diligence before committing to the fund.

NEW YORK CITY-The Manhattan office REIT signed a new 38,026-square-foot, 11-year deal for specialized staffing firm Robert Half International Inc. at 125 Park Ave., and arranged a deal for Young & Rubicam to take more space at 3 Columbus Circle.

NEW YORK CITY-The company has signed a deal for the hotel at 52nd St. and 3rd Ave., and has provided financing for the developer, McSam Hotel Group, to finish it, GlobeSt.com's Jacqueline Hlavenka has learned.

BOSTON-The office REIT faced a slight decline from the previous quarter, but the company is “continuing to slug it out and do leases,” president Douglas Linde said during an earnings call on Wednesday morning.

NEW YORK CITY-As part of the 16-year lease deal, Montefiore has the option to extend the lease or purchase the tower, according to Simone.

NEW YORK CITY-The company sold a stake in the first mortgage and mezzanine loan on 701 Seventh Ave., where a major property development will take place.

NEW HYDE PARK, NY-The Long Island retail REIT has sold off the extended stay property chain, which includes 18,000 rooms across 21 states.