NEW YORK CITY—Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has added attorney Andrew Schultz to the firm's real estate and land use practice as a partner. He comes to Manatt from Debevoise & Plimpton.

NEW YORK CITY—The financing, procured by PMZ Realty Capital, will fund a dozen hotels in Minneapolis and Florida.

NEW YORK CITY—Among a five-count criminal complaint are charges that the long-serving powerful politician directed real estate developers to particular lawyers in exchange for bribes and kickbacks.

NEW YORK CITY—The annual ALM conference, which will be held next month, will include top legal executives from Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook on its opening day.

NEW YORK CITY—New survey results show that the industry has faith in Mayor Bill de Blasio's negotiations with developers to create a plan, though CRE executives aren't that enamored of the administration's efforts on the whole.

NEW YORK CITY—After owning the former Stuyvesant Post office site for over seven decades, Benenson Capital Partners has enlisted a joint venture partner to create a multifamily building and retail space.

NEW YORK CITY—A number of measurements of the market were up last year, boding well for the impact of any future near-term downturn, according to a new report.

NEW YORK CITY—Calling improvements to the city's transportation and infrastructure “long overdue,” the Governor revealed his ambitious plans to make drastic changes this year during an Association for a Better New York meeting.