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GreenHomeNYC August Forum: Green Interiors 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. GE Monogram Design Center 150 E 58th St., 10th Floor New York, NY Fall is just around the corner and with it, you’ll be spending more time indoors. Join GHNYC at the August forum and discover great ways to green the inside of our homes and buildings (where we spend 90% of our time!). Visit www.greenhomenyc.org for registration and information.
Monday, September 8, 2014 CAI-Big Apple: The Condo and Co-op's Fiduciary Duty and the Impact on Board Decision Making 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Residences at W New York Downtown, 123 Washington St., 31st Floor, New York, NY Free educational seminar for board members and managers presented by Big Apple CAI c/o Brainerd Communications, Inc. Ray Dickey, Executive Director. Toll Free: 917722-0922, [email protected]. More information can be found at www.bigapplecai.com
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 REBNY Residential Breakfast Club Seminar 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. REBNY Mendik Education Center, 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY FREE Seminar for REBNY Members Only. Registration is Required. Visit www.rebny.org.
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Awards J im O’Connor, president of Douglas Elliman Property Management (DEPM) was honored on June 5th at The Bridge’s 60th Anniversary gala at the landmark Pierre Hotel. The event raised $466,000 to help support the broad range of mental health and housing services the non-profit provides to more than 2,300 New Yorkers every year. Also honored this year was Cynthia Wainwright, board president of The Bridge, who received the first ever Curtis Berger Award, for “her leadership, magnificent generosity of spirit, and dedication to The Bridge and the New York City area.” Dr. Peter Beitchman, DSW, LMSW, who is retiring this year after serving for 14 years as The Bridge’s CEO, received the Mental Health Award, presented by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. For more information about the bridge, visit TheBridgeNY.org. For more information about Douglas Elliman Property Management, one of New York’s oldest and most comprehensive property management companies, visit EllimanPM.com.
Appointments & Transitions Stephen M. Lasser, Esq. has established a new law firm known as Lasser Law Group, PLLC. In addition to Lasser, the firm is comprised of four other attorneys, including J oshua A. Messian, Esq., and Lasser’s long-time paralegal and administrative staff. The firm practices in the areas of cooperative and condominium law, commercial landlord-tenant litigation, commercial leasing and construction law. For more information, visit LasserLawGroup.com Mahwah-based Capacity Coverage, an insurance brokerage firm, and ARM-Capacity of New York
announced recently that it has acquired Mt. Pleasant Agency Inc., based in Thornwood, N.Y. The transaction was completed through Mt. Pleasant Capacity Agency LLC, a newly formed unit which is jointly owned by ARMCapacity, and by J oseph Picharallo and Keith Shaland, managing partners of the agency, the firm announced in a news release. Financial terms were not disclosed. Mt. Pleasant sells personal and commercial insurance products, and will continue to operate in its Westchester office. Brown Harris Stevens, the exclusive affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, is pleased to announce that Manhattan real estate broker Danielle Grossenbacher has been elected 2015-2016 World President of The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI). She will be inducted on May 30, 2015 at the FIABCI World Conference in Kuala Lumpur. Currently, Danielle is also a representative of FIABCI to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Warburg Realty, one of Manhattan’s leading residential real estate companies, recently announced that Stacey Curry has joined the firm in its Tribeca office. Curry was previously a licensed real estate salesperson at Town Residential. A longtime New York resident, she combines her knowledge of the city with a strong business background to exceed her clients’ expectations. For more information, please visit www.warburgrealty.com. As a result of their continued growth, Halstead Property announces that its newly renovated Hoboken office has opened. Located at 200 Washington Street (at the corner of 2nd Street), Halstead’s expanded office is situated on two light-filled floors, boasting 3,800 square feet. The Hoboken office was debuted on May 22nd to a group of more than 100 industry heavyweights and community leaders, including Richard W.
Mackiewicz, J r., attorney and member of the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce. To learn more, please visit www.halstead.com. Romer Debbas LLP welcomes veteran commercial real estate attorney, Peter I Reiter, Esq., who has joined the firm as a partner. Reiter joined the firm as a partner in June 2014. Most recently a partner at Hofheimer Gartlir & Gross, LLP, Reiter comes to the firm with over 30 years of commercial real estate experience. He has extensive experience in all types of major real estate transactions, including both office and retail leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, and construction related agreements.
Products & Technology News City Beach NYC recently announced their campaign to fund the first phase of their 2016 project on the crowdfunding website IndieGogo. City Beach NYC consists of a floating barge with self-contained beach and mix of retail space, dining establishments and a marine science exhibit. City Beach will be the first project of its kind in for New York and complements existing efforts around NYC to create innovative, exciting and flexible public spaces. The new project was conceptualized by City Beach NYC’s founder Blayne Ross, and designed by workshop/apd and Craft Engineering Studio. City Beach NYC seeks to be free of charge to all users and supported by the amenities the experience offers through beach chairs, umbrellas, cabana rentals and sponsor partnerships. For more information contact: Andrew Nealon, (347) 788-1761, [email protected], www.CityBeachNYC.com.
Real Estate News A Park Avenue apartment that was the childhood home of J acqueline Kennedy Onassis is on the market for $44 million. The art deco-style building was developed by the former first lady’s grandfather, and she lived in the apartment on the sixth and seventh floors of 740 Park Ave. while she was in elementary school in New York City. Hedge fund
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2014 Wednesday, August 20, 2014 REBNY: Residential Ethics Course for New REBNY Members 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. REBNY Mendik Education Center, 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY This is a non-credit course required for new REBNY members. Registration is required via [email protected].
GreenHomeNYC August Forum: Green Interiors 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. GE Monogram Design Center 150 E 58th St., 10th Floor New York, NY Fall is just around the corner and with it, you’ll be spending more time indoors. Join GHNYC at the August forum and discover great ways to green the inside of our homes and buildings (where we spend 90% of our time!). Visit www.greenhomenyc.org for registration and information.
Monday, September 8, 2014 CAI-Big Apple: The Condo and Co-op's Fiduciary Duty and the Impact on Board Decision Making 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Residences at W New York Downtown, 123 Washington St., 31st Floor, New York, NY Free educational seminar for board members and managers presented by Big Apple CAI c/o Brainerd Communications, Inc. Ray Dickey, Executive Director. Toll Free: 917722-0922, [email protected]. More information can be found at www.bigapplecai.com
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 REBNY Residential Breakfast Club Seminar 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. REBNY Mendik Education Center, 570 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY FREE Seminar for REBNY Members Only. Registration is Required. Visit www.rebny.org.
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Awards J im O’Connor, president of Douglas Elliman Property Management (DEPM) was honored on June 5th at The Bridge’s 60th Anniversary gala at the landmark Pierre Hotel. The event raised $466,000 to help support the broad range of mental health and housing services the non-profit provides to more than 2,300 New Yorkers every year. Also honored this year was Cynthia Wainwright, board president of The Bridge, who received the first ever Curtis Berger Award, for “her leadership, magnificent generosity of spirit, and dedication to The Bridge and the New York City area.” Dr. Peter Beitchman, DSW, LMSW, who is retiring this year after serving for 14 years as The Bridge’s CEO, received the Mental Health Award, presented by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. For more information about the bridge, visit TheBridgeNY.org. For more information about Douglas Elliman Property Management, one of New York’s oldest and most comprehensive property management companies, visit EllimanPM.com.
Appointments & Transitions Stephen M. Lasser, Esq. has established a new law firm known as Lasser Law Group, PLLC. In addition to Lasser, the firm is comprised of four other attorneys, including J oshua A. Messian, Esq., and Lasser’s long-time paralegal and administrative staff. The firm practices in the areas of cooperative and condominium law, commercial landlord-tenant litigation, commercial leasing and construction law. For more information, visit LasserLawGroup.com Mahwah-based Capacity Coverage, an insurance brokerage firm, and ARM-Capacity of New York
announced recently that it has acquired Mt. Pleasant Agency Inc., based in Thornwood, N.Y. The transaction was completed through Mt. Pleasant Capacity Agency LLC, a newly formed unit which is jointly owned by ARMCapacity, and by J oseph Picharallo and Keith Shaland, managing partners of the agency, the firm announced in a news release. Financial terms were not disclosed. Mt. Pleasant sells personal and commercial insurance products, and will continue to operate in its Westchester office. Brown Harris Stevens, the exclusive affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, is pleased to announce that Manhattan real estate broker Danielle Grossenbacher has been elected 2015-2016 World President of The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI). She will be inducted on May 30, 2015 at the FIABCI World Conference in Kuala Lumpur. Currently, Danielle is also a representative of FIABCI to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Warburg Realty, one of Manhattan’s leading residential real estate companies, recently announced that Stacey Curry has joined the firm in its Tribeca office. Curry was previously a licensed real estate salesperson at Town Residential. A longtime New York resident, she combines her knowledge of the city with a strong business background to exceed her clients’ expectations. For more information, please visit www.warburgrealty.com. As a result of their continued growth, Halstead Property announces that its newly renovated Hoboken office has opened. Located at 200 Washington Street (at the corner of 2nd Street), Halstead’s expanded office is situated on two light-filled floors, boasting 3,800 square feet. The Hoboken office was debuted on May 22nd to a group of more than 100 industry heavyweights and community leaders, including Richard W.
Mackiewicz, J r., attorney and member of the Hoboken Chamber of Commerce. To learn more, please visit www.halstead.com. Romer Debbas LLP welcomes veteran commercial real estate attorney, Peter I Reiter, Esq., who has joined the firm as a partner. Reiter joined the firm as a partner in June 2014. Most recently a partner at Hofheimer Gartlir & Gross, LLP, Reiter comes to the firm with over 30 years of commercial real estate experience. He has extensive experience in all types of major real estate transactions, including both office and retail leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, and construction related agreements.
Products & Technology News City Beach NYC recently announced their campaign to fund the first phase of their 2016 project on the crowdfunding website IndieGogo. City Beach NYC consists of a floating barge with self-contained beach and mix of retail space, dining establishments and a marine science exhibit. City Beach will be the first project of its kind in for New York and complements existing efforts around NYC to create innovative, exciting and flexible public spaces. The new project was conceptualized by City Beach NYC’s founder Blayne Ross, and designed by workshop/apd and Craft Engineering Studio. City Beach NYC seeks to be free of charge to all users and supported by the amenities the experience offers through beach chairs, umbrellas, cabana rentals and sponsor partnerships. For more information contact: Andrew Nealon, (347) 788-1761, [email protected], www.CityBeachNYC.com.
Real Estate News A Park Avenue apartment that was the childhood home of J acqueline Kennedy Onassis is on the market for $44 million. The art deco-style building was developed by the former first lady’s grandfather, and she lived in the apartment on the sixth and seventh floors of 740 Park Ave. while she was in elementary school in New York City. Hedge fund
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