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Macklowe taps Compass to sell 1 Wall Street
Condo conversion has a $1.7B projected sellout

Developer Harry Macklowe is shaking up the sales team at 1 Wall Street ahead of the condo project’s official sales launch.
Macklowe Properties has tapped Compass to replace Core Real Estate to sell units at the Financial District tower, according to sources.

As one of the largest office-to-residential conversions in New York history, 1 Wall Street is slated to have 566 units with a projected sellout of $1.7 billion, according to an offering plan approved in 2018.
Core, which is part-owned by the Related Companies and Midtown Equities, did not immediately comment. The boutique firm, run by Shaun Osher, had been involved in planning at 1 Wall Street since the pre-development phase.
In a statement, Macklowe thanked Osher and Core for being “tireless advocates” of 1 Wall Street.

“Over five years ago, we engaged Core to undertake the pre-development phase of this project and they were instrumental in helping us craft” the building’s amenities, floor plans, pricing, marketing and design, the developer said in a statement. The work “was validated by our very successful global outreach to pre-sell the building.”

Sources said Core sold about 10 percent of the building to Asian buyers, but selected a larger firm to sell the rest of the project. Harry Macklowe and Elizabeth “Libba” Stribing, who sold her eponymous firm to Compass in 2019, have a relationship dating back decades.

Macklowe Properties purchased the 51-story Art Deco tower for $585 million in 2014. After a series of delays, the developer nabbed a $750 million construction loan in 2018 from Deutsche Bank to convert the building to condos with retail at the base. Macklowe’s partner is Qatari billionaire and former prime minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber al-Thani (HBJ).

While low inventory and demand for suburban living has bolstered the national housing market, the opposite is true in New York City. Manhattan new development sales plunged nearly 40 percent during the third quarter, according to Miller Samuel, while supply surged 73.8 percent. The average marketing time — 267 days — is now at its highest point in more than eight years.

Developers have rejiggered marketing strategies accordingly, with broker swaps and discounts.
Unlike Macklowe’s 432 Park Avenue, 1 Wall is billed as more affordable luxury, with prices around $2,500 to $3,000 per square foot. There is a 13,000-square-foot penthouse, however, which has not yet been priced. The building is currently under construction.
 

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New development condominium projects changing their marketing teams isn't big news. Some projects are on their 3rd teams. But changing the name of the project is much more rare. The others escape me, but from memory this is at least the second time a project has changed it's name when the Serhant. brokerage has taken over marketing somewhat recently. In the past this has usually been reserved for projects which were in trouble (like foreclosure filings against developers). Perhaps this is just to start with a clean slate and the marketing buzz which comes from announcing a "new" project.

OTOH how do buyers feel who have already signed contracts at the building? What signal does it send to them? It will be interesting to see if this comes along with any price chops, and how well/quickly these units sell in this uber-hot market for New Dev condos in Manhattan.
The end of an Era: Serhant takes over sales at cantilevered UWS building

Brokerage rebranding distinct condominium as The Westly​

Serhant is bringing the Upper West Side a new Era — or rather, The Westly.
Ryan Serhant’s eponymous brokerage will take over sales at the distinct cantilevered building formerly known as Era at 251 West 91st Street, Serhant announced Tuesday.
Developers Adam America Real Estate and Northlink Capital launched sales while the 20-story building was still under construction in June 2021. Under Serhant, the building will now be known as The Westly.
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“We can put our projects in front of more eyeballs than anyone else, in terms of both mass marketing and targeted marketing,” Serhant said. “Our goal is to sell out the project! And we will.”
The 52-unit building, designed by ODA Architects, features an array of upscale amenities, including a rooftop pool with recreational and lounge areas, 24-hour concierge, fitness center, music room, gaming room and more.

However, it’s the cantilevered design that makes it hard to miss. The distinctive structure, which juts out above retail shops below, has sparked backlash from locals.

Some Upper West Side residents went as far to start the Cantilever Opposition Group, which last year sought to shut down construction. Members called the building “ugly” and claimed it was harming the neighborhood’s aesthetic. After the group filed a zoning challenge, the Department of Buildings told Crain’s the building complies with building codes and zoning.

The brokerage kicked things off with an Instagram Live announcement Tuesday afternoon, with Serhant offering a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of a new video from inside the property.
Serhant is hoping to use its marketing tactics to give sales a boost in the building, which has no more than four units per floor. Prices start at $2.63 million for a two-bedroom unit to $13.5 million for a five-bedroom.

“Our company was built as the only content-to-commerce real estate firm,” Serhant said, pointing to his firm’s in-house branding team, film studio and new development division.
Shlomi Reuveni, president and CEO of Reuveni, confirmed the end of the company’s sales duties at the building in a statement. Reuveni was involved in the planning and design phases for the building, which he called “a wonderful project and a great new addition to the Upper West Side.”
 

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Corcoran is taking over sales at 111 West 57th Street​

Douglas Elliman replaced at SHoP-designed Billionaires’ Row supertall​

Corcoran has secured another foothold on Billionaires’ Row.
The brokerage is taking over sales at 111 West 57th Street from Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, according to a spokesperson for the building. Michael Stern’s JDS Development Group, Property Markets Group and Spruce Capital Partners are the developers behind the SHoP Architects-designed supertall condo.
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The change comes after the Douglas Elliman arm was appointed in July 2018 for marketing and sales, which launched that September.
Sales will now be led by a Corcoran team of Joe Alvarez, Kane Manera and Janet Wang. Alvarez is a sales director at Corcoran Sunshine Marketing group, the brokerage’s new development arm, but the spokesperson said the building’s sales fall under the Corcoran Group.

A spokesperson for Douglas Elliman Development Marketing said the group “is extremely proud of its achievements” during its work with the developers, which included “numerous and notable record-breaking sales during one of the most complex and challenging times in our city’s history.”
“We wish everyone continued success in their future marketing efforts,” the spokesperson said.

Corcoran President and CEO Pam Liebman said the brokerage was “thrilled to oversee sales for 111 West 57th Street, which is, without question, an incredibly unique offering.”

The 1,428-foot tower is the second-tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere, built from the original landmarked Steinway Hall property. The supertall offers 60 residences, 14 in the landmarked building and 46 full-floor and duplexes.
The building’s total sales progress is unclear, as it doesn’t publicly report its contracts. However, the address made headlines for closing sales at breathtaking prices.

In May 2019, a penthouse went into contract at close to its asking price of $58 million, the developer told the Wall Street Journal. Two units, both asking around $30 million, went into contract within two months, the Journal reported in June 2020.
The contracts included a 70th-floor unit — showed only virtually — asking $30.5 million and a three-bedroom unit on the 64th floor asking $30 million.

The building last month notched the top contract signed between Nov. 29 and Dec. 5, according to Olshan Realty’s weekly report.
The 4,492-square-foot unit in that deal was asking $21.5 million. The three-bedroom residence includes a 37-foot great room and a 21-foot den, both facing Central Park, and was purchased fully furnished.

JDS Development’s Stern pointed to Corcoran’s “incredible track record of success on Billionaire’s Row.”
“We look forward to working with them to sell out the building and showcase our homes,” Stern said in a statement. “We are thankful to Douglas Elliman for their work to date and look forward to collaborating with them on other projects.”
 

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Corcoran Sunshine takes over sales at 611 West 56th Street​

Developers point to brokerage’s results at Waterline Square​

Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is expanding its sales reach from Billionaires’ Row to Architect’s Row, taking over sales at a condo tower in Hell’s Kitchen.
Corcoran will replace Compass at 611 West 56th Street, where developers Sumaida + Khurana and LENY said they opted for the change because of the group’s strong sales at nearby Waterline Square.

The 35-story tower wrapped in Perla Bianca limestone at West 56th Street and 11th Avenue is in an area sometimes called Architect’s Row for the intricate buildings that have sprung up in the neighborhood. The nearly completed building will overlook the Hudson River and feature a modern, white finish.

“We are confident they will help us finish strong,” said Amit Khurana, founding partner of Sumaida + Khurana. “Compass played an important role in launching this development, so we are grateful to them for their significant contributions to this remarkable building.”

Justin D’Adamo, head of new development at Compass Development Marketing Group, said the group was “pleased” to have represented the developers “during a challenging market,” and believe the project “will be very successful at market pricing.”
The change comes almost two months after Corcoran took sales over from Douglas Elliman on Billionaire’s Row at 111 West 57th Street.

The West 56th Street building has 77 residences from one to four bedrooms, larger duplex “maisonettes,” full-floor homes and a penthouse. Pricing starts at just over $1 million; four-bedroom units ask up to $11.45 million.
It’s the second New York City building by Sumaida + Khurana designed by a Pritzker winner. The firm’s building at 152 Elizabeth Street in Nolita was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, who won the prize in 1995. Siza, based in Portugal, won the profession’s top distinction in 1992.

John Catsimatidis acquired the site in 2001 for an undisclosed price. In February 2015, the grocery store magnate and former mayoral candidate sold the buildings at 609 West 56th Street and adjacent 823 11th Avenue to Sumaida + Khurana and LENY for $55 million.
Highlighting the new architecture and the completion of Riverside Park, Kelly Mack, president of Corcoran Sunshine, said the West Side has undergone a “transformation.”
 

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With zero units sold, Tribeca project turns to Serhant​

Brokerage rebrands ABN Realty’s 19 Park Place “Iris TriBeCa”​

Serhant is taking over sales at another building.
This time, the brokerage will be marketing 19 Park Place, which at one time was called Tribeca Royale. The condominium will relaunch sales as “Iris TriBeCa,” an identity created by Serhant’s new development team in partnership with ID Lab, the firm’s in-house branding team.

It’s the 21st new development in just under 18 months for Serhant, which also manages sales and marketing for the Westly, Jolie at 77 Greenwich, Brooklyn Point, Quay Tower and Huxley, a total of over $10 billion in new development inventory.

Iris TriBeCa was developed by ABN Realty and designed by Ismael Leyva Architects. Kelly Klingman and Andrew Klima, both agents at Serhant, will manage sales on behalf of the firm. Prices at 19 Park Place start at $1.15 million.

Sales at the building were launched before Covid and were previously managed by Brown Harris Stevens. None of the 24 units has been sold.

Serhant has been rapidly expanding. The brokerage announced its new Hamptons outpost at the start of the month. Last week, it was announced that the firm will be marketing a project upstate, in Stone Ridge.

Jennifer Alese, head of Serhant New Development, said the brokerage aims to reinvigorate buyer interest in 19 Park Place. In a statement, she called it “architecturally stunning.”

The building stands 21 stories tall and units range from studios to three-bedrooms. Residences span a half floor or are floor-through, with each featuring floor-to-ceiling glass curtain walls, frameless glass balconies and argon-filled windows that block sound and UV rays.

Building amenities include an outdoor landscaped terrace with water feature, residents’ lounge with screening area, fitness center, rooftop terrace and a double-height lobby with a 19-foot waterfall and a 13-foot custom glass blown chandelier by Bel Vetro Studios.
 

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Serhant bumps Corcoran from NoMad penthouse sales​

Brokerage taking sales atop Victor, Lendlease’s 277 Fifth Avenue: sources​

Serhant is taking over sales at the tippy top of Victor Group and Lendlease’s Fifth Avenue tower.
The brokerage has scooped up sales and marketing at 277 Fifth Avenue, bumping Corcoran, which was previously marketing the entirety of the building, according to sources.

Corcoran, which was behind deals including one penthouse — PH52 — that closed in May 2019, is no longer marketing the remainder of the building, according to sources. The brokerage declined to comment.
Founder Ryan Serhant and agent Maggie Wu will manage sales of the penthouses on behalf of the firm. The first penthouse released is PH54, offered at nearly $25 million.
The penthouses are located atop the 55-story tower that has 130 one-to-four-bedroom residences. The building was developed by Victor Group and Lendlease and designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, with interiors by Jeffrey Beers International.

The property previously appeared to struggle with sales. In November, owners Lendlease and Victor Group turned to a bulk buy to unload units at the building, selling off 22 of them at a discounted rate to Shokai Group for $81 million. The sale included 17 percent of the building’s 130 units.

Victor picked up a six-story commercial building at the site in 2015 for $35.1 million, with plans to develop a 52-story condo tower. Move-ins at the 55-story, 130-unit tower began nearly three years ago with prices starting at $2 million.

The property includes three four-bedroom homes that span a full floor and offer panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline.
The penthouses at 277 Fifth Avenue marks the 27th project for Serhant’s new development arm in approximately 22 months. The division also manages sales and marketing for The Westly, Jolie at 77 Greenwich, Iris TriBeCa, Brooklyn Point, Quay Tower, and Huxley, among others, representing a total of over $10 billion in new development inventory.
 

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Shake-up at 22 Bond: Corcoran in, Tal Alexander out at NoHo condo​

Just one out of luxury development’s six units has sold​

Well, that was fast.
Just four months after Douglas Elliman’s Tal Alexander, Jared Schwadron and Marc Riedel were tapped for sales at 22 Bond Street, a new team is assuming control.

Corcoran’s Catherine Juracich, who previously worked with JDS Development’s Fitzroy condominium development in Chelsea, has taken over sales at the luxury NoHo development.
Alexander left Elliman in June to launch a brokerage called Official, backed by white-label firm Side. The broker said he had no comment on the change, but wished Juracich the best of luck.
Still, it’s not yet time for Juracich to celebrate.
The 12-story building, co-developed by Louis Greco’s Second Development Services and the Richport Group, has struggled to move units since launching sales in 2016.

Its lone buyer to date is Jamie Reuben, son of British billionaire David Reuben, who purchased a unit for $7.8 million — a steep discount — in 2019, according to the New York Post. There are five units remaining, with asking prices ranging from $8.5 million to $18 million.

Leslie J. Garfield’s Ravi Kantha and Matthew Lesser previously handled sales in the building, including the unit purchased by Reuben.

Each of the five remaining condos range from 2,900 to 3,900 square feet and include private outdoor space. The building also has a landscaped communal garden.
Juracich’s top-performing team moved from Douglas Elliman to Corcoran in June. Inman reported at the time the team brought in $156 million in sales volume year-to-date, and currently held over $70 million in open listings.
 

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Douglas Elliman team bumps Compass from Midtown condo sales​

The Kristen Jordan Team taking over at Bloom with 25% of units sold​

The Kirsten Jordan Team at Douglas Elliman is taking over sales from Compass at a luxury Hell’s Kitchen condo project.
Bloom, located at 500 West 45th Street, was developed by Xin Development and designed by Marvel Architects. The property was completed in 2020 on a plot previously occupied by a gas station.

Since launching sales with Compass upon completion, 25 percent of the building’s 92 units have sold.
Agent Kirsten Jordan said the majority of prices at the building are under $2 million, which positions the property for “first-time buyers, investors, pied-a-terre owners and luxury renters.”

Pricing for studios starts at $759,450, one-bedrooms start around $1 million, two-bedrooms start at $1.7 million and three-bedrooms — of which there are only two units — start just over $2.9 million.
Amenities in the building include a landscaped 8,000-square-foot elevated terrace between the north and south towers, a fitness center, residential lounge and additional storage space. There’s also a Target retail location at its base.

Jordan was the first female broker to be cast on Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing New York.” Her team has facilitated more than $3 billion of real estate in pre-development, leasing, marketing and sales.

Among Xin Development’s other projects are the Oosten Condominiums in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for which the developer closed on a $45 million inventory loan in April.
New development in New York City had a successful August, with 259 contracts signed last month for apartments asking a combined $527 million. Data by Marketproof showed total contract activity jumped 35 percent month-over-month, bouncing back after new development suffered its worst month of the year in July, and aggregate dollar volume increased 17 percent.
 

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Serhant takes over sales at 100 Vandam​

Brokerage bumps Douglas Elliman from Jeff Greene’s Hudson Square dev​

Serhant’s new development arm has a new project in Hudson Square, taking over sales at Jeff Greene’s 100 Vandam.
The brokerage replaces Douglas Elliman, which has sold less than 10 units in the 72-unit building, people familiar with the building told The Real Deal.

Chloe Tucker Caine, Romi Mouillon and Brian Chan of Serhant will manage sales of 100 Vandam on behalf of the firm. Sales go live Tuesday and prices start at $1.6 million.
The 25-story building, designed by COOKFOX and developed by Greene, features a preserved red brick facade base and its rising modern concrete and glass column.
The residences, which include three duplexes and a penthouse, feature floor-to-ceiling windows, custom millwork, and Hudson River and New York City views.
Situated just north of Tribeca and south of the West Village, 100 Vandam sits steps away from Google’s new headquarters in Hudson Square.

The 2011 deal for the building marked Greene’s first development in New York City, a shift from his previous focus on South Florida properties.
After a contentious rezoning ballooned the area’s property values, Greene said in 2013 he planned to sell the parcel — 100 Vandam and the building next door — for $150 million, three times what he paid for it. However, two years later, he filed permit applications with the city’s Department of Buildings to move forward with a residential conversion at the property.

The building marks the 37th project for Serhant’s new development arm in almost two years. The division also manages sales and marketing for the penthouses at 277 Fifth Avenue, the Westly, Jolie at 77 Greenwich, Iris TriBeCa, Brooklyn Point, Quay Tower, and Huxley, among others, representing a total of over $10 billion in new development inventory.
 

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Living New York bumps Eklund-Gomes off Red Hook project​


Brokerage taking over sales at 160 Imlay Street​

The developer behind a long-delayed Red Hook condo project is switching up sales at the building, tapping Living New York to replace Douglas Elliman’s Eklund-Gomes Team.
The change comes with nine of the 70 units at 160 Imlay Street still unsold nine years after developer Est5te Four launched sales.

The brokerage plans to lean heavily on social media for the rebranding, including dispatching real estate influencers on TikTok and Instagram, Living New York co-founder Devin Someck said.
Est5te Four bought the former warehouse of the New York Dock Company for $25.1 million in 2012. Delayed by a series of construction complications, the developer sought additional financing to keep the project going and secured a $74 million condo inventory loan from Churchill Real Estate Holdings in late December 2019.

Of the available condos, five are finished and renovated while the other four will remain as white-box units. Prices will range from $2.5 million to $4 million for the remaining three- and four-bedroom units.

Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, condos at the Red Hook Lofts range from studios to four-bedroom units.
Red Hook primarily consists of single-family residences and row houses separated into apartments. The neighborhood and surrounding areas have attracted their fair share of multimillion-dollar development projects over the past decade.
Living New York’s Kelly Rogers — a recent transfer from Compass who has handled other projects in the neighborhood — has the building’s remaining listings.
The 90-person Elliman team led by Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes signed a five-year deal last month to re-commit to Elliman, after the brokerage said the team reeled in more than $4 billion in transactions across its 13 markets.
 

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New development condominium projects changing their marketing teams isn't big news. Some projects are on their 3rd teams. But changing the name of the project is much more rare. The others escape me, but from memory this is at least the second time a project has changed it's name when the Serhant. brokerage has taken over marketing somewhat recently. In the past this has usually been reserved for projects which were in trouble (like foreclosure filings against developers). Perhaps this is just to start with a clean slate and the marketing buzz which comes from announcing a "new" project.

OTOH how do buyers feel who have already signed contracts at the building? What signal does it send to them? It will be interesting to see if this comes along with any price chops, and how well/quickly these units sell in this uber-hot market for New Dev condos in Manhattan.
The end of an Era: Serhant takes over sales at cantilevered UWS building

Brokerage rebranding distinct condominium as The Westly​

Serhant is bringing the Upper West Side a new Era — or rather, The Westly.
Ryan Serhant’s eponymous brokerage will take over sales at the distinct cantilevered building formerly known as Era at 251 West 91st Street, Serhant announced Tuesday.
Developers Adam America Real Estate and Northlink Capital launched sales while the 20-story building was still under construction in June 2021. Under Serhant, the building will now be known as The Westly.
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“We can put our projects in front of more eyeballs than anyone else, in terms of both mass marketing and targeted marketing,” Serhant said. “Our goal is to sell out the project! And we will.”
The 52-unit building, designed by ODA Architects, features an array of upscale amenities, including a rooftop pool with recreational and lounge areas, 24-hour concierge, fitness center, music room, gaming room and more.

However, it’s the cantilevered design that makes it hard to miss. The distinctive structure, which juts out above retail shops below, has sparked backlash from locals.

Some Upper West Side residents went as far to start the Cantilever Opposition Group, which last year sought to shut down construction. Members called the building “ugly” and claimed it was harming the neighborhood’s aesthetic. After the group filed a zoning challenge, the Department of Buildings told Crain’s the building complies with building codes and zoning.

The brokerage kicked things off with an Instagram Live announcement Tuesday afternoon, with Serhant offering a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of a new video from inside the property.
Serhant is hoping to use its marketing tactics to give sales a boost in the building, which has no more than four units per floor. Prices start at $2.63 million for a two-bedroom unit to $13.5 million for a five-bedroom.

“Our company was built as the only content-to-commerce real estate firm,” Serhant said, pointing to his firm’s in-house branding team, film studio and new development division.
Shlomi Reuveni, president and CEO of Reuveni, confirmed the end of the company’s sales duties at the building in a statement. Reuveni was involved in the planning and design phases for the building, which he called “a wonderful project and a great new addition to the Upper West Side.”
From a post on LinkedIn Reuveni implies they are getting the project back. I guess the marketing genius of "let's just change the name" is losing its shine.
 

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Core takes over sales at 77 Greenwich​

Serhant new dev out at FiDi condo tower after 40% sold since 2019 launch

Core Real Estate is taking over at Trinity Place Holdings’ 77 Greenwich Street.
A team from the brokerage appears to have taken the helm at the 90-unit tower between the end of July and the start of August, according to listings on Streeteasy, and replaced Serhant New Development as the sales lead.

The Financial District development is over 40 percent sold since its 2019 launch with 35 sponsor units closed, three sponsor units in contract and a resale in contract, according to data from Marketproof. The average price per square foot of the sold units is $1,802.
Serhant declined to comment through a spokesperson. Core’s Shaun Osher and Emily Beare, the listing broker, did not respond for comment.
The developer relaunched sales with broker Ryan Serhant’s eponymous brokerage in 2021 under the property’s new moniker, “Jolie.” The project marked its first takeover when Serhant’s new development arm bumped The Marketing Directors, the first to head sales at the 40-story condo when it launched in 2019.
At the time of the takeover, Angela Ferrara, an executive vice president at The Marketing Directors told The Real Deal the firm had “brought the building as far as we could,” considering the market challenges during the pandemic.

Construction at the mixed-use development was scheduled to wrap up last month, but in December, senior lender Macquarie Group agreed to extend the completion date to September.
Trinity Place secured a $167 million inventory loan from the Australian financial services company in October 2021. Before the loan agreement, the development was in danger of foreclosure after construction delays and slow sales put its senior and mezzanine loans in default.

Trinity’s original senior lender, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, supplied the developer with $190 million in 2017 to build the project. Davidson Kempner Capital Management provided a $7.5 million mezzanine loan and later amended it to include another $22.8 million.
The tower, which includes 7,500 square feet of retail space and an elementary school, has a projected sellout of $311 million, and prices range from $1.2 million for a one-bedroom to $10.8 million for the penthouse, according to the building’s offering plan.
Amenities at the building include concierge services by LIVunLtd, full-time doorman, double-height fitness center and landscaped rooftop observation deck.

 

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Corcoran Sunshine takes over sales at Vanke’s 100 East 53rd Street​

Team joins troubled Midtown condos with 60% of units sold

Corcoran Sunshine is now heading sales at Vanke’s troubled Midtown condo.
The team, led by Michele Hinojos and Jad Cary, is replacing Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing at 100 East 53rd Street, dubbed the Selene.

The building is nearly 60 percent sold between closed and in-contract deals, according to Corcoran Sunshine.
Corcoran’s new development division is the third brokerage tapped by the Chinese developer, who initially partnered with Aby Rosen on the 63-story tower.

Rosen sued Vanke in 2020, arguing the firm’s U.S. arm arranged a “backdoor deal” that landed it “on both sides of the borrower-lender relationship without RFR’s consent.” In response to the lawsuit, Vanke sought to remove Rosen from the project and accused him of attempting to “extract an exorbitant buyout.”
The developer duo launched sales in 2019 with Compass leading the charge along with RFR’s in-house brokerage. Compass, led by Leonard Steinberg, quit the project in 2020 amid Vanke and Rosen’s infighting.
“Unfortunately, the developer’s pricing aspirations combined with Covid and ownership disputes were not aligned with market conditions,” Steinberg told The Real Deal at the time.
The developer relaunched sales last May with Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing as the exclusive broker at the building, which had at that point only sold 28 of its 94 units.

Along with a new sales team, Vanke also slashed prices at the tower. The developer cut the asking price of its 6,800-square-foot penthouse down from $65 million to $35 million and dropped the price of its 10th-floor “garden mansion” from $30 million to $20 million.

While at the helm, the Brown Harris Stevens team sold 25 units in what the firm’s managing director, Robin Schneiderman, called “a challenging market and submarket” and following two years of paused sales.
The team also organized partnerships with designer Mathieu Lehanneur and the on-site restaurant Le Jardinier.
“The same assets we directed are still being used to market the property today which is a testament to the outstanding work performed by the entire team,” Schneiderman wrote in a statement.
Prices at the building start at $1.8 million for a studio. A three-bedroom, 3,400-square-foot unit is the most expensive on the market with an asking price of $9.8 million.
Amenities at the tower also include a pool, fitness center, sauna and clubroom.

 

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Barton Barrett Marshall Team replaces Eklund Gomes at Olympia Dumbo​

Agents say premier building is more than 50% occupied

A new Douglas Elliman team has taken the helm at Olympia Dumbo.
The Barton Barrett Marshall Team has replaced the Eklund-Gomes Team at what is arguably Brooklyn’s premier building: Fortis Property Group’s sail-shaped condo development at 30 Front Street has a shot at becoming Brooklyn’s most expensive.

Team leads Lindsay Barton Barrett and Maggie Leigh Marshall will work alongside The Heyman Team, led by Karen and Casey Heyman, from Sotheby’s International Real Estate. Barton Barrett Marshall team member Lena Lerner will also be selling the project.
“We’ve done the lion’s share of the closings,” Heyman said.

Barrett and a representative for The Eklund | Gomes Team declined to comment.
Casey Drake of Fortis recognized Eklund | Gomes’ pre-development and early sales work in the building in a statement, and said the firm was looking forward to adding a “Brooklyn-based” sales team.
Heyman said 40 units had closed, putting the building at more than 50 percent full. Two more units went into contract on Monday, she said. StreetEasy lists eight active listings that aren’t in contract.

The 76-unit project has regularly topped Brooklyn’s luxury market since sales launched there two years ago. The building was on pace last year to become the borough’s most expensive ever, but the market has since taken a downward turn.

Barrett joined Elliman in 2018 to focus on new development after a four-year stint with Compass. Her team last year topped Brooklyn in sell-side deals with over $215 million in volume, according to The Real Deal’s rankings of Brooklyn agents.
The Heyman Team finished 10th in TRD’s Brooklyn rankings with $110 million in volume.
Barrett and Marshall formed their team in April. Prior to partnering up with Barrett, Marshall was director of operations for The De Niro Team at Elliman, which TRD ranked 38th among the top resale brokers in 2022 with $79 million in closed sales across 24 deals.
Strong sales at Olympia Dumbo have helped sustain Fortis through a rough stretch at some of its other development sites. The company’s Seaport tower is tied up in lawsuits; most notably one involving a mistake that caused the building to lean several inches to the north. Work stopped on the 80-unit condo project last year.
Fortis is also involved in litigation at its Long Island College Hospital site. The firm was sued this summer by SUNY — which sold the site to Fortis — for allegedly failing to close on the second part of a $240 million deal. But Fortis alleges it bought the site under the condition that New York University would lease the property at market rate, but the institution reneged on its end of the bargain after a sales agreement was signed.

 

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Serhant takes over sales at 200 Amsterdam​

Ryan Serhant’s firm replaced Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing

Serhant’s new development arm is taking over sales at SJP Properties and Mitsui Fudosan’s 200 Amsterdam Avenue.
The team, led by Peter Zaitzeff, is replacing Brown Harris Stevens Development Marketing, which has been at the helm since the pre-development phase of the project.

Serhant is tasked with selling several of the Lincoln Square tower’s upper floor penthouses, including a four-bedroom duplex, last asking $38 million, featured as Roman Roy’s apartment in the last season of HBO’s “Succession.”
Deals have closed for 90 of the building’s 112 units — about 83 percent — with another two units in contract, according to data from Marketproof. The apartments sold for an average of about $2,800 per square foot.

BHSDM managing director Robin Schneiderman said in an emailed statement that he was proud of the team’s success marketing the 52-story building, including selling $144 million worth of inventory in 2023 alone.
Schneiderman also credited the team with pioneering a partnership with Lincoln Center to offer exclusive perks to 200 Amsterdam’s residents.

Sales launched at the building in 2019 but were later paused due to a lawsuit over the building’s height, which critics argued was too tall compared to the surrounding neighborhood.
In 2018, the Municipal Arts Society and the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development sued the developers, alleging the city unlawfully issued a building permit. Though a lower court judge initially sided with the group, a New York State appellate court later reversed its decision, which would have required the developers to knock off the top 20 floors.

Sales relaunched at 200 Amsterdam in 2021. Two years later, the building notched its priciest sale yet when a buyer paid $21 million for a full-floor penthouse in an all-cash deal. Other eight-figure deals include the sale of a 45th floor penthouse for $19.5 million in May 2022.
The Art Deco tower, designed by architect Elkus Manfredi, features three floors of amenities, including a 75-foot swimming pool, steam room, sauna, pet and personal shopping services and residents’ lounge.
Apartments at the building range from one to five bedrooms priced at $3.1 million to $40 million.

 

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Trinity dumps Core, restructures debt on 77 Greenwich​

Developer extended its loans, but gave up some control to lender

Trinity Place Holdings’ Lower Manhattan condo tower extended its debt and hired a new sales team as the building struggles to sell units.
The developer inked a deal with its lenders to push back its senior and mezzanine loans’ maturity until 2025 with a further one-year extension option on the 90-unit tower at 77 Greenwich Street. It also extended the corporate loan until 2026, according to securities filings.

In exchange, Trinity gave up a five percent stake in the project to corporate lender Davidsen Kempner Capital Management. The move allows Davidsen Kempner to become the manager of an entity controlling the project, taking the driver’s seat for major decisions.
But, for now, the lender does not appear to want to make any changes. Davidsen Kempner has retained Trinity as the asset manager and is paying it a fee.

Trinity is now on to its fourth sales brokerage at the property after recently replacing Shaun Osher’s Core Real Estate with Shlomi Reuveni of Reuveni Development marketing and Christie’s International Real Estate Group.
Core took over sales from Serhant last summer, who rebranded the project with a French-inspired moniker, “Jolie.”
Trinity secured a $167 million inventory loan from Macquarie Capital in October 2021 after its senior and mezzanine loans fell into default because of slow sales and construction delays. The project’s amenities include an elementary school.
So far, only 40 out of 90 units have sold, according to Marketproof. The building has units ranging from one-bedrooms for $1.7 million and four-bedrooms for $5.7 million, with an average asking price per square foot of $1,805.

The tower launched sales in a difficult five-year period for the area’s condo market, in which the Financial District has suffered from a glut of inventory. In 2019, homes in Lower Manhattan took about nine months to sell, according to Redfin data, but have since improved to an average of just three months.
 
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