Q&A: Jeffrey Baker, Savills
The Mortgage Observer spoke to Savills Executive Managing Director Jeffrey Baker this month. Mr. Baker, early to securitization work, talked about the future of this market and his focus at the...
View ArticleMidtown Madness: Leasing Still Sluggish in Manhattan’s Priciest Market
Midtown Manhattan, the biggest and most expensive U.S. office market, is still adapting to New York’s post-financial-crisis economy, as technology and new media companies flood into the more affordable...
View ArticleJamestown Buys Lincoln Square Retail Condo Master Lease for $70M
Jamestown has purchased a 37-year master lease interest for a 32,400-square-foot retail condominium in Lincoln Square that is home to a Lowe’s Home Improvement store, a source with knowledge of the...
View ArticleThe Big Reshuffle: Midsized Firms Feel More Pressure Than Ever
It felt like just an ordinary day until an email came in from Eastern Consolidated CFO Peter Takiff at 5:03 p.m.: “We will have a company-wide meeting tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. on the 10th floor. See...
View ArticleMichael Hackman on His Major Culver City Buys and Landing ‘Dream Tenant’ Amazon
Michael Hackman, the founder and CEO of Hackman Capital Partners, would rather stay under the radar. Chalk it up to the 61-year-old’s Midwestern background or his oft-stated desire to not speak about...
View ArticleCBRE’s William Shanahan on Zoning, Darcy Stacom and Everything Else—Except...
When one of the city’s most iconic buildings goes into contract, it’s only natural for there to be plenty of industry chatter about the players putting the deal together. In the case of the Chrysler...
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