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Former Hotel at 569 Lexington Avenue Sold for 9M in Midtown East Conversion to Student Housing

Former Hotel at 569 Lexington Avenue Sold for $169M in Midtown East Conversion to Student Housing

May 15, 2025 Caroline Vega

Explore the $169 million sale of 569 Lexington Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan. Bob Knakal played a key role in the successful conversion of this 764-unit hotel into a student housing asset, maximizing value in […]

35-Story Hotel at 525 Lexington Avenue Sold for 4M in Midtown East for Student Housing Conversion

35-Story Hotel at 525 Lexington Avenue Sold for $154M in Midtown East for Student Housing Conversion

May 15, 2025 Caroline Vega

Discover the $154 million sale of 525 Lexington Avenue in Midtown East, Manhattan. Bob Knakal’s market insight helped position the 35-story hotel for a successful conversion into student housing, securing a major deal in New […]

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Dayton to invest $7M in ‘first floor’ small businesses

October 4, 2022

DAYTON, Ohio — The City of Dayton is using $7 million in pandemic recovery funds to help entrepreneurs start or expand restaurants, salons and other street-level small businesses in neighborhood commercial areas. What You [...]
First Bank expands commercial lending capabilities (updated)

October 4, 2022

First Bank is offering new options for commercial lending, the community bank announced Sept. 28, with the addition of servicing for private equity funds. The Hamilton-based institution said it offers capital call lines of [...]
FoA plans to sell retail division to Guaranteed Rate, close wholesale channel: sources

October 4, 2022

Amid the most challenging mortgage market in decades, multichannel lender Finance of America (FoA) plans to sell its retail mortgage division and shut down its forward wholesale channel, multiple sources told HousingWire. According to [...]
Citizens renews partnership with Feeding America to fight hunger

October 4, 2022

For the fifth consecutive year, Citizens has joined forces with Feeding America®, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, contributing more than $1 million as a Leadership-level partner to further broaden and deepen its efforts [...]

Cogent Realty Advisors Announces New Opportunities for NYC Office Space for Lease at Prestigious 505 Fifth Avenue

May 9, 2024

Cogent Realty Advisors highlights prime office leasing opportunities at 505 Fifth Avenue, a premier NYC location. The modern tower offers flexible spaces, strategic amenities & a prestigious Midtown address, ideal for top-tier financial & technology [...]
Gordon College Loses Religious Liberty Case for Loan Forgi…… | News & Reporting

August 7, 2024

Gordon College could be on the hook to repay $7 million of COVID-19 relief funds. A federal court rejected eight of the evangelical school’s arguments that it should be eligible for loan forgiveness. Gordon’s lawyers [...]
BKREA Founder Bob Knakal Announces Faraz Cheema as NYC Investment Property Brokerage Specialist

June 15, 2024

Faraz Cheema has joined the newly formed ai and technology driven NYC commercial real estate invest property brokerage BKREA. New York, NY, United States – June 3, 2024 — Faraz Cheema, SIOR, CCIM, has joined [...]
Wells Fargo Sues JPMorgan Chase Over Soured $481,000,000 Loan, Says US Bank Aware Seller Had Inflated Income: Report

March 20, 2025

Two of the largest banks in the US are reportedly locked in a legal battle over a $481 million commercial property loan. Wells Fargo is suing JPMorgan Chase, the largest back in the US, over [...]
Commercial/Multifamily Loan Originations Recorded a Big Drop in Q1

May 10, 2023

A new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) shows that its Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Origination Index declined by 56% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023, and was down 42% quarter-over-quarter. The decline comes after [...]