NEW YORK CITY-The nominees for the Real Estate Board of New York's "Most Ingenious Deal of the Year" award include eight sales transactions, eight leases and one financing deal.

Some of the nominees include "From Gas to Grass — 239 Tenth Avenue," which chronicles the details of a sales transaction submitted by Brock Emmetsberger and James Nelson of Massey Knakal Realty Services, and "The Long Route to the Obvious Buyer—World Financial Center: One North End Avenue," which highlights the eventual $200-million sale of the office building to Brookfield Properties by James Kuhn of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, according to the New York Post.

Others vying for the award are: "Arranging the Perfect Marriage: The Long-Term Triple Net Lease of 75 Rockefeller Plaza" to RXR Realty, which was marketed by the Cushman & Wakefield team of Bruce Mosler and Michael Rotchford, along with Avison Young's Arthur Mirante; and "Jumpstarting the Future: Coach Buys In to Hudson Yards," which was submitted by CBRE's Mary Ann Tighe and Gregory Tosko, who represented Coach in the upcoming 737,774-square-foot purchase of its offices now under construction. See story in the New York Post.