New York-based real estate investment management firm Marx Realty has signed 184,000 square feet of new leases at 10 Grand Central since the announcement of the 36-story building's $48 million repositioning in mid-2018.

Thor Equities Group has acquired 95 Greene St., a 337,888-square-foot property in Jersey City, New Jersey featuring rental space for the life sciences sectors, according to Daniel Loughlin, JLL vice-chairman and who represented Thor Equities in the acquisition.

Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has appointed commercial real estate veteran Pay Wu as the New York Tri-State Regional Lead for Global Occupier Services.

Amazon has acquired WeWork's Lord & Taylor building at 424–434 Fifth Avenue between West 38th and 39th Streets in Manhattan for $1.1 billion.

Madison International Realty, a real estate private equity firm, has closed its commingled investment fund the Madison International Real Estate Liquidity Fund VII, with $1.2 billion of equity commitments, including sidecars, co-investment vehicles and general partner commitments.

Savills has acquired Macro Consultants, a project management firm that oversees capital projects, including relocations, expansions and modernizations nationally. The acquisition bulks up Savills existing advisory and management platform to offer leaner services to its clients.

Most of the new construction coming online is higher-end rental properties, which has put a strain on the availability of market-rate units because the housing type has seen full occupancy in today's market.

Gaedeke Group, a privately owned commercial real estate investment firm, has acquired 44 Wall St. advised by George Comfort & Sons, Inc., a real estate investment management firm, for $200 million.