JRT Realty Group, a national commercial real estate provider, has brokered three of the ten largest Queens commercial real estate leasing transactions for 2019, more than any other firm listed in the top ten.

"For Omni's first new development and phase on this site, Morris Avenue Apartments, they wanted a commitment to push the envelope from a sustainability perspective," the Omni New York team tells GlobeSt.com.

The Whittle School & Studios has entered a 20-year, 620,000-square-foot lease with Tishman Speyer at The Wheeler in Downtown Brooklyn.

Coworking firm WeWork has appointed former Brookfield Properties chief executive Sandeep Mathrani as chief executive officer of the company.

Blackstone is all-in on industrial, viewing the favored asset class that has seen vacancies at record-lows as poised for even greater growth, and is tapping the retail market more broadly through its non-traded REIT BREIT.

Commercial real estate firm Current Real Estate Advisors is taking a different approach to the traditional way customer acquisitions and leases are done. The firm is leveraging social media to engage new customers and find retail and office space for clients.

Hotelier Sam Chang has acquired an assemblage of development parcels with varying air rights and sizes at 148-166 West 48th St., formerly referred to as 150 West 48th St, in Midtown Manhattan.

Commercial real estate lending and investment advisory firms Greystone and Philadelphia-based Rittenhouse Realty Advisors have announced they are combining their capabilities to form a joint venture to bulk-up their offerings to focus on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.