NEW YORK CITY-In separate initiatives, the two locally based investment firms are preparing to meet the deluge of maturities facing the industry over the next several years.

NEW YORK CITY-Working in partnership with Jackson Hsieh as joint global head of real estate, Baccile is joining UBS as the bank prepares to ramp up lending in the sector.

LAKE SUCCESS, NY-State and county tax incentives helped to keep Hain Celestial in New York State after the natural foods giant considered other options for its headquarters space.

Atlanta and its home state of Georgia both have dubious distinctions when it comes to REO assets backed by CMBS loans, Fitch Ratings said last week.

NEW YORK CITY-Now a distant number two behind Silicon Valley, the city’s high-tech sector needs to overcome hurdles in order to narrow the gap, according to a study from the Center for an Urban Future.

New York City-The two sides have mutually agreed to end talks about a possible sale to Guggenheim of three other Deutsche Bank asset management units; they began discussions in February.

NEW YORK CITY-A renovation and repositioning program turned around Property Group Partners’ 148 Lafayette St., which it bought largely vacant for $390 per square foot in 2007.

NEW YORK CITY-The 125,000-square-foot store, Century 21’s second Brooklyn location, is expected to open as part of the 1.3-million-square-foot City Point in 2015.