#commercial-real-estate

#commercial-real-estate

Insurance became the focus, not because it was easy, but because it was necessary. “My father got sick with cancer and was given six months to live,” Hamburger recalls. “He asked me to come work with him. It was kind of a Godfather Part One moment.” At the time, Hamburger had already been working in finance, including at Shark Capital, which was later acquired by UBS Credit Suisse, executing trades on a technology desk. The shift to insurance was driven by circumstance and urgency rather than ambition.

One 2024 instance alleges that Sprei approached two people with an opportunity to invest in New Jersey property, requesting funds to show that "proof of liquidity" be placed into an escrow account that King, a sitting judge at the time, oversaw. The investors allegedly wired $6.5 million into a bank account under King's name, according to the U.S. attorney's office in New York and coverage by Law.com.

TD Bank is expanding its office footprint to International Place, following an announcement last year that it is requiring workers to return to the office four days a week. According to The Boston Globe, the Toronto-based bank recently signed a 10-year lease for nearly 39,000 square feet across two floors at 2 International Place. The space, the Globe reports, will be nearly twice the size TD occupies at 200 State St. and will fit about 140 people.

Restaurant real estate has always been a fragmented, slow process. Operators spend months searching through listings that were never built for food service. We built Pepperlot to fix that.

Victoria Gardens gets nearly 15 million visitors annually and generates more than $1,100 per square foot in retail sales, placing it among top-grossing open-air shopping centers in the nation, Redwood West said. It has about 160 retailers including Apple, Lululemon, Chanel, Gorjana, Sephora, Nike, Zara, AMC Theatres, Shake Shack and Macy's.

OL Title represents a significant expansion of our capabilities. We're making available a title and closing resource specifically designed to handle the complexities of commercial and high-end residential transactions backed by the strength of a full-service law firm and the resources of Florida's largest independent title network.

Sonny's Corner has opened in the former home of beloved bar Pencil Factory, which shuttered last summer after 25 years in business. Sonny's hasn't messed too much with Pencil Factory's proven success: Its vibe, layout and interiors are quite similar to those of the previous business. Residents just seem happy the space has remained a bar, and one run by local business owners.

The seven properties that Fortinet bought for $47 million are all across the street from the cybersecurity company's Sunnyvale headquarters at 909 Kifer Road, documents filed on March 3 with the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office show. Fortinet obtained the seven parcels, which are just east of its head offices, through an all-cash deal, the public documents show.

Verizon has quietly put the office space it preleased at Vornado's PENN 2 tower back on the market for sublease, reversing the Manhattan headquarters move it announced last summer. The space hit the market less than seven months after the July 2025 lease was signed and sends roughly 200,000 rentable square feet back into the Midtown mix, an unexpected twist for what had been held up as a marquee vote of confidence in the Penn District.

Stewart Title National Commercial Services (NCS) has added a veteran Nevada title executive to oversee commercial operations in the state. The company announced that Ian Swainston has joined as vice president and operations manager supporting commercial growth efforts across Nevada. Swainston brings more than 29 years of experience in Nevada's title insurance industry. His background includes leadership roles focused on operations, strategic growth and team development within the state's real estate market.

The owner of Blackhawk Plaza in Danville is in default on two loans totaling a combined $31 million that were provided to the property by Preferred Bank, according to documents filed on Jan. 30 with the Contra Costa County Recorder's Office. These new delinquencies are separate from $5 million in financing that Nano Banc provided to the owner of the property, whose addresses include 3380 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, county real estate files show.