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Residential brokerage MNS is livin’ on the Edge. The company will soon open an office at Douglaston Development’s the Edge, the 500-unit new-construction condo in Williamsburg, MNS CEO Andrew Barrocas told The Real Deal.
MNS has secured 3,000 feet of space for a storefront office at 34 North 6th Street, the south tower of the Edge, [...]

Residential brokerage MNS launched an investment sales advisory division today, the firm announced, in an effort to work with developers throughout the city from the start of a project through its occupancy. The new arm, called MNS Investment Sales and Capital Advisory, will be headed by MNS President David Behin.
He’s been working on investment sales [...]

By Aigerim Kikimova on May 1, 2012

The Deal Sheet

MNS launched an investment sales and capital advisory division, which will be under the direction of MNS president David Behin. The division will focus on development consulting, funding, marketing, and sales of real estate opportunities throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.

“There are only two things that matter this year for renters: having funds readily available and all the paperwork in order. Spring is typically the busiest time for rentals, and limited inventory makes the competition all the more difficult.”—Andrew Barrocas, CEO of MNS
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VINEGAR HILL — Just weeks after it changed hands, a brand-new residential building in Vinegar Hill is advertising its 33 units as rentals and was scheduled for its first open house on Sunday.
As the Eagle reported on March 30, Massey Knakal Realty Services confirmed the sale of the already-completed residential development at 109 Gold St., [...]

If you think the perfect way to kick off summer is with a move to Manhattan, you might want to reconsider your plans.
For apartment hunters looking for a new place in the city, this spring and summer are set to be one of the biggest real estate rat races in recent memory, according to experts. [...]

That was quick! Rental units are now on the market for 109 Gold Street, the Vinegar Hill condo that sold for $14.5 million dollars last month. Five units have hit the market, including a studio for $2,025/month; one bedrooms for $2,625 to $2,700/month; and a two bedroom for $3,900. There are 33 apartments in total. [...]

Vinegar Hill’s 109 Gold Street, a former condo that recently changed hands, is ready for its return to market as a rental. A press release informs us that open houses will begin this Sunday. The condo amenities – garden, lobby WiFi, furnished roof deck, gym – have stuck around through the transition. As an on-sale [...]

Less than a month after the Vinegar Hill condominium building was overtaken by new ownership that planned to turn it into a rental building, 109 Gold Street will open its doors. MNS, which is leasing the 33 units in the building, said the building will hold an open house for renters April 22. [...]

By Aigerim Kikimova on April 18, 2012

School Customers

Brokers give recent grads crash course in apartment hunting.
New York has seen the start of a tech boom in recent years, with Google opening an office in Chelsea, Yahoo leasing space near Times Square, and Facebook moving some of its engineering operations to Midtown East.
The city’s transformation into Silicon Valley East has brought an influx [...]