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01/05 2016
Letter of Intent – Israel’s Flourishing Bond Market

The bond alternative is a unique proposition to tap into capital overseas, and many of the largest real estate investment groups in New York have been taking advantage and making the news. What many may not be aware of is that there are a multitude of smaller companies who have been successfully listed on the

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01/05 2016
Bumpy Israeli Bond Deals a Warning to US Developers

Law360, New York (September 24, 2015, 12:17 PM ET) — The hiccups that U.S. real estate developers have recently faced in Israel’s bond markets show the importance of being able to quell local concerns about unique assets or structures underwriting a deal, as well as other key lessons for maneuvering in the ever-popular capital market,

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01/05 2016
Flush From Outer Borough Market Binge, Joe Berko Makes a Bet on the West Side

Joe Berko, the founder and president of commercial real estate advisory firm Berko and Associates, is making a huge bet on the Far West Side. Berko, who has been watching the moves of firms such as Moinian, Durst and Brookfield in the area, said that he is in the process of marketing a one million

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01/05 2016
Q&A with Joe Berko: Big Deals, Israeli Bonds, and Why They Could Be the Next EB-5

A reigning CoStar Power Broker of the Year award winner, Joe Berko’s an up-and-comer in New York’s investment sales circuit. Despite setting a personal best with a $182M deal lat year, Joe’s biggest play has been his foray into Israeli bonds, a popular source of capital for New York’s biggest players. By partnering with two

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09/18 2015
4 Ways To Help US Developers Tap Israeli Capital Markets

Law360, New York (February 27, 2015, 3:14 PM ET) — A wave of high-profile U.S. property developers have recently turned to Israel’s attractive bonds market to raise funds for new projects. But while the market is welcoming to American companies, there are four key points clients should keep in mind before jumping in, experts say.

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05/21 2015
Letter of Intent – Brooklyn’s Continued Development Boom

Brooklyn’s total new development sponsor sales in the first quarter of 2015 grew 95% from fourth quarter 2014 and the median sales price jumped an astounding 28%, while the median price per s/f slowed down a bit and pulled back just over 5%. The flourishing neighborhoods of Clinton Hill, led by sales at 260 Greene,

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04/08 2015
Berko & Associates Plots National Expansion – RE Finance

March 17, 2015 – New York, NY – Berko & Associates, the New York City-based commercial real estate advisory company, is extending its reach outside of its traditional urban investment market through intensifying client relationships and working on a more national scale. Berko’s managing director and head of finance and capital markets, Michael Korine, sat down with REFI and

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03/02 2015
Berko & Associates Featured in Real Deal – “Neighborhood dive: Bushwick reborn”

From desperate decay to hipster haven, the Brooklyn nabe is gentrification epitomized http://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/neighborhood-dive-bushwick-reborn/

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01/12 2015
Hornig, Savanna Buy Original Schlitz Brewery for $33.7M

Daren Hornig‘s Hornig Capital Partners, Savanna and Chelsea Village Associates have purchased a 170,000-square-foot warehouse building at 95 Evergreen Avenue in Bushwick for $33.7 million, Commercial Observer has learned. The sale of what was originally constructed as the historic Schlitz Brewery closed today. According to Lee Silpe, the senior analyst and chief operating officer of

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01/12 2015
Developers plan to convert the Schlitz beer-bottling plant in Brooklyn into work lofts

Developers are hopped up and ready to convert the old Schlitz beer-bottling plant in Brooklyn into Dumbo-style work lofts and retail space for the neighborhood’s tech-savvy newcomers. The 65-year-old building dominates an industrial corner on Evergreen Ave. at George St. in Bushwick. The new ownership team just paid $33.7 million for the five-story brick behemoth,

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