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FOR THE RECORD ABOUT THIS SECTION FOR THE RECORD is a weekly listing of information from the public record that per bid package, payable by money order, teller’s check or certified check only. For more information, contact Brian Saunders at (212) 863-7723 or contracts@hpd.nyc.gov. was represented by Cushman & Wakefield’s Joanne Podell. The asking rent was $400 per square foot. ● transaction value. The information was obtained from Thomson Reuters. ● can help businesspeople in the New York area find opportunities, potential new clients and updates on competitors. To ask questions or get more information on this section, contact Crain’s research department at cnyb-research@crainsnewyork.com. GOODS AND SERVICES ● NEW IN TOWN Companies that would like to have details of openings published should submit descriptions following this format to ELaermer@crainsnewyork.com, with “New in Town” in the subject line. ● $500 million and estimated assets of $100,000,001 to $500 million. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are Pacificways Ltd., owed $1,494,834.67; Doolittle Co., owed $897,743.61; and Otto Int. USA, owed $820,158.03. ● Department of Parks and Recreation Seeks competitive sealed proposals by 3 p.m. on Nov. 27 for the operation and maintenance of two bookstalls and up to eight related tables on Fifth Avenue between East 60th and East 61st streets, Central Park. There will be a recommended proposer meeting Nov. 7 at 11:30 a.m. at the Arsenal, 830 Fifth Avenue, room 407. To make inquiries, contact Venus Melo at (212) 360-1397 or venus.melo@parks.nyc.gov. Department of Transportation Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11 a.m. on Nov. 15 for tugboat assistance and towing services for Department of Transportation vessels. The specification book may be purchased at the Department of Transportation, Office of the Agency Chief Contracting Officer/Contact Management Unit, 55 Water St., between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. A deposit of $50 is required, payable by certified check or money order made out to the New York City Department of Transportation. For more information, contact the bid window at (212) 839-9435. Housing Authority Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10 a.m. on Nov. 9 for the maintenance painting of apartments at various locations citywide. Bid documents may be obtained and submitted online at www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/business /business.shtml. For more information, contact Sabrina Steverson at (212) 306-6771 or sabrina.steverson @nycha.nyc.gov. Subway signed a 10-year lease at Sky View Center, 40-24 College Point Blvd., Flushing, Queens. The sandwich chain will occupy 1,000 square feet on the second level of the shopping center. The tenant was represented in-house. The landlord, Onex Real Estate, was represented in-house by Michael Dana. The asking rent was not disclosed. Chill Berry Frozen Yogurt signed a 10year lease at 2121 Frederick Douglass Blvd. in Harlem. The frozen-yogurt chain will occupy 480 square feet of first-floor retail space. The tenant and landlord, Morningside Partners 1, were both represented by Joseph Aquino, Faith Hope Consolo and Arthur Maglio of Prudential Douglas Elliman’s Retail Group. The asking rent was $102 per square foot. Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) Mel Karmazin, chief executive and director, exercised options on 13,100,000 shares of common stock at $0.43 between Oct. 15 and Oct. 16, in a transaction worth $5,633,000. During the same period, he sold 13,100,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $2.77 to $2.81, in a transaction worth $36,587,488. He now directly holds 8,823,950 shares. CBS Corp. (CBS) Leslie Moonves, president, chief executive and director, exercised options on 300,000 shares of common stock at $13.09 on Oct. 15, in a transaction worth $3,927,000. On the same day, he sold 300,000 shares of common stock at $33.81 in a transaction worth $10,144,260. He now directly holds 2,064,020 shares. BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (BKCC) Virginia Retirement Systems sold 477,212 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $10.00 to $10.03 between Oct. 15 and Oct 18, in a transaction worth $4,778,466. It now directly holds 13,222,600 shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Gordon A. Smith, chief executive, divisional, exercised options on 80,000 shares of common stock at $19.49 on Oct. 15, in a transaction worth $1,559,200. On the same day, he sold 28,334 shares of common stock at $42.33 in a transaction worth $1,199,268. He now directly holds 164,260 shares. ● ● Khirma Eliazov 102 Charles St., Manhattan The luxury-handbag brand opened a shop in the West Village. It is the first store for the designer. Mrs. Robertson 88 S. Portland Ave., Brooklyn The design shop opened in Fort Greene. The store features new and vintage clothing and home goods. The Stand 239 Third Ave., Manhattan The comedy club opened in Gramercy. The club also offers a full dinner menu and bar. ● JMW Realty 370 19th St., Brooklyn Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 17. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $500,001 to $1 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. M. Lichtenstein 324 Avenue I, Brooklyn Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 18. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. RYYZ 1257 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 18. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. Sun Studios Inc. 333 Fourth St., Brooklyn Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 19. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $100,001 to $500,000 and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. ● ● ● ● Alexis Bittar signed a 10-year lease at 410 Columbus Ave. on the Upper West Side. The fashion jeweler will occupy 900 square feet of retail space. The tenant and landlord, Orlean Realty, were represented by Joseph Aquino and Faith Hope Consolo of Prudential Douglas Elliman’s Retail Group. The asking rent was $300 per square foot. ● ● ● STOCK TRANSACTIONS ● COMPANY MOVES Companies that would like to have details of recent moves published should submit descriptions following this format to ELaermer@crainsnewyork.com, with “Company Moves” in the subject line. ● Following are recent insider transactions at New York’s largest publicly held companies filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by executives and major shareholders. Listings are in order of ● DashLocker 1733 First Ave., Manhattan The 24/7 laundry service opened a second shop on the Upper East Side. The original location is also on the Upper East Side, at 1566 Second Ave. Drexel Hamilton 77 Water St., Manhattan The disabled-veteran-owned brokerdealer relocated its headquarters within the financial district. The previous location was 14 Wall St. Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto Il Ristorante 903 Madison Ave., Manhattan The Italian eatery opened its second restaurant on the Upper East Side. Its other location is at 283 Amsterdam Ave. on the Upper West Side. DEALS ROUNDUP SELLER/TARGET TRANSACTION SIZE (IN MILLIONS) BUYERS/INVESTORS TRANSACTION TYPE REAL ESTATE DEALS Companies that would like to have details of their recent transactions appear in these listings should email descriptions following this format to ELaermer@crainsnewyork. com, with “Real estate transaction” in the subject line, or enter them online at crainsnewyork.com/submitadeal. Deals are listed in order of square footage. ● GOVERNMENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES Following are selected contract opportunities recently announced by New York City agencies. To learn how to sell goods and services to city government, visit www.nyc.gov/selltonyc. For a searchable database of current procurement notices, visit www.nyc.gov/cityrecord. Listings are alphabetical by category and department. Tinicum Capital Partners (Manhattan), T. Rowe Price Associates Inc., BAMCO Inc. (Manhattan), Capital World Investors/Cymer Inc. Emeritus Corp., Blackstone Real Estate Advisors (Manhattan)/ 133 Senior Housing Communities Not disclosed/ Times Square Gateway Center development site Leucadia National Corp. (Manhattan)/Keen Energy Sources KBS Realty Advisors/ office building at 619 W. 54th St. Bay City Capital, Ventures West Capital Ltd., New Leaf Venture Partners (Manhattan), Panorama Capital, NMT Capital/ Presidio Pharmaceuticals Inc. Blackstone Real Estate Advisors (Manhattan), Columbia Pacific Advisors/ nine senior housing communities Not disclosed/ Braintree Payment Solutions Renaissance Technologies Corp. (Manhattan), Intana Management (Manhattan), Longkloof Ltd./New Frontier Media Inc. Not disclosed/ Netbiscuits GmbH $2,667.2 ASML Holding NV SB M&A $1,730.0 HCP Inc. SB M&A ● COMMERCIAL ● CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ● BANKRUPTCIES The following listings are selected from the most recent available filings by companies seeking bankruptcy protection in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Information was obtained from U.S. Bankruptcy Court records available on Public Access to Court Electronic Records. Listings are in alphabetical order. ● City University of New York Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11 a.m. on Nov. 20 for a bus shelter renovation. There will be a mandatory site visit and prebid meeting at 10 a.m., Nov. 7, at the College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd., Building 1M, room 203. To get more information or to obtain bid documents, contact MaryAnn Bellomo at (646) 758-7882 or CUNY.Builds @mail.cuny.edu. Department of Design and Construction Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11 a.m. on Nov. 15 for the construction of Humboldt Street Plaza in Brooklyn. Bid documents are available at www.nyc.gov/buildnyc and require a $35 deposit, payable by company check or money order only. For more information, contact Ben Perrone at (718) 391-2200. Department of Housing Preservation and Development Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11 a.m. on Nov. 13 for lead abatement services in Manhattan and the Bronx. Bid documents may be obtained at 100 Gold St., sixth floor, section 6M. There is a nonrefundable convenience fee of $25 Fareportal, the parent firm of CheapOAir.com, signed a seven-year, four-month lease at 135 W. 50th St. The online travel group will occupy 41,000 square feet on the fifth floor, taking the former data floor of investment bank AllianceBernstein. The tenant was represented by Winoker Realty’s Corey Abdo and Kristy Park. The landlord, AllianceBernstein, was represented by CBRE’s Bob Alexander, Scott Bogetti, Joe Mangiacotti and Christopher Mansfield. The asking rent was $40 per square foot. $430.0 New Valley Corp., The Witkoff Group (Manhattan), Infinity Urban Century, Maefield Development Corp. Not disclosed SB M&A $140.0 SB M&A $110.0 Taconic Investment Partners (Manhattan) BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (53.49%) SBM&A $100.7 SB M&A ● Galata Inc. 463 West Broadway, Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 16. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $500,001 to $1 million and estimated assets of $100,001 to $500,000. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are Froi, owed $348,589.59; Barolo Ltd., owed $75,000; and Con Edison, owed $14,039.66. HMX 125 Park Ave., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 21. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $100,000,001 to LionTree signed a lease at 660 Madison Ave. on the Upper East Side. The boutique financial firm will occupy 10,400 square feet on the 10th floor. The tenant was represented by Jones Lang LaSalle’s Alex Chudnoff. The landlord, the Safra family, was represented by a team led by CBRE’s Paul Amrich. The asking rent was around $95 per square foot. ● $62.0 Emeritus Corp. (remaining 94%) SB M&A $35.0 Accel Management Co., New Enterprise Associates, RRE Ventures (Manhattan), Greycroft Partners (Manhattan) LFP Broadcasting GCI $33.9 SB M&A RETAIL ● ● C. Wonder signed a lease at 155 Fifth Ave. in the Flatiron district. The women’s apparel retailer will occupy 4,500 square feet on the ground floor and an additional 4,500 square feet on the lower level. The tenant was represented by Dallas-based Open Realty’s Mark Masinter. The landlord $27.0 T-Venture Holding GmbH, Creathor Venture Management GmbH, Stripes Group (Manhattan) GCI ● Selected deals announced for the week ended Oct. 20 involving companies in metro New York. GCI: Growth capital investment represents new money invested in a company for a minority stake. SB M&A: Strategic buyer M&A represents a minority or majority acquisition of existing shares of a company without the participation of a financial buyer. source: capitaliq 20 | Crain’s New York Business | November 5, 2012 http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/business/business.shtml http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/business/business.shtml http://nycha.nyc.gov http://www.crainsnewyork.com/submitadeal http://www.nyc.gov/selltonyc.For http://www.nyc.gov/cityrecord http://www.CheapOAir.com http://mail.cuny.edu http://www.nyc.gov/buildnyc

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crain's New York - November 5, 2012

IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
EDITORIAL
GREG DAVID
REAL ESTATE DEALS
REPORT: EDUCATION
CLASSIFIEDS
FOR THE RECORD
DIGITAL NEW YORK
SMALL BUSINESS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
SOURCE LUNCH
OUT AND ABOUT
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