How to Make Money in New York City: Part 1
Everyone wants to invest in NYC commercial real estate (the Mets won't spend on a shortstop unless he's also an office tower). There's no sweeter time in history than now for Bisnow to host its NYC Capital Markets Summit, happening April 9 (sign up). In advance...
$400 million, 42-story tower set for Journal Square
A New York developer is promising yet another tower for Journal Square in Jersey City, an estimated $400 million project that could contain a hotel, offices or housing units and ground-floor retail. Dubbed HAP Tower, this is the fourth major project proposed for the...
Bascom Buys 222 Units in Las Vegas
The Bascom Group picks up a Vegas apartment asset for $22.5 million; Greystone closes $59.3 million for a multifamily portfolio in Texas; and HAP Investments is in contract to buy a downtown site in Jersey City, N.J. Las Vegas—The Bascom Group has picked up Chapel...
Karim Rashid Out-Crazies Himself With New Harlem Building
Designer Karim Rashid is know mostly for his frighteningly colorful interiors, but he has also been unleashing some eye-popping exteriors onto New York City with the help of developer HAP Investments. HAP has tapped Rashid to design a "diamond signature" building in...
Report: N.Y. developer eyes Jersey City site for residential high-rise
A New York developer is making its way to Jersey City, reportedly with plans to buy a site in the city’s Journal Square section that could house a 42-story residential tower. The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday that HAP Investments LLC is in contract to...
Property Deal in Jersey City to Get Tax Aid
Firm Agrees to Pay $28 million for Property in Journal Square By KEIKO MORRIS March 25, 2014 10:38 p.m. ET A New York developer is in contract to buy a site in the heart of Jersey City's Journal Square, an area the city has been targeting for development with a...
HAP Investments Appoints Julide Oztap Sales and Marketing Manager
HAP Investments LLC, a New York based international real estate investment and development company, announced it has appointed Julide Oztap as sales and marketing manager. New York—HAP Investments LLC, a New York based international real estate investment and...
New Developer in Town
Eran Polack has access to Israeli, Italian, and French wallets and plans to build 500 to 800 ground-up multifamily units a year. We snapped HAP Investments CEO Eran Polack (his partners areAmir Hasid and Nir Amsel) at his firm's office across from the Empire State...
Executive Moves
Andrea Lawrence NEW HIRE Published on March 6, 2014 Andrea Lawrence, 44, joined HAP Investments LLC as General Counsel. She was formerly Real Estate Partner at LeclairRyan. Job Title General Counsel Company HAP Investments LLC Age (?) 44 Start Date March 6, 2014 Newly...
The Stoler Report: Residential Development in New York City
Michael Stoler and guests describe residential development today in terms of activity in 2006/2007. The residential market in Brooklyn and Queens is very strong though it's "tough to make deals." Coney Island and Rockaway - wonderful waterfront property - are slow to...