At a Glance: March 10

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 3/10 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Amanda D

CORRECTION: Canaccord Genuity was involved in the placement of only a portion, not all, of the 14 million shares Midtown-based Lucid Diagnostics recently sold. This information was updated in the article , "Midtown company tells investors...

Extell parts ways with Upper East Side lot now poised for twin 23-story buildings

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 3/7 10:39A Julianne Cuba

Brooklyn-based Chess Builders is planning for a pair of mixed-use buildings on an Upper East Side corner lot it just acquired for $50 million, according to information from the developer and city records. Developer Cheskel Schwimmer scooped up...

Deals of the Day: March 7

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 3/7 6:44A Julianne Cuba, C. J. Hughes, Edd

Leases Vornado lands new tenant on Park Avenue Address: 90 Park Ave., Manhattan Landlord: Vornado Realty Trust Tenant: Balbec Capital Lease size: 13,200 square feet Asset type: Office Brokers: CBRE’s Neil King and David Stockel represented the...

Joseph Chetrit resolves foreclosure battle over Upper East Side townhouse

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 3/6 5:02A C. J. Hughes

As he struggles with debt problems at properties owned by his firm, the Chetrit Group, across the city, developer Joseph Chetrit has been facing off against a lender on the home front as well. In early December Popular Bank dragged the Chetrit...

Wilf family plans four-building demolition on the UES

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 3/5 8:25A Julianne Cuba

A quartet of Upper East Side buildings owned by the Wilf family is slated for the wrecking ball, records show. Skyline Developers , which was started by Orin Wilf in 1999 and is based in Midtown, filed permits with the Department of Buildings...

Northwell spends big on lobbyists as it seeks Upper East Side expansion

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 3/5 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

The state’s largest health care system was also one of the biggest spenders on lobbyists trying to influence city government last year. Northwell Health, a New Hyde Park-based provider network with 21 hospitals and over 800 clinics in the region,...

Drug startup raises $33M on wave of AI-backed therapeutics

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 2/27 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

A drug discovery startup using machine learning to shorten the process of finding the novel molecules used in pharmaceuticals has gotten the attention of big investors after a cooling couple of years for AI-backed health-tech deals. Therapeutics...

Deals of the Day: Feb. 26

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 2/26 6:06A Julianne Cuba, C. J. Hughes, Edd

Leases Rental car company leases former garage near Co-op City Address: 4075-4077 Boston Road, Bronx Landlord: Gadi Ben Hamo Tenant: Avis Budget Group Lease size: 21,400 square feet Lease length: 20 years Asset type: Retail Brokers: Pinnacle...

Columbia plans to build $1.2B cancer and eye center in Washington Heights

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 2/25 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

A major expansion at Columbia University Irving Medical Center is expected to come in over $1 billion, making it one of the most expensive hospital construction projects in the five boroughs in recent years. New York-Presbyterian filed plans with...

Hollywood power player lists Upper East Side co-op for $20M

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 2/24 8:04A C. J. Hughes

Hollywood mogul Harry Evans Sloan is looking to roll the credits on his Central Park apartment. The former chair of MGM Studios and a current director of Lionsgate Studios has listed his 4,000-square-foot co-op on Fifth Avenue for $20 million,...

Personalized surgery is the next frontier for robotics

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 2/24 4:03A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/he

Personalized medicine is the wave of the future, a time when treatment plans will be tailored to an individual patient based on their genetic makeup, environment and lifestyle. The burgeoning field is particularly impactful in areas like cancer...

UWS parking garage linked to Zabar family likely to become residential

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 2/19 1:03A Julianne Cuba

A condemned parking garage on the Upper West Side that was partly owned by a member of the Zabar family has sold for $10.5 million. Its new owners likely plan to redevelop it into a residential property, according to the broker involved in the...

NYU Langone grows East Side cardiac footprint with $10M renovation

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 2/18 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth

NYU Langone is planning to grow the cardiac care program at its ambulatory site on East 38th Street as it continues to solidify its specialty offerings in the area. The project, which will cost $10.5 million according to a recent filing with the...

Permit parking plan gains support after congestion pricing launch

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 2/10 1:03A Caroline Spivack

Manhattan elected officials are organizing a new push to restrict street parking in parts of the borough to residents now that more out-of-town drivers are finding spots north of 60th Street to avoid congestion pricing. City Councilwoman Carmen De...

At Glance: Feb. 4

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 2/4 12:33A Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Amanda D

LENOX HILL EXPANSION: The city greenlit a proposal from Northwell Health on Monday to expand Lenox Hill Hospital, kicking off a public land-use review process to evaluate a new hospital building on the Upper East Side. The $2 billion project is...