• Long Island man convicted in $4.7M Harlem deed theft
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    Long Island man convicted in $4.7M Harlem deed theft scheme

    A jury found Joseph Makhani guilty of stealing the deeds of two Harlem brownstones with a combined value of nearly $4.7 million, the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday. The AG indicted Makhani, 63, twice — in 2021 and 2023 — for deed theft at 107 West 118th Stre

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  • Sonder bankruptcy could claim victim in Moinian FiDi
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    Sonder bankruptcy could claim victim in Moinian FiDi debt

    More than six months later, the demise of short-term rental company Sonder continues to echo through New York real estate. A $131.5 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan backed by the Moinian Group’s 2 Washington Street in the Financial District was transferred to special servicing, the

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  • Nir Meir nears trial for fraud case,
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    Nir Meir nears trial for fraud case

    A judge tentatively set a date for disgraced former HFZ Capital executive Nir Meir to finally go to trial for an alleged $86 million fraud case involving the XI condo project on the High Line. The judge, Meir’s attorney and prosecutors agreed to a trial date in October during a court appearance in N

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