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	<title>The Commercial Observer &#187; CIM Group Scoops 225 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District for $78 M.</title>
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		<title>CIM Group Scoops 225 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District for $78 M.</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm <b>CIM Group</b> has closed on its purchase of the retail portion of <b>225 Fifth Avenue</b> in the Flatiron District for more than $78 million, city records show.</p>
<p>The retail property consists of two parcels totaling 40,079 square feet and is currently 100 percent leased to a number of long-term tenants including <b>JP Morgan Chase</b>, <b>24 Hour Fitness</b>, <b>Verizon Wireless</b>, and <b>United States Postal Service</b>.</p>
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<p><div id="attachment_246522" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 307px"><a href="http://nyocommercialobserver.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cim.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-246522" alt="(Credit: CIM Group)" src="http://nyocommercialobserver.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cim.jpg" width="297" height="278" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Credit: CIM Group)</p></div></p>
<p>The spaces feature 15-foot ceilings on the ground floor and approximately 200 feet of pedestrian frontage along Fifth Avenue, including two prime corner retail spaces.</p>
<p>A 12-story, 192-unit luxury residential condominium building, the landmarked <b>The Grand Madison</b>, sits atop the retail space, and the property overlooks the north end of Madison Square Park in the center of the Flatiron District.</p>
<p>CIM Group’s other New York City holdings include the <b>William Beaver House</b> in the Financial District; <b>200 Lafayette Street</b>, <b>72 Sullivan Street</b> and the <b>Trump SoHo</b> in Lower Manhattan; and <b>303 East 51<sup>st</sup> Street</b> and <b>432 Park Avenue </b>in Midtown.</p>
<p>The city deed lists the seller as <b>Ceres Real Estate</b>, a Chicago-based real estate firm that specializes in repositioning distressed assets.</p>
<p>The firms declined comment.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm <b>CIM Group</b> has closed on its purchase of the retail portion of <b>225 Fifth Avenue</b> in the Flatiron District for more than $78 million, city records show.</p>
<p>The retail property consists of two parcels totaling 40,079 square feet and is currently 100 percent leased to a number of long-term tenants including <b>JP Morgan Chase</b>, <b>24 Hour Fitness</b>, <b>Verizon Wireless</b>, and <b>United States Postal Service</b>.</p>
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<p><div id="attachment_246522" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 307px"><a href="http://nyocommercialobserver.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cim.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-246522" alt="(Credit: CIM Group)" src="http://nyocommercialobserver.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/cim.jpg" width="297" height="278" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Credit: CIM Group)</p></div></p>
<p>The spaces feature 15-foot ceilings on the ground floor and approximately 200 feet of pedestrian frontage along Fifth Avenue, including two prime corner retail spaces.</p>
<p>A 12-story, 192-unit luxury residential condominium building, the landmarked <b>The Grand Madison</b>, sits atop the retail space, and the property overlooks the north end of Madison Square Park in the center of the Flatiron District.</p>
<p>CIM Group’s other New York City holdings include the <b>William Beaver House</b> in the Financial District; <b>200 Lafayette Street</b>, <b>72 Sullivan Street</b> and the <b>Trump SoHo</b> in Lower Manhattan; and <b>303 East 51<sup>st</sup> Street</b> and <b>432 Park Avenue </b>in Midtown.</p>
<p>The city deed lists the seller as <b>Ceres Real Estate</b>, a Chicago-based real estate firm that specializes in repositioning distressed assets.</p>
<p>The firms declined comment.</p>
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