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25 West 31st Street

Global Export Marketing Co. Snags 5,800SF Office Cooperative at 25 West 31 Street

Global Export Marketing Co. has purchased a 5,800-square-foot office cooperative located at 25 West 31st Street for $2.775 million, sources tell The Commercial Observer.

The export and marketing organization bought the fully furnished 8th floor in the 12-story building, delivered in plug-and-play condition, with a loft-like feel, high ceilings and unobstructed southern views. Read More

David Winoker

A portrait of David Winoker

Winoker Realty Deals With the Aftermath of David Winoker’s Death

The staff of Winoker Realty have returned to work just days after their president David Winoker was killed in a skydiving accident.

Executive Vice President and Principal Corey Abdo addressed the Winoker team during a brief 5-minute meeting before everyone resumed their jobs.

“Everybody is doing what people would be doing on a Monday morning, which is really weird,” said Jonata Dayan, a senior vice president at Winoker Realty.  Read More

Power Broker

The Mother-In-Chief at her office. (Courtesy Jackie Snow)

All In The Family

When the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts sought to sell a block of space at its Midtown building in 2009, the nonprofit turned to a straight-talking broker at the Winoker Realty Company whose talent for converting condo space into offices had long ago cultivated her a reputation for success in the real estate industry.

The Elizabeth Foundation was looking to sell three floors and a retail space at 323 West 39th Street to raise money to pay off some of its mortgage while funding its thriving arts programs. The foundation had purchased the 52,573-square-foot building in 1999 under the assumption that owning, rather than renting, has its benefits.

“Our [message] is, why should you pay your landlord’s mortgage if you can pay your own,” said Jonata Dayan, the Israeli-born, Flatbush-bred broker who represented the Elizabeth Foundation in a 2009 transaction. Read More