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Why Island Capital’s Andrew Farkas Encourages Taking Risks in Times of Distress

Citrin Cooperman’s Meyer Mintz talks with Island Capital Group’s Andrew Farkas about opportunities in distress and how Island Capital is steering its investments. While many shy away from risk in times of distress, investors willing to take chances might just find themselves with a wealth of opportunity. Andrew Farkas, founder, chairman, and CEO of Island Capital […]

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Andrew Farkas Speaks At This Year’s Commercial Observer Spring State of CRE

During this year’s Commercial Observer Spring State of CRE held at L&L Holding Company ‘s 222 Broadway, Andrew Farkas was a panelist offering his guidance while the commercial real estate industry is currently struggling.  The event presented the major trends, deals and developments of the commercial real estate market that are leading to market stabilization […]

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What is Next for Andrew Farkas After Selling Most of His Businesses?

Andrew Farkas sat with The Commercial Observer in February over the course of a couple of Zoom calls to discuss his career, and what is next on the horizon for him.   After graduating from Harvard, Farkas began his success by starting Insignia Financial Group. At its summit, Insignia oversaw apartments and commercial real estate. After […]

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C-III Capital Partners buys West Palm Beach’s Northbridge Tower

New York-based C-III Capital Partners and Chicago-based Vanderbilt Office properties teamed up in purchasing the Northbridge Tower, located in West Palm Beach, Florida for $98 million. The Northbridge tower, referred to by locals as the “Darth Vader” tower due to its dark windows, is a 294,000-square-foot building full of Class A office space that is currently […]

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Honest Buildings Completes Series B Round

Project management platform Honest Buildings recently closed its Series B funding round after raising $30 million, bringing the total amount raised to $48 million. Over a dozen partners contributed to the funding, including C-III Capital Partners, which was founded by Mr. Andrew L. Farkas. Honest Buildings is a mission-driven company founded in 2012 by real estate professionals […]

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Two New Investors Join C-III Capital Partners in Series B

Altus Group Limited and QuadReal have recently joined C-III Capital Partners in investing in a project management platform especially for real estate owners. The platform, Honest Buildings, has raised $43 million up to this date and includes other well-known investors such as Brookfield Property Partners, DivcoWest Real Estate, The Durst Organization, Oxford Properties Group and Rudin […]

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C-III Acquires Property in Metropolitan of West Denver

C-III Capital Partners, a commercial real estate services and asset management company under the leadership of Andrew L. Farkas, has recently partnered with Cress Capital to acquire Union Towers in Lakewood, Colorado. Located at 165 South Union Boulevard, Union Towers is a 10-story, 210,000 square-foot office building. It’s also within walking distance from public transit station […]

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C-III Capital Partners Asset Curbs Pollution

A property in Suisun City, California owned by C-III Capital Partners was recently outfitted with new storm drain filters and screens to curb pollution to the Suisun March. The Heritage Shopping Center was selected for the upgrade because it is considered a hot spot for oil leakage, and C-III Capital Partners wanted to work with the city […]

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