Apr 17, 2008

I Dream of Ingenie

The NYC real estate community was all a’flutter earlier this week when the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) announced the 2007 winners of the Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Awards, affectionately known to industry insiders and fans alike as the "Ingenies."

Giddy masses lined the red carpet outside the 101 Club desperately hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite New York City real estate agents—perhaps a spouse, daughter, brother, or Mom—as they made their way inside the chicken-or-fish gala. And, of course the press—Tom Acitelli of the New York Observer—swarmed.

Thirty-nine New York City brokers of the 21 most breathtaking deals struck in 2007 were nominated for Ingenies, but only one can take home the honor of first place. And the Ingenie goes to…

Mary Ann Tighe and Gregory Tosko of CB Richard Ellis for their gritty, raw, but unflinchingly honest deal Adding Color to Grey: The Winding Road to Grey Group’s 370,000-Square-Foot Anchor Lease at 200 Fifth Avenue. Executed with graphic, hand-held realism, Tighe and Tosks’ stunning achievement will allow the advertising firm, Grey Group, to complete its epic NYC relocation to the Toy Center building after its natural, 3rd Avenue habitat was re-zoned residential.

In deference to the brave American men and women battling the subprime crisis that has yet to deliver more than a glancing blow to the NYC real estate market, celebrants partied especially hearty.

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