Greystar Real Estate Partners snapped up three New York City rental buildings for $336.3 million, in another sign that investors remain bullish on multifamily properties.

Voda Bauer Real Estate has launched a capital markets group, which will be headed by 25-year industry veteran John Raggio.

Voda Bauer Real Estate, which is based at WeWork’s 222 Broadway location in the Financial District, will be WeWork’s “official residential real estate partner,” The Real Deal has learned. Under the agreement, Voda Bauer will offer free consultations to WeWork tenants and hold lunch-and-learns on navigating New York’s often complex and cutthroat real estate market in WeWork’s locations across the city.

Voda Bauer Real Estate announced that the firm has signed an exclusive agreement with Westville Group to help the company find its fifth restaurant location and purchase a building to construct its commissary.

Westville tapped newly formed Voda Bauer Real Estate to assist in the search for a 2,000- to 5,000-square-foot restaurant and commissary space, the real estate firm announced.

“In less than four weeks, we have already placed several apartments and have secured quite a few exclusive listings,” stated Avi Voda, Co-Founder of Voda Bauer Real Estate. “Even with low inventory, we expect that throughout the summer and the rest of 2014, we will continue to add many additional lucrative listings that will be of interest to our agents and clientele.”

Click here to see the article - Ignatieva will be focused on business development, deal sourcing, client support and transaction negotiation. She will handle the sale of apartment buildings, development sites, office buildings and retail properties. She will be involved in structuring of long-term net leases and joint ventures.

– Voda Bauer Real Estate, a revolutionary full-service residential and commercial firm, today announced it has hired Gina Ignatieva as Director of Investment Sales. Since launching less than two months ago, the firm has also hired 15 experienced New York City agents. In her new role, Ignatieva will be focused on business development, deal sourcing, client support and transaction negotiation. She will handle the sale of apartment buildings, development sites, office buildings and retail properties. Additionally, she will be involved in structuring of long-term net leases and joint ventures

Voda Bauer Real Estate, a revolutionary full-service residential and commercial firm, today announced that within the first 10 days of its launch, the company signed 11 exclusive sales listings that totaled over $22 million. Three out of the 11 are already in contract, less than one month after the launch. “In less than four weeks, we have already placed several apartments and have secured quite a few exclusive listings,” stated Avi Voda, Co-Founder of Voda Bauer Real Estate. “Even with low inventory, we expect that throughout the summer and the rest of 2014, we will continue to add many additional lucrative listings that will be of interest to our agents and clientele.”

One of the founders of Crumbs Bake Shop and a partner teamed up to create a new brokerage called Voda Bauer Real Estate. Jason Bauer, who helped start the cupcake company, and broker Avi Voda created the new firm with a broad focus on residential and commercial properties in both Manhattan and Brooklyn.

“Together with Avi, one of New York’s top agents, we will create a successful real estate firm where corporate culture is as valued as agent productivity.” Voda Bauer decided to launch at WeWork, with headquarters at the WeWork Fulton Center location at 222 Broadway in Manhattan. “Both Voda Bauer and WeWork embrace the concepts of community, innovation and openness,” Bauer said. “Our progressive office environment is one that is unique to traditional real estate firms, and a breath of fresh air in today’s ultra-competitive New York City marketplace.”

Jason Bauer, founder of Crumbs Bakeshop, and New York City real estate veteran Avi Voda have announced the launch of Voda Bauer Real Estate, a revolutionary full-service residential and commercial firm. Due to their shared philosophies, Voda Bauer decided to launch at WeWork, with headquarters at the WeWork Fulton Center location at 222 Broadway in Manhattan.

Focusing on properties in Manhattan and Brooklyn, Voda Bauer breaks the traditional real estate models by fostering collaboration amongst their agents and employees. All team members operate from a set of core values emphasizing relationship building and individual growth through a cohesive program of professional development and career coaching. Also, agents will be able to share their expertise with their colleagues during meetings.

Click here to see the interview - Crumbs founder Jason Bauer on the company’s new real-estate venture

Click here to see the interview - Jason Bauer, co-founder and CEO of Voda Bauer, discusses the state of the New York City real estate market with Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." InterMedia Partners' Leo Hindery also comments.

Jason Bauer, founder of Crumbs Bakeshop, and New York City real estate veteran Avi Voda have launched Voda Bauer Real Estate, a full-service residential and commercial firm. And in an unusual business model, Voda Bauer is headquartered at WeWork, using the shared office space company’s Fulton Center location, at 222 Broadway.

Jason Bauer, co-founder of Crumbs Bake Shop, and veteran broker Avi Voda today launched a New York City brokerage called Voda Bauer Real Estate. The firm will specialize in residential and commercial properties and investment sales in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Agents will work out of a main office at the shared WeWork office space at Fulton Center, located at 222 Broadway in the Financial District. They will have access to 11 other WeWork offices.

Eleven years after founding the cupcake phenom along with his wife, Jason Bauer is jumping into real estate, teaming up with a Douglas Elliman executive to launch a residential, commercial and investment sales firm.The founder of Crumbs Bake Shop Inc. is switching from selling cupcakes to cooking up some real estate sales. Jason Bauer, who started Crumbs with his wife back in 2003, announced Thursday the launch of Voda Bauer Real Estate. The firm, started with Douglas Elliman executive Avi Voda, will handle residential, commercial and investment sales.

From cupcakes to … real estate. Jason Bauer, who co-founded Crumbs Bake Shop, is launching Voda Bauer Real Estate with real-estate veteran Avi Voda. The company will focus on residential and commercial properties in Manhattan and Brooklyn. This will be Bauer’s first big move since he and his wife, Mia, sold Crumbs in 2011 through a $66 million merger with the 57th Street General Acquisition Corp. The pair founded Crumbs with a single location on the Upper West Side in 2003, and grew it to a nationwide chain of more than 75 stores in less than 10 years.