Rise of tech tenants changing office market
From left:Bill de Blasio and Seth Pinsky The rise of the technology and creative industries in the New York office market mean many of the tenants of tomorrow won’t be looking for the pricey Park...
View ArticleDevelopers rush for approvals as Bloomberg’s clock ticks down
From the November issue: As the clock ticks down on the Bloomberg years, developers with projects in the planning stages are pulling out all the stops to tick off as many steps in the approval process...
View ArticleLa Guardia to get $37.5M to prep for next superstorm
Andrew Cuomo and LaGuardia Airport during Hurricane Sandy La Guardia Airport is set to receive $37.5 million in federal and state aid for storm-resiliency measures, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on...
View ArticleInside Naftali’s 182 West 82nd St., Cuomo expands Sandy home buyout program...
The Empire State Building (right) in the 1990s (Credit: G. Alessandrini) 1. A peek into Miki Naftali’s 182 West 82nd Street condos [Curbed] 2. Cuomo expands Sandy home buyout program to Staten Island’s...
View ArticleFollow The Real Deal on Twitter
Follow TRD on Twitter The Real Deal‘s Twitter feed is the go-to source for real estate insiders on the move. Follow @trdny for a constantly updated look at the latest in real estate news, play-by-play...
View ArticleJersey City sees new wave of activity
From left: Eugene Cordano, Joseph Covello, Jacqueline Urgo and Tom Pichi From the November issue: Jersey City — once considered by many in New York to be a pop-up city that primarily offered cheaper...
View ArticleSt. Nicholas church reconstruction delayed by land lease woes
From left: Santiago Calatrava, former Church of St. Nicholas at 155 Cedar Street and Andrew Cuomo The Greek Archdiocese of New York wants to rebuild a new and larger Church of St. Nicholas at 130...
View ArticleWolkoffs whitewash 5Pointz with police protection
The owners of 5Pointz whitewashed the building at 22-44 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City last night (Credit: Queens Courier/Twitter) With New York’s finest by their side, 5Pointz owners Jerry and...
View ArticleIan Schrager proposes a second Edition in NYC
Ian Schrager and 5 Madison Avenue Hotelier Ian Schrager has plans for not one but two Edition hotels in the city. The Clock Tower Edition Hotel is under construction at 5 Madison Avenue, between East...
View ArticleJPMorgan, feds arrive at $13B deal in MBS clash
From left: JPMorgan CEO Jaime Dimon and Attorney General Eric Holder JPMorgan Chase has agreed to terms of a $13 billion settlement with federal and state regulators over the bank’s sale of toxic...
View ArticleCity Point workers walk off site over pay dispute
Rendering of City Point phase two in Downtown Brooklyn The second phase of City Point, the 1.9 million-square-foot mixed-use project in Downtown Brooklyn, is running behind schedule after 120 workers...
View ArticlePessimistic Walentas sees no end to housing supply crisis
The Domino Sugar Factory renderings and Jed Walentas Is New York City’s inventory crisis hopeless? The short answer is yes, barring a complete upheaval of the city’s housing regulatory scheme,...
View ArticleHoward Hughes hatches 50-story tower for South Street Seaport
Howard Hughes CEO David Weinreb and a rendering of the South Street Seaport tower (Credit: SHoP Architects) Howard Hughes Corporation’s plans for the South Street Seaport redevelopment include a...
View ArticleCommunity blasts South Street Seaport tower plans
Rendering of the South Street Seaport tower (Credit: SHoP Architects) Howard Hughes Corporation pitched its plan to redevelop the South Street Seaport waterfront with a 50-story tower, only to face...
View ArticleDespite lucrative offers, Witnesses’ Dumbo parcel not for sale
85 Jay Street Developers are lusting after a Jehovah’s Witnesses parcel in Dumbo that is, for the moment, not for sale — despite the best efforts of would-be buyers to pry 85 Jay Street out of the...
View ArticleMixed-use “Skybox” building in works near High Line
Jonathan Leitersdorf and 188 11th Avenue The Chelsea Skybox is yet another development gravitating toward the High Line. Israeli investor Jonathan Leitersdorf’s 20-story building at 188 11th Avenue,...
View ArticlePam Liebman joins Twitter, Bill de Blasio rankles tech community with...
Airbnb listings in Manhattan 1. Corcoran’s Pam Liebman joins Twitter [Twitter] 2. Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio rankles tech community with anti-Airbnb, Uber comments [Crain's] 3. ”Real Housewife” Teresa...
View ArticleGerman art collector sells Soho condo for $5.5M
104 Wooster Street and Udo Brandhorst German art collector Udo Brandhorst is giving up his Soho condominium at 104 Wooster Street for $5.5 million. The 3,175-square-foot third-floor unit features high...
View ArticleGoogle, T-Mobile anger board with “secret” Bryant Park events
Google’s Winter Wonderlab in Bryant Park The Bryant Park Corporation’s events, cloaked in nondisclosure agreements with organizers, are frustrating area residents and Community Board 5. Google’s Winter...
View ArticleSilverstone flips West Village rental building for $19.2M
From left: Silverstone’s Josh Zegen, 143-145 West 4th Street, Joseph Koicim and Peter Von Der Ahe Silverstone Property Group has sold a West Village multi-family building for $19.2 million, after...
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