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Times Square hotel files to add 23-story addition
From left: 790 Seventh Avenue exterior, interior The owners of the Manhattan at Times Square Hotel have proposed to cap the building with 23 more floors, according to a plan exam application filed...
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City squashes plans for new Midtown South hotel
100 West 37th Street The Department of Buildings shot down a New York hotelier’s plans to erect a new Midtown South location last week, according to city records. Empire Hotel Group’s proposal to build...
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Miami Beach developer fights $10M NY judgment
From left: Ophir Sternberg, Michael Feinstein and Alan Kluger From the South Florida site: Miami Beach developer Ophir Sternberg is embroiled in heated litigation over a mortgage obtained for an old...
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City’s nine richest developers
From left: Richard LeFrak, Stephen Ross, Donald Trump and Jeff Sutton The Big Apple has no shortage of wealthy developers, especially as the market booms amid rising prices and a number of massive new...
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$350M mixed-use Bronx project to break
Rendering of Compass Residences A new ten-building residential development in Crotona Park East in the Bronx — the largest private real estate project in the borough to date – kicks off construction...
View ArticleThis month in real estate history
From the January issue: The city reported 83 years ago this month that apartment building plans for 1930 declined dramatically from the prior year, illustrating that the Great Depression was putting...
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Eastgate buys out partner, nabbing full control at 875 Third
From left: Eastdil’s Adam Spies, 875 Third Avenue and Eastdil’s Doug Harmon Midtown-based landlord Eastgate Realty has paid nearly $100 million to acquire the remaining 20 percent stake in 875 Third...
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Judge calls Interfaith Hospital negotiations “dysfunctional,” New York City...
Estee Lauder’s Cannes villa 1. Estee Lauder put Cannes villa on market for $13.3 million [Curbed] 2. New York City through Martin Scorsese’s eyes: VIDEO [Slate] 3. Former Rockaway hospital could become...
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Court’s NYU ruling hurts fight for green space: OPINION
Renderings of NYU 2031 A Manhattan Supreme Court judge’s recent decision to bar New York University from using two city-owned strips of land in its planned expansion may have done community advocates...
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Sports Illustrated Building signs talent agency
135 West 50th Street, APA in Los Angeles and Freddie Fackelmayer The Sports Illustrated Building in Midtown West has a new tenant: the Agency for the Performing Arts, a national talent and literary...
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Anthony Weiner blasts Citi Habitats broker
From left: Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner, 340 23rd Street A Citi Habitats broker who spoke to the press about Anthony Weiner’s search for a cheaper apartment in Gramercy Park was bashed by the formal...
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Yeshiva, imperiled by Madoff, to sell more buildings
500 West 185th Street (Inset: Bernie Madoff) Still struggling after losing roughly $100 million in one-time trustee Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, Yeshiva University plans to sell several properties on...
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“Girls” star picks up Bushwick pad
From left: Zosia Mamet and her new Bushwick digs Zosia Mamet, better known as Shoshanna Shapiro on the HBO hit series “Girls,” has purchased a new Bushwick property to share with her actor boyfriend,...
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De Blasio picks David Greenfield to chair Land Use Committee
From left: David Greenfield and Daniel Garodnick Mayor Bill de Blasio has tapped Brooklyn councilman David Greenfield to be the new chairman of the city’s Land Use Committee, a key panel that approves...
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Puck Building’s smallest penthouse asks $21M
293 Lafayette Street, unit VI The smallest of six penthouse condominiums at Jared Kushner’s Puck Building in Nolita has hit the market for $21 million, the first unit there to be formally listed. The...
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City renews, takes more space at Queens Atrium
Randall Briskin and 30-30 Thomson Avenue The New York City Department of Design and Construction grabbed 15 more years at the Feil Organization’s Long Island City building at 30-30 Thomson Avenue,...
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Twitter lands Chelsea HQ
From left: Twitter logo, 245 and 249 West 17th Street Wasting no time after missing the boat at Edward Minskoff’s 51 Astor Place, where IBM recently edged them out as anchor tenant, social media giant...
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Home prices in Astoria hit record high
From left: Eric Benaim and Astoria Astoria home prices are starting to look a lot like Brooklyn’s. Once considered a prime spot for young families, homes in the Queens neighborhood are becoming more...
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Time Equities, Hamlin Ventures set to buy Little Italy landmark
From left: 32 Prince Street, Francis Greenburger and Abby Hamlin Time Equities and partner Hamlin Ventures are in contract to purchase the St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral School in Little Italy, according...
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Will NYC’s retail boom hit the wall?
From left: Sears, Macy’s and J.C. Penney department stores Retail may be sizzling in New York City, but industry experts anticipating the rise of online shopping are predicting brick-and-mortar...
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