Deals & Dealmakers
Lago says housing crisis puts us all on same side
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Planning commissioner Marisa Lago told New York developers they must help turn the tide of anti-development sentiment if the city is to dig itself out
Deals & Dealmakers
A-Rod partners with Corcoran to invest in NYC real estate
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Baseball legend Alex Rodriguez is partnering with New York real estate powerhouse Barbara Corcoran to build a multifamily portfolio. The celebrity pair
Deals & Dealmakers
Blackstone makes $19B e-commerce play
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Blackstone has agreed to acquire a 179 million square feet logistics portfolio from GLP for $18.7 billion. The deal will near doubling the size of Blackstone’s existing U.
Deals & Dealmakers
SL Green signs another finance tenant at One Vanderbilt
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SL Green Realty Corp. announced that Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has signed a 28,448 s/f, 15-year lease to occupy the entire 51st
Construction & Design
Watchdog group calls for evaluation of Project Labor Agreements
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A city watchdog group is calling for evaluations of the city’s labor agreements with New York’s building and construction union network.
Construction & Design
City issues RFP for new movie campus
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New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) released a Request for Proposals (“RFP”)
Construction & Design
Preservationists sue to protect museum
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An 1830s building-turned-museum is at risk of possible collapse from a next-door hotel project, according to a recently filed lawsuit. The Merchant’s House
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New Yorkʼs office condo sector enjoying record business, says new market report
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New York’s City’s office condo market experienced a record first half of the year in 2018, according to a new report. Rudder Property Group’s Office Condominium
Deals & Dealmakers
550 Madison gets landmark designation
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The city’s Landmark Preservation Commission has designated the former Sony Building at 550 Madison Avenue a landmark. Calling the 37-story office tower
Deals & Dealmakers
New buildings, same old carbon as materials drive greenhouse gas emissions
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Greenhouse gas emissions from new buildings are on the decline, but that doesn’t necessarily mean their carbon footprints are smaller than their older counterparts.
Construction & Design
CODE BREAKERS: Fire hazards, illegal conversions and more May DOB violations
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New York’s Buildings Department released its May 2018 enforcement bulletin, highlighting bad actors in the construction industry that were punished
Deals & Dealmakers
Protests and demonstrations before final Inwood rezoning vote
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A rezoning plan for the neighborhood of Inwood, at the northern tip of Manhattan, is just one vote away from becoming reality. And while the plan has the