Deals & Dealmakers
Tech spenders sink $310M in to Boston Properties’ 540 Madison
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San Francisco-based DivcoWest has been tempted back into the New York City market by Boston Propertiesʼ 540 Madison Avenue tower. The investment firm with
Deals & Dealmakers
Multifamily values ʻsucker punchedʼ
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New York City’s new rent regulation laws have shaved nearly half the value off multifamily properties, according to investment sales brokers.
Deals & Dealmakers
Jones on the fast track as business booms in leasing sector
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West Coast transplant Emily Jones is blazing her own trail selling New York City to tomorrow’s tenants. In just eight short years, she’s gone from leasing
Construction & Design
Elevator licensing law under review following latest death
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A law that would require elevator inspectors to be licensed is expected to be signed by Governor Cuomo following the death last week of a man in Kips Bay.
Deals & Dealmakers
Study finds the 15 best selling new condo buildings in NYC
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One Manhattan Square This week, real estate website PropertyShark released a list of the top-selling 15 condo properties in new developments in the city
Deals & Dealmakers
Record penalty for 2014 East Harlem gas blast that killed 8 people
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Energy company Con Edison has agreed to pay the largest gas safety-related settlement in New York State history over a fatal gas explosion in East Harlem
Featured
Experts dispute Airbnb’s impact on housing supply and rental rates
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Public officials across the country have been blocking short term-rental platforms like Airbnb, saying that such services strain housing supply and push up rents.
Deals & Dealmakers
Study puts builders’ tax under the spotlight
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A new study on the 421a tax program suggests that affordable housing could suffer a substantial blow in at least certain sections of the city, should developers
Construction & Design
RXR partners with Northwell to explore innovation hub plan
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BSE Global and RXR Realty, the proposed master developers of the Nassau Hub Site, the land surrounding the Coliseum, have signed an agreement with Northwell
Deals & Dealmakers
Big, bold and messy; Things Melissa Burch loves about real estate
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Melissa Roman Burch By Sarah Trefethen Melissa Román Burch, the EVP in charge of residential and commercial development at Forest City Ratner, has no problem
Construction & Design
New tax law toxic to affordable housing
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New York’s real estate industry was one of the big winners in the recent federal tax overhaul, but housing advocates worry it will have a chilling effect
Deals & Dealmakers
L+M files new building plans for Sendero Verde
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L+M Development Partners has filed plans for another building that will be part of its Sendero Verde project. The plans, which were pre-filed on January