Real Estate Weekly

12/05/2018

With Forest City acquisition, Brookfield is the biggest show in town. http://ow.ly/Vfwy50jS01Y

Brookfield will eclipse RXR with the move, now boasting 26.1 million s/f of commercial real estate as compared to RXR’s 24.6 million s/f.

12/05/2018

The flexible office provider continues to stuff it's portfolio. http://ow.ly/fgeu50jRUjM

Knotel, which offers flexible leases to established companies, has subleased the 8th floor at 229 West 43rd Street – the former home of The New York Times.

12/05/2018

Still big and brash, Catsimatidis doesn't shy away from controversial topics or ambitious ideas. http://ow.ly/dR4D50jRSZl

At 70-years-old, John Catsimatidis – billionaire, businessman, former mayoral candidate, and now, a radio talk-show host – has done it all, and despite his long list of enterprises, he’s seemingly in no danger of running out of new ideas, or for that matter, commentary therein. Before a room f...

12/04/2018

One of the city's youngest landmarked buildings might be due for an update. http://ow.ly/ijIu50jRwRx

Olayan wants to spruce up the street-level design of 550 Madison Avenue, formerly known as the Sony Building, which it purchased for $1.4 billion in 2016.

12/04/2018

To save you the trip to Red Hook http://ow.ly/WXiH50jRtrp

IKEA president of US property Angele Robinson-Gaylord kicked off the ICSC’s New York Deal Making event Tuesday with a speech about building for the future.

12/04/2018

But will there be enough coffee? ☕️ http://ow.ly/OHs250jRtcM

Hudson Yards will bolster its food and beverage options, adding several new cafes, restaurants, and bakeries to its growing list of retail concepts.

12/04/2018

Cushman & Wakefield places bet on F&B and entertainment with latest acquisition. http://ow.ly/9Shn30mRrn1

12/03/2018

"Old New York stores don’t die – they’re just reinvented" writes Compass's Adeliade Polsinelli. http://ow.ly/fsB550jQQLg

Old New York stores don’t die – they’re just reinvented. As the retail sector adjusts to a new normal, shops are being given new life in different forms.

12/03/2018

It's another move toward consolidation in the rapidly-realigning appraisal industry. http://ow.ly/DMre50jQNPL

The purchase bolsters BBG’s Manhattan office and continues the trend of big players in the valuation space vacuuming up smaller competitors.

11/30/2018

This is pretty cool: http://ow.ly/zNG350jPU0p

11/30/2018

This month's round-up is a doozy. http://ow.ly/26Gv30mP0BR

New York City’s Department of Buildings has released its October 2018 enforcement report, which highlights the agency’s actions to punish bad actors.

11/30/2018

SIR Capital Management moves east but stays in Midtown. http://ow.ly/bD8k50jPIIr

SJP Properties announced that SIR Capital Management, LP, a New York-based hedge fund, has signed a lease for 9,348 s/f to relocate its offices to 11 Times Square. SJP developed 11 Times Square and owns the building in partnership with PGIM and Norges Bank. SIR Capital is exiting its previous office...

11/30/2018

Harlem's restaurant row gets another craft cocktail bar.
http://ow.ly/NpNT50jPIH8

Mixologist Ektoras Binikos and artist Simon Jutras will open their first-ever cocktail lounge called Sugar Monk at 2292 Frederick Douglass Boulevard.

11/30/2018

The Midtown West development reaffirms its commitment to art and culture.
http://ow.ly/dUoA50jPIGF

Snarkitecture, an art curation group, will have a 6,000 s/f exhibit space on the second floor of the retail section inside 20 Hudson Yards.

11/30/2018

The four chosen projects will bring more than 2,700 affordable units to Central Brooklyn.
http://ow.ly/7NSg50jPIDn

Governor Andrew Cuomo has selected four proposed projects in Central Brooklyn to receive state funding to create affordable housing.

11/29/2018

Stay current with this week's event calendar http://ow.ly/V0SX50jPieD

Meetings, evbents and holiday parties

11/29/2018

In Long Island City, Amazon might be a boon to retailers for a change. http://ow.ly/xqi850jP7Z7

With Amazon on the way major retail for the growing Queens neighborhood may only be a matter of time. But just where will it land?

11/28/2018

RXR has ambitious plans for the area around the soon-to-be-revitalized Nassau Coliseum http://ow.ly/rokY50jOKHn

RXR, BSE and Nortwell will develop plans for the 225,000 sq/ft Innovation Center, to be located near the Nassau Coliseum.