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Harry Macklowe's $2B conversion of One Wall Street to luxe condos has been a bust for the billionaire
The apartments “haven’t moved like tube socks at a street fair,” an irreverent market-watcher cracked.
NY's new 'luxury' legal cannabis dispensaries are as bad, in their own way, as the creepy illicit ones
What’s the harm in selling legal marijuana in a clean, nicely designed store? The glamor proclaim that ingesting psychotropic THC is just another lifestyle choice, like choosing a wine or a...
Brooklyn Navy Yard developer strikes $150M refinancing deal for Admirals Row
Steiner NYC, the company that created the Hollywood-inspired Steiner Studios for film and television production, has refinanced another crucial component of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The $148.5 million bridge loan...
Brookfield taps leasing giant JLL to find tenants for mostly full Manhattan West towers
With its three largest office towers mostly leased for rents well above $100 per square foot, Brookfield Properties wouldn’t seem to have a care in the world for its seven...
Real estate titans toast star chef's steakhouse La Tete d’Or: 'Cathedral to carnivorism'
So many real estate heavyweights turned up at the opening party for Daniel Boulud’s steakhouse La Tete d’Or at One Madison on Thursday, one guest called it “a Fried Frank...
Vacancy rates plunging at prime London office towers -- mirroring NYC's 'flight to quality'
The “flight to quality” that’s benefitted owners of prime Manhattan properties is remarkably mirrored in London, the market that’s most relevant to New York’s.
Developer gives first look at planned skyscraper near Grand Central Terminal -- but lacks key piece to make it a reality
It’s build-or-bolt time for BXP on Madison Avenue. The developer is itching to build a skyscraper at 343 Madison between East 44th and 45th streets, which is currently a block-long,...
'Work from home is dying': NYC office buildings brimming with workers at nearly pre-pandemic levels
It isn’t only a craving for comradery, but employer muscle that’s driven many back.
Major NYC landlords get surprise boost from growing media giant
The city’s largest commercial landlords enjoyed big boosts from Bloomberg LP’s sustained and growing stake on Midtown’s East Side. The media giant’s 924,876 square-foot renewal and expansion at 919 Third...
Spectacular NYC restaurant — featuring 70-foot sushi bar — joins booming Flatiron corridor
Restaurant-watchers might be stunned by Monday’s opening of Aqua New York, a block-long leviathan at 902 Broadway between East 20th and 21st streets. If they never heard of it, it’s...
Rampant development killing Second Avenue's character — and luxury is squashing food culture
The city should act before Second Avenue -- still Uptown’s liveliest avenue for strolling and noshing -- is starved for places to eat.
Borgo is NYC's best new Italian restaurant in eons — here's why
A Brooklyn pioneer has opened a must-try trattoria in Manhattan.
Hudson Yards skyscraper Spiral lands private equity giant in major relocation deal
TPG will move from 888 Seventh Ave. and 245 Park Ave.
Battle at Chrysler Building far from over despite setback for real estate titan
The case could take until the end of the year to be decided.
Real estate mogul barred from collecting rent at Chrysler Building in eviction battle against Cooper Union
The stinging setback comes after Rosen sued the venerable college, which owns the land under the iconic Art-Deco skyscraper, following its move to evict his company RFR on Sept. 27.
Broadway bounces back from pandemic abyss with nearly all 41 theaters open
The recovery is boosted by the return of tourists and business travelers to the city -- some 62 million in 2023, nearly as many as in 2019 -- and the...
Meatpacking District to lose last of its beef businesses as trendy nabe eyes new housing deal
The meat merchants, which once numbered in the hundreds, dwindled to a mere few in recent decades as the area drew luxury hotels, trendy restaurants and high-end fashion retailers including Gucci...
Amazon may be primed to add space near its NYC headquarters as more workers return to office
Jeff Bezos’ tech and retailing behemoth is in talks to lease all of HSBC’s 350,000 square feet at 452 Fifth Ave. when the bank moves to The Spiral next year,...
Nomad's Brass polishes up to give diners a glimpse of NYC's golden age
Sexy, with suede-and-leather banquettes, white tablecloths and 1920s-influenced frescos and an antique piano in the middle of the floor suggested a party waiting to start.