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Downtown Building Owners Opt for AquaFence Flood Protection
More than one year after Hurricane Sandy, the amazing recovery from the storm and rebirth of Downtown has some people viewing its touchdown in New York City almost as a blessing in disguise. Perhaps no...
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The Rudin Way
Bill Rudin sits at the helm of one of the largest privately owned real estate companies in the city. Like much of the Real Estate Board of New York community, in addition to his firm’s undertakings, he...
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South Brooklyn’s Time to Shine
South Brooklyn’s waterfront neighborhoods have long fostered considerable charm and affluence despite being overshadowed by the explosion of “brownstone Brooklyn,” Williamsburg and Bushwick. A few...
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Revlon Relocates to 1 New York Plaza
Revlon has reportedly signed a 15-year lease for the top two floors at Brookfield Office Properties’ 1 New York Plaza in a relocation from 237 Park Avenue, joining a flight of value-seeking firms to...
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Nature Publishing Group Finalizing 176,000SF Lease at 1 New York Plaza
Nature Publishing Group, a subsidiary of Macmillan Publishing Group, is in late stage negotiations to sign a 176,000-square-foot lease at Brookfield Office Properties’ 1 New York Plaza, sources said....
View ArticleIn Lower Manhattan, Water Street Offers Rejoinder to Downtown’s West Side
The west side of Downtown Manhattan has been in the news a lot lately for obvious reasons—big developments both at Brookfield Place with its redeveloped retail and at the World Trade Center with the...
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Old New York: 32 Old Slip
1983-1987 32 Old Slip. New York real estate developer HRO International wins a bid to purchase a building site at 23-43 Old Slip, originally held by the United States Assay Office—the last public gold...
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So They Say: Sheldon Silver
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Democrats of the New York State Assembly found themselves electing a new speaker last month, following the resignation of the legendary Sheldon Silver. Mr....
View ArticleWhat Our Sandy Response Can Teach Us About Harvey and Irma
The destruction of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma has caused heartache for millions of Americans. Once the damage can be assessed, the challenge of rebuilding what was lost can begin. As one of six...
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Wendy Neu Is Bringing the Creative Office Revolution to an Old Shipyard in...
Spanning 130 acres on a peninsula straddling the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers—strategically situated between Jersey City and Newark, N.J., with New York City’s towering skyline rising only a few miles...
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Rock ‘n’ Retail: As the Rockaways Roar Back, the Retail Market Isn’t Far Behind
With the launch of the NYC Ferry service’s Rockaway route in May 2017, New Yorkers were granted a welcome new means of getting out to one of the city’s most far-flung neighborhoods—a convenient,...
View ArticleWhatever Happened to ‘L-Mageddon?’
For Megan Eisenberg, a Williamsburg real estate agent, the L tunnel project was the dog that didn’t bark. “They made it out to be the downfall of Williamsburg, and it just wasn’t,” said Eisenberg, an...
View ArticleNYC Zoning Amendment Increases Building Options in Flood Zones
Climate change poses myriad risks to New York City, as exemplified by the effects of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The severe rains, winds, and flooding resulted in the damage and destruction of thousands...
View ArticleGovernors Hochul and Murphy Finalize Gateway Funding for Cross-Hudson Tunnels
After many years of negotiations, governors Kathy Hochul and Phil Murphy finalized the first phase of state funding to build new train tunnels beneath the Hudson River on Tuesday, signing an agreement...
View ArticleNYC Flood Protection Projects Just Getting Underway — 10 Years After Sandy
What Linda Marini remembers most about Hurricane Sandy is the smell. “Everything was dark,” Marini said. “The stench from the sewage that came up from the storm, the rotting food — that’s something...
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