Lois Weiss
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Developers want to convert unused offices into housing — here's what's stopping them
April 21, 2024 | 8:36pmIt's easier said than done to convert fiscally distressed office towers into affordable housing.
A class above: NYC's trophy offices are running out of space
April 21, 2024 | 8:08pmDemand for the best office buildings in the Big Apple has not only recovered — it’s causing a spillover effect.
Inside the 6 most fascinating, innovative reconstruction projects in NYC
April 21, 2024 | 7:36pmHere’s a look at some of the most fascinating extreme makeovers in New York City now making their debut.
How NYC's reclusive retail kingpin sold billions in buildings to Gucci, Prada in mere days
April 21, 2024 | 7:05pmA $2 billion deal puts press-shy retail investor in the New York City spotlight.
Eat it: Supermarkets and urban grocery concepts are swarming NYC
April 21, 2024 | 6:47pmAcross the city’s boroughs, grocery stores are seeing green. The craters left by now-defunct big-box retail outlets, casualties of the pandemic, are proving to be fruitful opportunities for well-positioned purveyors...
Will another Wegmans location open in Manhattan?
February 12, 2024 | 3:09pmThe head of the famed chain, Danny Wegman, last week signed a long-term deal for a large space at 1932 Broadway, though the company says it's an "investment."
Luxury retailers are battling for NYC's best boutique storefronts
January 19, 2024 | 6:35pmSwaths of smaller, luxury shops brighten city’s ailing buildings and neighborhoods.
Small, growing companies give new life to frill-less office towers
January 19, 2024 | 6:25pmHalf of the city’s nearly 400 million square feet of offices are occupied by tenants that worry more about price than the kind of gym equipment.
Desperate office owners are using this conversion trick to make deals
January 19, 2024 | 6:06pmCreating office condos within a property allows the building to be sold one floor at a time, creating more value — but also may take more time.
Why Warner Bros., Facebook, Equinox want to be your office landlord
January 19, 2024 | 5:49pmThe world is an oyster for office sublease renters with some 20 million square feet on the market and landlords who are ready to make deals.
New, bold Brooklyn waterfront office spaces are giving a new meaning to work from home
January 18, 2024 | 6:51pmDevelopers debut ultra-cool new work-and-play spaces on the booming BK riverfront.
NYC building sales slump despite plummeting prices because of crippling regulations, high interest rates
January 18, 2024 | 6:17pmHigh interest rates, crippling regulations and large vacancies caused by work-from-home and pandemic downsizing are to blame.
Big office deals returns -- but only in NYC's best new buildings
January 18, 2024 | 6:11pmLaw firms like Davis Polk, Paul Weiss and Quinn Emanuel led the action with blockbuster leases inked after Labor Day.
NY’s Real Estate Board celebrates 128 years tonight at spirited gala
January 18, 2024 | 7:19amThe organization is celebrating 128 years of existence, older than the pact that brought together the five boroughs.
Luxury brands lead NYC retail leasing boom, rents ramp up
October 27, 2023 | 8:57amRents on upper Madison Avenue had fallen into the $600s per foot — now, a bevy of 75 transactions have pushed rents back towards $1,000 per foot.
Experiential spaces are turning NYC into an immersive playground
October 27, 2023 | 8:56amImmersive experiences add magic to underutilized city real estate.
Deals on office space lure big companies back into NYC's best towers
October 27, 2023 | 8:54amDemand for premium office space builds in Midtown.
Bullish: Developers gamble on city's future with massive new office towers
October 27, 2023 | 8:52amNew office skyscrapers are trying to woo the numerous large tenants that make decisions years before their current leases end.
Tony winner and 'Museum of Ice Cream' producer to open 'Candy Cottage' in NYC
October 19, 2023 | 1:26pmKids are in for a treat in Midtown this holiday season, where a pop-up will allow them to pluck sugary treats from a cottage inside a Christmas tree trunk.
CityPickle will open its first permanent location this week -- here's where
September 13, 2023 | 3:15pmFans of pickleball can make a quick hop from Manhattan to play -- and chill -- in CityPickle's very first brick-and-mortar location.