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New York’s Garment District has long been both the physical and symbolic center of New York’s fashion and garment manufacturing industries. But the zoning laws enacted three decades ago could do nothing to protect fashion and apparel businesses and employment in the garment district from global forces. Since the zoning rules were enacted, garment employment …

Scott Rechler is taking a nuanced approach to today’s commercial real estate market. The chairman and CEO of RXR Realty and former Port Authority vice chairman spoke at an Avison Young market report presentation Tuesday in Midtown, where he spelled out where tenants are looking in the market and why...

A stand-out apartment doesn’t need a stand-out price. When Triplemint agent Tyler Whitman listed #4 at 199 Humbolt Street in Williamsburg, the funky floor plan didnʼt faze him. “The Brooklyn market is very competitive for unique apartments that are priced appropriately,” said Whitman. “This was a rare one bedroom with...

Roomors, the New York-based housing solution for young professionals, has completed an investment round lead by Thayer Street Partners. The co-living startup provides the cityʼs young professionals with turnkey apartments and a community network, offering fully furnished apartments which include utilities, wifi and housekeeping in the rent price, which on...

Brokers are spending more and more time on their smartphones and ipads. According to the most recent Mobile Usage Report from Realtors Property Resource (RPR), a subsidiary of the National Association of Realtors, 85.28 percent place a priority on using a mobile device to accomplish day-to-day tasks during the work day – up 10 percent …

Corporate housing upstart blueground is breaking into the New York market with 100 apartments on their books and a plan to grow that to 600 by the end of the year. The company, which leases homes across the globe then rents them to tenants looking for turnkey temporary homes. blueground is partnering with companies including …

Douglas Elliman’s Jennifer Leahy is listing a 30-plus acre equestrian estate minutes off Round Hill Road in Greenwich’s Partridge Hollow community for $15.37 million. The custom-built center hall colonial totals 9,968 s/f and has 11 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms and five fireplaces. The ceilings are high and there are several grand public rooms. The eat-in kitchen …

U2 frontman, Bono was spotted getting his hipster on in Williamsburg recently. The Irish rocker checked out the $2.85 million penthouse unit for sale at 85 North 3rd Street, also known as The Mill Building. The former industrial factory space was converted to condo in 2008 and has been home...

More and more companies are turning to artificial intelligence in a sector where information is power