Category : Featured

Developer has eye on holiday shopping as malls near completion

Holly Dutton August 22, 2018 August 22, 2018

by Holly DuttonAugust 22, 2018August 22, 2018665

Two highly-publicized retail projects — one historic and one formerly infamous — are nearing completion. In New Jersey, developer Triple Five’s megamall American Dream is on track for a Spring 2019 grand opening 13 years after it was started by the Mills Corporation and was dubbed the “ugliest” mall in...

Construction & Design Featured

Anbang to save Waldorf from $5.5B hotel portfolio sell-off

REW August 22, 2018 August 22, 2018

by REWAugust 22, 2018August 22, 20182883

Embattled Asian insurance group wont sell NYC hotel. Kicks off second phase of renovations to turn Waldorf Astoria in to flagship for the brand.

Featured Residential

Market competition creates brokers who are much more than just door openers

REW August 17, 2018 August 17, 2018

by REWAugust 17, 2018August 17, 20181571

With more than 30,000 active real estate sales agents and brokers in Manhattan alone, it’s a difficult task to stand out in the crowd of go-getters looking for the next big deal. But more and more, brokers are putting to good use their previous skills and experiences to help them...

Deals & Dealmakers Featured

WeWork takes nearly 70,000 s/f at 880 Third Avenue

REW August 16, 2018 August 16, 2018

by REWAugust 16, 2018August 16, 20181231

WeWork has signed a 15-year lease at 880 Third Avenue, bringing the 18-story Plaza District boutique office tower to full occupancy. The 69,679 s/f lease, which spans seven full floors, will start this summer and includes office space on floors 5-6 and 9-13. WeWork’s space will feature two outdoor terraces on the 12th floor....

Construction & Design Deals & Dealmakers Featured

Trust, transparency are top priorities for Broadway Construction President Martin

REW August 16, 2018 August 16, 2018

by REWAugust 16, 2018August 16, 20181483

If it weren’t for soccer, Everard Martin might not be where he is today. Growing up in Jamaica, Martin’s footwork earned him a scholarship to one of the top high schools on the island. Once there, however, his mind lingered on the field more than in the classroom. “I didn’t...

Featured Lawsuits

Court shift gives landlords leg up in deregulation rent disputes

REW August 15, 2018 August 15, 2018

by REWAugust 15, 2018August 15, 20183988

As rent deregulation disputes continue to pile up in state court, many of these cases are being bounced from Supreme Court to the state’s housing agency. Since late last year, Supreme Court judges have referred at least a dozen rent overcharge cases to the state’s Division of Housing and Community...

Featured Lawsuits

AG creates $8 million restitution fund for former Croman tenants

Jackson Chen August 15, 2018 August 15, 2018

by Jackson ChenAugust 15, 2018August 15, 2018471

Former tenants of jailed slumlord Steven Croman could be in for a share of an $8 million restitution fund just announced by New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood. In one of the harshest penalties ever dished out to a New York landlord, Cronan was sent to jail for a...

Deals & Dealmakers Featured

Conway Capital team claims hoops title in Cushman & Wakefield charity tourney

REW August 10, 2018 August 10, 2018

by REWAugust 10, 2018August 10, 20183133

The Conway Capital team claimed the crown in Cushman & Wakefield’s annual charity basketball tournament. Abe Cohen of Conway Capital, Morris Dweck of ABS Altman Warwick and Maurice Schmool of Avenue Property Group beat the 24-team field in the third installment of the Glenn Markman Legacy Tournament on Wednesday, August...

Featured Residential

Chamberlainʼs uniform strokes suit different folks

REW August 10, 2018 August 10, 2018

by REWAugust 10, 2018August 10, 20181696

In a neighborhood filled with synagogues, yeshivas and kosher restaurants, practicing Jewish Upper West Siders can still face challenges in their home during Shabbat. Whether it’s using buttons on an elevator or opening the refrigerator, observant Jews are forced to find ways around daily activities during their day of rest....

Featured Residential

Astoria Rising: Queens neighborhood primed for vertical expansion

REW August 10, 2018 August 10, 2018

by REWAugust 10, 2018August 10, 20183737

As far as outer-borough enclaves go, Astoria is anything but typical. Other neighborhoods along the once-blighted Brooklyn-Queens industrial belt have leveraged waterfront development into widespread real estate prosperity, but Astoria has thrived without it, at least until now. A popular ferry service, several big construction projects and the prospect of...