In the realm of repositioned “Cinderalla” buildings, Milstein Properties’ 22 Vanderbilt – once known as 335 Madison Ave. – stands with the most elite. The Madison Avenue tower between East 43rd and 44th streets recently landed five new leases totaling 460,000 square feet, bringing the 1.19 million square-foot address to 91 percent leased. None of the … Read more
It’s been nearly three years since we first reported the lease signing, but Brooklyn Fare Kitchen & Market finally opened last week at Extell’s One Manhattan Square condo tower on the Lower East Side. The 25,500 square-foot market is the largest of three Brooklyn Fares in Manhattan. Brooklyn Fare was founded by Moe Issa in 2009. … Read more
News that the Rudin family apparently plans to sell 80 Pine Street to Joseph Hoffman’s real estate company Bushburg for a lowball $160 million marks a poignant turn in the property’s history. The building which the Rudins reportedly hoped would fetch $200 million held a special place in the dynasty’s heart. When company legend Lew Rudin … Read more
The Downtown office market is in even worse shape than widely reported data indicate, according to several major dealmakers. One of them, an industry legend not given to doom-and-gloom scenarios, told us that huge amounts of space are quietly up for sublease even at the World Trade Center and Brookfield Place – Lower Manhattan’s best-performing … Read more
Jasper, the big, mixed-use project rising on the Hunters Point waterfront, caught a big one for its retail portion. Dumbo Market, a gourmet food emporium that’s currently operating as Urban Market in a building across the street, signed a lease for a 13,500 square-foot store on Jasper’s ground floor. To be run by the same … Read more
Face it, leasing activity is less than overwhelming these days. So the heavy-hitters at CBRE took advantage of the lull to give the 8.2 million New Yorkers what everyone was clamoring for: Yes! More of CBRE’s “Real Estate Capital of the World” banners. And with a fresh new look! Some 150 green and white banners now hang along and … Read more
Park Avenue landlords are tooting their horns after we reported last week that Sixth Avenue regained a narrow edge over Park in terms of the least percentage of available space. The Stahl Organization’s 277 Park Ave. between East 47th and 48th streets boasts of nailing down an unreported 175,000 square feet of new and expansion leases in … Read more
The developer behind Essex Crossing plans to build a nearly half-million square-foot office tower on Trinity Church land at Hudson Square — a sign of confidence in Manhattan’s troubled commercial market. Taconic Partners and its investment partner Nuveen Real Estate unveiled images of One Grand, a tower to rise at the corner of Grand and … Read more
Sixth Avenue has reclaimed its title as Midtown’s No. 1 office-leasing corridor, as measured by the least percentage of vacant space — the latest lead change in the never-ending bragging-rights battle with Park Avenue. Colliers reports that Sixth Avenue’s fourth-quarter occupancy at 11.5% of space available was the lowest of any Midtown corridor and slightly bested … Read more
It’s high-five time at Nine West, the near-mythic office tower at 9 W. 57th Street enjoying new life under Stefan Soloviev, the son of late developer Sheldon Solow. The 50-story skyscraper with over 1.6 million square feet behind its famous sloping facade inched closer to 100% occupancy with a newly signed lease with French global … Read more
