the Editors of Commercial Property Executive
Top 5 NYC Industrial Building Sales—July 2022
PropertyShark’s latest update on the city’s top deals for the sector.
Top 5 NYC Office Building Sales—July 2022
PropertyShark compiled the city’s top deals of the month for the sector.
CPE Poll: Retail’s Comeback
CPE has a new poll! We want to know to what extent retail is regaining its appeal as an investment/development opportunity.
Survey Closed: 2022 Top Developers
Last day! Don’t miss out on the chance to participate in the 2022 Top Developers survey.
Organization Launches $4B Green Initiative for Affordable Housing
The green movement in commercial real estate has caught on like wildfire and even with the recession having left most clutching their pocketbooks, it continues to spread. Now Columbia, Md.-based Enterprise Community Investment Inc. plans to take the trend to new heights with the kicking off its $4 billion Green Communities initiative, which is designed to propel the greening of affordable housing development across the country.
$135M Financing Secured for 1MSF Yonkers Shopping Center
It’s almost like the good old days of 2007 when loans over $100 million for commercial real estate practically rained from the sky. Undeniably, those times have not returned, but news that Brooks Shopping Center L.L.C., owner of the 1 million square-foot Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers, N.Y., has gotten its hands on a $135 million first mortgage to finance the property’s redevelopment certainly brings back good memories.
Manhattan Retail Hit Hard in ’09, But Turnaround on Tap
It’s been a rough year for retail, even in tony Manhattan. The crumbling of Wall Street in the fourth-quarter of 2008 spurred the downward spiral of the market and the recession just added salt to the wound, according to a third quarter report by Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services.
The Graying of America: Age and Opportunity
The graying of America may arguably be one of the single most dramatic demographic megatrends shaping our landscape. Although the U.S. population growth for individuals age 55 and over during the past nine years hasn’t been impressive—from 21.06 percent to 24.17 percent—growth for individuals age 55-64 increased by 30 percent over the same period. Given that the oldest Boomers turned 63 this year, maybe it’s time investors consider the opportunities this megatrend offers.
Economy Watch – Mortgage Reforms From Out West
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed green legislation over the weekend, as covered by CPE on Monday, but also nestled in the raft of bills that he signed were major overhauls of the rules governing residential mortgages. The thrust of the reforms was to help prevent some of the mortgage origination abuses that were rampant in the mid-2000s, and which did their part to inflate the housing bubble.
Jersey City Trumps Manhattan, Landing Big Fish with DTCC’s 415,000SF Office Lease
New York’s loss is New Jersey’s gain, as the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation reveals plans to relocate 1,600 members of its 2,300-member staff to 415,000 square feet of space at the Newport Office Center in Jersey City. It’s not a total defeat for New York, however; DTCC will keep its headquarters and its remaining 700 employees in Lower Manhattan.