Investment

New York City Spotlight: Big Buys

(top trades in the third quarter)

New York City Spotlight: Second-Quarter Blues

(commercial lis pendens)

New York City Spotlight: Going Up

(number of commercial foreclosures)

New York City Spotlight: Market Rates

(median sales price; $ in thousands)

New York City Spotlight: Paying Up

By Laura Gatea Commercial lis pendens in New York City reached a five-year low in the first quarter of 2013, dropping by 25 percent from the previous quarter and by 46 percent from the peak, recorded in the second quarter of 2009. Brooklyn compiled 51 percent of the total commercial lis pendens activity in the city; however, the current number is down 27 percent from the fourth quarter of 2012 and 39 percent year over year. Manhattan followed the overall trend of the city, with commercial lis pendens down by 65 percent from the highest value, which was recorded in…

New York City Spotlight: Buying Down

(median sale price; $ in millions)

New York City Spotlight: Evening Out

(commercial lis pendens)

New York City Spotlight: Brooklyn Blues

(commercial lis pendens by borough)

New York City Spotlight: Ending on a Too-High Note?

(commercial foreclosures as of fourth quarter 2012)