New York

Two Prime Retail Properties in Manhattan Sell for Nearly $50 Million

Maguire Capital Group affiliate buys retail condo at 245 Seventh Avenue, Harbor International Group sells 1420 Broadway.

ULI Special Report: Cities Worldwide Grapple with Affordable Housing Issues

Urban centers globally, such as Hong Kong and London, are also grappling with affordable housing shortages.

Artsy 250N10 Rental Building in Williamsburg Is Now Fully Leased

LCOR, an investment management and development company with offices in the Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and New York City metro areas, recently announced its newest rental property in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn is fully leased after less than half a year since the building was launched.

Microsoft’s First Flagship Store Will Open at 677 Fifth Avenue in New York City

It’s been a busy end of September for Microsoft. The software giant unveiled its newest operating system and announced plans to open its first flagship retail store on New York City’s glitzy Fifth Avenue.

655 Morris Will Bring 176 Units of Affordable, Energy-Efficient Housing in the Bronx

Work has started on a new residential building on the corner of Morris Avenue and 153rdStreet in the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx.

Hudson’s Bay to Open Saks Store, Lease 400 KSF of Office Space, in Lower Manhattan

Hudson’s Bay Co. will open a three-level, 85,000-square-foot Saks Fifth Avenue store that will anchor Brookfield Place in Downtown Manhattan.

Post Properties Exits NYC, Sells 2 M-F Assets for $270M

Post Properties Inc. has bid adieu to the Big Apple with the disposition of Post Luminaria and Post Toscana, two luxury apartment communities featuring an aggregate 337 units.

Ross Stores Buys 1372 Broadway from Starwood Capital

The off-price apparel retailer acquired the leasehold interest in the 572,000-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan.

Fosun, JLL Team Up to Lease NYC’s One Chase Manhattan Plaza

A year after acquiring One Chase Manhattan Plaza for $725 million, Fosun Property Holdings is nearing completion of the 2.2-million-square-foot Manhattan tower’s repositioning and has enlisted JLL to facilitate leasing.

Commuters Rejoice: Proposed Sky Gondola to Alleviate Traffic, Reduce Travel Times Between Manhattan and Brooklyn

An online real estate company wants to jazz up New York City’s soaring transportation system by proposing an innovative solution: an urban gondola that would run—scratch that, float—between Brooklyn and Manhattan, and possibly even Queens.