Though Mandatory, LEED Gold-Hopeful 51 Astor Place Close to Landing First Tenant
Edward Minskoff’s Fumihiko Maki-designed 51 Astor Place is close to landing its first tenant: Hult International Business School is in discussions to lease the entire second floor of the 12-story, 400,000-square-foot More...
Under Construction: One World Trade Center Progress Photos From May 11, 2012
Some progress photos we shot around the World Trade Center site on Friday, May 11, 2012. More...
New maps show 19th century Manhattan land pre-development
It might be hard for some to believe that their high-rises sit atop former farmland, but a new set of online maps are meant to show city dwellers the history of the land on which they live. The New York Times reported More...
If You Think Bedbug Hysteria is Bad…
Via the Behind the Scenes blog of the New York Historical Society we get this treat in advance of an upcoming exhibit called “BE SURE! BE SAFE! GET VACCINATED! Smallpox, Vaccination and Civil Liberties in More...
J.C. Penney Inks Full-Building Lease at Historic 200 Lafayette Street
A couple of months ago, we noted the $50 million Kushner-CIM Group joint venture acquistion of 200 Lafayette Street and the JV’s plans for a $20 million, LEED-certified upgrade for the 1900s-era, 7-story More...
630 Third Avenue Earns New York City’s 38th LEED-EB Certification
Dating from 1958 and owned and managed by ATCO Properties, the 23-story 630 Third Avenue recently earned a LEED for Existing Buildings (OM 2009) Silver certification from USGBC. The project is the 38th in New More...
Renters bear burden of property taxes: study
New York City renters pay a greater share of property taxes than homeowners, Crain’s reported, citing a new study conducted by the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. “It’s not apparent because More...
Illegal hotel penalties spike in last year
The number of violations issued against residential landlords who illegally house temporary occupants in their apartment buildings has more than doubled in the wake of 2011 state legislation curbing illegal hotels, More...
Just South of Columbus Circle, Random House Renews Lease at NYC’s Second LEED-EB Building
Earlier this week, Random House announced that it has renewed the 360,000-square-foot lease for its corporate headquarters on floors 2 through 13 at SL Green’s 1745 Broadway through the middle of 2023. When More...
West Side, Sixth Avenue Setting the Pace in NYC’s LEED-EB Race
With the recent LEED-EB Silver certification of the Rockefeller Group’s 1271 Avenue of the Americas, Sixth Avenue has jumped past Park Avenue for the most LEED-EB-certified office buildings in Manhattan. More...