Gov. Kathy Hochul’s record-setting $21.6 million in donations flowed from a who’s who of New York’s special interests. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Real Estate (Commercial)”
Hyperbole or Fraud? The Question at the Heart of Trump Investigation.
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
The New York attorney general has cited more than a dozen instances in which she said Donald J. Trump inflated the value of his assets, including his Trump Tower penthouse. Source: New York Times
Lionsgate Studios Yonkers Could Become the 'Burbank of New York'
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2022
A new film and television facility, once fully open, will be ‘hands-down the largest in the Northeast,’ the leader of the project said. Source: New York Times
Trump Fraud Inquiry’s Focus: Did He Mislead His Own Accountants?
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
The investigation, by the Manhattan district attorney, is zeroing in on information the former president and his company shared about the value of his assets. Source: New York Times
Cherry Lane Theater Is Back on the Market After Sale Falls Through
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2021
It seemed as if the Lucille Lortel Theater Foundation’s purchase of the theater was a done deal in July. But now the property is back on the market. Source: New York Times
Penn Station Plan Is Revised by Hochul
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2021
Gov. Kathy Hochul is putting her own stamp on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal, focusing on rebuilding the huge station but putting off its expansion. Source: New York Times
Why Co-Working Spaces Are Betting on the Suburbs
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2021
Start-ups are betting that the pandemic has spawned a new kind of worker who wants an office space closer to home, without the long commute. Source: New York Times
Faster Buses on 5th Avenue? Not if Business Leaders Get Their Way.
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2021
A busway in the heart of Manhattan is now uncertain after a major real estate developer expressed opposition to the plans to Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
SoHo Catered to Free-Spending Tourists. What Happens Without Them?
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2021
Perhaps no commercial district in Manhattan has been hit harder by the financial havoc caused by the pandemic. Source: New York Times
SoHo Reels Economically As Shoppers Vanish in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2021
No commercial district in Manhattan may have been hit harder by the financial havoc caused by the pandemic. Source: New York Times
A 3-D Model Built With Public Records and Phone Calls
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2021
For an interactive article on business inside the Empire State Building, a New York Times team turned to interviews with tenants, vacancy listings, promotional materials and real estate data. Source: New York Times
Google's $2.1 Billion Bet on Manhattan Office Space
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2021
A $2.1 billion purchase of a Hudson Square building is a shot in the arm for the ailing New York office market. Source: New York Times
Google to Spend $2.1 Billion on Manhattan Office Building
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
The technology giant has built a sprawling campus on the West Side of Manhattan and has 12,000 employees in the city. Source: New York Times
The Changing Midtown Cityscape
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2021
When you return to the office, you may not find your favorite coffee place. Source: New York Times
Retailers Rethink Pandemic-Battered Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2021
Starbucks has closed more than 40 stores, while adding mobile-order pickup counters in others. Other chains like Sonic are taking advantage of vacancies to establish themselves in New York. Source: New York Times