Condo clearance in Jersey City 11/17/09 From the November issue: After the binge comes the purge. The condo auction market is heating up in Jersey City, as developers look to move the glut of apartment inventory amass...
Condo clearance in Jersey City 10/29/09 After the binge comes the purge. The condo auction market is heating up in Jersey City, as developers look to move the glut of apartment inventory amassed during the heady build...
Forgoing fabulous on Fifth 09/30/09 Fifth Avenue in the 40s is in retail flux. Nearly a dozen spaces on the
10-block stretch are vacant or on the market, including the former
Circuit City store and the former in...
Bargains go beyond $9.99 in Garment District 09/16/09 From the September issue: There are bargains to be had in the Garment District -- and not just
for $9.99 sweaters. Seventh and Eighth avenues in the 20s and 30s are a
retail r...
Bargains go beyond $9.99 in Garment District 09/01/09 There are bargains to be had in the Garment District -- and not just for $9.99 sweaters. Seventh and Eighth avenues in the 20s and 30s are a retail renters' market, with rents a...
7-Eleven slurps up more space 08/17/09 From the August issue: The suburban convenience store 7-Eleven, which put the Slurpee frozen
drink on the map, is ramping up expansion in New York City, with plans
for 100 to ...
JCPenney takes 153,000-square-foot bite out of the Big Apple 07/31/09 JCPenney cut the ribbon on its first Manhattan store today in the Manhattan Mall, and it’s poised to be its highest-volume location, said Mike Ullman, chairman and CEO of the de...
7-Eleven slurps up more space 07/31/09 The suburban convenience store 7-Eleven, which put the Slurpee frozen drink on the map, is ramping up expansion in New York City, with plans for 100 to 150 new stores across the...
Broadway's next retail comeback 07/17/09 From the July issue: Nearly a dozen retail vacancies dot
Broadway between Houston Street and
Astor Place. In recent years of economic excess, the strip languished
in the shop...
A Hamptons post-mortem 07/15/09 From the July issue: While it is clearly too early to do a full autopsy on the Hamptons
rental market, brokers say this season will likely go down as one of
the toughest &mdas...
Broadway's next retail comeback 07/01/09 Nearly a dozen retail vacancies dot Broadway between Houston Street and Astor Place. In recent years of economic excess, the strip languished in the shopping shadow of its neigh...
A Hamptons post-mortem 07/01/09 While it is clearly too early to do a full autopsy on the Hamptons
rental market, brokers say this season will likely go down as one of
the toughest — and strangest &mda...
Great Depression echo 03/31/09 It was a heady time in New York City: An increasingly affluent class fueled an unprecedented commercial and residential building boom.
Then it all crumbled. Wall Street cra...
How it feels to lease a landmark 02/01/09 Many still mourn the loss of the Second Avenue Deli to a Chase bank branch, including this writer, who counts it as a childhood favorite.
I had just stopped short of laying...
Small banks eye Manhattan branches 12/02/08 Move over Chase and Wachovia — it's the little guys' turn. They may not be high profile, marquee names, but the time is ripe for small and mid-sized regional banks, such a...
How many more stores will shutter? 12/02/08 National chains are opting to close fewer stores, or even none, in the
city that grants them an unparalleled branding platform and
sales-volume opportunity, brokers said. The ...
Landmarked retail: Shopping in grand settings 11/03/08 New York City's historic buildings — which boast Roman arches and columns, grand staircases and ornate stonework — are undergoing a modern retail renaissance.
Thr...
Flatiron District poised for retail shift 10/03/08 Neighborhood newbies are altering the retail complexion of the Flatiron District. More than a half-dozen store vacancies pepper Broadway's home furnishings strip. Now, as fashio...
Home stores packing it up 10/02/08 A home store fire sale is ablaze in New York City. Retail space once occupied by defunct furniture chains Bombay and Domain, as well as home merchants now viewed as passé,...
Pier 1 bids Manhattan stores farewell, brokers say 09/15/08 Pier 1 Imports is poised to exit the Manhattan market, brokers claimed. The retailer that brought globally-sourced home furnishings and wicker and rattan looks to the Big Apple ...
