What’s next for Mark Nussbaum?
Here’s the latest in the former real estate fixer’s legal and financial troubles
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New York
The Compass-Anywhere mega-merger closed. Here come the talking points
Resi landscape wait-and-see for deal fallout & more in this week’s notes from a resi reporter
Commercial
New York
Summit to take over 5K apartments from Joel Weiner’s Pinnacle
Auction proceeded after a judge tossed out the city’s bid to delay
Residential
New York
Mamdani, Trump and Hochul offer startling real estate ideas
President, governor copy each other’s bad ideas; mayor makes striking admission
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New York
Why New York’s new dev fell flat in 2025
Lack of launches and top-secret contracts dimmed contracts
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New York
“In my business, bad is good”: Ivan Friedman and the business of saving mall leases
As one-time high-performing malls have fallen on hard times, the “Bond villain” of discounted leases still makes landlords groan
Commercial
New York
Judge rejects Mamdani’s bid to pause Pinnacle auction, paves way for Summit takeover
Mayor had championed tenants’ cause and vowed to intervene
Politics
New York
Who is Cea Weaver?
Mamdani’s tenants’ rights whisperer has long been a thorn in the industry’s side
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New York
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SL Green, RXR ask judge to block Extell’s UCC sale tied to Midtown tower
What’s next for Mark Nussbaum?
Here’s the latest in the former real estate fixer’s legal and financial troubles
Soho China’s Xin eyes $1.3B valuation for Park Avenue Plaza stake
Chinese developer bought 49% stake in 2011
Billionaires’ Row supertall snags Manhattan’s top contract as sellout approaches
Condo at 111 West 57th Street was priciest of 20 homes asking $4M+ to enter contract last week
PayPal inks deal for Hudson Square office
Hines’ 345 Hudson Street snags digital commerce platform for 261K sf
Tri-State
Lenders cut nine-figure deals outside of New York City limits
Significant refinancings unfold in Yonkers, Brewster
Bushburg sues civil rights organization in rent dispute
National Urban League allegedly short on rent before departing 80 Pine
California’s calling: More billionaires are on their way to Miami
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is joining fellow billionaire Larry Page
Miami Beach dermatologist’s pending sale of $25M home tops signed contracts
It’s next to the house Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s been linked to
Movers & Shakers: Chuck Bonfiglio takes the reins at Florida Realtors
Plus, CBRE hired South Florida property management director, Township Capital tapped COO
MAP: Where certain foreign buyers will be banned from buying South Florida real estate
It shows that most, if not all, of the tri-county region would be off-limits to them
“Yet another scam”: Italian entrepreneur accuses Michael Stern of fraud
They teamed up on three condo projects, private padel club
$520M Vanderbilt West Palm Beach campus advances, backed by real estate money
Billionaire Steve Ross committed $50M to project last year
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Ben Ashkenazy buys Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus site for $50M
Real estate mogul purchased land from parent company Saks Global
Northridge industrial, office campus scores $113M Rialto financing
Pendulum Property Partners, Affinius Capital secure funding for 470K sf complex
Inland Empire warehouse sells for $57M
Orden Company buys 257K sf industrial facility from IE-based buyer
Tony Pritzker’s LA mansion gets $40M price cut
50K sf Beverly Glen property now on market for $135M
Focus on TRD Data: $6M February deal tops Agoura Hills single-family sales list
Home went for roughly $927 psf
Airing frustrations, looking ahead on Palisades, Eaton wildfires
Plus, Mark McLaughlin’s hot take on Compass-Anywhere, The Agency’s Corona del Mar move and more LA residential news
Chicago couple settles lawsuit over late canceled sale of mansion
Texts indicate Jack McGinley, who has faced litigation for other abandoned real estate contracts, knew he would lose case over $7.4M deal
Data centers prop up Chicago’s industrial market after pandemic boom
Year-end 2025 tallies show 13M sf was under construction, although still far below nearly 40M sf in 2022
“Sausage King of Chicago” sells dilapidated South Side apartments for $53M
Transcend Development Group bought Section 8 apartments from California investors accused of poor management
Amli taps new CEOs, formalizing a succession plan
Leadership shuffle elevates longtime executives, while founder Gregory Mutz remains chairman
Urban Outfitters’ from Chicago’s Gold Coast exit opens rare retail availability
Vacancy tests city’s strongest shopping strip, as demand remains tight
Life sciences woes land in Chicago
Inside the fight between Portal Innovations and Beacon Capital, plus another Bank OZK loan note sale illustrate precarious state of sector this week
Which SF neighborhoods hit record home prices in 2025?
Bay Area luxury market saw major gains last year
Realm, Cannae acquire SF South Beach offices for $10M
Former WeWork-occupied building trades hands for significant discount from pre-default price
Store Capital buys San Jose private school building for $63M
Arizona-based firm enters latest sale-leaseback deal with Basis Independent schools
This week: Pelosi successor hopefuls square off on housing policy
Mayor Lurie’s zoning plan draws lawsuit, abandoned SF megaproject gets a spark
Newsom joins Trump in targeting big investors buying homes
Governor backs bill aimed at curbing institutional players in California’s housing market
Wave-like glass residences proposed for seaside Outer Richmond lots
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects proposes 20 units facing ocean
Dallas mayor runs mouth while AT&T drops bomb on downtown
Plus, how overqualified Jon Venetos met the same fate as troubled syndicators, $820 million in debt hits auction block, and more Texas real estate news
Austin
OHT Partners Craig Hughes buys Texas ranch asking $15M
Multifamily developer’s Hill Country property, an hour from Austin, has Pedernales River frontage
Dallas
Harwood reinfinances Dallas tower for $161M, as office market continues to recover
Refinancing follows Cawley Partners] purchase of building No. 1.
Houston
Four Corners picks up third DR Horton-developed built-to-rent property with $36M Houston buy
Lakewood, New Jersey-based Polaris Funding arranged financing for all three deals
Houston
Houston luxury agent jumps from Compass to Douglas Elliman
When she joined Compass in 2019, it had 100 agents, she said. “Now there’s 800.”
Fort Worth
Trammell Crow lines up next phase of massive Fort Worth industrial park
Filings point to three more spec buildings near AllianceTexas, as pipeline stays hot
Compass-Anywhere merger dodges antitrust concerns for speedy closing
$1.6B deal supercharges resi giant’s quest for dominance
Trump orders Fannie, Freddie back into mortgage bond market with $200B mandate
White House pitches affordability play, but critics see echoes of pre-crisis risk
Alexander brothers accused of harassment campaign ahead of sex trafficking trial
Motion claims brothers used investigator, publicist to “smear” accuser
Pending home sales jump to near three-year high as rates pull buyers back
Contract signings climbed nationwide in November: NAR
Phoenix
Phoenix leads US in rent concessions: Apartment List
54% of renters in metro area get free months upon lease signing
Hurricane lull brings rare relief to property insurance market
Commercial owners finally seeing premiums ease as carriers loosen up
Toronto’s mansion tax looms over luxury market as agents warn of stalled sales
Industry expects April 1 hike to chill activity and push buyers beyond city limits
Hong Kong luxury market heats up over the holidays
Buyers drop $750M on nine properties alone
Billionaire heir to revitalize Dubai office skyscraper
Hussain Sajwani’s son sold most of vacant tower’s units
Blackstone’s AirTrunk explores $1B Singapore REIT IPO
The data center operator was acquired in record $16B deal last year
Let them renovate: Louis XIV-linked château near Versailles hits market for $23M
44-acre estate lists for first time in nearly eight decades, needs $2M in repairs
Cheers! Sapporo to sell real estate holdings to KKR, PAG
$3B-plus deal includes Tokyo brewery, retail destinations
Los Angeles
Focus on TRD Data: Priciest single family homes sold in Agoura Hills in 2025
National
Real estate lags as venture capital leads Q3 private equity returns
Infrastructure, natural resources outperformed property in the third quarter of 2025
National
Home loan activity surges year over year despite holiday drop
Refinancing applications led the boost in mortgages
National
U.S. CRE debt hits $4.8T, with banks leading the way
Investor demand lifted securitized debt by 3.6% year over year
National
Home mortgage firms led REIT performance in 2025
Broader stock market continued to outperform REITs overall
National
U.S. office supply in progress continues to shrink as few markets grow
Boston, Manhattan stand out amid thinning pipeline
Houston
Houston luxury agent jumps from Compass to Douglas Elliman
When she joined Compass in 2019, it had 100 agents, she said. “Now there’s 800.”
Phoenix
Phoenix leads US in rent concessions: Apartment List
54% of renters in metro area get free months upon lease signing
San Francisco
Which SF neighborhoods hit record home prices in 2025?
Bay Area luxury market saw major gains last year
South Florida
$520M Vanderbilt West Palm Beach campus advances, backed by real estate money
Billionaire Steve Ross committed $50M to project last year
New York
Billionaires’ Row supertall snags Manhattan’s top contract as sellout approaches
Condo at 111 West 57th Street was priciest of 20 homes asking $4M+ to enter contract last week
South Florida
Miami Beach dermatologist’s pending sale of $25M home tops signed contracts
It’s next to the house Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s been linked to
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Fort Worth
Trammell Crow lines up next phase of massive Fort Worth industrial park
Filings point to three more spec buildings near AllianceTexas, as pipeline stays hot
Los Angeles
Northridge industrial, office campus scores $113M Rialto financing
Pendulum Property Partners, Affinius Capital secure funding for 470K sf complex
Chicago
Urban Outfitters’ from Chicago’s Gold Coast exit opens rare retail availability
Vacancy tests city’s strongest shopping strip, as demand remains tight
Los Angeles
Ben Ashkenazy buys Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus site for $50M
Real estate mogul purchased land from parent company Saks Global
Austin
Downtown Austin office building with conversion potential hits market
JLL pitched the 1970s property to hold, or for adaptive reuse or redevelopment
San Francisco
Realm, Cannae acquire SF South Beach offices for $10M
Former WeWork-occupied building trades hands for significant discount from pre-default price
Fort Worth
Trammell Crow lines up next phase of massive Fort Worth industrial park
Filings point to three more spec buildings near AllianceTexas, as pipeline stays hot
South Florida
“Yet another scam”: Italian entrepreneur accuses Michael Stern of fraud
They teamed up on three condo projects, private padel club
South Florida
Codina, Carr cash out of Sunrise site planned for 900 homes for $165M — a big gain
A Lennar land bank bought the 160-acre site that last traded for $12M in 2023
New York
Bushburg sues civil rights organization in rent dispute
National Urban League allegedly short on rent before departing 80 Pine
South Florida
The Weekly Dirt: Live Local vs. Surfside fight brewing as state looks to double down on workforce housing law
State lawmaker Alexis Calatayud is sponsoring latest tweak bill
San Francisco
This week: Pelosi successor hopefuls square off on housing policy
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