Durst Organization chairperson Douglas Durst and 655 Third Avenue (Getty, LoopNet)
New York
Aug 7, 2023

Durst lands Empire State Development at 655 Third Avenue

HQ move sparks 117K sf lease — one of Midtown’s biggest this year
IGIS' Joseph Kyu-Sung Lee, Gary Barnett and a concept rendering of 570 Fifth Avenue
New York
Aug 3, 2023

South Korea’s IGIS is lender on Extell’s 570 Fifth Ave

International real estate firm acquired $185M loan secured by Barnett supertall
Walter & Samuels' David Berley with 315 West 36th Street
New York
Jul 27, 2023

WeWork’s arrears trigger office owner tears

Firm quit paying rent on 315 West 36th Street, driving default
Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos and 424 Fifth Avenue (Getty, Jim.henderson, Public domain - via Wikimedia Commons)
New York
Jun 23, 2023

Amazon readies revival of Lord & Taylor building

Office property purchased for $1B to welcome 2K employees
Citadel's Ken Griffin, 280 Park Avenue (Citadel, Loopnet, Getty)
New York
Jun 21, 2023

Ken Griffin’s Citadel eyeing big office lease at 280 Park Ave

Hedge funder said to be in talks to occupy a third of the SL Green, Vornado tower
45 East 45th Street in Manhattan NYC with New York City mayor Eric Adams and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
New York
Jun 6, 2023

City rents Roosevelt Hotel from Pakistan for $220M

Migrant center moving into at 45 East 45th Street in three-year deal
Sedesco’s Demir Sabanci; 37 West 57th Street (Sedesco, Getty, Loopnet)
New York
Jun 5, 2023

Sedesco files demo plans for Billionaires’ Row supertall

Developer’s recent assemblage addition at 37 West 57th Street on chopping block
Tishman Speyer CEO Rob Speyer and Rockefeller Plaza
New York
Apr 17, 2023

Tishman Speyer eyes luxury hotel at Rockefeller Center

Crown family’s Aspen Hospitality teaming up with landlord for 10-floor conversion
From left: Eli and Isaac Chetrit with a rendering of 989-993 Sixth Avenue (Getty, Google Maps, The Chetrit Group)
New York
Apr 3, 2023

Eli and Isaac Chetrit move along with 69-story condo project in in Midtown

The group has yet to secure a construction loan, but released new renderings
From left: Empire Capital Holdings' Josh Rahmani, Silverstein Properties' Larry Silverstein, and 529 Fifth Avenue (Getty, Empire Capital Holdings, Google Maps)
New York
Mar 27, 2023

Empire Capital buying Silverstein’s 529 Fifth Avenue

Firm in contract for $105M in latest Midtown acquisition
SL Green's Marc Holliday and One Vanderbilt (Photo Illustration by Steven Dilakian for The Real Deal with Getty Images)
New York
Mar 21, 2023

“Huge shake” at One Vanderbilt sends office workers scrambling

Owner SL Green says vibration caused by elevator malfunction
Abraham Leifer and 19 West 55th Street (Getty, LoopNet, Aview Equities)
New York
Mar 17, 2023

Abraham Leifer’s Midtown conversion facing foreclosure

Developer also under pressure at Downtown Brooklyn hotel
Midtown, Downtown
New York
Feb 14, 2023

Manhattan office market still suffering from long Covid

Leasing, net absorption dropped by double digits in year-over-year
From left: Värde Partners’ IIfryn Carstairs and Hawkins Way Capital’s Ross Walker along with 525 Lexington (Getty, Värde Partners, Hawkins Way Capital, Google Maps)
New York
Jan 31, 2023

Hawkins Way, Värde buy defunct Marriott East Side hotel

Property could be turned into student housing
Paramount sues to evict retail tenants at Row NYC Hotel
New York
Jan 19, 2023

Paramount sues to evict retail tenants at Row NYC Hotel

Landlord claims tenants, including hotel’s ownership, owe $3.5M in arrears
HJ Kalikow's Peter Kalikow, CI US Holdings' Kurt MacAlpine and 101 Park Avenue (Getty, 101 Park Avenue, CI Financial)
New York
Jan 17, 2023

Canadian wealth manager signs at HJ Kalikow’s 101 Park

CI US Holdings inked deal for 50K sf
ATCO buys out Ruben at 630 Third Avenue for $98M
New York
Dec 12, 2022

ATCO buys out Ruben at 630 Third Avenue for $98M

Co-developers of Midtown office building have owned it since 1958