New YorkMar 12, 2025Howard Hughes spinoff reverses course on 250 Water StreetSeaport Entertainment Group lists site after years of legal wrangling
New YorkAug 15, 2024Howard Hughes buys $40M air rights for 250 Water St projectSouth Street Seaport project on track with key purchase
New YorkMay 21, 2024Howard Hughes’ Seaport project gets green lightCourt of Appeals, 421a extension make 250 Water Street tower possible
New YorkDec 4, 2023How Fortis’ luxury high-rise became the leaning tower of FiDiThe Maiden Lane project’s lender can foreclose on a project infamously stalled by planning and construction blunders.
New YorkJan 17, 2023Blue Man Group’s Seaport school building hits market for $28MPerformance troupe’s school, which leased property after 2017 sale, will permanently close this year
New YorkJan 16, 2023Mr. C Seaport hotel sells to South Korean operator for $60MLuxe 66-key lodging at 33 Peck Slip will no longer operate under Cipriani family brand
New YorkJan 13, 2023Judge stops Howard Hughes’ Seaport project again, citing “quid pro quo”Developer will appeal latest ruling against 250 Water Street tower
New YorkJan 13, 2023Durst eyes rare sale in Seaport districtFamily looks to get $87M for Front Street apartment portfolio
New YorkOct 13, 2022Korean firm in talks to buy Cipriani hotel in South Street SeaportSono Hospitality eyeing purchase of 66-key Mr. C property from Ghassemieh family
New YorkSep 1, 2021Museum funding snafu sets back Seaport projectCity struggling to convey $50M from 250 Water Street developer Howard Hughes
New YorkAug 30, 2021What’s next for a 50-year-old parking lot in NYC’s oldest neighborhood?250 Water Street has long been a battleground, but now a project is on track for approval
New YorkMay 19, 2021Seaport community groups sue to block Howard Hughes’ Water Street towerComplaint accuses Landmarks commission of shirking its duties, bowing to political pressure
New YorkMay 4, 2021Howard Hughes’ (slightly less) big Seaport project approvedLandmarks commissioners vote 6-2 for 324-foot, mixed-use project
New YorkApr 8, 2021Howard Hughes told to further refine Seaport tower proposalLandmarks commissioners "torn" over 345-foot, mixed-use project
New YorkApr 6, 2021Critics look down on shorter 250 Water StreetProponents say the revised designs incorporate community feedback
New YorkMar 9, 2021Howard Hughes hopes smaller Seaport project will work this timeDeveloper reduced project size by about 27%
New YorkOct 22, 2020Howard Hughes to launch review process for $1.4B Seaport towerCompany scaled back plans for a nearly 1,000-ft building at 250 Water Street
New YorkOct 29, 2019As Howard Hughes tries to right ship, Seaport remains an albatrossCompany may reduce equity commitment at South Street Seaport
New YorkJul 3, 2019Amid talks of company sale, Howard Hughes lands $250M loan for Seaport projectFive-year, interest-only loan carries a rate of 6.1%
New YorkJun 7, 2019China Oceanwide takes out $175M loan against supertall Seaport siteMidtown-based DW Partners provided the debt