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Real estate eyes turn to Liu

As John Liu measures the drapes for his new offices at 1 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan, there is quiet consternation within the real estate community that a key source of financing could be in jeopardy when Liu takes over as city comptroller in ...

From PETER KIEFER, The Real Deal: New York,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bloomberg News,  Manhattan Institute,  John Liu,  U.S. Republican Party,  William Thompson (politician)

Landlords ask: Is it leased yet?

From the October issue: As if today's leasing market wasn't challenging enough, New York's commercial real estate brokers have one more thing to contend with: demanding landlords. Whether it is an increase in the number of phone calls, requests ...

From PETER KIEFER, The Real Deal: New York,  20 Oct 2009

Faltering in Flatiron office market

On paper, at least, the Flatiron District would appear to possess all the trappings of a bustling, mixed-use area for commercial real estate: Centrally located (check); moderately priced (check); good restaurants and sophisticated architecture (check ...

From PETER KIEFER, The Real Deal: New York,  16 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Richard Ellis

Commercial brokers protect their commission spoils

The term "vulnerable" is not typically associated with the alpha dogs of New York City's high-powered commercial real estate world. But that is precisely how a number of top commercial firms are feeling these days, and to compensate, they are taking ...

From PETER KIEFER, The Real Deal: New York,  22 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Goldman Sachs

Feds boost NYC development

The Bloomberg Administration's plan to kick-start commercial construction in New York City's economically distressed areas was dealt a setback when federal financing for a new city program came in tens of millions of dollars lower than originally ...

From PETER KIEFER, The Real Deal: New York,  21 Aug 2009

Dealing with office dead zones

From the July issue: While the entire commercial real estate scene is struggling, not all of that struggle is created equally. Some of it is coming in the form of giant chunks of empty space, the likes of which have not been seen in Manhattan for ...

From PETER KIEFER, The Real Deal: New York,  13 Jul 2009

Atlantic Yard Project Suffers a Setback

Forest City Ratner's $4 billion Atlantic Yards development project will be delayed by an additional six months or more in the wake of a ruling by a state Appellate Court. The court rejected a motion put forth by the Empire State Development Corp. to ...

From PETER KIEFER, The New York Sun,  30 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Bruce Ratner

Port Authority May Miss Deadline For Tower 2 Site at Ground Zero

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is expected to miss the September deadline it set to turn over land for Tower 2, to be built by the developer Larry Silverstein at the World Trade Center site. The Port Authority was supposed to turn over ...

From PETER KIEFER, The New York Sun,  25 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Steve Coleman

Manhattanites May Soon Have Less To Bank On

The era in which Manhattanites could find two, three, sometimes even four retail banking outlets on the same city block could be ending, according to a number of retail brokers who are readying themselves for a shedding of banking outlets caused by the ...

From PETER KIEFER, The New York Sun,  25 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Gale Brewer,  Washington Mutual, Inc.,  New York University,  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.,  Richard Ellis

Willets Point Plan Gets Planning Approval

The city Planning Commission's approval of Mayor Bloomberg's $3 billion plan to redevelop Willets Point sets the stage for a final vote by the City Council. The proposal for the 62-acre Queens site has now been approved by the local community board, ...

From PETER KIEFER, The New York Sun,  24 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Helen Marshall

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