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Mamdani Secures Appeals Court Win in Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout trib.al/30IKIIl
Mamdani Secures Appeals Court Win in Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout

Mamdani Secures Appeals Court Win in Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout

Tax on more expensive second homes in New York City still faces other legal challenges.

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Democrats’ Housing Ideas Take Center Stage After Election Rout trib.al/Oagj9D7
Democrats’ Housing Ideas Take Center Stage After Election Rout

Democrats’ Housing Ideas Take Center Stage After Election Rout

Congressional legislation could include expanded tax credits and vouchers as well as multifamily loans from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Commercial Real Estate Distress Heading for Moment of Truth trib.al/oCuRUZ7
Commercial Real Estate Distress Heading for Moment of Truth

Commercial Real Estate Distress Heading for Moment of Truth

Some of the nation’s top lenders and brokers at Commercial Observer’s fall finance forum discussed investment opportunities in a dislocated market

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NYC Ballot Proposals Passed in Tuesday’s Election to Go Into Effect trib.al/gLvahR5
NYC Ballot Proposals Passed in Tuesday’s Election to Go Into Effect

NYC Ballot Proposals Passed in Tuesday’s Election to Go Into Effect

The Mamdani-backed initiatives are meant to speed development and provide more options for outdoor dining.

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GridPoint Co-Founder Adrian De Luca Returns as CEO to Power New Battery Product trib.al/2YggcDT
GridPoint Co-Founder Adrian De Luca Returns as CEO

GridPoint Co-Founder Adrian De Luca Returns as CEO

The commercial real estate energy data management company believes the time is right to expand into distributed battery storage.

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Florida Voters Approve Property Tax Cuts, Raising Questions for CRE trib.al/zJeCS4X
Florida Voters Approve Property Tax Cuts, Raising Questions for CRE

Florida Voters Approve Property Tax Cuts, Raising Questions for CRE

Commercial real estate took a beating in other South Florida races.

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Chinese Language Preschool to Open Second NYC Site in FiDi trib.al/I0LK268
Chinese Language Preschool to Open Second NYC Site in FiDi

Chinese Language Preschool to Open Second NYC Site in FiDi

Ya Ya Mandarin Immersion Preschool will set up shop at 9-15 Dutch Street.

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Berkadia Provides $219M to Rehab Rangel Houses in New York City trib.al/zdW0Qck
Berkadia Provides $219M In Fannie Mae Debt for NYC Affordable Housing

Berkadia Provides $219M In Fannie Mae Debt for NYC Affordable Housing

The new debt is part of a $669 million package to rehab Rangel Houses, a 984-unit multifamily complex.

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Grow Therapy Signs 78K-SF Office Lease at Essex Crossing trib.al/O9Rohxq
Grow Therapy Signs 78K-SF Office Lease at Essex Crossing

Grow Therapy Signs 78K-SF Office Lease at Essex Crossing

Grow Therapy has signed another New York City office lease for more than 78,000 square feet at 145 Delancey Street.

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Podcast: How CRE Adopts AI, with JLL Spark’s Managing Partner Raj Singh trib.al/ODbKVcU
Podcast: What Gets PropTech Startups Funded | JLL Spark’s Raj Singh

Podcast: What Gets PropTech Startups Funded | JLL Spark’s Raj Singh

JLL Spark’s Raj Singh on build vs. buy vs. invest, the February AI sell-off in CRE stocks, and what makes a PropTech startup worth backing.

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Community Benefits Agreements Can Build Trust in Data Center Development trib.al/2Kidimn
Community Benefits Agreements Can Build Trust in Data Center Projects

Community Benefits Agreements Can Build Trust in Data Center Projects

In our discussions with stakeholders throughout this fast-changing industry, two words keep resurfacing: trust and transparency. 

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Cushman & Wakefield Fortifies Balance Sheet With Strong Q3 Earnings trib.al/0RoHp8B
Cushman & Wakefield Fortifies Balance Sheet With Strong Q3 Earnings

Cushman & Wakefield Fortifies Balance Sheet With Strong Q3 Earnings

The brokerage reported increased revenue and net income compared to 2025’s third quarter.

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Cushman & Wakefield’s Mark Weiss Named GSA Public Buildings Commissioner trib.al/Nwcepbb
Mark Weiss Named GSA Public Buildings Commissioner

Mark Weiss Named GSA Public Buildings Commissioner

The 42-year commercial real estate veteran from Cushman & Wakefield will oversee a 360 million-square-foot portfolio.

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Nate Brzozowski of Savills: 5 Questions trib.al/YRfVnxS
Nate Brzozowski of Savills: 5 Questions

Nate Brzozowski of Savills: 5 Questions

The executive managing director of the firm’s Integrated Consulting Strategies group comes in “at the very beginning” of a deal.

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New York City Apartment Rents Reach Record Highs: Report trib.al/GqcCSan
New York City Apartment Rents Reach Record Highs: Report

New York City Apartment Rents Reach Record Highs: Report

The median rent grew 4.5 percent annually in the third quarter of 2026 to $3,785 per month.

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The Plan: At 175 East 82nd, the Light Shines — and a Penthouse Costs $30M trib.al/ya9q4Hd
At 175 East 82nd, the Light Shines — and a Penthouse Costs $30M

At 175 East 82nd, the Light Shines — and a Penthouse Costs $30M

Sales at 175 East 82nd Street launched in September, and construction is expected to be completed in the fall of 2027.

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Architecture Firm Corgan Expands to 41K SF at Empire State Building trib.al/gtGT6Mb
Architecture Firm Corgan Expands to 41K SF at Empire State Building

Architecture Firm Corgan Expands to 41K SF at Empire State Building

Empire State Realty Trust signed more than 28,600 square feet of leases at the Empire State Building in the third quarter of this year.

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Wells Fargo Supplies $133M Refi for Miami-Dade Industrial Campus trib.al/Jy5QYXj
Wells Fargo Supplies $133M Refi for Miami-Dade Industrial Campus

Wells Fargo Supplies $133M Refi for Miami-Dade Industrial Campus

LBA Realty purchased the 37-acre campus in 2022.

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Apparel Brand American Giant Leases Brooklyn Store at 83-85 Metropolitan Avenue trib.al/bvjfvGg
American Giant Leases Brooklyn Store at 83-85 Metropolitan Avenue

American Giant Leases Brooklyn Store at 83-85 Metropolitan Avenue

The 10-year lease makes way for a 1,700-square-foot store, as well as additional room for an undisclosed use.

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ESRT Posts Strong Q3 Office Activity, but Empire State Building Visits Remain Low trib.al/AISCDvS
ESRT Posts Strong Q3 Office Activity, but Observatory Visits Stay Low

ESRT Posts Strong Q3 Office Activity, but Observatory Visits Stay Low

The ownership firm brought on FanDuel’s Andrew Giancamilli last month to turn around the tower’s observatory.

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