New York City’s small businesses are facing a pandemic-altered commercial real estate landscape
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 delta variant, certain opportunistic retailers in New York City have been able to take advantage of tenant-favorable market conditions, successfully negotiating free rent, flexibility on term length and percentage-rent deal structures, and other previously unthinkable extras. As the COVID-19 pandemic has turned New York City’s… Read more »
Food & beverage fortifying commercial NYC real estate market
Shrugging off the pandemic’s impact on sales, supply and hiring, food-and-beverage uses continue to lead all retail-leasing categories in the Big Apple – and the lead even grew larger over last year. We had a look at some not-yet-released data which show the extraordinary resilience of edibles and drinkables in today’s historically challenged retail-leasing market…. Read more »
New York City’s Building Sales Volume Up Almost 40% From Q1
New York City’s volume of buildings sold reached $4.8 billion in the second quarter, up 38.9 percent from the first quarter, according to a report shared exclusively with Commercial Observer. The second quarter brought offices back as the reigning asset class in the city, recording $1.6 billion in deal volume, about 23 times higher than… Read more »
The City is Coming Back
by Neil A. Dolgin Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak eighteen months ago, New Yorkers have become all too familiar with empty office buildings and store fronts on practically every block. It’s also true that the economic fallout has heightened some already-existing trends as companies and retailers continue to grapple with how to best… Read more »
Industry gets behind city’s cultural reawakening
New York’s Real Estate and Construction Council is throwing its weight behind the rebuilding of the city’s cultural landscape. The group hosted the first in-person, live performance celebration at Lincoln Center since it was forced to cancel its programs and close its doors to the public last March. Jonathan L. Mechanic, chairman of Fried Frank’s… Read more »
Developer Seeks Rezoning to Replace Greenpoint Warehouse with Apartments
A new, nine-story building is being planned a block away from the waterfront in Greenpoint. The developer is asking for a rezoning in order to construct the building, located at 79 Quay St. The building will have a total of 83 apartments, 25 of which will be affordable, according to Einhorn. Parking in the cellar… Read more »
Construction Begins on Amazon Warehouse in Red Hook
Construction has started at the future Red Hook warehouse that will soon be home to an Amazon distribution center. Located at the former site of the Revere Sugar Factory at 280 Richards St., on a pier sandwiched between IKEA and the former location of Fairway, it was long planned to be the home of a… Read more »
This major pandemic protection for commercial tenants is coming to an end
After more than a year of pandemic-related tenant protections being enacted and extended, one of the major measures from the city is to expire on Wednesday–and this time it will not be renewed. The legislation set to expire June 30, and known as Intro. 1932, suspended personal liability provisions in leases, which allow landlords to… Read more »
“A New Frontier For CRE: Cannabis Brokers Work To Corner The Market Before The Big Names Make A Move “
Cannabis is a new frontier for real estate, a kind of Wild West, with danger lurking but money to be made, and that has led many brokers and real estate professionals to at least consider what it would be like to get into the cannabis business. Experts caution, however, that much like the actual frontier… Read more »
Economic Experts Predict Uptick In Commercial Real Estate Activity In 2021
As states and cities across the U.S. ease pandemic-induced restrictions, economists believe much of the pent-up demand and consumer savings during the pandemic will be pumped into the economy in 2021. As a result, a commercial economic boom may also be on the horizon, according to reports from speakers at the Commercial Economic Issues and… Read more »
How does KDA help clients think out of the box to achieve goals?
by Neil A. Dolgin As owners and managers of dozens of properties throughout NYC and across the US, we know what we want to see from each in terms of revenue, tenant mix, and branding. And we are willing to reimagine our buildings in more competitive ways, especially at a time of renovation, a topic… Read more »
Investors Bet on Commercial Real Estate
More than a year into the pandemic, high-rise office buildings are largely empty. About one of every two hotel rooms is unoccupied. Malls are struggling to attract shoppers. And yet by most measures, the U.S. commercial real-estate market is in remarkably solid shape. Prices fell far less than after the 2008 financial crisis and are… Read more »
Clinton Hill Developmemnt Tops Out Along Fast-Growing Stretch of Atlantic Avenue
A nine-story residential building is joining the fray on a quickly developing stretch of Atlantic Avenue in Clinton Hill. With an address of 540 Waverly Avenue, the building stretches along Atlantic from Waverly to Clinton Avenue. Construction has been moving quickly, and the building recently topped out. Permits show there will be a total of… Read more »
Why CRE lenders want to see infrastructure investment
Many in the commercial real estate industry are speculating whether 2021 may finally be the year that the U.S. Congress funds a bipartisan comprehensive infrastructure plan. Ambitious proposals before U.S. Congress would modernize roads, bridges, ports and more—and conceivably serve as a strong economic stimulus. The CRE community may have plenty of reasons to get… Read more »
Commercial Real Estate Appears to Embrace CBRS Post-COVID
As commercial landlords battle for tenants in an oversupplied, post-pandemic office market, tech and building amenities may become key differentiators. A newly available wireless option called CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service), which offers increased speed and security, may become the latest marquee offering for owners seeking top tenants. CBRS is a wireless frequency band, fully… Read more »
It’s starting to look like New York City will be just fine
As the wealthy fled for the Hamptons, local restaurants shuttered their doors, and Times Square went quiet during the onset of the pandemic, many declared the city dead. But a year after it became the coronavirus epicenter of the world, NYC is starting to shine once again. Despite a seeming exodus of the city’s richest,… Read more »