Category: Owners Developers & Managers

Levin Management survey: Retailers enter 2026 optimistic as inflation and consumer confidence top concerns

Levin Management survey: Retailers enter 2026 optimistic as inflation and consumer confidence top co...

February 18, 2026
North Plainfield, NJ Levin Management Corp.’s (LMC) 15th annual Retail Outlook Sentiment Survey finds store managers heading into 2026 with optimism, while keeping a close watch on consumer confidence, inflation and labor
Garden Communities delivers Two Legacy Place; leasing underway at mid-rise building

Garden Communities delivers Two Legacy Place; leasing underway at mid-rise building

February 18, 2026
East Brunswick, NJ Legacy Place, Garden Communities’ luxury multifamily community, has reached another key milestone with the completion of Two Legacy Place, the property’s second mixed-use mid-rise apartment building
A promising future for commercial and hospitality assets once the capital markets settle down - by Dave Kurten

A promising future for commercial and hospitality assets once the capital markets settle down - by D...

February 18, 2026
The East Coast’s commercial real estate and hospitality sectors offer significant growth potential, driven by several key factors including the region’s dense population – nearly 60% of the U.S. However, the
NYC’s Midtown South rezoning offers huge opportunities - if property  owners navigate the complex rules- by Jon Popin

NYC’s Midtown South rezoning offers huge opportunities - if property owners navigate the complex ...

February 10, 2026
One of New York’s biggest development opportunities in 2026 is the creation of the first of potentially thousands of new housing units in the Special Midtown South Mixed Use District in Manhattan,
GFP Real Estate and BDT & MSD Partners complete repositioning of 907,000 s/f tower

GFP Real Estate and BDT & MSD Partners complete repositioning of 907,000 s/f tower

February 10, 2026
Manhattan, NY GFP Real Estate and BDT & MSD Partners (BDT & MSD) have completed a full repositioning of 1540 Bdwy. in Midtown. With design led by award-winning architecture and interior design firm Fogarty Finger , the project will reintroduce the 907,000 s/f Class A tower as one of the most modern, intelligently amenitized office buildings in Midtown. Financing is being provided by affiliates of Apollo.
Breaking Ground and Douglaston Development close on Phase I of Sparrow Square

Breaking Ground and Douglaston Development close on Phase I of Sparrow Square

February 10, 2026
Brooklyn, NY The joint venture team of Breaking Ground and Douglaston Development marked the closing of Phase I of Sparrow Square, a milestone in the multi-phase project. The $242MM segment will advance the first stage of the East Flatbush project
Rockefeller Group and Atlas Capital Group to develop mixed-income rental building

Rockefeller Group and Atlas Capital Group to develop mixed-income rental building

February 10, 2026
Manhattan, NY Rockefeller Group and Atlas Capital Group have entered into a $96 million agreement with the Roman Catholic Church of Holy Name of Jesus and Saint Gregory the Great to acquire property at 200 West
Lendlease welcomes residents to The Riverie

Lendlease welcomes residents to The Riverie

February 10, 2026
Brooklyn, NY Lendlease, a real estate and investment group, and joint venture partner Aware Super, one of Australia’s largest pension funds, welcomed its first residents at The Riverie in Greenpoint.
Jasper leases  three new retailers

Jasper leases three new retailers

February 10, 2026
Long Island City, NY Three new retailers are open at Jasper, a mixed-use development comprising 35,000 s/f of ground floor retail space and 499 apartments.
Hempstead IDA gives preliminary approval for two apartment purchases

Hempstead IDA gives preliminary approval for two apartment purchases

February 10, 2026
Hempstead, NY Fred Parola, executive director of the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has given preliminary approval to the purchase of two rental apartment complexes in Valley Stream by an executive of Long Island’s largest owner of rental apartments.
The Scaffold Law’s hidden role in N.Y.’s housing affordability crisis - by Jonathan Isaacson

The Scaffold Law’s hidden role in N.Y.’s housing affordability crisis - by Jonathan Isaacson

February 10, 2026
New York’s housing affordability crisis is typically framed around zoning battles, high interest rates, and rising labor and material costs. For developers and owners, however, a quieter force is reshaping project economics: the cost of liability insurance on New York construction sites.
Elevate Research Properties leases JAX at Hudson Research Center

Elevate Research Properties leases JAX at Hudson Research Center

February 10, 2026
Manhattan, NY Elevate Research Properties, the life sciences subsidiary of Taconic Partners, welcomes The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) to the Hudson Research Center, Elevate’s 320,000 s/f, Class A research and medical building on the West Side.