NYC’s commercial real estate market is one of the most competitive and complex in the world. Whether you’re purchasing a mid-rise office building in Midtown, converting a warehouse in Brooklyn, or acquiring a mixed-use development in Queens, each deal comes with layers of opportunity – and risk.
Manhattan, NY LPT Holdings’ new global luxury real estate brand, Aperture Global Real Estate, launched on May 8. As the first independent luxury brokerage to debut with a global launch at inception, Aperture enters the market with a groundbreaking international footprint. The brand is launching in 15 U.S.
Manhattan, NY Naftali Group, a privately held global real estate development and investment firm based in New York, has topped out of The Willow, a construction milestone for its anticipated luxury residential development located in the Gramercy neighborhood. Rising 19 stories on the corner of 201 East 23rd St.,
Manhattan, NY For more than a century, Frank E. Campbell The Funeral Chapel, the “funeral home to the stars,” has been the choice for icons like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John Lennon, mob boss Frank Costello, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat — and even Logan Roy, the fictitious billionaire media mogul from Succession.
NYC’s Façade Inspection & Safety Program (FISP), formerly known as Local Law 11, is one of the most rigorous building façade safety initiatives in the country. Administered by the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), the program mandates that owners of buildings taller than six stories have their exterior walls and appurtenances
Manhattan, NY The Salvadori Center hosted its 2025 Annual Benefit on May 8 at the Rooftop at the Edison Ballroom, bringing together supporters, educators, and community leaders to champion innovative STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education for K–12
Manhattan, NY Keith Fitzpatrick, PE, CEM, LEED AP, a senior principal at the global engineering firm Syska Hennessy Group, has earned national certification as a Designated Design-Build Professional from the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA).
Brooklyn, NY RKTB Architects and its experts in design for K-12 schools are expanding their reach and vision beyond the New York metro area, aspiring to bring best practices to communities across the northeastern United States. Led by architect and partner Albert Aronov, AIA, the academic facilities studio at RKTB
Manhattan, NY Freedom Plaza, the new civic and cultural plan for Midtown’s East Side, has unveiled new renderings and reaffirmed its commitment to delivering 1,049 new residential units, including 513 units of housing that working people can afford. Among these, more than 20 will be offered as affordable condominiums to promote home ownership.
Manhattan, NY MdeAS Architects, a New York-based architecture firm celebrated for modern design and redefining districts, public spaces, buildings, and interiors, has completed the design of Santi, an Italian restaurant by chef Michael White on the ground floor of Tishman Speyer’s 520 Madison Ave. The entrance to the 8,500 s/f space is at 11 E. 53rd St.
Manhattan, NY Global architecture and design firm Spacesmith has promoted three leaders: designer Ámbar Margarida, architect William Wong, and executive Margaret O’Neill. With the elevations, all three principals now share in the ownership of Spacesmith Architecture DPC, which is a design professional service
Manhattan, NY Airtower Networks, a provider of wireless connectivity solutions for real estate owners and operators, has hired Greg Berke as national accounts director. He is based in New York City.
In New York City’s complex and tightly regulated construction environment, delivering a successful project involves not only great design and efficient execution, but rigorous compliance with building codes and inspection requirements as well. One of the most critical components of this compliance is the special inspection process mandated by the NYC Building Code.
Manhattan, NY Hoffmann Architects + Engineers, a design firm specializing in the rehabilitation of building exteriors, has promoted Juan Kuriyama, Larry Keenan, Dan Bishop, and Rob Marsoli, expanding their leadership responsibilities as senior managers. Kuriyama has been promoted from vice president to senior vice president
Manhattan, NY Hudson Companies, Housing Works and Broadway Builders celebrated the topping out of The Lirio, a 145,000 s/f development with 112 permanently affordable apartments at the corner of 54th St. and 9th Ave. The Lirio will include 67 apartments for formerly homeless individuals –
Queens, NY National manufacturer Crystal Window & Door Systems is marking its 35th anniversary since the company started. The company was founded by Taiwanese-American immigrant Thomas Chen, who came to the United States at 27, speaking no English and with no
Manhattan, NY The Hippodrome, a premier class A office tower in Midtown, has expanded ElevatedNY, its high-end, amenity-rich flexible office located at 1120 Ave. of the Americas. As part of the expansion, Hippodrome management has added another floor of furnished, pre-built offices,
Manhattan, NY The Houston, a luxury new development at 280 East Houston is joining the East Village later this spring. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by SMA Equities, The Houston, with its sleek, clean lines, represents a new caliber of New York City living
New York, NY When Maximillian Otto Urbahn founded his eponymous architectural practice in 1945, the world was reordering itself after a global conflict. Cities needed rebuilding, institutions required reimagining, and America stood at the threshold of unprecedented growth. Eight decades later, the firm that bears his name continues to approach architecture