Category: Spotlight Content

What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year? This year, our work reflected the shifting New York CRE market, highlighting changing tenant priorities and a renewed push toward experiential, community-driven spaces.

What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? Our standout 2025 milestone was fully repositioning Post Road Plaza in the Village of Pelham Manor, N.Y. National off-price retailer Burlington

What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? Merritt Environmental Consulting Corp. (MECC) was engaged to work on a portfolio of distressed properties that a client was buying.

What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year?  For us, the most telling moment wasn’t a single blockbuster sale, but a wave of adaptive reuse and repositioning projects we supplied across New York City this year.

What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year? In 2025, we saw a shift in Manhattan retail toward a more compact footprint, meeting the urban need for convenience while facing a tight market with high rents. Exemplified by our clients Whole Foods Market and Eataly, we had the opportunity

What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? At Highcap Group, the standout moment of the year was completing a major sale in Norwalk, Conn., a complex transaction that required precise underwriting,

What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year?  The industrial and last-mile logistics sector is showing strong, stable growth, with major Bronx and NYC-area leases and financings driving demand for modern warehouse space. Orange Bank & Trust’s footprint aligns closely with this expansion.

What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year?  In 2025, the New York CRE market continued to emphasize community-focused development and sustainability. Wendel saw this reflected in projects that reimagined spaces for connection and long-term value. At Royal Park, we partnered with the Town of Amherst and Daemen University

What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? Peapack Private has expanded its New York City footprint with the opening of a retail financial center at 300 Park Ave.

What accomplishment, milestone, project or transaction stood out for you or your firm in 2025? Opening the new U.S. Embassy in Mexico City was an extraordinary milestone. The project began in 2012 as a collaboration between Spacesmith, Davis Brody Bond, and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects,

What transaction, project, or key moment best reflected the direction of the New York CRE market this year?  The closing of 240 Willoughby was an epic transaction for Fetner Properties. This was an extremely complicated tri-party transaction for the purchase of a partially completed 500-unit residential building that took close to 10 months to complete.

As New York City’s real estate market moves toward 2026, one truth has become unavoidable: this is no longer a market driven by broad-based appreciation or speculative growth. It is a market defined by selectivity, capital discipline, and a widening gap between assets that work and those that do not.