Category: Spotlight Content

What it takes to stand out: MarCom trends shaping commercial real estate - by Susan Fernandez

What it takes to stand out: MarCom trends shaping commercial real estate - by Susan Fernandez

October 28, 2025
With every property competing for diminishing attention spans, standing out in commercial real estate today is no small feat. That rooftop pool that once set your property apart? Now it’s just another slide in a sea of social media
2025-Innovators in Commercial Real Estate-Inspire by Silverstein Properties

2025-Innovators in Commercial Real Estate-Inspire by Silverstein Properties

October 28, 2025
Innovative Outlook: Where do you see the biggest opportunities for innovation in the commercial real estate sector? At Inspire, we’re redefining what it means to work in an office by blending hospitality, wellness, and technology to create experiences that make people feel part of something bigger. It’s about transforming spaces from where you work into places where you belong. 
Innovative Services in CRE: C-PACE Financing

Innovative Services in CRE: C-PACE Financing

October 28, 2025
C-PACE financing is gaining major traction in New York. What’s driving this surge in activity, and what kind of growth is PACE Loan Group seeing? C-PACE activity is definitely heating up across New York, especially as building owners focus on meeting the Local Law 97 (LL97) energy efficiency requirements that went into effect in 2024. The recently released state C-PACE program guidelines have also given the market a real boost.
Innovative Products in CRE: Warehub

Innovative Products in CRE: Warehub

October 28, 2025
What challenge or gap in the market inspired the creation of this product or service? Warehub was created in response to a growing opportunity within industrial real estate: unlocking value from idle and fractional space through short-term leasing. As tenant strategies shifted, demand rose for flexible, ready-to-occupy space to support fluctuating inventory, rapid scaling, and market testing.
Check out NYREJ's 2025 <br>Innovators in CRE Spotlight!

Check out NYREJ's 2025
Innovators in CRE Spotlight!

October 28, 2025
Click here to check out NYREJ's 2025 Innovators in CRE Spotlight!
Commercial Classroom: The Redundancy Factor - by Edward Smith, Jr.

Commercial Classroom: The Redundancy Factor - by Edward Smith, Jr.

October 28, 2025
Comparing residential to commercial real Estate. I think of residential as a one shot deal, selling one house to one customer one time. Granted they may give you some referrals or employ your service to move again
A very NYC holiday letter from your (slightly tired but still cheerful) contractor

A very NYC holiday letter from your (slightly tired but still cheerful) contractor

October 28, 2025
Dear Building Managers (and Our Favorite Festive New Yorkers), Ah yes, the holidays in New York. Lights twinkle, pumpkins appear, menorahs glow, and Amazon drivers develop Olympic-level stamina. As your loyal
How much power does the NYC mayor really have over real estate policy? - by Ron Cohen

How much power does the NYC mayor really have over real estate policy? - by Ron Cohen

October 14, 2025
The mayor of New York City holds significant influence over real estate policy — but not absolute legislative power. Here’s how it breaks down:

Formal Legislative Role

Limited direct lawmaking power: The NYC Council is the primary
Developing Long Island: Legacy on the creek:  <br>A century of Shelter Island summers

Developing Long Island: Legacy on the creek:
A century of Shelter Island summers

September 30, 2025
A century ago, summer seekers drifted east toward the Hamptons, the North Fork, and Shelter Island — drawn to the same quiet magic that still lingers today. Some came for a season. Others never left. Herman and Marguerite Chiaramonte were among those who stayed.
Developing Long Island: <br>Station Yards

Developing Long Island:
Station Yards

September 30, 2025
Ronkonkoma, NY TRITEC’s Station Yards is redefining Long Island as a modern, transit-oriented destination. At the center of this transformation is SPECTOR companies, the project’s architect and designer, renowned for creating innovative, functional, and elegant environments.
Developing Long Island: <br>Estella Housing

Developing Long Island:
Estella Housing

September 30, 2025
Hempstead, NY Located at the corner of Bedell and Main St., Estella Housing is a beautiful new mixed-use building that sports 96 affordable apartments and approximately 7,000 s/f of family-centered retail space.  The building is a four-story wood-framed structure atop a one-story parking