Square Feet: Landlords Show Tepid Response to Hourly Electricity Rates
Only about 100 of 790 buildings that are eligible for hourly prices have opted for the Con Ed service.
Construction Unions to Rally for Building at Ground Zero
Building is stalled as the Port Authority and the developer, Larry A. Silverstein, debated how much government should invest in private development.
Square Feet: Pittsburgh’s East Liberty Waking Up From Urban Renewal Coma
Two big commercial developments help revitalize a once-thriving neighborhood in the city’s East End.
Square Feet: Property Funds See the Value in Being Green
Jamestown Properties, a German commercial real estate investment company, has decided it will go “green” with energy-saving overhauls in nearly its entire $4 billion portfolio of buildings.
Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Mark P. Boisi
As of March 1, Mr. Boisi will become the chairman for the New York region of Cassidy Turley, a new commercial real estate company made up of eight firms.
Square Feet: Northrop Grumman, Relocating, Is Courted in D.C. Area
Northrop Grumman’s decision to move its headquarters to the Washington area has put officials in Maryland, Virginia and Washington in competition.
Square Feet: InterContinental to Open Hotel in Manhattan
The InterContinental will be the largest hotel built from the ground up to open in the city since the Westin in 2002.
Wealth Matters: Real Estate Looks Risky, but Less So for Bargain Hunters
For passive investors interested in REITs or entrepreneurs seeking to buy buildings, the uncertainty in commercial realty could present opportunities.
Streetscapes: Where the Orchestras Played and the Mice Presided
The conservative limestone office on Fifth Avenue at 55th Street was once the radically modern headquarters of NBC.
Blackstone and Other Funds Said to Weigh Bid With Simon for Malls
Simon, which has bid for General Growth Properties, the bankrupt mall operator, is said to consider working with the Blackstone Group.
Square Feet: In Des Moines, the Downtown Revival Is a Team Effort
Public and private cooperation helped Des Moines add 3.8 million square feet of downtown office space in the last decade, and projects often move at a speedy pace.
Square Feet: Arts Groups Are Moving Into Garment District
With so much of the garment industry moving overseas, theater and arts groups have been filling vacancies in the garment district.
Green Work Spaces Attract Young Professionals
The green movement has taken hold in work spaces, whether with compost sorting in the office or as clusters of small environmental ventures.
Square Feet: North Jersey Finds Popularity as Home for Data Centers
Commercial real estate is experiencing a boom in data center construction, especially in New Jersey, because of proximity to New York’s financial companies.
Square Feet: In New Home, Grey Traded the Cloistered Look for an Open Plan
Grey dispensed with almost all private offices and hired a workplace psychologist to help employees adjust.
In City Real Estate, Old Clans Are Shrewd Again
Some families with deep roots in Manhattan kept their heads a few years ago when the market overheated.
Square Feet: Surprising Strength in Long Island’s Warehouse Market
With the lowest vacancy rate of any industrial real estate market in the country, Long Island’s 6,200 warehouses appear to be weathering the recession handily.
Trade Center Site Developer Set Back
An arbitration panel has ruled against the developer Larry Silverstein on a series of critical issues.
Square Feet: A Downtown Becomes Full of Life Again
The oil and natural gas industry is helping to pay for Oklahoma City’s restoration.
Buying Landmarks? Easy. Keeping Them? Maybe Not.
At properties in Chicago, New York and elsewhere, Jerry and Rob Speyer of Tishman Speyer Properties are dealing with the fallout of a deflated real estate market.
Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: David C. Walentas
Mr. Walentas is the founder and principal of the Two Trees Management Company and is credited with establishing the Dumbo neighborhood in Brooklyn.
In the Region | Long Island: Mapping Future Growth
A new study focuses on how Long Island can grow and what will make it economically viable.
Square Feet: New Tenant Lifts a Manhattan Street
Merchants along East 86th Street hope that a new Shake Shack will improve development in the neighborhood.
Further Slide Seen in Commercial Real Estate
Vacancy rates in New York are still rising and prices are still falling, and one expert says the market hasn’t hit bottom yet.
Square Feet: Finding a Way to Pay for Green Makeovers
The effort to improve the energy efficiency of New York’s big buildings has turned to ways to share costs between landlords and tenants.