Aaron Short

Aaron Short is a Brooklyn-based journalist covering New York politics and policy. His work has been featured in Commercial Observer, Intelligencer, Business Insider, the New York Post, New York Daily News, Hell Gate, and City & State.

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at the 130th REBNY Annual.
Industry · Players
New York City

An Upbeat REBNY Annual Leans Into Bullish Takes on Commercial Real Estate

By Aaron Short
New York Assembly members stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in the Assembly Chamber.
Residential · Development
New York City

New York’s Real Estate Industry Would Like a Word With Lawmakers on 485x

By Aaron Short
An illustration of an insurance policy weighing down an office building.
Residential · Leases
New York City

New York Commercial Real Estate Owners Want Action on Skyrocketing Insurance Costs

By Aaron Short
Andrew Werner accepts the Architecture Team of the Year Award for KPF.
Industry · Leases
New York City

Conversions, AI, Refinancing Win Big at Commercial Observer’s Breakthrough Awards

By Aaron Short
An illustration of a house in ice cube.
Residential · Features
New York City

Zohran Mamdani and Housing Policy: A Developing Story …

By Aaron Short
Businessman walked to bridge to cross to house in the middle of gap. Real estate market investment Risk Concept Recession crisis, falling house prices and lending. isometric vector illustration.
Residential · Policy
National

States Get Creative to Bridge the Housing Gap as Feds Lean Into Tax Credits

By Aaron Short
The 8-foot bronze permanent sculpture called "The Garment Worker", created by Judith Weller, stands in the Garment District of Manhattan.
Residential · Leases
New York City

Manhattan’s Garment District Confronts Stark Challenge After Big Rezoning

By Aaron Short
Image of the headside of a dime against a street map of Dimes Square.
Hospitality
New York City

Manhattan’s Dimes Square Appears to Have Some Staying Power

By Aaron Short
Members of the Commercial Real Estate community gather at Lever House for Commercial Observer's annual Power Gala.
Industry · Players
New York City

Impact Front and Center at Commercial Observer’s Power Gala

By Aaron Short
Illustration of a small man looking at a big tax bill.
Residential · Policy
New York City

What New York’s Mayoral Contenders Intend to Do About Taxes

By Aaron Short
Aerial rendering of a revamped Lincoln Center.
Infrastructure · Development
New York City

Lincoln Center Park Redevelopment Welcomes the Neighborhood

By Aaron Short
Zohran Mamdani speaking to a crowd.
Office · Leases
New York City

New York City REITs Continue to Size Up Mamdani

By Aaron Short
Two men walking through a festival-like crowd.
Residential · Policy
New York City

Zohran Mamdani’s Ideas on Commercial Real Estate Come Into Focus

By Aaron Short
A man at a podium.
Office · Leases
New York City

New York’s Office Market Could Win Big With Andy Byford

By Aaron Short
Three men standing on a rooftop.
Industrial · Leases
National

Alterra’s Secret Sauce: Public Companies That Need Industrial Outdoor Storage

By Aaron Short
A woman in an office with two hard hats to her right.
Residential · Finance
New York City

New York City’s Daphne Rubin-Vega Is a Go-To Attorney on Housing Deals

By Aaron Short
Artists Sarah Cassidy (left) and Akiva Leffert have installed a dinosaur-themed bodega in a closed newsstand at Grand Army Plaza subway station in Brooklyn.
Retail
New York City

The Fight Is On to Save New York City’s Incredibly Shrinking Newsstands

By Aaron Short