Emily Davis

Emily Davis covers the New York City office market for Commercial Observer. She previously covered real estate at the New York Post and The Real Deal, and reported on local news in Brooklyn for BK Reader. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, where she studied business and economics reporting.

Emily Davis
Lee & Associates's Claude Kolb and a sign to a Fred Astaire dance studio.
Retail · Leases
New York City

Fred Astaire Dance Studios Leases First Park Slope Location

By Emily Davis
A Bingo Wholesale store (top), 18 Warsoff Place, Brooklyn (left), and 39 Walworth Street, Brooklyn.
Retail · Investments & Sales
New York City

Kosher Grocer Bingo Wholesale Buys $50M Dev Site in Bed-Stuy

By Emily Davis
Medallion Financial Corp.'s Andrew Murstein and 667 Madison Avenue.
Office · Leases
New York City

Medallion Financial Relocates to 9K SF at Hartz Group’s 667 Madison Avenue

By Emily Davis
Clockwise from left: 517 East 132nd Street, 122 Bruckner Boulevard, and 521 East 132nd Street, in The Bronx.
Residential · Investments & Sales
New York City

Altmark Group Sells Mott Haven Lots Destined for 99-Unit Redevelopment for $22M

By Emily Davis
Matthew Sprayregen (top), Andrew Esposito (bottom), and 1780 East Tremont Avenue in The Bronx.
Special Purpose · Finance
New York City

Apex Development, Knickpoint Ventures Secure $60M Financing for Bronx Charter School

By Emily Davis
Alex Motiuk, Director of Acquisitions for Greek Real Estate Partners and 169 Lackawanna Avenue in New Jersey.
Industrial · Finance
New Jersey

Greek Real Estate Partners JV Seals $79M Financing Package for N.J. Industrial Dev

By Emily Davis
Joshua Bird of Hawkins Way Capital and 81 East Third Street.
Residential · Investments & Sales
New York City

Hawkins Way Capital Drops $28M on 81 East Third Street Apartments, Student Housing

By Emily Davis
Gabriel Staab (top), Michael Paster (center), and Ariel Schuster (bottom), of Newmark and 92 Greene Street.
Retail · Leases
New York City

Cashmere Brand Kujten Picks Acadia’s 92 Greene Street for Second U.S. Location

By Emily Davis
A construction worker helps build a support column using steel rebar in Miami.
Industry · Development
National

Annual Construction Cost Hikes Reach Pandemic-Era Rates as Iran War Winds Down

By Emily Davis
Max Koeppel, director of leasing at Koeppel Rosen, and 902 Broadway.
Office · Leases
New York City

Law Firm Fenwick & West Expands to 73K SF at Rosen’s 902 Broadway

By Emily Davis
Colliers's Andrew Roos (top), Cushman & Wakefield's Jason Kroeger, and 470 Park Avenue South.
Office · Leases
New York City

ARCO Design/Build Takes 10K SF at Williams Equities’ 470 Park Avenue South

By Emily Davis
Sevinc Yuksel.
Industry · Development
New York City

ESRT Picks Sevinc Yuksel as Senior VP of Design and Construction

By Emily Davis
JLL's Mitch Konsker (top), Cynthia Wasserberger (center) and Kristen Morgan, and 2 Park Avenue.
Office · Leases
New York City

Tech Firm Via Transportation Inks 55K SF at Haddad Brands’ 2 Park Avenue

By Emily Davis
John Usdan of Midwood Investment & Development and 403 Avenue of the Americas.
Retail · Investments & Sales
New York City

Midwood Pays $41M for West Village Retail Swath at 403 Avenue of the Americas

By Emily Davis
570 Fifth Avenue (left), 1285 Avenue of the Americas (top) and 787 Seventh Avenue.
Office · Leases
New York City

Forget Tech — Law Firms Are Driving Manhattan Office Leasing

By Emily Davis
Robert Gutman Joins Cresa
Industrial · People Moves
New York City

Cresa Hires Robert Gutman to Lead Structured Finance for Data Center Platform

By Emily Davis
New Yorkers gather to demand a rent freeze on rent-stabilized apartments in May.
Residential · Policy
New York City

Tax Hikes on NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Housing Exceed Inflation: Report

By Emily Davis