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
Starbucks store closing.
Retail · Leases
National

Starbucks to Close 250 North American Stores Amid Massive Overhaul

By Emily Davis
JLL Capital Markets' Christopher Peck (top), Christopher Pratt (center) and Alex Staikos, and a Family Dollar store.
Industrial · Finance
National

Wells Fargo Supplies $456M Refi for Family Dollar’s Distribution Center Portfolio

By Emily Davis
George Steffani (top), Jim Wacht (center), and Peter Braus (bottom) and 780 Lexington Avenue, 782 Lexington Avenue and 136 East 61st Street.
Mixed-Use · Investments & Sales
New York City

David Burris, Investor Group Buy Mixed-Use Upper East Side Site for $28M

By Emily Davis
Koeppel Rosen's Max Koeppel and 135 Madison Avenue.
Office · Leases
New York City

Distyl AI Doubles Its 135 Madison Offices to 30K SF After Less Than a Year

By Emily Davis
A Sephora logo on one of its stores.
Retail · Leases
New York City

Sephora’s Meatpacking District Store Relocates to 401 West 14th Street

By Emily Davis
BXP's Hilary Spann and 360 Park Avenue South.
Office · Leases
New York City

AI Firm Rogo Technologies Doubles 360 Park Avenue South Footprint to 46K SF

By Emily Davis
Taconic Partners' Paul Pariser (top), Charles Bendit (center) and Colleen Wenke, and 61 West 23rd Street.
Office · Leases
New York City

Two AI Companies Ink Full-Floor Deals at 61 West 23rd Street

By Emily Davis
Wharton Properties' Jeff Sutton (top), Keyah Real Estate's Xaver Kriechbaum and 21–25 West 34th Street.
Hospitality · Development
New York City

Jeff Sutton’s Planned 340-Key Midtown Hotel Enters the Demolition Phase

By Emily Davis
Donal Flaherty, Partner at IPRG and 24-41 31st Street in Queens.
Mixed-Use · Investments & Sales
New York City

Vaja Group to Acquire Astoria Development Site at 24-41 31st Street for $26M

By Emily Davis
Warren De Haan of Acore Capital and 707 Eleventh Avenue.
Office · Investments & Sales
New York City

ACORE Claims Keys to Would-be Life Sciences Facility in Hell’s Kitchen

By Emily Davis
JLL's Peter Rotchford (top), Steven Binswanger (center) and Lucas Borges, and the loading dock of a warehouse.
Industrial · Finance
National

CIBC Supplies $102M Refi for SkyREM Industrial Portfolio

By Emily Davis
SL Green CEO Marc Holliday and 304 Park Avenue South.
Office · Leases
New York City

IMG Worldwide Renews 90K SF at SL Green’s 304 Park Avenue South

By Emily Davis
Matt Landek.
Industrial · Development
National

JLL’s Matt Landek to Lead New Data Center Operations Firm L5 Mission Critical

By Emily Davis
Seth Neidermayer.
Industry · People Moves
New York City

Kirkland & Ellis Hires Seth Niedermayer as Partner in Real Estate Group

By Emily Davis
Hines' Alfonso Munk.
Office · Capital Markets
National

Hines and Rialto Credit Partners’ Debt Fund Closes at $1.1B

By Emily Davis
SJP Properties CEO Steve Pozycki and 11 Times Square.
Office · Leases
New York City

Law Firm Proskauer Rose Expands to 478K SF at SJP’s 11 Times Square

By Emily Davis
Clockwise from top left: Chris Ventura, Brian Cohen, Chris Mongeluzo, and Eric Zemachson of Newmark and 119 West 125th Street.
Office · Leases
New York City

Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Relocates HQ to 9K SF at 119 West 125th Street

By Emily Davis