Rebecca Baird-Remba

Rebecca Baird-Remba is a reporter for Commercial Observer. She grew up in the D.C. area and has lived in New York City since moving here for college. She got her start covering real estate for Brownstoner, and worked at NY YIMBY before heading to Commercial Observer.

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A glassy building viewed from far away on the street.
Leases  ·  Office
New York City

SL Green Seals 124K SF of Leases at One Vanderbilt

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
Office design is shifting as millennials occupy the majority of the labor force, and the pandemic has pushed offices in a new direction.
Design + Construction  ·  Leases
New York City

How Millennials Are Reshaping Pandemic-Era Offices

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
The lower floors of the Flatiron Building are being slowly renovated with their original floors intact, including mosaics meant to depict original common hallways.
Design + Construction  ·  Architecture
New York City

Bringing the Flatiron Building Into the 21st Century

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
A broker networking event hosted at 632 Broadway in September 2020.
Leases  ·  Industry
New York City

NYC Broker Confidence Hits Pandemic High, REBNY Finds

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
391 Avenue of the Americas.
Leases  ·  Retail
New York City

Orangetheory Fitness Inks Deal for New Greenwich Village Studio

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
Will Blodgett and his co-founder Jeffrey Goldberg have built an affordable housing empire of more than 14,000 units across 18 states since 2014.
Players
New York City

How Developer Will Blodgett Built Fairstead Into an 18-State Juggernaut

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
40 Wall Street.
Leases  ·  Office
New York City

Law Firm KI Legal Takes Full Floor at Trump’s 40 Wall Street

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
Reside Health's first location in Carnegie Hill Tower is a doctor's office designed to look like a spa or yoga studio.
Design + Construction  ·  Leases
New York City

TF Cornerstone Inks Deal With New Health Startup for Carnegie Hall Tower

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
Mayor Bill de Blasio has suspended New York City's hotel tax in hopes of improving hotel occupancy as tourism slowly returns to the Big Apple.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

De Blasio, Eyeing Tourism Recovery, Eliminates Hotel Tax for Summer

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
Gowanus Canal
Design + Construction  ·  Urban Planning
New York City

New York Releases Zoning Plan for Gowanus Manufacturing Area

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
Mayor Bill de Blasio has to hand off the keys to New York City to one of several candidates in a crowded field for the Democratic mayoral primary next month.
Features
New York City

Who Will Be NYC’s Next Mayor? A Look at the Frontrunner Candidates

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
48 Wall Street.
Leases  ·  Office
New York City

Restaurant Operator, Financial Company Take 13K SF at 48 Wall Street

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
Fisher Brothers' $120 million renovation of 1345 Avenue of the Americas includes an updated plaza with added seating, plantings and a new sculpture.
Design + Construction  ·  Architecture
New York City

1345 Avenue of the Americas Gets Public Space Upgrades

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Devoción plans a new coffee shop at Front & York in Dumbo.
Leases  ·  Retail
New York City

Devoción Plans a Dumbo Cafe at Front & York

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Commercial Observer's transportation forum kicked off with a panel of Alan Bates from Holt Construction, Alexandra Perotti, also from Holt, Asmita Gharat of American Airlines and Hersh Parekh of the Port Authority.
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

New York Transit, Construction Execs on Lessons Learned During the Pandemic

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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L&L is building a new concrete truss to support the Palace Theatre, which will be jacked up 30 feet into the air and placed onto the truss later this year.
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

L&L Holding’s TSX Broadway Tower Takes Shape in Times Square

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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182-20 Liberty Avenue.
Sales  ·  Commercial
New York City

Elion Partners Buys Jamaica Warehouse for $58M

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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