Robert Knakal

Bob Knakal founded Massey Knakal and is Chairman & CEO of BKREA

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Residential · Columnists
New York City

A Price-Fixing History Lesson Mayor-Elect Mamdani Sorely Needs to Learn

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Columnists
New York City

New York City’s Housing Crisis: Here Are the Policies and Moves For Solving It

By Robert Knakal
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Apartment buildings in the Bronx.
Residential · Columnists
New York City

New York City Policymakers Continue to Get in the Way of Lower Rents

By Robert Knakal
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Office · Columnists
New York City

What I Learned From Writing ‘Selling Buildings’

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Columnists
New York City

How to Execute a ‘Hostile Takeover’ of a New York City Co-op Building

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Development
New York City

OK, I’ll Tell You How to Fix New York City’s Housing Crisis …

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Columnists
New York City

New York’s 485x Multifamily Development Incentive: Why It Stinks

By Robert Knakal
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Columnists
New York City

Here Comes the Biggest Selloff in New York City History

By Robert Knakal
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Development
New York City

New York City’s Most Misallocated Asset Could Help Solve Its Housing Crisis

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Investments & Sales
New York City

Why ‘Stay Alive Until ’25’ Rings Truer in Investment Sales

By Robert Knakal
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Investments & Sales
New York City

Do the Latest Manhattan Investment Sales Stats Herald a New Phase?

By Robert Knakal
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Columnists
New York City

How to Kill Jobs, Hurt Communities and Narrow NYC’s Tax Base

By Robert Knakal
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Special Purpose · Investments & Sales
New York City

NYC Owns a Greatly Underused Asset for Fixing Its Public Housing

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Investments & Sales
New York City

In Investment Sales, Buy When Others Are Fearful

By Robert Knakal
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New York City

It Looks Like the NY Legislature Wants Higher Rents and More Homelessness

By Robert Knakal
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Investments & Sales
New York City

NY Policymakers Need to Focus on Incentivizing Office Conversions, Upgrades

By Robert Knakal
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Columnists
New York City

How to Understand Manhattan’s Investment Sales Market for 2023

By Robert Knakal
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