Robert Knakal

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

Karl-Anthony Towns (32) of the New York Knicks celebrates after his team's 107-106 victory against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.
Industry · Columnists
New York City

The New York Knicks Were Stonecutters Last Night

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Policy
New York City

New York’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Is Bad Policy. But It Shouldn’t Stop Development Land Sales.

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Columnists
National

In Business — and in Life — Persistence Is a Major Competitive Advantage

By Robert Knakal
Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Residential · Policy
New York City

What Mayor Mamdani’s New Housing Plan Misses

By Robert Knakal
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Office · Columnists
New York City

The Window for Seizing on New York’s Class B and C Office Rebound Is Closing

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Finance
New York City

My New $100 Mortgage Company — Just in Time for NY’s Tax on $1M All-Cash Home Buys

By Robert Knakal
Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks about the Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget at City Hall.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Mayor Mamdani: Stop Trying to Build Housing. Start Incentivizing It.

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Columnists
National

My Commencement Address: The ‘Why’ Often Comes Later

By Robert Knakal
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Office · Leases
New York City

New York City’s Class B and C Office Recovery Is Real — and Accelerating

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Policy
New York City

New York’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Would Be Economic Self-Sabotage

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Development
New York City

In New York City, the Ballot Is the New Zoning Map

By Robert Knakal
Jamie Dimon.
Residential · Columnists
New York City

An Open Letter to Jamie Dimon on Rethinking Collateral in Rent-Regulated Lending

By Robert Knakal
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Residential · Development
New York City

New York’s $72.45 Question: When Policy Prices Housing Out of Reach

By Robert Knakal
Brooklyn apartment buildings
Residential · Development
New York City

Record New York Apartment Rents? Blame Policymakers, Not Landlords.

By Robert Knakal
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Industry · Investments & Sales
New York City

Manhattan’s Long Investment Sales Drought — And Why a Surge May Be Coming

By Robert Knakal
Kingsbridge Armory.
Retail · Columnists
New York City

New York’s Kingsbridge Armory Debacle — Or, When Ideology Replaces Common Sense

By Robert Knakal
Sean Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger.
Industry · Technology
New York City

Artificial Intelligence Is Commercial Real Estate’s James Bond Moment

By Robert Knakal