Infrastructure

Infrastructure real estate news and analysis focusing on the trends and investments shaping transportation hubs, energy projects, and critical utilities. With insights on public-private partnerships, capital flows, and emerging opportunities, Commercial Observer is the definitive resource for CRE professionals driving the future of infrastructure development.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and a rendering of 1318 Fourth Street, Santa Monica, Calif.

Multifamily · Finance

California Provides $865M for Affordable Housing, Green Infrastructure

By Nick Trombola

Scaffolding on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, for a new residential building under construction.

Residential · Policy

Mamdani and Technology: What New York’s Built Environment Might Expect

By Philip Russo

A pumpjack stands out among homes in residential Signal Hill, south of Los Angeles, Calif.

Infrastructure · Development

There Will Be Buildings: L.A. Developers Chase Decommissioned Oil Wells

By Nick Trombola

Archer Aviation CEO Adam Goldstein and the Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Hawthorne, Calif.

Airports · Investments & Sales

Archer Aviation Buys L.A. Airport for $126M

By Nick Trombola

New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani celebrates as he takes the stage at his election night watch party.

Multifamily · Policy

Mayor Mamdani: What Commercial Real Estate Can (Really) Expect Now

By Larry Getlen

Ailanthus's Vivian Liao (top), Oonee's Shabazz Stuart (bottom), and a rendering of Oonee's planned indoor hub at 201 25th Street, Brooklyn.

Infrastructure · Leases

Parking Platform Oonee Inks Deal at Brooklyn’s One Sunset Development

By Isabelle Durso

Aerial rendering of a revamped Lincoln Center.

Infrastructure · Development

Lincoln Center Park Redevelopment Welcomes the Neighborhood

By Aaron Short

Mayor Eric Adams and the Keith Haring Carmine Pool Mural.

Infrastructure · Development

NYC Plans to Invest $164M to Transform West Village’s Clarkson Street

By Isabelle Durso

Michael Viggiano of Skanska and a rendering of the Long Bridge North project.

Railways · Development

Skanska and FlatironDragados JV Chosen to Develop $1B D.C.-Area Rail Project

By Nick Trombola

Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and a rendering of the redevelopment Terminal One at JFK Airport.

Airports · Development

New JFK Terminal One Set to Include 84K-SF Logistics Center

By Isabelle Durso

A man at a podium.

Railways · Leases

New York’s Office Market Could Win Big With Andy Byford

By Aaron Short

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, Gov. Kathy Hochul, and traffic on 42nd Street.

Infrastructure · Policy

Federal Judge Temporarily Stops Shutdown of Congestion Pricing by Trump

By Mark Hallum

Mayor Eric Adams announces that total investments of over $400 million redesign Fifth Avenue.

Infrastructure · Development

Adams Announces $400M Investment to Fund Fifth Avenue Redesign

By Isabelle Durso

Mark Davis, president and CEO of Sun Hill Properties, and the Hilton Universal.

Airports · Development

Hilton Universal City Developer Kills Expansion in Wake of L.A.’s Hotel Wage Hike

By Nick Trombola

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, and cars cross the George Washington Bridge toward Manhattan.

Infrastructure · Policy

Feds Threaten to Pull New York’s Transportation Funds Over Congestion Pricing War

By Mark Hallum

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy (L) speaks at a cabinet meeting.

Infrastructure · Policy

Trump Administration Yanks Control of Penn Station Revival From MTA and Hochul

By Mark Hallum

Gov. Kathy Hochul, President Donald Trump, and cars passing underneath congestion pricing toll cameras in Manhattan.

Infrastructure · Policy

Agreement Keeps Manhattan Congestion Pricing Tolls in Place … For Now

By Mark Hallum