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California Governor Gavin Newsom, and the Inland Empire region.

Development · Policy

California’s AB 98 Poised to Regulate the State’s Runaway Industrial Sector

By Nick Trombola

S. Lawrence Davis, president and CEO of Shorewood Real Estate, and the development site at 350 Grand Concourse.

Investments & Sales

Shorewood Buys Bronx Development Site at 350 Grand Concourse for $29M

By Isabelle Durso

David Zar, principal at Zar Property, and 119 West 57th Street.

Investments & Sales

Zar Property NY Buys 119 West 57th Street for $27M

By Mark Hallum

Ian Bruce Eichner of of Continuum Company, and the Community Church of New York at 40 East 35th Street.

Investments & Sales

Continuum Buys Midtown Church Property on East 35th Street for $66M

By Isabelle Durso

A view of the Gowanus neighborhood in Brooklyn.

Investments & Sales · Development Site Sale

Goose Property Management Buys Brooklyn Development Site for $22M

By Isabelle Durso

Image of a map of Florida on a laptop computer screen, and the image of Florida is taking forever to load.

Leases · Technology

Miami’s Tech-Leasing Boom Peaks as Projects Stall and Companies Balk

By Julia Echikson

Belle Glade, Florida.

Finance · Investments & Sales

Farmland Partners REIT Sells 42K-Acre Farm Portfolio to LDS Church for $249M

By Brian Pascus

Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs, founders of RFR Holdings, and the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gowanus.

Investments & Sales · Development Site Sale

RFR Gets Some Good News With $160M Sale of Gowanus Development Site

By Amanda Schiavo

Robert Lemle, president of Copperwood Real Estate, and 1386 Second Avenue.

Investments & Sales · Development Site Sale

Torkian Group Buys 3-Property Lenox Hill Development Site for $25M

By Isabelle Durso

Gary M. Tischler, founder and managing partner of Vanbarton Group and 77 Water Street.

Investments & Sales

Vanbarton Group Set to Buy 77 Water Street for $95M for Office-to-Resi Conversion

By Isabelle Durso

Greg West, CEO of ZOM Living, and WaterMark at Coral Gables, Fla.

5 Questions With Greg West of ZOM Living

By Jeff Ostrowski

Fred Leffel of Flatiron Equities and 152 West 36th Street.

Investments & Sales

Flatiron, Mequity to Convert 152 West 36th Street Office Building Into Self-Storage

By Isabelle Durso

Eli Weiss, principal at Joy Construction, and 1959 Jerome Avenue, Bronx.

Investments & Sales · Development Site Sale

Maddd Partners With Joy and Food Bazaar to Buy Bronx Development Site for $23M

By Isabelle Durso

An illustration of two people lounging on a couch amid a college lecture hall.

Development · Investments & Sales

Colleges Lean More on Commercial Real Estate Investment

By Patrick Sisson

Gary Barnett, founder and chairman of Extell Development, and a rendering of Extell's planned residential project at 180 East 125th Street

Investments & Sales · Development Site Sale

Extell Set to Sell 180 East 125th Street Development Site for $70M

By Isabelle Durso

Madison Realty Capital Managing Partner and CFO Urian Yap and 4452 Broadway.

Investments & Sales

Madison Realty Takes Control of HAP’s 4452 Broadway for $27M Via Bankruptcy Sale

By Isabelle Durso

A rendering of the previously planned AC NoMad Hotel.

Investments & Sales

Developer Pays $30M for NoMad Hotel Site Previously Facing Foreclosure

By Isabelle Durso

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