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Lincoln Property Company's Jeffrey Rosenblatt (top) and Christina de Jesus, and 20 West 33rd Street.

Office · Leases

Fashion Platform Orly Inks 20K-SF Office Lease at 20 West 33rd Street

By Emily Davis

Empire State Realty Trust's Ryan Kass (top), Newmark's Scott Klau (center), CBRE's Evan Fiddle, and One Grand Central Place.

Office · Leases

Real Estate Firm Landmark Management Signs 12K-SF Lease at One Grand Central Place

By Mark Hallum

Brookfield CEO Bruce Flatt and a sign for Hudson Square Properties at 555 Greenwich Street.

Office · Finance

Brookfield in Talks to Replace Hines in $3.5B Hudson Square Properties JV: Updated

By Emily Davis

Office · Development

From Builder to Partner

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Cary Pollack (top), Joe Dyckman (center), and Matthew Jemal (bottom), pictured with 1750 H Street NW in in Washington, D.C.

Office · Finance

Jemal Equities Refinances D.C. Office Building With $27M CMBS Loan

By Mark Hallum

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and 1025 F Street in Washington D.C.

Office · Leases

Nvidia Signs Downtown D.C. Office Lease as Trophy Buildings Outperform

By Greg Cornfield

Newmark's Brett Siegel and 827 Broadway.

Office · Investments & Sales

Bobby Zar Snaps Up 827 Broadway for $19M Via Short Sale

By Cathy Cunningham

Office · Leases

NBCUniversal Renews 244K-SF Offices at 1221 Avenue of the Americas

By Isabelle Durso

Caution tape blocks the street near the former Pfizer headquarters building after a safety manager reported that a steel beam was compromised on the 21st floor.

Residential · Development

Metro Loft, David Werner to Rebuild Collapsed Portion of Former Pfizer HQ

By Emily Davis and Mark Hallum

Dignitaries including Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Port Authority Chairman Kevin O'Toole take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for 2 World Trade Center on July 9.

Office · Development

Silverstein Properties Breaks Ground on 2 World Trade Center

By Emily Davis

CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky and 281 Park Avenue.

Office · Investments & Sales

Airbnb Strikes $82M Deal to Buy 281 Park Avenue South for NYC Office

By Isabelle Durso

Stickbulb founders Russell Greenberg (top) and Christopher Beardsley, and an array of fixtures from Stickbulb.

Office · Leases

Lighting Designer Stickbulb Moves to 27K SF at Brooklyn’s MADE Bush Terminal

By Amanda Schiavo

Designer Ralph Lauren and the Starrett-Lehigh Building.

Office · Leases

Ralph Lauren Expands to 280K SF at RXR’s Starrett-Lehigh Building

By Mark Hallum

Office · Finance

Podcast | AI for CRE Due Diligence, with Tower Co-founder Noah Walters

By Edward Cohen

Savanna's Nick Bienstock (top) and Christopher Schlank, and 799 Broadway.

Office · Leases

SDC Capital Partners Inks 23K-SF Lease at Savanna’s 799 Broadway

By Amanda Schiavo

Samantha Perlman.

Office · Leases

Feil Organization Hires Samantha Perlman to Help Lead Commercial Leasing

By Isabelle Durso

Paul Griggs (top), CEO at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Donald Bren of Irvine Company, and 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles.

Office · Leases

PwC’s Move to Century City Is Another Blow to Downtown L.A.

By Greg Cornfield