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The Oculus had a soft open last week to many opinions (Photo: Kaitlyn Flannagan for Commercial Observer).

Coronavirus · Legal

Westfield Sues Gap for More Than $10M in Unpaid Rent Across the Country

By Nicholas Rizzi

Empire Outlets.

Leases · Retail

Footwear Brand Johnston & Murphy Opening Outpost in SI’s Empire Outlets

By Nicholas Rizzi

225 Liberty Street.

Leases · Office

Cosmetics Manufacturer Ditching Tribeca for Brookfield Place

By Nicholas Rizzi

Brooks Brothers will open next month on the ground floor of the Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards.

Leases · Retail

Brooks Brothers Plans Hudson Yards Outpost

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Gap and Old Navy in Times Square.

Gap Plans to Close Another 230 Stores, Spin Off Old Navy Into Separate Company

By Nicholas Rizzi

125th Street in Harlem.

Finance · Construction

Citigroup, City Agencies Deliver $188M Financing for East Harlem Resi Build

By Matt Grossman

Herald Towers.

Finance · Leases

AIG Modifies $275M Loan as Gap Closes Herald Square Store

By Matt Grossman

Joseph Ferrara of BFC Partners with his Empire Outlets project behind him.

Design + Construction · Construction

Empire Outlets: The Biggest Thing to Hit Staten Island Is Opening This November

By Lauren Elkies Schram

Empire Outlets.

Leases · Retail

Brooks Brothers Opening First Staten Island Location

By Liam La Guerre

A rendering of Empire Outlets.

Leases · Retail

Old Navy Signs Outlet Deal in Staten Island

By Lauren Elkies Schram

T.J. Maxx, Target and other low-priced retailers are doing well, as are those at the high-end.

Are Off-Price Retailers Truly Amazon-Proof?

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Rendering of 1289 Lexington.

Leases · Retail

What’s Old Is New: Old Navy Signs 18,500-SF Deal at East 86th Street Development

By Lauren Elkies Schram

655 Third Avenue. Photo: CoStar Group

Leases · Retail

Gap Renews Midtown East Lease as Company Announces Plans to Shed 200 Stores

By Liam La Guerre

111 West 33rd Street.

Leases · Office

Gap Relocating Intermix Offices to Herald Square

By Liam La Guerre

Looking west on Harlem's 125th Street from the Metro North station. Photo: Getty Images.

Design + Construction · Features

Harlem’s 125th Street Is Going “to Look Like 34th Street” Next Year. Is That a Good Thing?

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Le Pain Quotidien Rendering

Leases · Retail

Le Pain Quotidien Grabs New Location Close to NYU

By Rheaa Rao

Industry City Rendering.

Leases · Industrial

Gap Inc. Inks 20K-SF Deal at Industry City for Marketing Space

By Terence Cullen