Downtown Alliance

Climate change is threatening New York's coastline, and all of the people and buildings that reside in the five boroughs.
Design + Construction
New York City

Climate Changed: New York City Grapples With Flooding, Sea Level Rise in Wake of Ida

By Celia Young
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An image of the World Trade Center attacks.
Features
New York City

One Blue Sky Tuesday: The Real Estate Industry Looks Back on 9/11

By Cathy Cunningham
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Jessica Lappin.
Columnists
New York City

No, the Office Is Not Dead

By Jessica Lappin
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Brian Steinwurtzel
Players
New York City

Buy Low: GFP’s Brian Steinwurtzel Sets His Sights on FiDi

By Nicholas Rizzi
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Downtown Alliance is still trying to push forward a plan to make the area around the New York Stock Exchange more pedestrian friendly and less filled with intrusive security infrastructure.
Design + Construction  ·  Features
New York City

Tourists Flock to the Stock Exchange. Will the City Fix Up the Streets Around It?

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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aerial view of Lower Manhattan. New York
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
Lower Manhattan

Should Downtown’s Tax Incentives Be Extended?

By Chava Gourarie
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Jonathan Mechanic, Bill Rudin, David Falk, Jessica Lappin and Ric Clark talk about potential transit and infrastructure improvements for Lower Manhattan at CO's Downtown forum.
Industry
New York City

Downtown Honchos Push for Train to Newark Airport, Wall Street Renewal at CO Forum

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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The best views in the city may be from Danny Meyer’s new restaurant Manhatta, which is perched at the top of 28 Liberty.
Features
New York City

FiDine: Inside Lower Manhattan’s Burgeoning Restaurant Scene

By Sara Pepitone
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Jessica Lappin
Industry
New York City

Victory Lappin: Q&A With Downtown Alliance’s Jessica Lappin

By Commercial Observer Video
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Jessica Lappin
Leases  ·  Industry
New York City

Retail Details: Q&A With Downtown Alliance’s Jessica Lappin

By The Editors
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Jonathan Mechanic, David Levinson, Bruce Mosler, Ric Clark and Matt Straz discuss the downtown office market during the first panel of the day.
Industry
New York City

Developers Talk the Remaking of Downtown, One Brick and Restaurant at a Time

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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From left: Fred Posniak, Andrew Mandell, Joanne Podell, Kenji Ota and John Banks at the REBNY Retail Deal of the Year awards. Photo: REBNY
Industry
New York City

Cushman & Wakefield’s Podell, Ota Take Home Top REBNY Retail Awards

By Rey Mashayekhi
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Photo: LMHQ Gensler.
Leases  ·  Office

Collaborative Work Hub for Tech and Media Opens in Lower Manhattan

By Sage Lazzaro
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Dennis Friedrich (Photo: Arman Dzidzovic/Commercial Observer).
Players

Brookfield’s Dennis Friedrich Becomes New Downtown Alliance Chair

By Terence Cullen
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