JPMorgan Chase Still Moving ‘Full Steam Ahead’ on New Headquarters
JPMorgan Chase, the largest U.S. bank by assets and the largest private occupier of office space in Manhattan, is “moving full steam ahead” on the construction of a new headquarters at 270 Park Avenue,...
View ArticleFlight to Quality Reached the Moon in 2022
Class A office space was one of the clear commercial real estate winners of the pandemic. COVID-19 emptied most office space both nationally and in New York City, and most of it still remains empty on...
View ArticleReal Estate Attorney Terri Adler on the Problem With Limits
Bruce Stachenfeld did not want to do the interview. He was busy, and he would not be working directly with the new recruit anyway. However, a fellow partner at the law firm insisted. So Stachenfeld...
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CP Group’s Angelo Bianco On Office Conversions, Tenant Demand and More
Don’t call Angelo Bianco a contrarian — even though the firm he leads, CP Group, continues to bet big on an office sector buffeted by remote work. “Listen, we just add value to buildings — that’s...
View ArticleAngelo Gordon’s Adam Schwartz On Real Estate Opportunities in a Downturn
What’s one of the busier investors in commercial real estate think about the topsy-turvy market? Angelo Gordon co-CEO Adam Schwartz got on a Zoom with Commercial Observer as summer faded to fall — and...
View ArticleSenior Housing Recovers — Slowly — From the Pandemic
Talk about a gray area. Hundreds of nursing homes shuttered nationwide during the pandemic, hastening a trend that was growing even before COVID-19. Meanwhile, the senior housing industry appears to...
View ArticleLaura Bush Has Lived the Changes in New York-Area Construction
About five years ago, Laura Bush took her youngest daughter, age 6, to a New York City construction site that she was managing. Bush, then an executive with the construction giant Lendlease, wanted to...
View ArticleUnveiling Proptech’s Power Players: Insights From CO’s 2023 List
Unravel the complexities of proptech with Commercial Observer’s Power Proptech 2023 list. This episode delves into the industry’s explosive growth, pandemic-driven challenges, and subsequent slowdown,...
View ArticleWhy the Federal Government Can’t Shake Its Empty Office Space
Late this past summer, Paul Walden, executive director of the federal Public Buildings Reform Board (PBRB), briefed the Federal Real Property Council on what its 24 agencies could do to streamline...
View ArticleFeds: We’ve Cut Millions of Square Feet of Office Space, and We’re Not Done
The federal government has shed tens of millions of square feet of office space that it owned and leased in the past decade. The figure should rise in the next few years. That is according to figures...
View ArticleUnmasking the Scare Tactics of Halloween Stores
In this episode, two of Commercial Observer’s top editors, Max Gross and Tom Acitelli, unearth the secrets behind the seasonal Spirit Halloween stores, the new strategies of pop-up retailers in...
View ArticleThe WeWork Shake-Up & The Release of Owners Magazine
This special double-feature episode of “The Back Story” takes listeners behind the scenes of two major events in the real estate world. First, join hosts Max Gross, Nicholas Rizzi, and Tom Acitelli as...
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New York’s Commercial Real Estate Market on the Mend: Forum
Three years out from the pandemic, how you read the economic tea leaves for commercial real estate likely depends on what your own balance sheet looks like. But most people in the room at Commercial...
View ArticleRising Stars in Real Estate
In this engaging episode of “The Backstory,” top Commercial Observer editors Max Gross, Cathy Cunningham and Tom Acitelli discuss the intricacies and highlights of the 2023 Young Professionals issue....
View ArticlePodcast: Rhymes of Real Estate
In this special episode of Commercial Observer’s podcast “The Back Story,” we delve into the unique and creative world of commercial real estate as seen through the lens of holiday cheer. Our featured...
View Article2023 Unwrapped: A Candid Look at Commercial Real Estate’s Tumultuous Year
In this episode of “The Back Story,” join host Max Gross and fellow editors Cathy Cunningham and Tom Acitelli for a candid reflection on the tumultuous year of 2023 in the commercial real estate...
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Harbor Group International’s Jordan Slone Is Not Worried
The commercial real estate market right now craves certainty and calm. So, if Jordan Slone could bottle and sell his take on it going into 2024, he’d make a mint. The chairman and chief executive of...
View ArticleProptech Firm HqO Acquires Smart Building Platform Symbiosy
HqO, a real estate software company that raised more than $50 million in Series D funding in October to continue to grow its workplace technology offerings, looks to have spent some of that cash. The...
View ArticleREBNY Reboot: Navigating New York Real Estate’s Pivotal Moment in 2024
Dive into the challenges and opportunities facing New York’s real estate industry in a post-pandemic era with our latest podcast episode, featuring Max Gross, Brian Pascus and Tom Acitelli. From the...
View ArticleEquity Residential: Hooray for Higher Mortgage Rates
Equity Residential could not be happier with the housing market right now. Fewer than 8 percent of the multifamily giant’s 2023 move-outs cited “bought a home” as a reason, CEO and President Mark...
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