A West Village office building at 74 Eighth Avenue sold for roughly $50.5M — about $1,500 per square foot and more than double its 2019 sale, signaling renewed investor interest in small Manhattan offices.

The Unification Church has a contract to sell its Midtown headquarters at 4 W. 43rd St. to an affiliate of Bentley Zhao’s New Empire, according to Crain’s. The move could clear the way for redevelopment near the Theater District.

A 20,000‑sq‑ft Karbone lease at 605 Third Avenue — at about $120 per sq ft — marks new highs for renovated Third Avenue offices as availability tightens.

Former Barclays chief Robert Diamond has listed his 59th-floor penthouse at 520 Park Avenue for $40M, a high‑end test of demand at one of Manhattan’s most exclusive towers.

Mark Epstein has listed 515 Greenwich Street in Hudson Square, a parcel city planning documents have long flagged for redevelopment. The listing brings a familiar Manhattan owner back into the market.

A 24-unit block at 123 Washington Street is on the market for $22M, offered as a single master unit and leased to a furnished‑housing operator.

Comptroller Mark Levine announced a $4 billion initiative to use pension investments to build and preserve housing across all five boroughs. The plan must win trustee sign‑off.

Todd Boehly’s Eldridge leased roughly 20,000 square feet at 125 West 57th, adding a corporate tenant to Billionaires’ Row’s new office tower. The move underscores demand for amenity‑rich, full‑floor product in Midtown.

An appellate panel voided an intervenor mortgage and ordered two Bryant Park condos transferred to investor Ying “Vivian” Ding, resolving a long-running ownership fight.

Manhattan logged roughly $3.7 billion in Q1 sales — the borough's strongest quarter since 2021 — led by a multifamily surge and opportunistic office buys.

A judge confirmed a $22M arbitration award against Mitchel Maidman over alleged self‑dealing at 556 Third Avenue, making the arbitrator’s ruling enforceable in court.

Hochul has pitched an annual surcharge on NYC second homes worth $5M+, setting off mayoral support and industry pushback as Albany eyes next steps.

New York AG Letitia James led 27 attorneys general in a letter urging the FTC to require total‑price rental listings and crack down on deceptive fees.