Boutique Manhattan brokerages closed marquee resales in 2025 and posted median prices that rival larger firms. A data review shows small teams turning niche expertise into big results.

London‑based Synthesia signed a roughly 50,000‑square‑foot lease at 675 Sixth Ave in Flatiron as it ramps hiring, a sign of renewed AI demand for Manhattan office space.

A lender has moved to foreclose on Harlem’s Taystee Lab Building, a project once billed at around $700M, raising questions about tenants and local biotech plans.

RXR sold an 18,975-sq-ft Flatiron office condo to the Building Service 32BJ Health Fund for about $22.08M; filings show a new dental center unit for members.

FXCollaborative and Sunlight Development unveiled renderings showing the Emmet Building at 95 Madison will become 65 condominiums with a restored limestone façade and new amenities.

RFR added two new tenants and two expansions at 475 Fifth Avenue totaling about 26,581 sq ft, lifting occupancy to roughly 92% at the Bryant Park tower.

Léman Manhattan Prep secured a roughly 28% rent reduction at 25 Broadway after a years‑long dispute with the building’s owner. The amendment eases short‑term pressure on the school amid broader FiDi debt stress.

A full‑floor penthouse at 520 Fifth Avenue reportedly closed for about $11.5M as the new 88‑story tower inches toward completion and occupancy.

Vornado plans three sidewalk cafes in a West 34th passageway outside Penn Station as part of its Penn District retail push. The move builds on Plaza 33 and other recent public-space upgrades.

A four‑bedroom Flatiron condo is in contract, the latest high‑end deal as the landmark’s condo conversion picks up steam. Buyers are paying premiums for scale and views.

Durst is repositioning its 26‑story tower at 114 West 47th and will market up to 525,000 sq ft as Bank of America pares back. The refresh adds new lobbies, terraces and upgraded amenities aimed at top Midtown rents.

Foundations are being poured at 11 West 13th Street as a 30‑story KPF tower begins to rise, backed by roughly $190M in construction financing amid preservation pushback.

Brookfield CEO Connor Teskey says deal activity is picking up as the firm raised $21B in Q1 and trophy rents climb in New York. The company is pushing into AI‑linked power and alternative property types.