New York’s Big Studio Land Grab, City Makes Play For Soundstage Crown
From Manhattan’s Pier 94 to giant new campuses in Queens and Brooklyn, New York is adding soundstages as tax credits and demand pull productions back to the city. Developers and studios are racing to lease stage space and hire crews.
Wrecking Ball Looms Over Long-Empty Valley Stream Convent In $2.1 Million Deal
Court records show the Diocese will sell the long-vacant Sisters of St. Joseph convent in Valley Stream to a developer that plans roughly 30–35 residential units. The deal starts at $2.1 million.
Queens Showdown As Deutsche Bank Moves To Seize Kaufman Astoria Studios
Deutsche Bank filed to foreclose on Kaufman Astoria Studios after a $340M loan went unpaid; court papers say the balance now tops roughly $359M. Local productions face weeks of uncertainty.
Brooklyn And Bronx Boom As New York Tees Up 57,000 New Units
A YIMBY tally of Department of Buildings filings found 1,972 permits in 2025 totaling 57,352 residential and hotel units, with Brooklyn and the Bronx leading the count.
Manhattan Judge Lets Wells Fargo’s $481 Million JPMorgan Grudge Match Go The Distance
A Manhattan judge refused to dismiss Wells Fargo’s breach suit against JPMorgan over a $481M loan tied to a 2019 Chetrit portfolio, sending the case into discovery.
Bankrupt Saks Pulls U-Turn, Spares White Plains, Palm Desert And Sarasota Stores
Saks Global pulled three stores off its closure list after talks with a major landlord. The reprieve arrives as the company secures financing while navigating Chapter 11.












