Skidmore’s updated plans for 375 Lafayette show a terracotta‑clad 19‑story tower with roughly 200 units and 50+ affordable homes, but neighbors and preservationists are pushing back. An LPC review is set for March 10.

Newmark will market 130 Mercer after Empire State Realty Trust’s $386M purchase; three full floors — about 112,600 sq ft — are being offered in SoHo. The sale‑leaseback keeps Scholastic on site while ESRT repositions the asset.

A joint venture paid about $364.7M for Staten Island’s Park Hill after years of tenant complaints. New owners and public agencies say millions will fund a deep rehabilitation.

NYC Mayor Mamdani plans to close the last emergency migrant shelter in the South Bronx by year's end, transitioning migrants to standard shelter systems.

CSC plans to convert 75 Maiden Lane into about 300 apartments after a roughly $45.2M purchase, tapping New York’s 467‑m conversion tax break. The project joins a wave of downtown conversions that have pushed Lower Manhattan’s population past 70,000.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will use voter‑approved powers to fast‑track approvals for affordable housing, starting with an 84‑unit Bronx project that officials say can cut review time to roughly 90 days.

After years of scaffolding and ownership fights, the Flatiron Building’s upper floors have been converted into private residences, marking the first time the triangular tower will be lived in. The project blends painstaking restoration with luxury interiors and deep financing.

A judge has temporarily paused demolition of the Fulton and Elliott‑Chelsea NYCHA complex as tenants press a legal challenge. The order halts early work and vacate notices.

Verizon has listed the nearly 200,000 square feet it preleased at Vornado’s PENN 2 for sublease, reversing its July 2025 Manhattan headquarters plan and raising fresh questions for Midtown leasing.

BNP Paribas is expanding its Brickell office after a 47% jump in Miami global‑markets revenue and plans to add staff in 2026.

NYC DEP will consolidate its Queens lab and offices into a 155,000‑sf Long Island City space under a 20‑year lease. City filings show the agency will cover more than $105M in fit‑out costs.

Related and Phipps Houses closed a $136.5M Fannie Mae‑backed refinancing for the 619‑unit Hunter’s Point South Commons in Long Island City. The deal arrives amid LIHTC resyndication and federal bond‑rule changes that could affect preservation options.

Terreno paid $92M for an 81,000‑sf cross‑dock warehouse in College Point and plans about $103.4M total investment, with interior finishes due early 2027.