Governor Sarah Palin isn’t the only government official to sell state property on eBay.
In 2007, the city/state agency charged with developing Governors Island, the 172-acre former Coast Guard base off Lower Manhattan, bought a Martha’s Vineyard ferry for $500,000 to help open the island to visitors.
This morning, the vessel was Read More
More awesome commercial real estate news, this time by way of Real Capital Analytics, which just released its 2008 year-in-review report. The thrust of the report is this: Worldwide, only $504 billion in commercial property sales took place in 2008, a drop of nearly 60 percent compared to the year before.
The United States Read More
The battle by tenant advocates to repeal a key rent regulation law favored by landlords just got a boost from a Republican.
Last week, Frank Padavan, a Republican state Senator from Queens with an independent streak, signed on as a co-sponsor to a bill that would repeal vacancy decontrol, a law that allows landlords Read More
“Tragic”: The travails of forsaken Hamptons real estate. [WSJ]
Realtors on commercial real estate: Everything bad, getting worse. [GlobeSt]
Victory for tenants in Section 8 discrimination case. [NY Times]
Vacancy! Diaz and Rivera square off for Carrion’s Beep spot in the Bronx. [NY Times]
DOA in Albany? Electeds, advocates hate on Read More
My social life has gone to the dogs. I mean that literally. Many of the friends and neighborhood acquaintances that I now have are because of Buster, a spunky four-pound Yorkie, and his friend at my local dog run in Battery Park. The benches against the wall face North Cove Marina, where the occasional warning blast Read More
"A winery in New York City. I can already see the expression on their faces," says Shlomo Lipetz, programming assistant at City Winery, explaining the difficulty of convincing vineyards to take an urban vintner seriously.
It’s launch night for Michael Dorf’s ambitious new wine and music venue, and the space does seem a little Read More
