By Stephen Jacob Smith 4/23 10:46am

In the Rezone

At least one developer wants to build more housing at their Hudson Yards site.

Tip of the Iceberg? Silverstein Wants More Housing at Hudson Yards

With the 7 train extension set to see its first train at 34th Street and 11th Avenue next June, developers are rushing to line up financing and break ground on millions of square feet in new projects. The New York Times took a look over the weekend at the progress at Hudson Yards, but they buried some news deep within the story: at least one landowner—Silverstein Properties, which owns a 90,000-square foot site at 41st Street and 11th Avenue—wants zoning rules changed to allow it to build more housing and less office space.

For an area with poor transit links, the desire to shift from commercial to residential is not surprising. Though there will be a new subway station at 34th Street and 11th Avenue, successful office locations generally require not only transit, but redundant transit. Read More

By Kim Velsey 11/20/12 7:45pm

Manhattan Transfers

Ditto the bedroom. Maybe sleek glass just wasn't Mr. Himmel's speed.

Related Honcho Kenneth Himmel Sells Spread In Company’s Prized Time Warner Center

Can we really blame Kenneth A. Himmel for wanting to put the Time Warner Center behind him? The President and CEO of Related Urban spent years overseeing the skyscraper’s construction, then he moved into a three-bedroom condo on the 67th floor.

“Developing Time Warner Center was like climbing the mountain of mountains,” Mr. Himmel declares on Related’s website. We guess he also tired of climbing that same mountain day after day, even if it was in a super-sleek high-speed elevator. After more than a decade, the bloom was off the rose. Read More

By Kim Velsey 5/16/12 11:58am

Manhattan Transfers

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Mulcahy Tires Of Superior Ink Pad

Former Xerox Chief Tires of Pricey Ink Pad

First Anne M. Mulcahy retired as CEO of Xerox and now she’s selling her condo at Superior Ink? Ms. Mulcahy must be seeking a fresh start, a blank sheet of paper, if you will.

The much-celebrated corporate leader and husband Joseph bought the 3-bedroom pad in the much-celebrated old ink factory at 400 W. 12th Street Read More

By Kim Velsey 4/22/12 3:53pm

Walmart Wars

The unhappiest smiley face in the world. (Consumerist)

If Walmart Is Bad for the Environment, What About New York? Nevermind the Bribes

We bet all Walmart wants to do right now is sink down into one of its faux leather recliners and watch some stupid rom-com on a $199.98 flat screen. It’s been kind of  a rough weekend for America’s favorite mega-retailer.

First, there was the New York Times story about executives hushing up a vast Mexican bribery conspiracy to win market dominance. And now, in celebration of Earth Day, a local opposition group is going after the company’s environmental record. Read More

By Michael Ewing 4/20/12 1:30pm

Amenities

Tech-Savvy MiMA Tower! (Courtesy of Streeteasy)

Can’t Figure Out How To Plug Your Computer In? There’s A Concierge For That

At the same time that some apartment buildings are emphasizing those weird pre-technological places called libraries, others are boosting up their tech teams to plug you in when you move in.

Related, the real estate developers behind MiMA and One MiMA Tower, has implemented a technology concierge service that will handle tasks from hanging televisions to troubleshooting a home office network, The New York Times reports. Read More

By Stephen Duffy 1/25/12 1:45pm

Machers

Mitt Romney (Getty)

We Built This City on Green ‘n’ Gold: Where the Developers are Donating

As Republican and Democrats gear up for what increasingly seems likely to be one of the dirtiest presidential elections in memory, eyes are turning to the grandest and most welcome endorsement of all: cold hard cash.

In the real estate bubble of New York, views vary on how vocal your support of any one candidate should be, or at least that is what the builder-donors are telling The Real Deal. Read More

By John Koblin 10/15/07 1:36pm

News Corp Joins Related in Hudson Yards Bid

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has joined Stephen Ross’s Related Companies in its bid for the Hudson Yards project, a source familiar with the bid said.

If Stephen Ross’ Related won the bid to develop on the far West Side, News Corp. would move its headquarters from its Sixth Avenue tower and into a new tower Read More