Fordham Wins One in Lincoln Center Expansion
A set of persistent neighbors opposed to Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus have failed to block the school from expanding through a court case. As with most every major controversial...
View ArticleAll that Jazz: SL Green and CBRE Make Sweet Music at 3 Columbus Circle
Jazz, as many of its aficionados like to say, is all about collaboration. So when the well-known performance venue Jazz at Lincoln Center recently turned an eye to its office lease, it didn’t forget...
View ArticleEducation Sector’s Manhattan Office Space Surges With Monster Deals and...
Though it still makes up just two percent of the Manhattan office market’s total inventory, a number of significant deals have caused a surge in the education sector’s Manhattan footprint. A report...
View ArticleFordham Closes on $50M New Space Near Lincoln Center
43 West 61st Street. Fordham University has closed on the $49.6 million purchase of a portion of the building at 43 West 61st Street from the College Entrance Examination Board, property records...
View ArticleMichael Zetlin Is the Legal Mind Who Knows a Thing or Two About Engineering &...
Apartments at 56 Leonard, the cantilevered-60-story, 821-foot structure with a specially commissioned work by sculptor Anish Kapoorare at the base, are being delivered this week. As with any...
View ArticleBronx Getting Its Third CityMD, This Time Near Fordham University
CityMD has been prescribed a full building in the Fordham section of the Bronx. Commercial Observer has learned that the walk-in medical clinic will occupy all of 388 East Fordham Road between Webster...
View ArticleCoworking Heads to Schools, Pros Say at CO’s Education Development Event
Collaborative workspaces are par for the course in offices in these days, but, apparently, it’s also the case at universities and colleges. In fact, having more social centers and common space where...
View ArticleCO Event: Higher Ed Loves Unions, Says Online Won’t Replace Live Classes
It’s well known that large New York City real estate landlords have (at times) a rocky relationship with union organizations and are losing their stronghold to open-shop contractors. But in the...
View ArticleHigher Ed Execs Discuss the Future of Smart Buildings: CO Forum
How many Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty does it take to get a laptop to work? Three, apparently, in Jacob Higginbottom’s experience. Yesterday, from the stage at Commercial Observer’s...
View ArticleGotham Organization Promotes Bryan Kelly to President of Development
Developer Gotham Organization has elevated Bryan Kelly, an executive vice president at the firm, to president of its development business, the company told Commercial Observer. Kelly has been...
View ArticleThe 1918 Flu Pandemic’s Effects on New York City
It might be hard to believe, but New York City and the Real Estate Board of New York have been through this before. In 1918, amid a world war, the United States and Europe also fought a deadly...
View ArticleSlate Property Group Names Brian Kraut as Its New CFO
Slate Property Group has tapped Brian Kraut as its new chief financial officer, Commercial Observer can first report. Kraut joins New York City-based Slate from Sentinel Real Estate Corporation, where...
View ArticleFordham University’s New McShane Campus Center Takes Shape
In the fall of 2019, six months before the pandemic, Fordham University started a massive renovation project on its Bronx campus that would combine and expand its student center, gym and pool into one...
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