The Real Deal’s first-ever tri-state quarterly drops online this Tuesday, bringing readers the biggest real estate news from Long Island and the Hamptons, New Jersey, Westchester and Fairfield counties. The print edition will be delivered to all subscribers of The Real Deal head of the March magazine. Features in this issue will include: – Senior living: How developers are reaping the benefits of building retirement homes and managed care centers – OZs outside the big city: How brokers, […]
What about now? They may have been rejected once, but they’re not giving up. At least a handful of cities that had been in the running for Amazon’s second headquarters said they would be willing to restart talks after the e-commerce giant’s stunning news it had pulled out of plans for New York City. Some of those cities that reached the Top 20 but missed out on the big prize — Chicago, Miami, Dallas and […]
Via Flickr In looking for out-of-the-box ways to cut travel time between Manhattan and JFK Airport in Queens, New York officials recently reached out to Tesla founder Elon Musk for engineering ideas, Crain’s reports. Musk’s The Boring Company reportedly outlined strategies for connecting John F. Kennedy International Airport with Manhattan based on the tunnel system the company has developed, though several challenges were immediately evident. The request for subterranean transit ideas is apparently far from unusual. A spokesman for The Boring Company said. “We get approached by tons of cities who are similarly interested in learning more.” The company has […]
Image via Flickr In response to pushback, JPMorgan Chase will be redesigning its planned 1,400-foot office tower at 270 Park Avenue with additional open public space, as Crain’s first reported. Under the East Midtown rezoning, new developments are required to provide 10,000 square feet of public space, but because two-thirds of the site sits above the Grand Central Terminal train shed, architects for the project argued they could only come up with 7,000 square feet. This notion was challenged by members of Manhattan Community Board 5 and elected officials. JPMorgan has now agreed to submit new designs increasing the size […]
Fans of dinner-and-a-movie chain Alamo Drafthouse rejoice. There will soon be 400 more seats at the theater’s Downtown Brooklyn location. Alamo Drafthouse have inked a lease to add 25,000 square feet to their current space at Acadia Realty’s City Point at 445 Albee Square West, according to Commercial Observer. The movie theater currently occupies 38,000 square feet and has seven screens at City Point. The new expansion will double the amount of screens. The chain […]