Steve Cuozzo
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Manhattan West adds American favorite PJ Clarke's to thriving roster
Brookfield’s thriving Manhattan West complex already had Italian, Middle Eastern, Spanish and Japanese restaurants. Soon, it will add home-town American favorite P.J. Clarke’s to the mix. The eatery, officially known...
Chinese retailer Miniso signs lease at JEMB Realty's 150 Broadway
FiDi's sagging retail scene just got a badly needed boost. Chinese “lifestyle” and consumer goods chain Miniso, which has more than 6,000 stores worldwide including two in Manhattan, signed a 5,000 square-foot...
REBNY data shows healthy office occupancy, edging closer to pre-pandemic levels
Never mind foreclosures and predictions of doom. The Real Estate Board of New York’s latest analysis of office building “visitations” presents a less pessimistic take on the endlessly discussed and debated...
Red Lobster scrambles to keep Times Square location open -- as landlord seeks to double rent: sources
Employees of the Times Square location have been told that their store is not on the chopping block.
Forget turducken: NYC is going crazy for the golden Chobster
Daniel Boulud and Co. have merged the chicken and the lobster into one over-the-top dish.
East Midtown's Roosevelt Hotel could be migrant-free by end of 2024: sources
More of the building’s storefronts are empty than filled, retailers having fled from rampant shoplifting, harassment of customers and doorfront urination.
Empire State Building thriving despite doom-and-gloom NY Times forecast
Offices and retail spaces that were 90% leased at the time of the premature obituary are now 93% leased. In the latest new office deal, fintech firm Pontera Solutions just signed...
While NYC descends into chaos, Philly is a model of urban order
Hallelujah! It felt like New York City of not long ago when common sense, not random disorder, ruled the streets. Was I dreaming? No — I was in Philadelphia.
NYC development near Seaport stuck in legal limbo is finally greenlit in latest blow to Engoron
The victory for Howard Hughes Holdings also marked another stinging slap in the face to Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, who presided over Donald Trump’s civil trial earlier this...
Lower Fifth Avenue retail scene thriving after several high-profile leases, expansions
Manhattan’s retail scene is such a mixed bag as to defy generalization.
Luxury West Midtown rental space The Ellery offers rooftop pool, fitness center as leasing begins
The building by Taconic Partners and National Real Estate Advisors has an address of 312 W. 43rd St. but its taller portion is a 32-story tower above West 42nd Street.
Waldorf Astoria operator stays mum on reopening date after prolonged shutdown
The prolonged shutdown is an embarrassment to operator Hilton, which has spread the “Waldorf Astoria” brand around the world while the New York original remains dark.
NYC hospital-building boom on Upper East Side roils upper-crust residents
The Upper East Side, once known as the Silk Stocking District, has embraced cotton scrubs -- but not everyone’s thrilled about it.
Hey, Red Lobster: Please don’t cut bait on your surprisingly good Times Square location
The delicious seafood dishes are no fluke.
22 Vanderbilt draws in 5 new leases with major amenity upgrades, Grand Central access
In the realm of repositioned “Cinderalla” buildings, Milstein Properties’ 22 Vanderbilt – once known as 335 Madison Ave. – stands with the most elite. The Madison Avenue tower between East...
New York's millions of millionaires-next-door!
Most of New York's rich are regular folks.
Fast-growing Florida retirement haven is luring business away from Wall Street
Boca Raton is shedding its reputation as a retirement town filled with geezers in golf carts.
Brooklyn Fare Kitchen & Market opens largest location on Lower East Side
It’s been nearly three years since we first reported the lease signing, but Brooklyn Fare Kitchen & Market finally opened last week at Extell’s One Manhattan Square condo tower on the...
Park Avenue vacancy rate lower than before pandemic after recent large deals
It’s no secret that some Midtown office corridors are doing better than others. Even so, a new Savills survey contains a remarkable finding: Park Avenue’s current availability rate of 8.9%...
New York City apartment evictions in 2023 not as bad as media say it is
Bleeding-heart real estate myths die hard. Take propaganda that residential evictions are surging in the Big Apple. The false argument was endlessly cited to support so-called “good-cause eviction” (which would...