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Hudson Yards is open! Not a week before the launch (March 15th), I sat on the 45th floor of 10 Hudson Yards (opened nearly 2 years ago at 30th and 10th avenue) in a board room, listening to a Related executive begin what he called his “swan song” presentation. 10 Hudson Yards Once the propertyRead more

It is marathon season again, and I’m off running around Manhattan and beyond. This year I am running the Marine Corps Marathon on October 28th in Washington DC. I am really excited to see Our Nation’s Capitol at an 8:30/mile pace (or faster) and run my 20th marathon. I can’t believe that when I startedRead more

As many of you may know, I spend my early mornings and weekends often pounding the pavement. Not selling real estate, though, but running through every neighborhood in New York City. This has taken me as far away as Coney Island, The shoreline of Staten Island, Westchester via the rails-to-trails in Van Cortlandt Park, SunnysideRead more

Hudson Yards is open for business. I had sat in a presentation about Hudson Yards what I had thought was a year ago. Turns out that it was THREE years ago. And I wrote about it, which you can visit here: Hudson Yards (North Chelsea?) – What the excitement is all about What has happenedRead more

Over the last few weeks, I have been asked from time time to sum up my thoughts on the market. One recent morning I responded, “I think we’ve seen the end of aspirational pricing for some time.” Something about that comment seemed to resonate with me. What do I mean? First, I do not intendRead more

I took the new 7 train to Hudson Yards (so exciting!), with an eye on heading down to see everything new going on along the Highline. Apart from visiting the interesting Lego Project happening at 30th Street on the Highline, I prepared for this tour with a separate trip to the Soori Highline sales office.Read more

This month, I had the pleasure of seeing a few of the scads of new development sites hitting the market. I saw: 400 Park Avenue South 215 Sullivan Street 505 West 19th Street not to mention 306 West 116th (in previews in West Harlem) 400 Park Avenue South, already sheathed in its curtain wall TollRead more

Happy November. Bill DeBlasio has been officially elected. Bloomberg’s term is unofficially over- the death of the Midtown East redevelopment plan (for now) seems to be as strong an indicator as any. So yes, the king is dead. Long live the king. Bloomberg goes back to running his business. And his legacy will become clearerRead more