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Rents throughout NYC will be going up; board OKs 3-6% hike starting Oct. 1

Adam Lisberg and Celeste Katz New York Daily News 06/23/2009
Renters protest annual rent increases for rent stabilized apartments, lofts, and hotels in New York City during a public meeting.

Rents can be jacked up as much as 3% on one-year leases and 6% on two-year leases starting Oct. 1, according to new city guidelines adopted after a raucous meeting Tuesday.

New York Office Landlords Go Small

J. ALEX TARQUINIO The New York Times 04/29/2009
David Levinson, chairman of L & L Holding Company, in a prebuilt office space in the Metropolitan Tower. In the last 12 months, 90 percent of the building’s prebuilt units have leased.

Sluggish demand for office space in New York has prompted some landlords to think small. As vacancy rates rise, some developers are splitting large vacant blocks of space into smaller offices and “prebuilding” them — finishing off the space before finding a tenant. Brokers say that landlords are also pouring more money into small spaces in their buildings than they might have a year ago.

Plan To "Green" NYC Buildings Announced On Earth Day

Elected leaders are proposing initiatives aimed at reducing energy consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases in honor of Earth Day today.

Developers Struggle to Fill Manhattan Office Space

TERRY PRISTIN The New York Times 04/14/2009
World Trade Center project won't be finished until 36 years after 9/11 - PA

The World Trade Center won't be fully rebuilt and occupied until 2037 - a full 36 years after terrorists reduced it to rubble, a new study says.

Macklowe Properties arranged for turnkey office space at 510 Madison Avenue, left; 11 Times Square, right, which is nearing completion, lacks tenants.

A striking 40-story tower under construction on Eighth Avenue between 41st and 42nd Streets in Midtown Manhattan has a number of things going for it, including floor-to-ceiling windows, still relatively rare for an office building; six terraces; a thick concrete core that reduces the need for view-obstructing columns; and many of the latest advances in energy-efficient technology.

As Finance Offices Empty, Developers Rethink Ground Zero

CHARLES V. BAGLI The New York Times 04/14/2009
As Finance Offices Empty, Developers Rethink Ground Zero

Merrill Lynch, an investment bank now owned by Bank of America, has started moving the first of thousands of employees to Midtown from Lower Manhattan, a departure that will ultimately leave floor after floor of empty office space at the World Financial Center.

Former President Bill Clinton joined Mayor Mike Bloomberg Monday to announce a green makeover for the Empire State Building.

The Empire State Building has loomed over the city for decades, and now it will stand for something new as it gets a green makeover intended to serve as an example to the world.

Manhattan Apartments Sell for Less if They Are Sold at All

JOSH BARBANEL The New York Times 04/02/2009
Union Square Housing Turns Trendy, Luxurious

Union Square is one of the city's most happening neighborhoods, and is complete with restaurants, shops and accessible subways. As the area evolves, it has also become a destination for developers who are offering an influx of high end luxury apartments.

Manhattan Apartments Sell for Less if They Are Sold at All

Hard times have come to the Manhattan real estate market, according to a series of quarterly sales reports to be issued on Thursday.