Rent Guidelines Board vote is last hope for landlords

June 30, 2025 / no comments

The annual Rent Guidelines Board vote generates so much spin you might need a neck brace. But neck braces are uncomfortable, especially when the temperature hits the mid-80s, as it will today in New York City. And it will feel hotter for landlords, given what’s at stake when the RGB votes. To gird yourself for […]

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Baron Property Group snags $389M for Long Island City resi tower

June 30, 2025 / no comments

Real estate’s biggest names are getting involved at the lending level on a giant Long Island City residential project. Starwood Capital Group, Gotham Organization and Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provided the $389 million construction loan for the development at 30-25 Queens Boulevard, Bloomberg reported. The project is being developed by Baron Property Group and […]

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Benefit Street exec claims Mamdani’s win scuttled hotel deal

June 30, 2025 / no comments

While many in the business community are sounding the alarm about a potential Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the real-world impact largely remains to be seen.  Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust may be the exception. In a LinkedIn post, Benefit Street’s head of real estate, Michael Comparato, claimed the alternative asset manager bailed on a $300 million […]

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Mark Nussbaum begins bankruptcy alternative to pay off escrow clients

June 30, 2025 / no comments

The financial mess surrounding New York City real estate attorney Mark Nussbaum continues apace. Facing down creditors to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, Nussbaum’s law firms Nussbaum Lowinger and Mark J Nussbaum Associates filed a petition in New York Supreme Court to start a process known as an Assignment for the Benefit […]

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