The Daily Dirt: Cats has still got his tongue

December 19, 2025 / no comments

Did you read John Catsimatidis’ wild interview with the New York Editorial Board? Before I get to that, some history: Catsimatidis has clashed with me a couple of times — once because I supported a bill to ban supermarkets from giving away plastic bags (which passed and has worked well), and later because I doubted he would follow through on an idea to run for mayor again (he didn’t). Cats is a self-made billionaire. That doesn’t happen by accident. It’s fair to say he’s a business savant, especially at buying companies dirt-cheap out of bankruptcy (oil refineries, gas stations/convenience stores) […]

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NYC’s top deals: George Xu snaps up Flushing dev site for $11M

December 19, 2025 / no comments

There were 123 transactions totaling $274 million recorded in New York City in the 24 hours before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18. 🏆 Residential: The top home sale recorded in New York City was at Extell Development Company’s 50 West 66th Street on the Upper West Side. TM66thStreetLLC dropped $46.8 million on a six-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot pad that had been combined from two units on the 41st floor. The condo has six bathrooms and 288 square feet of outdoor space. 🏆 Commercial: The top recorded commercial transaction was in Flushing, where a development site at 144-28 Northern Boulevard sold for […]

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At 38% Discount, $3.6B Bluerock Listing Puts Private CRE Valuations To The Test

December 19, 2025 / no comments

After three years of negative returns, a $3.6B private real estate fund listed on the New York Stock Exchange this week, giving frustrated investors a long-awaited exit. 
The Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund launched in 2012 and invests in other private real estate funds. Its public listing was closely watched as a test of how private fund managers value their holdings versus what public markets are willing to pay.
The results were brutal.
New York-based alternative asset manager Bluerock pegged the fund’s net asset value at $25.52 per share ahead of its market debut. Within minutes of opening for trading, the fund…