Rent board approves 3% rent increase for stabilized units

June 30, 2025 / no comments

Sometimes compromise means nobody ends up happy.  That’s certainly the case for New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board, which voted to raise prices in rent-stabilized units by a number too low for landlords and higher than the freeze tenant activists have lobbied for.  The board, a majority of which are appointed by the mayor, voted […]

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Finally, good news for landlords: Gas-detector law suspended

June 30, 2025 / no comments

New York City building owners haven’t had much to cheer about lately. State legislators did nothing on rent stabilization. The Federal Reserve paused interest rate reductions because of uncertainty about tariffs. And Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for mayor running on a “freeze the rent” platform. But Monday brought some long-awaited good news, however […]

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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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