Declaration Partners and Hilltop Real Estate take three Soho storefronts for $50M

January 12, 2026 / no comments

Three Soho storefronts have changed hands.  Declaration Partners Real Estate and Hilltop Real Estate have inked a deal for the master lease at three Soho storefronts. The firms will control 113-121 Prince Street for 25 years in exchange for a little over $50 million, according to city records. The lease also gives the option to extend to 2091. It’s the latest retail deal in Soho, where asking rents have picked up. The neighborhood is now the most expensive retail corridor south of Times Square, according to a 2025 report from the Real Estate Board of New York.  “There’s no availability […]

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The Compass-Anywhere mega-merger closed. Here come the talking points

January 10, 2026 / no comments

With the Compass and Anywhere Real Estate’s mega-merger closed months ahead of schedule, the residential industry is now in the wait-and-see phase for the ripple effects from the seismic deal.  The earliest symptom so far is New York City’s publicists, agents and executives tapping the acquisition as a hook to explain their next moves.  Earlier this week, the companies announced that the proposed acquisition, valued at $1.6 billion, had cleared the waiting period for antitrust regulatory review and would likely close by Friday, even though the firms initially said the deal likely wouldn’t be finalized until late 2026. Stockholders voted […]

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