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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 1d

WSJ: Inside the Death Spiral of San Francisco’s Most Storied Mall

San Francisco Centre, once among Bay Area’s top-performing retail centers, is bleeding millions of dollars a year

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Inside the Death Spiral of San Francisco’s Most Storied Mall

San Francisco Centre, once among the Bay Area’s top-performing retail centers, is now bleeding millions of dollars a year.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 4d

WSJ: The Landmark U.S. Office Buildings That Are on Life Support

Providence’s Superman Building has been empty since 2013, despite a revival effort; ‘It’s dead down here now’

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The Landmark U.S. Office Buildings That Are on Life Support

Providence’s Superman Building has been empty since 2013, despite a revival effort. “It’s dead down here now.”

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 6d

WSJ: Tech Companies Can’t Get Enough of This Picturesque Seattle Suburb

Amazon, TikTok and OpenAI are among the firms taking office space in Bellevue, where rents are higher than in the Emerald City

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Tech Companies Can’t Get Enough of This Picturesque Seattle Suburb

Amazon, TikTok and OpenAI are among the firms taking office space in Bellevue, Wash., where rents are higher than in Seattle.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 8d

GlobeSt: Manhattan Sees Record Wave of Office-to-Residential Conversions in 2025

Office towers once symbolic of Manhattan’s corporate power are increasingly being reimagined as places to live....

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Manhattan Sees Record Wave of Office-to-Residential Conversions in 2025

Policy changes and a need for housing supply opened the gates for a surge in development.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 11d

TRD: Tales from New York’s cautious office comeback

Institutional investors still avoid broad bets on the sector, but painstakingly selected niches are doing well

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Tales from New York’s cautious office comeback

New York City's office market is showing signs of recovery, with increased leasing activity and significant sales after a period of stagnation

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 13d

WSJ: Private Clubs Are Bringing a Members-Only Experience to America’s Midsize Cities

Developers bet on growing affluence in markets such as Lexington, Ky., and Savannah, Ga.

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Private Clubs Are Bringing a Members-Only Experience to America’s Midsize Cities

Developers are pitching member clubs to a growing affluent class in smaller cities, like Lexington, Ky., and Savannah, Ga., who want to socialize with others like themselves.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 15d

WSJ: Beverly Hills Is Plunging Headfirst Into a New $10 Billion Luxury Development

One Beverly Hills will include a high-end Aman hotel and condos, plus designer retail shops and restaurants

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Beverly Hills Is Plunging Headfirst Into a New $10 Billion Luxury Development

One Beverly Hills will include a high-end Aman hotel and condos, plus designer retail shops and restaurants.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 18d

WSJ: Lower Rates Are Set to Juice the Commercial-Property Market

New interest-rate easing cycle could lead to more property sales and lending, reversing yearslong slide

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Lower Rates Are Set to Juice the Commercial-Property Market

A new interest-rate easing cycle could lead to more property sales and lending, reversing a yearslong slide.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 22d

WSJ: The Waldorf’s Makeover Went a Billion Over Budget—and China Is Footing the Bill

Storied New York hotel fully reopens next month after eight-year saga in which buyer went to prison and Chinese government took over

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The Waldorf’s Makeover Went a Billion Over Budget—and China Is Footing the Bill

The storied New York hotel fully reopens next month after eight-year saga in which buyer went to prison and Chinese government took over.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 25d

CoStar: Office landlord Paramount agrees to Rithm Capital’s $1.6 billion buyout offer

REIT owns top-tier properties in New York, San Francisco

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 27d

WSJ: The Improbable Revival of Manhattan’s 666 Fifth Avenue Office Tower

The developer Brookfield stripped it down to its steel frame and changed the building’s name as part of a $400 million makeover

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The Improbable Revival of Manhattan’s 666 Fifth Avenue Office Tower

The developer Brookfield stripped it down to its steel frame and changed the building’s name as part of a $400 million makeover.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · 29d

TRD: NYC apartment construction plunges as 485x fails to deliver

Developers sideline projects while conversions pick up steam

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Sep 12

Bloomberg: A $340 Million New York Office Makeover Is Converting Boardrooms to Bedrooms

The city’s embrace of adaptive reuse projects is providing much-needed housing stock

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Sep 10

WSJ: New York’s Airbnb Crackdown, in Force for Two Years, Hasn’t Improved Housing Supply

Apartment buildings have fewer rowdy tourists now, but rents keep rising

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New York’s Airbnb Crackdown, in Force for Two Years, Hasn’t Improved Housing Supply - tovima.com

Apartment buildings have fewer rowdy tourists now, but rents keep rising

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Sep 5

WSJ: Why a Landmark Settlement on Realtor Fees Hasn’t Cut Costs

The real-estate industry’s landmark settlement reworked how real-estate agents get paid, raising hopes that the costs associated with home buying and selling would come down.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Sep 3

WSJ: A Tiny Town Takes on a ‘Zombie Mall’ Giant

Rust, unmown grass and epic potholes mar Namdar Realty’s Pittsburgh Mills in Pennsylvania; building inspector writes 436 citations at once-thriving property

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Sep 2

WSJ: A 1,225-Foot Sign of Life for San Francisco’s Office Comeback

AI companies drive a surge in leasing, sparking a bet on new development in the hard-hit city

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Aug 30

Most Department Stores Are Leaving Malls. Dillard’s Is Buying One.

Fashion-apparel retailer and a partner pay $34 million for mall in Longview, Texas

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Aug 25

WSJ: Soho House Members’ Club to Go Private

A group of investors led by one of the country’s biggest hotel owners struck a deal to take Soho House private, ending a monthslong contest over the fate of the giant members’ club operator.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Aug 21

WSJ: A Luxury Real-Estate Builder’s Improbable Comeback Is Starting to Crumble

Michael Shvo risks losing his prized Raleigh hotel and condo development in Miami Beach this week after a slow start to sales

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A Luxury Real-Estate Builder’s Improbable Comeback Is Starting to Crumble

Michael Shvo risks losing his prized Raleigh hotel and condo development in Miami Beach this week after a slow start to sales.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Aug 18

WSJ: NYC Offices Are Back. Nothing Proves It More Than JPMorgan’s $3 Billion Tower.

The New York City office market is recovering from its pandemic debacle faster than any other in the U.S...

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Aug 14

WSJ: NYC Builders Are Converting Shuttered Migrant Hotels Into Apartments

New York City developers are seizing an unusual opportunity: converting at least a dozen hotels that housed migrants into new apartments.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Aug 9

We live in bizarre times.

Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Aug 8

WSJ: How an NYC Suburb Is Actually Managing to Bring Rents Down

New Rochelle embraces development and makes it easy to build, leading to thousands of new apartments

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How an NYC Suburb Is Actually Managing to Bring Rents Down

New Rochelle embraces development and makes it easy to build, leading to thousands of new apartments.

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Phlegethon956 @phlegethon956.bsky.social · Aug 6

WSJ: Restaurants Clamor for Retail Space in New York City’s Sizzling Market

‘If you can vent it, you can rent it,’ landlords and brokers boast

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