TikTok to lease massive Manhattan office

Steve Cuozzo was first to report that the video-sharing platform clipping at the heels of Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat and Facebook has signed a 10-year-lease for 232,000 s/f at One Five One, Durst’s 48-story tower formerly known as Four Times Square.

The deal gives a major shot in the arm to an office market that has been […]

TikTok to lease massive Manhattan office2020-06-02T13:52:42-04:00

Lying and the Importance of Honesty in Real Estate

Several friends recently called my attention to the fascinating recent article in the New York Times regarding the well–known retail real estate broker Faith Hope Consolo who was found to have numerous misrepresentations concerning her life history (see the link at the end of this piece). While on one level this is a […]
Lying and the Importance of Honesty in Real Estate2022-05-11T16:21:47-04:00

Top Ten Issues in Real Estate Today

By Ruth Colp-Haber, Wharton Property Advisors, Inc.

I love Top 10 lists (who doesn’t?). The Counselors of Real Estate – an exclusive group of real estate advisors of which I am a member – did a recent survey of the top 10 concerns facing the industry. The results were fascinating, and are summarized in the attached […]

Top Ten Issues in Real Estate Today2021-12-30T11:16:07-05:00

Is There a New Alternative to the Security Deposit?

By Ruth Colp-Haber, Wharton Property Advisors, Inc.   –  July, 2019

As NYC tenants know all too well, the security deposits demanded by landlords can be onerous.  In recent years, security deposits have ranged from two months to over one year’s rent. However, a fascinating new credit instrument has recently been introduced as an alternative to […]

Is There a New Alternative to the Security Deposit?2021-12-30T11:16:07-05:00

Wide Open Spaces

Open office plans give the workplace a hip, collaborative vibe. That’s why they’re popular. But the distractions that come with them have some people longing for the days of cubicles. Plus: what a weak dollar does to the economy and we meet one couple navigating an uncomfortable money situation.

Wide Open Spaces2019-07-18T13:40:43-04:00

Architect Nabs 10K SF at 55 Broad Street

Curtis + Ginsberg Architects will move its offices to 10,307 square feet in the Rudin family’s 55 Broad Street, Commercial Observer has learned.

The architecture firm signed a 10-year lease to take part of the eighth floor of the 30-story building between Beaver Street and Exchange Place, according to a spokeswoman for the landlord. Asking rent was […]

Architect Nabs 10K SF at 55 Broad Street2019-07-11T13:47:07-04:00

The Brave New (We)World of Office Leasing

WeWork and the other co-working spaces present a tantalizing trade-off for the savvy office tenant who is looking for a bargain or may have a limited budget for rent or a security deposit.

There are significant advantages to WeWork. First, they allow tremendous flexibility by virtue of the month to month leases without any security deposit. […]

The Brave New (We)World of Office Leasing2021-12-30T11:16:07-05:00

WeWork Nabs 55K at 30 Wall Street

WeWork signed a 15-year lease for five full floors in Atlantic 30 Wall’s 30 Wall Street between Nassau and William Streets, according to Wharton Property Advisors’ Ruth Colp-Haber, who repped both sides in the deal. Asking rent was $52 per square foot.

This will be the 40th location for WeWork’s single-tenant division, Headquarters by WeWork, which subleases offices to midsized businesses, […]

WeWork Nabs 55K at 30 Wall Street2019-05-23T17:12:23-04:00

WeWork adds another 50,000 s/f Financial District headquarters

WeWork has secured a new location for its headquarters by WeWork at 30 Wall Street in the Financial District.

The co-working giant will be taking approximately 50,000 s/f across the second, third, fourth, sixth and 11th floors of the building with average floor plates of 11,500 square feet.

The company expects to open this location to members […]

WeWork adds another 50,000 s/f Financial District headquarters2021-12-14T10:11:54-05:00

Walmart’s AI-powered store of the future is nothing like Amazon Go

When Amazon launched its first Go store in 2018, the public lined up around the block to see the future of retail: a new experience where you could walk in, grab something off the shelf, and walk out. Sure, there were cameras on the ceiling and AI on computers tracking silently from above, but the promise was […]

Walmart’s AI-powered store of the future is nothing like Amazon Go2023-02-02T13:05:41-05:00
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