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The Other Side Isn’t Always Negotiating the Deal You Think They Are | One of the things I enjoy most about Midtown office leasing is that every once in a while, a negotiation makes me rethink... [Read more...]

Where Billions Are Being Placed| One of the clearest indicators of any market isn't what people are saying; it's where investors choose to deploy billions of dollars. For example, just several... [Read more...]

May Midtown Office Memo: REIT talk vs. reality| Midtown office REITs are always talking their book. That’s part of the job. So whenever landlords or public CEOs start talking about tightening... [Read more...]

Midtown Office Market: The Costs You Don’t See Are Starting to Matter More | A few things I’ve been seeing consistently in the market lately across multiple office leases we’ve been negotiating;... [Read more...]

Midtown Office Market Memo | “We’re out of TI dollars for 2026.” It’s a line you’ll hear from landlords from time to time - usually part truth, part negotiating posture. But when you hear it three... [Read more...]

A Quietly Healthy Feedback Loop in Midtown | There’s no shortage of loud opinions about New York City’s economy. Most are political but few grounded in what’s being communicated by businesses and... [Read more...]

Executive Summary - Tenant Perspective | Market SnapshotMidtown Manhattan office leasing has quietly shifted from recovery to normalization. Based on on-the-ground transaction activity throughout... [Read more...]

NYC Market Update: Reading the Room After the Election | If you’ve spent any time in Manhattan the last few weeks on tours, at lunches, talking with clients, you’ve probably felt it: a low hum of... [Read more...]

Musing: The Imagination Gap in Office Leasing| Most people touring office space aren’t developers or designers.They’re business owners who know their business - not how to picture drywall, flooring... [Read more...]