Deconstruct - Episodes Tagged with “New York”

New York Finally Gets a Housing Deal

The Real Deal — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Note: This episode was recorded before the state finalized a housing deal. For a detailed break down of what passed check out Senior Reporter Kathryn Brenzel's story here:

After years of negotiations, Albany has finally fleshed out the framework for a housing deal. Tenants call it a give away to developers. Landlords have their own gripes with an intended boon for rent-stabilized owners. Deconstruct sits down with The Real Deal's Kathryn Brenzel to talk Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “parameters of a conceptual agreement.”

The NIMBY vs. YIMBY Battle Takes The Nation

The Real Deal — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Pull back the cover of The Real Deal's January issue and you'll find NIMBY vs. YIMBY battles unfolding across the country. Deconstruct talks with TRD senior reporters and bureau chiefs to unpack what's driving development and blocking construction in New York, South Florida, Los Angeles, Austin and Chicago.

A Case for Housing Compromise in the 2024 NY Legislative Session

The Real Deal — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

The Real Deal dubbed New York’s last legislative session the “housing session that wasn’t.” Developers desperate for a 421a tax abatement replacement went home empty handed. Tenant advocates saw no movement on the renter protection good cause eviction.

Could 2024 be different? Alicia Glen, housing expert and deputy mayor for housing and economic development under the De Blasio Administration, thinks so.

“I do feel there is a path forward,” Glen said. “We just need leadership to drive the deal.”

'Shvo-ing' It Up: Why Michael Shvo Is Bullish on Office

The Real Deal — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Michael Shvo doesn't care about how other people's office buildings are doing, just his own. He also thinks it's time for some of New York's office buildings to be demolished and rebuilt. TRD's Deconstruct sat down with the luxury developer to discuss the capital he deployed during the pandemic, why he's bullish on the office market in New York and San Francisco, and how he's taking advantage of a lack of office space in Miami Beach.

SL Green Bets On a Future Times Square Casino

The Real Deal — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Times Square is already full of tourists, billboard glitz and Broadway shows. SL Green, New York's largest landlord, is now bidding to build a casino in the entertainment hub. The firm has placed a bid with the city to take up one of three casino licenses up for grab in Downstate New York. The Real Deal's Deconstruct chats with SL Green executive Brett Herschenfeld about why the firm chose Times Square and why it has teamed up with Caesars on its plans.

Further reading: https://therealdeal.com/2022/12/05/going-for-the-jackpot-a-look-at-the-high-rollers-competing-to-build-nyc-casinos/

Credits: New York Governor Kathy Hochul's State of the State 2023 address

The Attraction of the Hudson Valley

The Real Deal — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:00:00 -0500

The Real Deal's Isabella Farr looks at the housing craze that has gripped the region from Westchester up to Albany as buyers have flocked there from near and far during the pandemic.

You'll hear from a number of local brokers, including Sally Slater of Douglas Elliman, Nancy Felcetto-Horowitz of Brown Harris Stevens and Raj Kumar and Annabel Taylor from the Lillie K Team at Select Sotheby’s International Realty. We also speak to Katherine Lanpher, a senior editor at Grist, about why she moved to a hamlet in Albany County last year.