Blackstone Expands by 200K SF at 601 Lexington Avenue "The expansion from its original lease of 100,000 square feet comes on the heels of $1 billion in refinancing of the 59-story Midtown East building, previously reported by Commercial Observer, and follows news that Blackstone would seek up to 1.5 million square feet in New York City to support its growing workforce." (Commercial Observer)
New York City’s largest rooftop park opens atop historic Pier 57 in Chelsea "For those who find Little Island to be bigly crowded despite its capacity restrictions, a new expanse of public-private open space similarly extending out and over the Hudson River has debuted on Manhattan’s West Side. Located immediately north of Heatherwick Studio’s artificial island park, the Hudson River Park Trust’s newest patch of open public space encompasses 80,000 square feet of rooftop space atop Chelsea’s historic Pier 57." (The Architect's Newspaper)
Battery Park City Residents Don’t Want South End Avenue Safety Redesign "A coalition of condo owners and residents in one of the wealthiest sections of the city is pushing back against an already-approved plan to widen sidewalks and create a pedestrianized zone simply because they don’t want to pay for it, and don’t want to lose their ability to double-park." (Streetsblog NYC)
Housing advocates hope bigger bonuses will spur NYC brokers to work more with low-income renters "Earlier this month, HRI announced a proposed agreement with 23 landlords and real estate brokers, including some of the biggest names in the industry. They were accused in a 2021 lawsuit of routinely turning away apartment applicants who get government help paying their rent, in violation of laws barring such source-of-income discrimination." (Gothamist)
City council leaders call on mayor to make greater investments in affordable and supportive housing "The investments that Speaker Adrienne Adams, Deputy Speaker and General Welfare Committee Chair Diana Ayala, Housing & Buildings Committee Chair Pierina Sanchez, and Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Lincoln Restler and Shahana Hanif, specifically called for investing more in affordable and supportive housing, while expanding funds for effective housing and homelessness solutions." (amNY)
