BP Select – What You Need to Know in New York Real Estate

10:34:26 | 2012-05-28

Happy Memorial Day! Let’s get down to business.

1. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is now the owner of 11 properties, thanks to two major real estate purchases he made in 2011. [Capital New York]
2. For Tech Start-Ups, New York Has Increasing Allure [NYT]
3. Mount Sinai Inks 75,000 SF Lease in Downtown Brooklyn [Globe St.]
4. NYC rental market is tough for smokers [Newsday]
5. Manhattan resident wins ‘counter’ argument [NY Daily News]
6. Columnist George Will Bashes Donald Trump [Examiner]
7. Everett Ortner, Leader in Brooklyn Brownstones’ Revival, Dies at 92 [NYT]
8. Barrocas keeps his cool on real estate rollercoaster [REW]
9. Greenest Block in Brooklyn – Let’s Do it Again! [Patch]
10. Manhattan’s New High Line Park a Cut Above [Sacramento Bee]
11. Flushing Key Food gets new lease [Queens Courrier]
12. Ironworkers bend on wages [Crains]
13. Mortgage Executive Sells 15 Central Park West Condo For $23.3 Million, Twice What He Paid [IB Times]
14. Hope and Frustration in New U.S. Effort to Help Homeowners [NYT]
15. Would-Be NYC Condo Owners Head To Ch. 11 [Law 360]