New Development, Emerging Submarkets Shift Manhattan’s Office Landscape

Bolstered by New York City’s growing and diversified economy, Manhattan’s office market continued to hum along during the second quarter, if at a slower pace than earlier in 2018.Technology, advertising, media and information (TAMI) companies are looking at in-demand submarkets such as Chelsea and Midtown South, where the bulk of new development is underway. Some financial firms are contemplating a move to the Hudson Yards neighborhood, where more than 9 million square feet of space is …

October 17, 2018Market Reports, New York, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports, Office

New York City Retail Opportunity Never Better, Nor as Challenging

2018 is a compelling time to be in retail real estate, especially in New York. Sure, rents are probably still too high, but the vacancy rate keeps pressure on landlords and developers. There is no doubt Amazon will continue to disrupt and dominate, but reports of retail’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.The lower rents and vacancies are creating opportunity for retailers who can adapt to the factors driving consumers’ shopping habits. Perhaps more importantly, many of the city’s …

September 12, 2018Market Reports, New York, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports, Retail

Office Market Picking Up the Pace in Manhattan

After a sluggish start to the year, the Manhattan office market has experienced a strong rebound. In the second quarter, more than 10 million square feet of space was leased, the highest quarterly total since 2014, pushing year-to-date leasing activity to just over 17 million square feet. At mid-year 2018, there were 17 new leases exceeding 100,000 square feet and 35 new leases of more than 50,000 square feet. Although the economy has been at a peak for an unusually long time, the …

September 5, 2018Market Reports, New York, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports, Office

E-Commerce Industry Solves Logistics with Air Cargo in New York City

As the e-commerce industry continues to grow and evolve, demand for industrial warehouse product located in dense urban areas situated with access to transit infrastructure, particularly air transit, has grown. The industrial sector has been experiencing multiple years of record rent growth, both locally in New York City and nationally, with average asking rents reaching nearly $30 per square foot in western Brooklyn and parts of Queens. This rapid rise in rents is driving property values …

August 29, 2018Industrial, Market Reports, New York, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports

Manhattan Retail: 2018’s Challenges and Opportunities

Real estate experts continue to keep a close eye on the Manhattan retail market in 2018. Having wrapped up 2017 with challenges and opportunities for landlords and tenants alike, it appears the biggest strides toward adjusting to new conditions are behind us, though further rent adjustments are never out of the mix.At year-end 2017, average asking rents across Manhattan’s 16 main retail corridors declined by 18.4 percent, compared to those from year-end 2016, while availabilities ticked …

April 18, 2018Market Reports, New York, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports, Retail

Manhattan Multifamily Building Sales Slow in 2017 after 2016 Surge

In 2017, the multifamily investment sales market in New York City followed the trends seen within the broader market with sales volumes dropping while property values were mixed. The year ended on a high note with regard to contract execution activity, which bodes well for sales volume in 2018. This year, we expect volumes to rise while values bottom out and start to climb by the end of the year as positive movements in fundamentals start to exert upward pressure on property values. With …

April 11, 2018Market Reports, Multifamily, New York, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports

A Second Wind: Large Transactions Invigorate the Manhattan Office Market in 2017

The office market in 2017 has rebounded from the slowdown of 2016 — suggesting that Manhattan market conditions remain stronger than some might have imagined at the end of last year. Growth in office-using employment has picked up steam this year, and New York’s Gross City Product expanded at a faster rate than in 2016. Buoyed by large transactions in the financial services and government sectors, leasing activity also expanded in the first half of 2017, outpacing 2016’s mid-year leasing …

September 27, 2017Market Reports, New York, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports, Office

Online Retailers Find Success With Omni-channel Efforts in New York City

As America’s brick-and-mortar retail sector continues to come to grips with the impact of e-commerce on its long-term future, it is worthwhile to track the progress of the growing number of retailers who have chosen to step away from a web-only platform. These retailers are establishing an omni-channel presence by setting up operations in physical stores, and many are showing signs of success. Many such retailers are choosing to set up shop along the streets of New York City, with its …

September 18, 2017Market Reports, New York, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports, Retail

High-End, Specialty Retailers See More Promise in Western New York

[caption id="attachment_183539" align="alignright" width="100"] Douglas Jerum, Ferrar Jerum International LLC[/caption] A trend in retail activity in Western New York and the Finger Lakes Region over the past six to 12 months has been the announcement or arrival of a number of high-end or specialty retailers and restaurants. Although traditionally these retailers are more selective about the markets they enter, as they continue to grow nationally they have to expand the list of potential …

August 2, 2017Market Reports, New York, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports, Retail

Cross-Border Investments Continue to Surge in Manhattan

As the U.S. economy passes through the third largest expansion cycle in the economic history, every sector in the economy has seen phenomenal growth over the last six to seven years. The growth in other industries has had a trickle-down effect on the real estate sector. U.S. real estate has seen rents surging and even surpassing the previous expansion cycle, as well as an increase in leasing and absorption activity and a record rise in the value of sales transactions. Manhattan has always been …

May 24, 2017Market Reports, New York, Northeast, Northeast Market Reports, Office