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One of NYC's top steakhouses to close after 19 years

Meanwhile, NeroLab Italian Food Zone appears kaput at the Trump Organization’s struggling 40 Wall Street just weeks after it opened.

Amsterdam's buzzy fitness spot Rostudios coming to Greenwich Village

The first US location of Amsterdam-based fitness concept Rostudios is coming to Savanna’s 799 Broadway at East 11th Street.

$1B residential project kicks off in Gowanus — as 'starchitect' reveals vision for 1,000-unit rental tower

BIG is back – and better -- in Gowanus. The developers of 175 Third St. tapped Bjarke Ingels’ much-in-demand architectural firm to design their planned, 1,000-unit, rental apartment tower –...

Iconic NYC Waldorf-Astoria sets opening date after 8-year closure

The iconic hotel, closed since 2017, was first touted to reopen in  2021, 2023, 2024 and, most recently, this spring.

Owners of luxe steakhouse opening in Trump-owned building used COVID funds for personal expenses: lawsuit

The founders of the Chicago-based luxury steakhouse company allegedly used federal funds meant to pay Windy City employees’ salaries during COVID for personal expenses, including $2 million on a Learjet,...

Investment firm Starr signs lease at 1177 Sixth Avenue

Global insurance and investment firm Starr is expanding into Silverstein Properties’ 1177 Sixth Ave. The new, 49,264 square-foot lease is in addition to Starr’s current space at 399 Park Ave.,...

Soho gem 568 Broadway thriving despite Group Nine Media exit

Some day, and that day may never come, real-estate media will discover that tenant departures and loan expirations at any particular office building don’t portend doom for the building.

NYC leads the pack in post-pandemic return to office

Five years on, New York City office building foot traffic has all but recovered from the "work from home” losses caused by the pandemic -- and here’s the proof. Visits to...

Fintech giant Chime moving to bigger space on Fifth Avenue

San Francisco-based Chime’s new lease at Bromley Companies’ 122 Fifth Ave. marks the latest growth of its Big Apple footprint. Chime will move to 84,000 square feet from a smaller space...

Los Angeles Apparel to open first NYC store at 480 Broadway

Dov Charney’s Los Angeles Apparel will launch its first New York store at KPG Funds’ 480 Broadway between Broome and Grand streets. The 24,687 square-foot space, formerly home to TopShop, stands in...

550 Madison Ave. -- maybe Midtown's most coveted office location -- now nearly 100% leased

Aquarian Holdings, a global company with $22 billion in managed assets, has claimed what might be Midtown's most coveted, crown-jewel office location.

National Women’s Soccer League moving headquarters to Midtown

Midtown north of 42nd Street, home to both the NFL and MLB headquarters, will soon have another sports front office: the National Women’s Soccer League, which signed a lease at the...

Amazon closes purchase of 522 Fifth Ave.

A few weeks ago, we described Amazon as an “ever-expanding behemoth” on the Manhattan scene, following its 330,000 square-foot lease signing at 10 Bryant Park. The deal followed its $1 billion...

Deloitte's move to 70 Hudson Yards leaves big hole to fill at 'stuffy' 30 Rock

Deloitte will expand to 800,000 square feet at 70 Hudson Yards, a 717-foot-tall  tower for which ground will be broken in June for completion in late 2028.

Bryant Park Grill's future in doubt after judge's ruling boots iconic eatery in favor of famed chef

Michael Weinstein, who’s operated the Grill and two outdoor cafes for three decades, told The Post he has no intention of shutting down the Grill and its satellites as “long...

First look at the stylish food hall inside former Lord & Taylor in NYC

The windows of the former Lord & Taylor department store will soon be lit up for the first time since it closed in 2019 -- but  shoppers and strollers will...

East 42nd Street office building to be converted to apartments

There’s a major new player, and a new plan, for 300 E. 42nd St., an 18-story, 235,000 square-foot office and retail building which investor David Werner was reported to be...

Union Square area on a roll for retail, restaurant leases

The Union Square Park area is on a retail- and restaurant-leasing roll. Storefronts around the park are 82% occupied, a 68% jump over the last quarter of 2024, according to...

Amazon still expanding in NYC with Bryant Park lease

Amazon’s 330,000 square-foot lease at 10 Bryant Park -- or 452 Fifth Ave. at West 40th St. -- is big news both for Jeff Bezos’s ever-expanding behemoth and for the...

Ferrari's NYC showroom is moving just across the street

Ferrari’s prancing horse will soon hoof it from its showroom at 410 Park Avenue to 425 Park Avenue across the street at East 55th Street.