Items by By ALISON GREGOR
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Square Feet: Newark Project Aims to Link Living and Learning
Posted: March 7th, 2012, 1:32am EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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A development, called Teachers Village, will feature three charter schools and affordable housing for educators in the city’s decayed downtown.
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Square Feet: CityMaps Shows Where Businesses Are, Block by Block
Posted: December 7th, 2011, 3:10am EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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An online service called CityMaps helps brokerage firms keep track of fast-changing storefront businesses by providing maps of Manhattan and Brooklyn that show which businesses are on each block.
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Square Feet: CityMaps Shows Where Businesses Are, Block by Block
Posted: December 7th, 2011, 3:10am EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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An online service called CityMaps helps brokerage firms keep track of fast-changing storefront businesses by providing maps of Manhattan and Brooklyn that show which businesses are on each block.
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Square Feet: Rise of World Trade Center Spurs a Retail Revival
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 9:03pm EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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As retail businesses try to locate near the 1 World Trade Center building, average asking rents in the area have risen by 36 percent since the spring of 2010.
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Square Feet: Playing to Hedge Funds, a Trophy Rises in Midtown
Posted: February 2nd, 2011, 12:47am EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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The Midtown tower, built as the office market slumped, is filling up and may presage a recovery of Manhattan’s high-end office market.
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Square Feet: Prices Still Soaring in a Toronto District Newly Fashionable
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 10:17pm EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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In an area of old factories and auto lots, developers are creating space for restaurants, boutiques and condominiums.
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Square Feet: A Solar Installation Spree as the Deadline for Federal Grants Approaches
Posted: November 30th, 2010, 5:40pm EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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The end of a federal grant program on Dec. 31 has spurred a race by companies to build solar energy systems.
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Square Feet: Single-Industry Buildings Withstand Tough Market
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 1:40am EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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In New York, specialty buildings are occupied by one industry alone and may insulate landlords and tenants from a volatile economy.
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Square Feet: New York’s High Line Stirs Real Estate Development
Posted: August 11th, 2010, 1:40am EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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The High Line, a new park built along abandoned elevated rail tracks in Manhattan, has created a strong real estate submarket.
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Square Feet: In Greenpoint, It’s Lights, Camera, Pierogi
Posted: April 21st, 2010, 12:59am EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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A Brooklyn neighborhood that has traditionally welcomed Polish immigrants is attracting the film and television industry.
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Square Feet: Seeing the Investor Value in Being Green
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 10:48pm EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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Jamestown Properties, a German commercial real estate investment company, has decided it will go “green” with energy-saving overhauls in nearly its entire $4 billion portfolio of buildings.
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Square Feet: As Garment Industry Moves Out, Theater and Arts Move In
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:11am EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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With so much of the garment industry moving overseas, theater and arts groups have been filling vacancies in the garment district.
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Square Feet: Surprising Strength in Long Island’s Warehouse Market
Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 9:20pm EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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With the lowest vacancy rate of any industrial real estate market in the country, Long Island’s 6,200 warehouses appear to be weathering the recession handily.
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Square Feet: A Mercedes Flagship That Sets the Standard
Posted: January 6th, 2010, 1:38am EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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A 333,000-square-foot dealership in Manhattan will have five levels, two of which will be above ground and have glass walls on three sides.
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Square Feet: In a Soft Leasing Market, Pet Shops Find Room to Grow
Posted: December 9th, 2009, 3:45am EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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Technology advances in ventilation and soundproofing have made it possible to locate pet stores in apartment buildings.
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Square Feet: A Cheap Nest for Fledgling Firms
Posted: November 11th, 2009, 1:53am EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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The business incubator in SoHo houses 27 fledgling companies in fields including information technology, real estate and film.
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Square Feet: Colleges Take Advantage of Cheaper Real Estate
Posted: September 22nd, 2009, 10:08pm EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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With New York rents and prices down, colleges of different stripes are seizing the opportunity to acquire new space.
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Defying the Downturn, Charter School Construction Grows in New York
Posted: August 19th, 2009, 1:00am EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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Demand and greater access to public financing have fueled construction of charter schools in New York City.
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Square Feet: New York Doctors Race to Abide by In-Office Surgery Law
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 10:05pm EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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New regulation is forcing doctors in New York State to upgrade the safety standards in their offices if they perform surgeries there.
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Building It Big in Las Vegas
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 3:21am EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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The $5.8 billion CityCenter project, being built by MGM Mirage and Dubai World, is due to open later this year after enduring financial difficulties, lawsuits and construction problems.
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Furniture Showcase, Often Idle, a Success in Las Vegas
Posted: September 17th, 2008, 1:52am EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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The World Market Center Las Vegas has become the leading showcase of the home furnishings industry in the western part of the nation, and it is still less than half built.
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In Slow Times, Rezoning Appeals to Developers
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 12:21am EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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When the real estate market comes to a virtual halt, as it currently has, it may be time to rezone, even though such efforts can be time consuming.
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In Slow Times, Rezoning Appeals to Developers
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 12:21am EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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When the real estate market comes to a virtual halt, as it currently has, it may be time to rezone, even though such efforts can be time consuming.
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Auctions Are Aiding Sales in a Weakened Market
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 10:06pm EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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Real estate auctions by property developers were thought to be a thing of the past — but they are back.
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Square Feet: Building Dorm Rooms Cheaper, Quicker and Quieter
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:53am EDT by By ALISON GREGOR
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Modular construction, often associated with prisons and barracks, is increasingly being used to create dormitories and classrooms at colleges and universities.