The Daily Dirt: 50 days and 50 nights of Mamdani

February 20, 2026 / no comments

Fifty days into Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty, the real estate industry’s worst fears have not been realized. But give him time! During the mayor’s race I wrote a bunch of columns criticizing Mamdani’s simplistic or unrealistic promises, while realizing that the point of campaigns is to win. Candidates with complicated, plausible proposals tend to lose, as Hillary Clinton could tell you. I also felt that Mamdani would moderate his views, appoint some experienced and pro-housing people and try to govern, rather than let the Democratic Socialists of America take over City Hall, impose Sharia law and replace the Stars and Stripes […]

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NYC’s top deals: Tavros Capital closes on Water Street dev site for $143M

February 20, 2026 / no comments

There were 204 transactions totaling $482 million filed in New York City records in the 24 hours before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. 🏆 Residential: The top home sale to hit records was in Yorkville, where Winthrop and Carol McCormack purchased a sponsor townhouse unit at 40 East End Avenue, developed by Lightstone, for $9.4 million. The residence spans about 4,500 square feet and has 600 square feet of outdoor space. It has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and two half baths. Its last asking price was about $9.7 million. Corcoran had the listing.  🏆 Commercial: The top commercial […]

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