The Daily Dirt: A plague of paperwork, and other vexing questions

November 26, 2025 / no comments

Readers have been sending me examples of bureaucratic city rules that waste time and money. Here’s one that has persisted for decades: HPD’s annual property registration. As the treasurer of a small condominium, I have been doing this annoying task for 30 years — and it still hasn’t been digitized. As multifamily owners and property managers know, the form is online and is populated with the information from the previous year, which is helpful. But here’s the problem: You have to print it, sign it and mail it in. What the heck? HPD’s technology is decades behind. In 1969, NASA […]

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NYC’s top deals: Fortress Investment co-founder trades Chelsea penthouse for $27M

November 26, 2025 / no comments

There were 240 deals totaling $471 million recorded in New York City in the 24 hours before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. 🏆 Residential: The top residential transaction recorded in New York was in Chelsea, where a triplex penthouse at 520 West 28th Street changed hands for $26.5 million. The seller was billionaire co-founder of Fortress Investment Group Wesley Edens, and the buyer was Chelsea 520 West LLC. Edens purchased the pad in 2020 for $20.2 million. The unit has more than 6,600 square feet of living space and another 2,500 square feet of outdoor space, including a […]

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Manhattan office market scored big CMBS deals in October

November 25, 2025 / no comments

Lenders poured billions into Manhattan office towers in October, originating almost $4 billion in CMBS debt.  Five office towers landed the month’s largest financing deals, led by a pair of trophy towers owned by Brookfield Properties. Both loans — for 5 Manhattan West at Hudson Yards and 660 Fifth Avenue in Midtown — cleared the billion-dollar mark. Lenders leaned heavily on trophy assets with strong tenancy, recent renovations and deep-pocketed owners. Other deals ranged from CMBS loans backing Class A towers to an owner-originated loan that helped facilitate a major Midtown acquisition. Here are more details. Manhattan West windfall | […]

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