Waldorf Astoria hits market after eight-year condo conversion

February 12, 2026 / no comments

Everyone in real estate had a chance to check out the renovated Waldorf Astoria at the REBNY annual gala last month. Now, they’ll have an opportunity to buy it. Dajia Insurance Group, a state-run Chinese firm, is planning on putting the historic Manhattan property up for sale, the Wall Street Journal reported. Eastdil Secured will be in charge of marketing the property when it likely goes up for sale next month, expected to ask for at least $1 billion. The full-block property on Park Avenue recently underwent a lengthy eight-year redevelopment. The renovation reduced the hotel portion of the property […]

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Manocherian Brothers float resi conversion despite Midtown South carveout

February 12, 2026 / no comments

When the City Council approved the rezoning of 42 blocks in Midtown South, it excluded 37 properties in the Garment District from changes that would pave the way for more housing. Now the owner of one of those properties is considering zoning changes to allow residential space anyway. Manocherian Brothers signaled in a brief summary filed with the Department of City Planning that it wants to rezone 257 West 39th Street, a 16-story commercial building that is home to various fabric shops.  The owner filed a preliminary description of the project in December, calling for a partial conversion of the […]

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New York City rents climb back toward record highs

February 12, 2026 / no comments

New year, same rental market.  That was the story for January rents in the city, where median rent for a brokered, market-rate lease in Manhattan was $4,695, the third-highest number on record, according to Miller Samuel’s monthly rental report for Douglas Elliman.  The median rent was up 8 percent from last year, and down just slightly from December’s numbers.  “We’re just in this mode of steadily rising rents and until we see more of a drop in mortgage rates,” said report author Jonathan Miller. “I think that trend is going to be sustained for a while.”   The luxury rental market […]

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