2018 is set to be a record year for construction in NYC, with spending expected to top $52.5 billion, exceeding the 2016 peak of $52.2 billion, according to the New York Building Congress. Building Congress also anticipates the three year outlook of the construction industry to be “white hot.”
In 2018, 15 million square feet of office space is slated for completion in Manhattan, while another 2 million square feet is coming in Brooklyn and Queens. Some of the biggest …
by Riccardo Ravasini 
Some foreign buyers come to South Florida because of political instability and lack of security in their countries, others because of the sunny weather, beaches and everything else Miami has to offer.
Whatever the reason, Miami has become one of the most desired international real estate markets. And while buyers from Russia, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela have drawn the biggest headlines for their respective impacts, lately Argentines have not received nearly enough attention for their significant contribution to the …
by Riccardo Ravasini 
According to a Cushman & Wakefield, commercial investment sales (or: sales of buildings) are expected to be down by 44 percent by the end of the year (when compared to 2016), though there are signs that 2018 could be much sunnier.
Cushman’s data show that land prices fell 17 percent this year, retail is down 8 percent, office space declined by 4 percent, elevator apartment buildings fell 3 percent and walk-up multifamily buildings declined 1 percent. “We have been in …
by Riccardo Ravasini 
Nextdoor, the private social media app on which neighbors can find out about both block parties and break-ins, raised $75 million in a new round of funding that potentially values the platform at $1.5 billion. Its latest investors were not disclosed. In the past, Venture capital firms Benchmark, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Insight Venture Partners all provided funding.
Nextdoor, led by Nirav Tolia, strives to be the internet’s “yellow pages,” connecting neighbors via a mobile app …
by Riccardo Ravasini 
In Jackson Heights prices are skyrocketing but there are still deals to be had. One bedroom apartments range here between $300,000 and $450,000 in most instances.
The prewar co-ops and many subway lines serving the immigrant neighborhood of Jackson Heights have come to be increasingly enticing to a new, deeper-pocketed cohort. As a result, median prices have gone up 71 percent in the neighborhood since 2012.
The neighborhood is very cosmopolitan, some experts say 167 different languages are spoken there. …
by Riccardo Ravasini 
The historic Greenwich Studios in North Miami just hit the market for $15 million, The Real Deal reports.
Classic movie and television productions like “Flipper” and “Miami Vice” were shot at the warehouse complex at 12100 Northeast 16th Avenue # 100. Movie producer Ivan Tors founded the studio in the 60’s. It officially opened in 1964.
Movies like “The Birdcage,” ”Stuck On You,” and “There’s Something About Mary” also were filmed at the studios.
Records show Sylvan Adams, CEO of …
by Riccardo Ravasini