Desperate office owners are using this conversion trick to make deals
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Desperate office owners are using this conversion trick to make deals

ByNews Polite

What is the owner of a Manhattan office tower to do in the age of work-from-home? Hotel or residential conversions are complex and costly. Building renovations that add amenities in hopes of luring top tenants are expensive and may not even work. But for those left holding the bag, there…

Why office landlords and developers are partnering with NYC’s top chefs
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Why office landlords and developers are partnering with NYC’s top chefs

ByNews Polite

The Howard Hughes Corporation’s recent purchase of a $55 million chunk of Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s global restaurant company made one thing clear: It’s getting harder to tell where the restaurant world ends and the real estate world begins. Although simple-minded pundits blame the closing of every “iconic” bagel shop on greedy…