Prepared by Richard Plehn
Welcome to the Weekly Real Estate Newsletter!
In this August 25th edition, we’re bringing you the latest from New York’s commercial real estate market — including headline lease signings, major construction updates, and emerging trends shaping the industry.
Plus, our Manhattan Office Leasing Market Report Q2 is now live on the website, offering in-depth data and insights you won’t want to miss. Whether you’re tracking major deals or looking for strategic market knowledge, this roundup has you covered.
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The Real Deal
New York Top Real Estate Deals: Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 – TRD
Tavros Capital Set to Buy Beleaguered 250 Water Street Site – TRD
Value of 1140 Sixth Avenue Ground Lease Drops 90% – TRD
Troubled Times Square Retail Space Sells For $29M – TRD
Amazon Expands At 1440 Broadway – TRD
Aldi Inks 25K SF Lease At The Ellery in Midtown – TRD
The Commercial Observer
Flexible Finance Relocating to 41K SF at 300 Park Avenue South – Commercial Observer
Medical Clinic Atlas Men’s Health Takes 4K SF at GFP’s 505 Eighth Avenue – Commercial Observer
Reinsurance Group of America Signs 17K-SF Lease at 65 East 55th Street – Commercial Observer
Content Studio, Sports Media Firm Ink 24K-SF Deal at 450-460 Park Avenue South – Commercial Observer
Private Investment Firm Haven Capital Takes 5K SF at 825 Third Avenue – Commercial Observer
Literary Agency Trident Media Group Signs 5K-SF Lease at 18 East 41st Street – Commercial Observer
Industrial Giant Prologis Expands to 23K SF at SL Green’s 461 Fifth Avenue – Commercial Observer
Amazon Takes Another 259K SF With WeWork at 1440 Broadway – Commercial Observer
Law Firm Massumi + Consoli Takes 23K SF at 1133 Avenue of the Americas – Commercial Observer
Crain´s New York
Former Kushner Cos. Times Square retail sells at steep discount | Crain’s New York Business
RXR plans to inject equity in Helmsley Building after judge rules foreclosure can proceed | Crain’s New York Business
Bisnow
Naftali Closes On $810M Fifth Ave. Deal: This Week’s N.Y. Deal Sheet (August 19, 2025) – Bisnow
Former NYT Building Retail Seized From Kushner Sells For 6% Of 2016 Value – Bisnow
New York YIMBY
MTA Approves Phase 2 Of The Second Avenue Subway In Manhattan
Exterior Work Nears Completion on RAMSA’s 16 Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village, Manhattan – New York YIMBY
Excavation Continues for 470-Foot Tower at 303 East 44th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan – New York YIMBY
New York Business Journal
BraunHagey & Borden more than doubles NYC office footprint – New York Business Journal
CUNY buys more dorm rooms in Midtown Manhattan for $125M – New York Business Journal
Atlas Men’s Health to open first Manhattan clinic this fall – New York Business Journal
Tavros to buy Financial District site for $151M from Seaport – New York Business JournalFlexible Finance relocates to 300 Park Ave. S. in Manhattan – New York Business Journal
Xin Capital acquires Midtown Manhattan office building – New York Business Journal
7G Group affiliate buys SoHo office building for $22M – New York Business Journal
Former New York Times building retail sold at steep discount – New York Business Journal
Aldi to open store in Manhattan luxury building next year – New York Business Journal
Prologis to triple NYC office space with SL Green lease – New York Business Journal
