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How Metro Manhattan Selects the Brokers Who Serve You

When you work with Metro Manhattan to find Manhattan office space, one broker manages your search from the first conversation to the signed lease.

21 Jun '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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What the SpaceX IPO Means for New York City Office Space: 5 Reasons the Space Economy Could Drive Demand

SpaceX goes public this week.

10 Jun '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Commercial Real Estate Broker Fees in NYC: How They Work and Who They Really Serve

If your business is getting ready to lease office space in Manhattan, one question tends to surface before any others.

09 Jun '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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How to Reduce Your NYC Electric Bill in Your Office Space: 5 Strategic Moves You Can Make

Con Ed just got the nod for another rate hike.

01 Jun '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Real Estate Guides

What Manhattan Office Tenants Pay Beyond Base Rent: Utility Charges and Operating Cost Guide

Three months into a new lease, the managing agent’s invoice shows up, and the tenant calls me.

20 May '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Real Estate Guides

A Coworking License Is Not a Lease: Hard Lessons From Regus’s 477 Madison Shutdown

The email came in on a Wednesday afternoon.

06 May '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Real Estate Guides

I Pulled 10 Random Manhattan Office Leases. Here’s What I Found

Most tenants walk into a Manhattan lease negotiation with the same shrug.

28 Apr '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Expert Insights

What My AI Phone System Taught Me About the Future of Manhattan Office Demand

For about a year, we were getting six or seven calls a day from people who wanted to talk to their property manager.

15 Apr '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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The NYC Steakhouse: The Office Amenity Nobody Talks About

Delmonico’s just signed an 11,735 square foot lease at 1330 Avenue of the Americas.

30 Mar '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

Finding Your Space

What It’s Actually Like to Have an Office at One World Trade Center

I get asked about One World Trade Center office space frequently when businesses are searching for locations in Lower Manhattan.

20 Mar '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Why $120 Oil Won’t Kill NYC’s Office Market — But Duration Might

I’ve represented tenants in Manhattan for years, and I can count on one hand the number of times an international event or crisis changed someone’s plan to lease a commercial space.

12 Mar '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Expert Insights

NYC Office Leasing: Wall Street’s CRE Brokerage Selloff Is Wrong — Here’s Why

Wall Street just told you commercial real estate brokers are obsolete.

03 Mar '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

Midtown Manhattan, New York City street with tall modern offices, parked cars, trees, and clear sky.

Expert Insights

Which Manhattan Buildings Are Office Conversion Candidates Under Mamdani’s Housing-First Agenda?

Every week, I walk tenants through Manhattan office buildings that may not be office buildings much longer.

23 Feb '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Finding Your Space

Office Buildings for Family Offices in Manhattan: An Insider Guide to Getting It Right

I’ve spent years representing tenants searching for financial services office space across Midtown and beyond.

12 Feb '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

Bright Manhattan loft office: high ceilings, big windows, wood floors, plants, mezzanine, shared desks. Collaborative and modern.

Finding Your Space

Loft Office Space in Manhattan: Where to Find It, What It Costs, and How to Use the Data

Every week, I get calls from tenants who want the same thing.

05 Feb '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Real Estate Guides

8 Red Flags to Watch for When Touring NYC Office Space

Since 2004, I’ve toured thousands of properties with New York City business tenants.

26 Jan '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Case Studies

Case Study: BTQ Technologies — A Quantum Computing Firm Establishes Its Manhattan Office

BTQ Technologies doesn’t build apps or platforms.

19 Jan '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Expert Insights

The Largest Manhattan Office Leases of 2025: Patterns Behind the Numbers

Back in August, we took a snapshot of the largest Manhattan office leases signed through the first half of 2025.

09 Jan '26 • By Bobby Samuels

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Real Estate Guides

The 3 Sound Problems That Can Derail Your NYC Commercial Lease

Tenants obsess over every detail of a NYC commercial lease.

02 Jan '26 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Finding Your Space

The 5 Best Loft Buildings in SoHo for Creative Companies in 2026

I’ve shown hundreds of commercial office buildings across Manhattan, and loft buildings in SoHo occupy their own category entirely.

23 Dec '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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