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Should You Turn Your Sublease Into a Direct Lease?

A sublease can be a great way to get into a Manhattan office without paying for somebody else’s expensive buildout from scratch.

26 Oct '26 • By Bobby Samuels

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Stop Marking Up the Standard Form. The Lease Rider Is Where You Win.

Everything about this deal was going right until my client’s attorney got hold of the landlord’s printed standard form and left about 20 comments on it.

14 Oct '26 • By Bobby Samuels

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Eleven Weeks Without an Elevator: Why You Should Always Vet Your Landlord

Last week an old friend of mine, an architect, sent me the Crain’s story about Manhattan office rents.

02 Oct '26 • By Bobby Samuels

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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 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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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

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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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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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NYC Office Market Outlook 2026: 6 Predictions for the New Year

Everyone said Manhattan office space would stay cheap for years.

09 Dec '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Can a Gym, a Terrace, and a Quiet Lounge Really Keep a $500K Employee?

If you walked into KPMG’s Manhattan headquarters this winter, you would have seen something that tells the entire story of the modern office market.

03 Dec '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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NYC Office Market: 401 Buildings Full, Availability Shrinks

Here’s a number that should snap you out of whatever you think you know about the NYC office market: 401 buildings are completely full right now.

14 Oct '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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How PropTech Is Changing NYC Office Leasing for Tenants

I’ve walked clients through thousands of Manhattan offices, and we all suffer from the same touring amnesia.

03 Oct '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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What A&E’s ‘The Real Estate Commission’ Gets Right (and Wrong)

For thirteen years, residential brokers have owned reality TV.

19 Sep '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Eighth Avenue Rents: The $20/SF Discount Nobody’s Talking About

Something unusual is happening with Eighth Avenue rents in the 30s.

08 Sep '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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The Return of Gulf Investors: Why They’re All-In on Manhattan Again

Gulf investors are back in New York, and it’s happening faster than most people realize.

17 Jul '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani? What Could Be the Impact on NYC Commercial Real Estate?

A 33-year-old just broke New York politics—and your building’s rent roll might be next.

25 Jun '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Building Security in NYC: What Tenants Should Know About Office Access, Cameras, and After-Hours Safety

You’re on another office tour, standing in a gleaming Manhattan lobby.

05 May '25 • By Alan Rosinsky

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NYC Developers Part 2: Sky-The Masterminds Behind NYC’s Trophy Office Renaissance

Six Visionary Developers Reshaping New York City’s Skyline You feel it immediately—that neck-craning moment when you enter a truly spectacular building.

18 Apr '25 • By Alan Rosinsky