
Office buildings cater to small tenants that outgrow co-working spaces
Tenants that are outgrowing co-working facilities are finding a variety of choices and building owners eager to roll out the red carpet. While jumbo leases by companies like Amazon and Facebook get all the attention, smaller tenants make up the majority of city businesses. They also sign the most leases each year. And building owners who cater to these companies are often multi-generational families who emphasize service and treat their tenants like family. To put it in persp

Empire State Building opens 80th-floor observatory, completing $165M redevelopment
With the opening of the 80th-floor observatory last week, the $165 million, four-year redevelopment of the Empire State Building is now complete. In partnership with the city’s tourism agency, NYC & Company, Empire State Realty Trust created an interactive, visitor-focused experience, which includes personalized digital itineraries, the building’s classic viewfinders, film, original artwork, and more. The Trust unveiled the 102nd-floor observatoryto the public in October, wit