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• The Conversion Wave: 200 Midtown Office Buildings Under Review for Residential Use

  A city task force has identified roughly 200 underperforming commercial buildings in Midtown and Lower Manhattan as viable candidates for housing conversion, a figure that dwarfs previous estimates and signals just how dramatically the office market has been permanently restructured.

  Real Estate · Bill Ren · July 30, 2026

• Landlords Brace for Albany's Sweeping Rent Law Revisions

  New amendments to the state's rent stabilization framework close several deregulation pathways and impose stricter limits on major capital improvement pass-throughs, drawing fierce opposition from property owners and cheers from tenant advocates who have spent years pushing for the changes.

  Real Estate · Bill Ren · July 20, 2026

• Staten Island's Overlooked Waterfront Emerges as a Surprise Luxury Market

  With sweeping harbor views, larger lots, and prices a fraction of comparable Brooklyn properties, a stretch of Staten Island's North Shore is drawing high-end buyers who have decided the ferry commute is a price worth paying for space they cannot find anywhere else in the city.

  Real Estate · Bill Ren · July 5, 2026