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  1. the money game
    Adam Neumann
    Adam Neumann Gives Up Dream of Elevating Our Consciousness AgainThe WeWork co-founder is no longer trying to take back the real-estate company he lost control of in 2019.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  2. the money game
    Steven Mnuchin,Louise Linton
    Is Steve Mnuchin the Guy to Stop the Commercial Real-Estate Crisis?Trump’s Treasury secretary put $1 billion into New York’s most troubled bank, but what can he do about the rent crisis?
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  3. crime
    The Radio Host and the Real Estate ScamVictims allege that The Breakfast Club host used his clout to rope them into a Ponzi scheme.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. the money game
    WeWork Again Insists It’s Not Dead YetThe office-space company is still around after Adam Neumann’s exit — but its future looks less than bright.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  5. the world in 2023
    Remote Work Is Poised to Devastate America’s CitiesTo survive the work-from-home revolution, cities must let developers convert office buildings into deeply weird apartments.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. the money game
    Good Luck Buying That HouseThe costs of homes and mortgages are defying gravity.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  7. return to office
    Your Boss Misses YouLet’s all office together.
    By Choire Sicha
  8. intelligencer chats
    What the Resurgent Real-Estate Market Means for NYCAnother sign that COVID’s effect on cities has been less drastic than once feared.
    By Benjamin Hart and Kim Velsey
  9. the real estate
    WeWork Didn’t Blow Up Without HelpSoftBank’s reckless $10 billion bet on what became the city’s biggest landlord won’t be the last of its kind.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  10. the top line
    Coronavirus Will Kill Lots of Shopping MallsMall owners seem to be aware of this, and they are trying to figure out what the next act looks like.
    By Josh Barro
  11. the top line
    Don’t Give Up on Offices Quite YetEven companies like Google that are well suited to remote work understand the value of in-person interactions.
    By Josh Barro
  12. real estate
    How Much Is COVID-19 Hurting NYC Real-Estate Values?The news for Gotham homeowners is not great — but also not catastrophic.
    By Josh Barro
  13. the top line
    COVID-19 Is Changing Many Things — But Not Apartment RentsEven during this extremely unstable time, the cost to rent a home has so far remained surprisingly stable.
    By Josh Barro
  14. the top line
    Here’s What the Trouble in Commercial Real Estate Means for YouSome of the hits to retail real estate may permanently change how state and local governments fund themselves.
    By Josh Barro
  15. biography of a building
    Exploring a Real-Estate Time Capsule in HarlemInside Graham Court, a Gilded Age rental from the architects behind the Apthorp.
    By Matthew Sedacca
  16. buyer’s market
    It’s Time to Get Rid of NYC’s Rental Broker Fees for GoodNew York City is expensive enough, and there are better ways to compensate real-estate agents.
    By Josh Barro
  17. new york city
    Broker Fees Are Back for New York Renters, TemporarilyA state judge halted the new ban until at least March 13, following a lawsuit by New York’s powerful real-estate industry.
    By Chas Danner
  18. real estate
    New York Suddenly Gets Rid of Broker Fees for RentersAn unpleasant staple of moving in the city is going away, though prices probably won’t drop for everyone.
    By James D. Walsh
  19. corruption
    Maryland Governor Accused of Rerouting State Funds to Benefit His BusinessIn a state with a history of corruption, the Never Trump hero may have more in common with the president’s business practices than with his politics.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. donald trump
    Trump’s Childhood Home Is Back on the MarketAfter failing to sell earlier this year for $2.9 million, the modest Queens home is going up for auction.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  21. cityscape
    The Challenges of Constructing New York’s Tallest Apartment BuildingA conversation with the architects of the 131-story Central Park Tower.
    By Justin Davidson
  22. real estate
    The Last Residents of the Hotel BossertWhat’s it like to live in a nearly abandoned building?
    By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  23. business
    How Did WeWork’s Adam Neumann Build a $47 Billion Company?Not by sharing.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  24. the top line
    Spec Mansions for Billionaires Is Not As Good a Business As It Seemed LikeAbout 50 such houses are currently for sale in L.A., and there isn’t enough dumb money around to buy them all.
    By Josh Barro
  25. trump tower
    Trump Tower Residents Are Selling Their Condos at a Loss to Get Out: ReportThe president’s midtown flagship is facing a growing vacancy problem, with residents frustrated by the stigma and hassle of living there.
    By Matt Stieb
  26. urbanism
    Hudson Yards Is a Gilded City Straight Out of a Billionaire’s FantasyWhere nothing is ever dirty and everything works, where you can live your perfect life and never have to leave — provided you can pay for it.
    By Justin Davidson
  27. urbanism
    How Stephen Ross Became the Most Powerful City-Shaper Since Robert MosesHe’s outmaneuvered, outspent, out-leveraged, and out-sweet-talked his way into the Hudson Yards deal.
    By Carl Swanson
  28. the top line
    There Is No Crisis of Retail Vacancy in ManhattanYou may have heard the widely circulated statistic that one in five storefronts on the island are empty. You heard wrong.
    By Josh Barro
  29. real estate
    Can These Towns Become More Like Hudson Without Becoming Hudson?Newburgh, Catskill, and Troy, once downtrodden, are hoping recent revitalization doesn’t get out of hand.
    By Simone Kitchens
  30. michael cohen
    Michael Cohen, Whose GoFundMe Is at $165K, Sells NYC Apartments for MillionsDonald Trump’s ex-lawyer is $7 million richer.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  31. jared kushner
    Kushner’s Company Fined $201K for False Housing DocumentsThe company submitted fraudulent construction applications, in an alleged bid to force rent-regulated tenants out of its buildings through harassment.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. california
    Rich Absentee Landlords Make a Killing from California’s Prop 13Designed originally to protect middle-class homeowners, California’s Prop 13 is now benefiting rich absentee landlords who inherited their properties.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. Why Trump Is ‘Obsessed’ With Revamping the FBI Building: 5 TheoriesMaybe he thinks FBI personnel deserve only the best. Or maybe he wants to shield Trump International Hotel guests from the hideous view.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. properties
    13 New York Buildings That Stick Out Like Sore ThumbsThe ultramodernist brownstones, teeny townhouses, and Japanese pagodas that aren’t like their neighbors.
    By Katy Schneider
  35. WSJ: Michael Cohen Buys $6.7 Million Tribeca ApartmentThe unit is in a high-rise developed by Donald Trump pals, who gave Cohen a $3.5 million mortgage for the purchase.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  36. properties
    The Turrets of New York — and the People Who Inhabit ThemA survey of the city’s tiny medieval towers on the Upper West Side, in Crown Heights, and on Staten Island.
    By Katy Schneider
  37. The Trump Organization Bails on Its Struggling Soho HotelBusiness has been down since the election.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  38. from the archives
    Looking Back at Long Island City’s Slow SizzleThe last time we called the neighborhood hot, we might have been a little ahead of schedule.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  39. properties
    Life in Long Island City, the Country’s Fastest-Growing NeighborhoodThe neighborhood’s transition has been a long time coming.
    By Carl Swanson
  40. properties
    How to Create an Outdoor Shower in the Middle of the CityThe private outdoor shower is one of the rarest — and least practical — amenities. That hasn’t stopped these New Yorkers.
    By Margaret Rhodes, S. Jhoanna Robledo, and Katy Schneider
  41. Remembering Our Colleague S. Jhoanna RobledoA tough reporter and a lovely person, gone way, way too soon.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  42. The U.S. Military Is Dropping $130,000 a Month for a Trump Tower RentalTrump hasn’t spent a night at Trump Tower since becoming president, but the Pentagon will be prepared when he does.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  43. architecture
    The Strange State of New York’s Street-Level Retail StorefrontsThey’re experiencing a combination of withering and supersizing that could have a powerful effect on a city that has always been shaped by shopping.
    By Justin Davidson
  44. cityscape
    From Alligator Shoes to Whole Foods: Watching One Harlem Corner Over 28 YearsA photographic history of gentrification at 125th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  45. Donald Trump’s Childhood Home in Queens Will Have a New TenantThe property was listed for rent on Thursday, and it’s already been snatched up.
    By Jen Kirby
  46. As Prices Plummet, Trump Palace Residents Work to Change the Building’s NameMore than 30 residents of the Upper East Side high-rise have called for the Palace to drop Trump.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  47. gilded cages
    Fancy Prisons for Billionaires Are Reshaping the Manhattan SkylineTo be sure, the inmates of levitating dungeons like 432 Park and 56 Leonard believe they are being pampered.
    By Justin Davidson
  48. conflicts of interest
    Jared Kushner’s Family Business Is Pitching U.S. Visas to Investors in ChinaLooking to finance a Jersey City apartment building, Jared’s sister Nicole told investors the project “means a lot to me and my entire family.”
    By Chas Danner
  49. Chinese Firm With Government Ties Pulls Out of Deal With Kushner FamilyThe ‘sweetheart’ deal is dead.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  50. Chinese Firm With Government Ties Gives Kushner Family ‘Sweetheart Deal’Critics are worried that the company is trying to influence U.S. policy with the massive investment.
    By Adam K. Raymond
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