Gotham laments closure of popular Meatpacking District eatery

LINK TO FULL STORYhere's an excerpt from my story at EDGE NEW YORK...On the Wednesday evening before Gay Pride weekend in the city, the Meatpacking District was alive with activity. Finely dressed pedestrians made their way along cobblestone streets while window shoppers...

My personal predictions for Dubai property prices and rents « Peterjcooper...

Yield compression and a shortage of supply will drive prices higher again this autumn. Rental yields of 6-8 per cent need to fall to 2-3 per cent before investors should start to worry. Current returns look attractive and the supply of villas is very limited giving downside...

Mumbai 2007 industrial rents almost double

""Mumbai’s industrial property rents almost doubled last year, risingat the fastest pace in the world, real estate advisory Cushman andWakefield Inc. said in a report.Annual industrial rents in thecountry’s financial capital surged to nearly €80 (Rs5,056) a sq. m,...

Hong Kong has world’s highest apartment rents: survey

""Hong Kong has the world’s priciest apartment rents, with the leasefor a three-bedroom unit costing more than $9,700 on average a month, asurvey released Wednesday said.Singapore, which positionsitself as a Southeast Asian business hub, saw Asia’s biggestyear-on-year...

FEMA to close LA Katrina trailer parks

"NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is planning to close by Friday as many as 13 trailer parks in Louisiana where victims of the 2005 hurricanes are currently living. The move is intended to help the hurricane victims move into more stable, permanent...

Fire In Senator's Apartment Building

" June 17, 2007 District of Columbia - A Capitol Hill house where Sen. Barack Obama rents an apartment caught on fire Sunday, but a spokesman said the Democratic presidential contender was out of town to celebrate Father's Day. The fire appeared to be on the third floor of a...

Cuban migrants are landing in Honduras to get to the United States

Cubans are a favored nationality under U.S. law. If they step foot on U.S. soil, they can stay for as long as they like.

No Vacancy for Apartments in South Florida

Patience is a virtue. You need patience if you are looking for an office, apartment or warehouse. According to the Realtors group, Broward has the nation's lowest second-quarter apartment vacancy rate, 1.7%. The county also has the third-lowest industrial vacancy, 5%, and...

CBGBs Closing

It used to be a lot simpler. When Hilly Krystal started CBGB almost 32 years ago, its monthly rent was $600. But CB's gradually made the Bowery chic, and new ground-floor space on the legendary punk club's street now rents for around $55 per square foot. Krystal's third...