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What Are Air Rights, and What Do They Mean for CRE Developers and Investors? by Matt Frankel

Tutorial about air rights

The phrase air rights, depending on who you you’re speaking with, conjures up various thoughts and opinions over exactly what they are! There is of course the environmental and aviation context, but for the purposes of this article we speak of the ability for a developer to build a building to a certain vertical height. One can possess air rights […]

NYC Supertalls: Where Size Does Matter!

Driving into Manhattan from Long Island one can’t help but notice that dotting the skyline are buildings that dwarf those around them! These, are the supertalls! Defined as a building that is greater than 984-feet tall, these buildings include the famous such as One World Trade Center as well as the infamous like 432 Park Avenue. […]