TWINS!

Judging by our headline and this picture, sometimes our job is just too easy. We snapped RXR Realty CEO Scott Rechler and Colliers'Walt Smith, who have more in common than just their sense of style. Walt also once ran property management for RXR. Scott was speaking at Tuesday's REBNY member lunch at the Hilton NY and says his firm acquired the historic Starret-Lehigh Building in an emerging market and expects to execute its turnaround in 10 years, though it got 12 years of financing just to be safe. Rents there are now in the low $30s/SF, but he's already talking to tenants about mid-$40s rates. He also says NYC is probably 10th among the 10 global cities as far as office rents, meaning there sure will be room to raise em'.

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Related Topics: Lehigh Building
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's New York Newsletters
Related Stories

Inside The Nationwide Jockeying For Opportunity Zones 2.0

Bally's Lines Up $560M Loan For Bronx Casino: The N.Y. Deal Sheet

GTIS Partners Rebrands As Brightshore Capital, Launches $250M Debt Platform

Data Center Spills 5,000 Gallons Of Fuel Into New Jersey River

Historic Brooklyn Hotel To Be Turned Into Ritz-Carlton-Branded Condos

Hines And Rialto Close Office Credit Fund At $1.1B

Chipotle Adding Hundreds Of New Locations Worldwide

'Beyond A Routine Wobble': 10-Year Treasury Clears 5% Ahead Of Key Fed Meeting

Downtown Atlanta Improvement Group Picks Food Bank Chief As Next Leader

Trump's DEI Crackdown Is Creating New Risks For Landlords That Lease To The Government

Taconic Partners Sheds Another NYC Life Sciences Property

Airbnb Launches $250M Fund To Invest In Affordable Housing