Over the years, the building has made or unmade a series of fortunes as it has changed hands. In 2009, a group led by George Comfort & Sons and RCG Longview picked the 1.8 million-square-foot lemon up out of the bargain bin, buying it from Deutsche...

“They are looking at developing a high-stakes hotel, apartments and retail for their brands,” a retail spy said. “This is the best single piece of land in the city.” Now controlled by Los Angeles-based CIM Group, the site was assembled over many years...

The Related Companies has also followed the trend since selling out the Time Warner Center, using an internal staff to market Superior Ink and other condo developments. [WSJ] Tags: 150 east 72nd street 737 park avenue ...

Metrazur restaurant, had paid. The store, which is set to open next week, has an even better deal than the one negotiated for the 59th Street location, where the tech retailer pays less than $5 million per year in rent, but pays $15 million of its $400...

But with buyers more cautious, more big developers with a focus on the bottom line are taking a do-it-yourself approach, forming internal sales teams. A few months ago, veteran developer Harry Macklowe hired Richard Walgreen, the broker who headed the...