As you may recall, on August 31, 2022, DHCR released proposed amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code which DHCR said are intended to address the changes wrought by the HSTPA. DHCR went much further than that, however, and as part of our continued endeavor to...
Industry Updates
Major Retailers Closing Thousands of Stores, New York Office Buildings Lost Billions in Value from Recent Sales Prices, Small Business Bankruptcies Increase, and SVB Bankruptcy Sale Closes
Major Retailers Reportedly Prepare to Close Over 3,000 U.S. Stores Several major retailers, listed below, have reportedly said they will close a combined 3,000 or more U.S. locations in 2023. The reasons vary, from the need to cut costs, to actual bankruptcy...
NYC Property Tax Rates Amended for 2023-2024
On September 28, 2023, the New York City Council amended the property tax rates for fiscal 2024 (7/1/2023 - 6/30/2024). The tax year 2023/24 tax rates will now be as follows: The tax class two (multi-family residential) rate is 12.502%, which is the highest rate since...
Rosenberg & Estis Bankruptcy Team Preparing Clients for Impact of Potential Closings by CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid and WeWork
Major Drugstore Chain CVS Reportedly Prepares to Close Up to 900 Stores CVS, the largest drugstore chain in the United States, reportedly prepares to close as many as 900 stores across the country in connection with a consolidation plan. CVS has nearly 10,000 stores...
City of Yes for Housing Opportunity: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces Final Set of Proposed Revisions to Zoning Resolution
Yesterday, September 21st, as part of his City of Yes for Housing Opportunity initiative, Mayor Adams announced the third of three sets of proposed revisions to the City’s Zoning Resolution. In addition to previously announced plans to rezone Midtown South, loosen the...
NYC Department of Buildings Releases Local Law 97 Rules and Guidelines
After an extended period of anticipation and concern about the May 1, 2024 effective date of Local Law 97, the rules and guidelines (Local Law 97 Rules and Guidelines) have been released by the New York City Department of Buildings (“DOB”). Since the announcement of...
FDIC Sale of Signature Mortgages: Rent Regulation Issues Affecting Valuation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) has publicly disclosed that it plans to sell $33 billion of mortgage facilities generally in two tranches. A total of 14 loan pools are being offered in 12 Joint Venture (“JV”) transactions open to all bidders and 2...
Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. Bankruptcy Newsletter: Major Drugstore Chain Rite Aid Prepares for Bankruptcy, WeWork Hires Professionals for Restructuring and Faces Delisting on the NYSE, and U.S. Corporate Bankruptcies Projected to Reach Biggest Increase in Over a Decade
Major Drugstore Chain Rite Aid Reportedly Prepares for Bankruptcy Filing Rite Aid Corporation is a nationwide drugstore chain that ranked No. 148 in the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. Now the company reportedly prepares to...
R&E Closes on a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Restrictive Declaration for Carmel Partners’ Development of 569 Residential Units in Brooklyn
R&E’s Daniel M. Bernstein and Nicholas DiLorenzo represented Carmel Partners in its development of a major new multifamily project at 54 Crown Street, Brooklyn. The Project will contain 569 apartments including 143 permanently affordable units and has just closed...
Mayor Adams’ Proposed “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity”
On Thursday August 17, Mayor Eric Adams, with City Planning Director Dan Garodnick, announced the Mayor’s proposed “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity,” a major new initiative to facilitate the production of new housing. The proposal, which is part of the Mayor’s...