A perfect storm of plunging property values for aging buildings, weak tenant demand coming out of the pandemic and high interest rates for new loans and refinancing has left the $2.4 trillion office building sector wobbling.
For some real estate investors, that may be a good thing.
In April, a little-known firm, Yellowstone Real Estate Investments, paid $185 million for 1740 Broadway, a storied office tower near Columbus Circle in Manhattan.
And this week, two real estate firms snapped up a Midtown Manhattan tower for less than $50 million, according to Bloomberg.
Even though these are relatively small buyers, their emergence is a sign of the pain building in the U.S. commercial real estate market.
Persons:
Blackstone
Organizations:
Estate Investments, Bloomberg
Locations:
Manhattan, Yellowstone, Columbus, Midtown Manhattan, U.S