Open houses empty out, developers turn condos into rentals, & more

By Emily Myers | March 10, 2020 - 11:00AM

In a blow to NYC's already sluggish sales market, open houses appear to be impacted by the spread of Covid-19 (Bloomberg)

Increasingly, developers are turning the city's unsold condos into rental apartments (Habitat Mag via Crain's)

The right kind of ventilation in NYC buildings can help fight the spread of Covid-19 (The New York Times)

The city is seeking proposals to meet the affordable housing needs of 30,000 of the city's seniors by 2026 (Real Estate Weekly)

Controversial plans to expand Brooklyn’s Industry City have been boosted by a tentative approval from Borough President Eric Adams (New York Post)

A spiral-shaped memorial for the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico will be installed at the end of Chambers Street next year (Tribeca Citizen)

Emily Myers

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Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California.

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