East 42nd Street office building to be converted to apartments
There are major new players and new plans for the 300 E. 42nd St., 18-storey 235,000-square-foot office and retail building, with investor David Werner reportedly buying at a deep discount. Although it has not been posted to public records yet, the purchase ended last Wednesday at $52 million, as expected. It was less than half […]
Pentagon names new senior staff amid building turmoil
The Pentagon on Friday announced four new senior advisers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegses following a front office infighting that saw five senior staff leave in the past few weeks. New advisors include former junior military assistant Colonel Ricky Breer, former Department of Defense “special assistant” Patrick Weaver, and Justin Fulcher, a top doge employee […]
L.A. Sends Brush Clearance Notices to Palisades Property Owner — After Building Burned Down
The state and local governments have failed to clear the brush before the devastating Palisade fire, but the Los Angeles Fire Station (LAFD) is sending notifications to their owners of the destroyed property. One property owner, Larry Larson, a partner in the partnership that owns 111 Marquez Place, warned of the need to follow brush […]
Innocent NYC woman fatally shot in the head after she stepped out of apartment building into crossfire
Police sources say a 61-year-old woman was fatally shot from a Harlem apartment on Tuesday night. Sources say the woman was caught in a crossfire and shot a bullet in her head as she left the West 113th Avenue and Lennox Avenue building just before 10:30pm. A 61-year-old woman was fatally shot in the head […]
Empire State Building shines in gold, white in memory of Pope Francis after pontiff’s death
The Empire State Building in New York has sparkled gold and white tower lights for four-hour windows on Monday night, until Tuesday morning in commemoration of Pope Francis after his death. According to the Empire State Building website, the building has been shining from 10pm on Monday night and is lit up until 2am on […]
Dems Have to Tackle Red Tape, ‘We’re Not Going to Be a Country That’s Building Things’
On HBO’s “real-time” broadcast on Friday, Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) said, “We’re no longer going to be a country building things, and that’s what we’re doing.” And, “If Democrats are just defending the status quo and we don’t understand how we can make things different and better, we won’t be in a place where we […]
Ukraine war briefing: China arming Russia and building weapons on its soil, says Zelenskyy | Ukraine
China supplies weapons to Russia, including gunpowder and artillery, and Chinese representatives are involved in the production of arms on Russian territory, Ukrainian president Voldimi Zelensky said on Thursday. Quote Report by Ukraine’s Security and Intelligence Reporting Agency. “We’re ready to talk more about this,” Zelenskyy said. Ukraine is hoping to share documents to support […]
HUD puts half-occupied headquarters building in DC up for sale
The Housing and Urban Development Agency (HUD) noted that only half of the DC headquarters have been used after the agency’s building was added to the list of federal property sold by the Trump administration on Thursday. HUD’s headquarters became the first major federal agency building to be added to the General Services Bureau’s list […]
Activist investor targets Hewlett Packard by reportedly building $1.5B stake
Hedge fund Elliot Investment Management built more than $1.5 billion in stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise, said on Tuesday by someone familiar with the issue. Elliot, one of the world’s largest activist investors, is currently ranked among the largest investors in information technology companies and plans to engage with management, said someone not allowed to […]
New Mexico man charged in Tesla dealership and Republican Party building attacks
The New Mexico man has been charged with a recent arson attack on a Tesla dealer and a local Republican building, the Justice Department said Monday. Albuquerque resident Jamison Wagner, 40, was arrested over the weekend after authorities discovered “substantial evidence” linking to the attack while searching for his home. He is charged with two […]