BEST & FINAL
A New York Real Estate News Podcast by Jordan Shea
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Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Today's Best & Final briefing dives into NYC real estate shifts: an $800M Fifth Avenue deal, a wave of pre-foreclosures hitting rent-regulated properties, and a major office refinance in a tough market. Tune in for insights on luxury plays, financial pressures, and where institutional money is moving. Head to JordanShea.com for more insights.
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Today's Best & Final covers major Manhattan acquisitions, changes in residential development due to tax breaks, high-end retail updates, office-to-residential conversions, healthcare real estate shifts, luxury market corrections, and office leasing activity. Key highlights include Extell's Fifth Avenue acquisition, the impact of the 485x tax abatement, and Planned Parenthood selling its Manhattan clinic. For more insight, go to JordanShea.com.
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
In today's Best & Final, Jordan Shea breaks down NYC real estate's biggest plays: massive financing on the Upper East Side, lender takeovers of struggling assets, Chanel's potential retail grab on Madison, and a push for affordable housing in Brooklyn.
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Thursday Mar 20, 2025
Manhattan's commercial real estate market is experiencing shifts, with B&H Photo securing a Garment District building at a significant discount. Lenox Hill is bustling with high-value transactions, while a legal battle unfolds in the Bowery over a failed development project. Plus, shocking scandals involving bribery and deed fraud are shaking up the industry. For more in-depth real estate insights and strategies, go to JordanShea.com.
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Cuomo’s fundraising surge is shifting the political landscape, and the real estate industry’s backing could make him a formidable candidate. Ryan Serhant continues to expand his reach, bringing a media-first approach to both residential and commercial real estate. New development trends show that luxury buyers are prioritizing full-service living—and developers are increasingly catering to pet owners as a way to differentiate their buildings. Meanwhile, in commercial real estate, distress continues to show up in the office sector, as seen in the 340 Madison Avenue foreclosure, while developers look toward new opportunities in creative and residential spaces—from film studios in Brooklyn to strategic refinancing in Lincoln Square. For more information, please head to JordanShea.com.
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Big moves in Brooklyn, Midtown, and Hell’s Kitchen—today on Best & Final, we’re covering Greenpoint Landing’s expansion, a bold Midtown buy, and a major state redevelopment push. Plus, Manhattan’s office market is a tale of two cities, with steep losses in the Garment District but major wins for Uber and Horizon Media. And we’re checking in on the Waldorf Astoria’s transformation—historic luxury meets modern real estate.
For the smartest takes on NYC real estate, stay with me, Jordan Shea. Visit JordanShea.com for more.
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Big moves in luxury real estate—Manhattan gets a facelift, Brooklyn sees major conversions, and Long Island City faces high-stakes legal battles. Plus, a $155M refi in Queens, a prime office lease in Midtown, and SoHo’s latest luxury retail expansion. Stay ahead of the market—tune in to Best & Final!
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
A $60M West Village sale sets a new Downtown record, a major Brooklyn buyout reshapes the rental market, and SL Green & RXR secure a $940M debt restructuring to keep Midtown’s office sector afloat. Plus, Extell locks in $1.57B for two skyscrapers, and Fannie Mae moves on a $34.7M pre-foreclosure in Queens.
Best & Final is sponsored by Jordan Shea and JordanShea.com.
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Extell shakes up Lenox Hill with a $103M acquisition—could a major luxury development be next? Plus, A&E’s Yorkville buy, a $505M Times Square loan extension, and a controversial FDIC sale. Tune in for the latest NYC real estate moves!
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
In this episode of Best & Final, Jordan Shea covers the latest in NYC luxury real estate, from Midtown’s newest skyscraper milestone to a record-breaking $63M condo in the West Village. Plus, big moves in Tribeca’s office market, a game-changing Penn Station proposal, and a major immersive art experience coming to Lower Manhattan. Tune in for all the key updates shaping the city’s high-end real estate scene.