Opportunity Zone Investing: NYC Guide

1031 Exchange Complete Guide for NYC Investors

How NYC commercial real estate investors use 1031 like-kind exchanges to defer capital gains tax, the 45-day and 180-day clocks, and how to identify replacement property under §1031.

Property Tax Appeal Strategies for NYC Commercial Real Estate

How NYC commercial owners reduce real estate taxes through tax certiorari: the assessment cycle, the appeal process, supporting evidence, and the specialist attorneys who run these cases.

The Clock is Ticking: Secure NYC's 35-Year Tax Abatement

NY State RPTL §467-m (enacted 2024) provides up to a 35-year property tax exemption for Manhattan office-to-residential conversions south of 96th Street (a 90% exemption for all but the final five years of the term, then a five-year phase-out) and requires 25%+ permanently affordable units. The term is tiered by commencement date: 35 years for construction commenced by June 30, 2026, 30 years by June 30, 2028, and 25 years by June 30, 2031, the final commencement deadline. Skyline Properties (Robert Khodadadian) brokered two of Manhattan's defining 467-m conversions: $135M Vanbarton 6 East 43rd and $105M Quantum Pacific + Metro Loft 101 Greenwich Street.

1031 Exchange Strategies: A Complete Guide

How to get the most tax deferral out of a like-kind exchange.