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Commercial Observer · New York · Mixed Use

David Burris, Investor Group Buy Mixed-Use Upper East Side Site for $28M

Via Commercial Observer · September 23, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · September 23, 2026

Why this matters

Mixed-use is where the most interesting urban repositioning is happening. Office-to-residential conversions in Manhattan, Washington, and Philadelphia have moved from pro-forma exercises to closed transactions, and walkable suburban densification is drawing patient capital with longer hold periods than the traditional core or value-add fund structures support. New York continues to bifurcate sharply: trophy office leasing at record rents, commodity Class B in conversion discussions or court-supervised processes. Rent-stabilized multifamily remains supply-constrained and tightly held. For allocators, mixed-use offers exposure to multiple property types within a single basis, which has become attractive as monoline sector forecasts have widened.

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Excerpt from Commercial Observer:
Terra Holdings ’ David Burris and a group of investors have made a $28.1 million covered land play on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The acquisitions secured three low-lying, pre-war buildings at the corner of Lexington…
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