PNC Bank Inks 4K-SF Retail Lease at 312 West 43rd Street
Why this matters
Retail has become a quiet outperformer. A decade of effectively zero new development has left necessity-driven, grocery-anchored, and Sun Belt strip product with negligible vacancy and re-leasing spreads in the high single digits. Cap rates have compressed in step, and the bid for stabilized portfolios is again broad across REITs, pension funds, and institutional core-plus capital. 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. The asset class has effectively rerated as a defensive yield trade rather than a secularly challenged sector.
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- Disclosed retail deal value tracked in October 2026: $6.6B across 59 reported transactions. All Retail coverage →
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Residents at the Ellery , a mixed-use residential development in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, are getting another retailer at the base of their 33-story home. PNC Bank has signed a 3,500-square-foot retail…
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