Zoning, tax incentives, rezoning, and current land comps — the factors that determine what a developer will actually pay for your NYC property.
The signals that separate an ordinary building from a building sitting on real development site value.
Buildable square footage, $/BSF comps, and the residual land value math developers run before making an offer.
Why the land under an older apartment building can be worth more than the building's income — and how to tell if yours is.
City of Yes, the FAR cap repeal, and five major neighborhood rezonings — how to check if your buildable envelope changed.
Where land is trading, at what price per buildable square foot, and why condo sites are outbidding rental sites right now.
Up to a 90% tax exemption is turning obsolete NYC office buildings into some of the city's most sought-after land.
Why the tax exemption a developer expects to get on your site changes what they can afford to pay for it.
Hard costs, soft costs, financing, and timeline — the full cost stack behind ground-up development in NYC.
What actually drives $/SF in NYC, and why a low number doesn't automatically mean a profitable project.
A cost comparison for landlords weighing renovation against selling — including when the land beats both options.
What self-development actually requires, who it's really for, and how to decide with real numbers instead of assumptions.
A step-by-step framework for comparing today's sale price against a risk-adjusted, all-in development outcome.