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The Pied-à-Terre Tax Debate Returns. A Tale of Three Cities.
Albany is debating a Manhattan pied-à-terre tax again. What Paris, Vancouver, and London tell us about how this kind of tax actually plays out.
Corey Cohen
Apr 296 min read


New York Builds Housing Like It's 1975. That Might Finally Change.
New York can launch a global brand overnight, but it still takes years to approve a new apartment building. The math behind why housing supply finally might change.
Corey Cohen
Dec 9, 20254 min read


Jamie Dimon and Zohran Mamdani: Two Visions Competing for New York's Future
Two competing visions for New York's future: the JPMorgan-anchored business community vs. Mamdani's progressive coalition. The real estate stakes for Manhattan.
Corey Cohen
Nov 30, 20254 min read


Will Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Melt Investor Confidence?
Mamdani's rent freeze proposal could reshape NYC housing — affordability relief for tenants, pressure on market-rate rents, and a chill on investor confidence.
Corey Cohen
Jul 1, 20253 min read


Moving Just Got Cheaper in NYC - What's the Catch?
The FARE Act rewrote NYC's rental playbook: tenants no longer pay broker fees when landlords hire the broker. Major shift, real catch on rising rents.
Corey Cohen
Jun 16, 20253 min read


The Roebling Report: 2025 Real Estate Taxes and Policies
Navigate 2025's real estate shifts: higher rates, SALT cap movement, soaring operating costs, and new policy. The Roebling Report's annual outlook.
Corey Cohen
Jan 17, 20252 min read


City of Yes
NYC's City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is the biggest zoning reform in 60+ years — adding capacity for 80,000 homes citywide. Here's what it actually changes.
Corey Cohen
Dec 12, 20242 min read


Will uncapped SALT deductions return in 2025?
Trump's proposed SALT cap repeal could meaningfully boost Manhattan luxury — high-earner buyers would regain six-figure deduction power overnight.
Corey Cohen
Nov 22, 20242 min read


The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019
The 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act dramatically reshaped NY multifamily — sweeping benefits for rent-stabilized tenants, deep losses for owners.
Corey Cohen
Jun 19, 20193 min read
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