Industrialist Uday Kotak shared his amazement over the slashed price of a Manhattan property following reports of an office tower in New York's expensive market being sold at a 70% discount compared to its previous sale price.
Uday Kotak was responding to a post shared on X by Nilesh Shah, Managing director of Kotak Mutual Fund. "Wow Nilesh. That's less than half the rate at Mumbai's BKC," he said.
Wow Nilesh. That's less than half the rate at Mumbai's BKC! https://t.co/udQZT9j3k8
March 17, 2024In his post, Nilesh Shah stated, “New York commercial office building going at Rs ~ 16000 per Sq Ft.”
New York commercial office building going at Rs ~ 16000 per Sq Ft. https://t.co/gYF6lS8Idg
March 16, 2024The 778k square feet tower at 222 Broadway was sold for $150M. The last time this building was sold, it was in 2014 at $500M. According to an investor's post, New York City is experiencing massive distress and destruction in values for prime commercial real estate office buildings.
A Manhattan office tower just sold at a shocking 70% discount to what it last sold for
The 778k sq ft tower at 222 Broadway sold for $150M
The building last sold for $500M back in 2014
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