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Developer George Kaufman, Also Head of Kaufman Astoria Studios, Dies

George Kaufman, the chairman of both generational property owner Kaufman Organization and production studio Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, died on Tuesday. He was 89 and less than a month away from...

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New York’s Film Studios Are Ready for Their Closeup

As Hal Rosenbluth tells it, it was the 59th Street Bridge that was the problem.  It was the 1980s and, after years of neglect, Kaufman Astoria Studios had been restored to its former glory as a filming...

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Kaufman Astoria Studios Builds New Soundstages and Office Space

When Kaufman Astoria Studios decided to expand its landmarked 1920s campus in western Queens, it wanted to build something that could serve as a sound stage and office space, even for companies that...

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Film Studios Stage a Coronavirus Comeback

Picture this.  After a long and lonely day of social distancing, you plop down on the couch to unwind with your favorite television show. But, on screen, a curious thing has happened. The steamy love...

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Kaufman, Silverstein and Bedrock Unveil $2B Mixed-Use Development in Astoria

A five-block stretch of Astoria, Queens, filled with parking lots and one-story factory buildings, is being eyed for redevelopment into a 2.7-million-square-foot mixed-use project. Developers Kaufman...

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Sunday Summary: Let’s Try That Again

“What’s done cannot be undone,” declared a resigned, guilt-addled Lady Macbeth late in the Scottish play (a.k.a. “Macbeth”) as she hurtled into a final spasm of spot-treating madness. If only David...

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Brooklyn and Queens Developers Consider a Pandemic Market

Employees may be nervous about coming back to the office, but the Brooklyn and Queens commercial real estate markets will rebound despite the pandemic, outer-borough developers and brokers argued...

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Apple TV+ Soundstage to Open at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens

Apple will open a soundstage for its streaming service, Apple TV+, at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens. The tech giant signed a lease for 90,000 square feet in the recently built, six-story building...

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Sunday Summary: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like REBNY

The chill of the January air reminds the New York real estate-trained mind of one thing: the New York Hilton Hotel, and the Real Estate Board of New York’s annual gala. Alas, the pandemic put it on ice...

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Kaufman Astoria Studios Bidders Vie for Prime Queens Site

At least two bidders have started to try to buy Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens as studio spaces see a boom in demand during the coronavirus pandemic. Hudson Pacific Properties is vying against a...

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Hackman and Square Mile Buy Kaufman Astoria Studios

Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital Management have acquired Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens after vying against Hudson Pacific Properties for the property. While the two buyers did not...

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Sunday Summary: Channeling Our Inner-Inigo Montoya

Remember in the movie “The Princess Bride” when the evil Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) fails in his repeated attempts to kill the Man in Black, a.k.a., Dread Pirate Roberts, a.k.a., Westley (Cary Elwes) and...

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Innovation QNS Development Gets Nod From City Planning Commission

The New York City Planning Commission approved plans for a 2.7 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Astoria, Queens, dubbed Innovation QNS, even after the project was shot down by the borough...

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Key Council Subcommittee Approves a More Affordable Innovation QNS

The New York City Council’s zoning subcommittee unanimously greenlit Innovation QNS Thursday morning, pushing Queens’ largest new development in decades through the final piece of the land use process...

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City Council Approves Astoria Megaproject Innovation QNS

The New York City Council has overwhelmingly approved a controversial rezoning for a project that will reshape Astoria, Queens, bringing 3,200 apartments, retail and new public open space to an...

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