Articles from The Roebling Report.
Manhattan real estate analysis, market commentary, and deep-dive coverage of taxes, transactions, buildings, and policy. Published weekly by Corey Cohen.
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.
Where Manhattan Deals Actually Break
The points in a Manhattan transaction where deals most often fall apart — board package issues, financing slippage, attorney-driven retrades, and what disciplined sellers and buyers do differently.
Washington Keeps Fixing Housing the Same Way
Federal housing policy keeps reaching for the same set of tools — subsidies, tax credits, supply-side incentives — even as evidence accumulates that the binding constraints are local. A reading of the pattern.
The Renovation Trap: When "Good Bones" Become Bad Math
When renovation costs eat the entire pricing arbitrage between unrenovated and turnkey inventory — and how to know before you commit.
New York Builds Housing Like It's 1975. That Might Finally Change.
Why New York's housing construction has been bottlenecked since the 1970s, what's changing in 2026, and whether supply will actually catch up.
Jamie Dimon and Zohran Mamdani: Two Visions Competing for New York's Future
Two visions of New York's future are colliding in public — the institutional capital view and the social-democratic governance view. What the standoff means for housing.
Manhattan's Great Repricing
The structural repricing Manhattan went through after 2022 — what reset, what didn't, and where current inventory actually sits relative to historical norms.
The Flatiron Building Goes Residential
The most famous office tower in Manhattan is being converted to luxury residential. What the conversion economics look like and what it signals for the rest of midtown.
The Price of a View: How Much Does It Matter in NYC Real Estate?
The view premium in Manhattan real estate — what data says about Park-facing, water-facing, and high-floor pricing differentials.