In New York, 520 Fifth Avenue, a supertall tower, has recently topped out. When completed in 2026, the 1,002-foot tower will stand as the tallest mixed-use building on Fifth Avenue, according to the ...

S&P Global downgraded a Financial District office tower after its vacancy rate hit 40%, the latest sign of continuing stress ...

Firefighters respond to high-rise fire in Midtown 00:47 NEW YORK -- Crews battled a high-rise fire in Midtown on Friday. It started about 7:30 p.m. at Eighth Avenue and West 35th Street.

Today’s high-rise safety debates are often highly technical. Inspired by London’s Grenfell high-rise disaster, for example, a major change in New York’s 2022 building code pertained to the use of ...

In New York, Mayor Eric Adams has proposed extending to many more buildings the relaxed rules that helped make 180 Water possible. Such changes would not single-handedly solve any city’s housing ...

A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 16 of the New York edition with the headline: High Vacancies Aside, Office Building Values Rise in New York City.