Weekend Wrap-Up: Cushman & Wakefield's Michelle MacKay Talks Strategy, On the Ground at MIPIM, Inside a Major Office-to-Resi Conversion, and More

    [Executive Orders: Michelle MacKay Is Leading C&W Through a Challenging Market]( [Michelle MacKay had retired when she was asked to become Cushman & Wakefield's CEO. It's been nonstop action since she took the reins.](   [NYCB’s Issues ‘Manageable’ for CRE Market: MIPIM Panelists]( [Panelists said that New York Community Bank's issues aren't "systemic" to banks across the country.](   [Enterprise Greece’s Marinos Giannopoulos: 5 Questions]( [The CEO of Greece’s investment and trade agency talks at MIPIM about green development and the country’s past debt crises.](   [Commercial Real Estate at ‘Start of the Healing Process’: MIPIM Panelists]( [Global leaders in real estate see reasons for optimism as interest rates are poised to fall.](   [Downtown Manhattan’s Office Market Can’t Catch a Break]( [Analysts forecast persistently high vacancy through 2024 and beyond — and conversions to residential aren't going to help that much.](   [Office-to-Residential Conversions Are Tough. Here’s How You Do It.]( [Vanbarton Group’s 200-unit Pearl House shows how developers can surmount the challenges.](   [Biden Proposes $425M to Reconfigure or Reduce Federal Real Estate Footprint]( [The GSA owns or leases over 360 million square feet in more than 8,000 buildings across the country, per its own count.Â](   [JFK Airport Hotel Used as Migrant Shelter Sells for $79.2M]( [Crowne Partners bought the Crowne Plaza JFK Airport hotel at 138-10 135th Avenue in South Ozone Park, Queens, on March 6 for $79.2 million.](   [Newcomers to Manhattan Retail Market Dominate Leasing Momentum]( [The reality is that the demand has only gained momentum coming out of the pandemic, according to CBRE.](   [Private Equity Firm GTCR Expands at 425 Park Avenue]( [GTCR signed an extension to grow its footprint to 55,600 square feet at 425 Park Avenue.](   [View in Browser]( | [Advertise]( | [Forward to a Friend]( [Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe]( [Share your thoughts: Help us improve with our quick feedback survey!]( [Commercial Observer]( © Copyright 2024 [Observer Media]( 1 Whitehall Street, Floor 7, New York, NY 10004 This newsletter was published 03/16/2024