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Manhattan hotel market

2 stories · First covered Feb 26, 2026 · Latest Mar 12
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Manhattan hotel market Coverage
New York's Hotel Math Has a Borough Problem Nobody Wants to Price
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Mar 12

New York's Hotel Math Has a Borough Problem Nobody Wants to Price

Manhattan RevPAR climbed 7.1% in the first half of 2025 while outer borough segments dropped up to 4.4%. Same city, two completely different P&Ls.

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Jordan Chen 2 min read · Mar 12
A Guy Paid $200 for One Night and Lived in the Hotel for Five Years. Here's What You Missed.
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Feb 26

A Guy Paid $200 for One Night and Lived in the Hotel for Five Years. Here's What You Missed.

A man rented a single room at a major Manhattan hotel, exploited an obscure housing law, forged a deed claiming ownership of the entire property, and nobody stopped him for half a decade. If you think this can't happen to you, you're not paying attention.

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Mike Storm 3 min read · Feb 26