Environmental Site Assessment or “ESA” is likely a term you’ve heard before as you may have experienced the need for an ESA while buying or selling commercial real estate property. In this article we will take a deep dive into the two most commonly conducted phases of an Environmental Site Assessment and provide you with explanations [...]
As 2015 comes to an end, we look back and review the articles and information that we’ve shared along the way. We think about the advances in technology and intellectual thinking, consider the Commercial Real Estate Market happenings we experienced, as well as the various terms and industry speak we broke down, and reflect on Long [...]
By now we hope that you look to us, American Investment Properties, as subject matter experts in all things related to commercial real estate. Part and parcel of us establishing ourselves as field experts enables us to provide you with the most up to date information, facts, and statistics about Long Island’s commercial real estate market. [...]
Supermarket operator, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., which used to operate 296 stores in the Northeast under the brand names A&P, Best Cellars, Food Basics, The Food Emporium, Pathmark, Superfresh and Waldbaum’s, has filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations. When did Waldbaum's Close? Waldbaum's officially closed its stores in July 2015. This filing directly affected [...]
Well its about time…Broadway Commons, formerly known as Broadway Mall, in Hicksville is undergoing a large renovation and will welcome four new tenants. This update and change is much needed for the Broadway Mall, which is overseen by California-based Pacific Retail Capital Partners, in order to stay relevant with other Long Island retail and entertainment destinations [...]
To add value to commercial real estate means doing improvements that will enhance their value and ultimately increase cash flow. This is a way to breathe new life into existing commercial real estate markets. With commercial properties that have become tired and/or obsolete, property owners and investors can create brand-new, desirable assets in markets that crave [...]
As the second quarter of 2015 recently came to a close we felt it would be helpful to craft for you a report consisting of the Long Island CRE market statistics for Q2 2015. In this report, we will cover the retail, office, and industrial markets. To most easily digest this information, we will break it [...]
In commercial real estate there are many terms and phrases that are often tossed around like the 'Good Guy Clause', but how many of them are actually understood inside and out? As a leading professional in the CRE industry, we feel it is our obligation to provide our audience and clients with the tools they need [...]
At American Investment Properties (AIP), we believe that an internship can be an extremely valuable experience providing exposure for young adults into exciting, challenging, and rewarding industries. As you may know, each year American Investment Properties provides opportunities for High School and College students who are interested in exploring the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. Our [...]
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also commonly referred to as drones, are small-scale aircrafts without a human pilot aboard. The applications for this new technology are varied and numerous; however, the excitement around drones is certainly getting a lot of talk and attention within the real estate industry. While the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently creating [...]
