“In the next few years you are not going to see many conversion projects in the Financial District,” Michael Shvo, the ubiquitous and masterful real estate marketer, said. Mr. Shvo was referencing the vanishing trend of converting hard-to-fill office towers into luxurious new condos in the Financial District—something that has been instrumental in transforming the once-forlorn area from an ...

The Daily News reports that master marketer Michael Shvo will, for his new Shvo Academy, have eight interns compete this summer to design the first residential property for the moon. The interns, who come from top schools around the world, will take the project through pre-development research, strategic planning, design, marketing, communication and sales. Then, they will present their project ...