Real Estate Monitor

Second Billionaire Says No to an ICE Mega-Jail as Pressure Mounts

Also: A New York icon goes on the market, and trouble for England’s ambitious homebuilding plans
People protest against a plan to convert a warehouse into an immigration detention center in Roxbury, New Jersey, on Feb. 16.Photographer: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images
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This week, you’ll find out about a billionaire who refused to sell a Texas warehouse for an immigration jail, and a plan to find a buyer for a storied Manhattan hotel. We’ll also give you a peek at challenges ahead for England’s big homebuilding push, and Saudi Arabia’s effort to draw foreign investor money to the holy city of Mecca. Read on for more.