While hiring numbers have not been released approved plans call for 500 parking spaces.

  :)  Also, the precipitous slide has been happening since the 2010 population data, as the articles I cite below state.Here is a link to the U.S. census study to back up @Cory Finniss' claim:https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/estimates-national-state.htmlThey are showing NYS losing about 48K people net in 2017 (the most of any state). 

The closing attorney is basically telling her she can to get a lien release and do her research to find out who has it now. 

No, being named as an additional insured or co-insured does not give you authorized access to loan information.That's not to say some clerk in the insurance department may not screw up making assumptions and not checking the loan file and give someone information.The only way to obtain loan information where you are not a party to the loan is with an authorization to release information given by the borrower.This falls under security issues for a lender, examiners may probe operations by calling or "pretexting" to see if they can breach security of operations testing employees, I did.

An owner can follow to see how well you are doing and then either A) raise your rent price for the next lease or B) not allow you to re-lease and then they decide to do it themselves after seeing it was a success.

you have no money in there for release fee..

The smaller tenants around 1,000 to 2,500 sq ft can release in a few months.

Once you get rolling, your GC gets paid in draws which are released after the work is inspected/approved.

This integration will be available in 2023 and we will announce it's release when we get a bit closer to project completion.

When that happens, all of the prior year accumulated losses are released and you can deduct them without limit.As far as the HELOC goes, ask your accountant to research "interest tracing rules".