The desk behind the watchlist.
Nikola Bugarin is a Manhattan new development specialist. He built NEXT BUILDING to give buyers an early view of the pipeline before the best floor plans are already taken.
Licensed real estate salesperson · Buyer-side advisor · New York, NY
Manhattan projects in pre-launch, whisper, and off-market stages through 2030.
Followers on @realestate.nikola for pre-launch buildings, financial breakdowns, and market signals.
Annual sales volume of the top-producing new development team he works alongside.
Built for buyers who want to see the whole market.
Built for the full market
The platform was designed around the questions buyers, sellers, developers, and listing agents face every day: what is this building actually going to cost, how does it compare, and where is the market heading next.
Access before the launch cycle
Relationships across the new development market get clients in early, when floor plans are still moving and pricing is still negotiable. By the time a building is publicly marketed, the best inventory and softest terms are usually gone.
Backed by real numbers
On request, the desk prepares monthly carrying costs, tax abatement math, closing cost estimates, and comparisons with similar projects for the buildings you are considering. What can be shared depends on what each developer and their broker is comfortable making available.
Advice centered on the client
The goal is not to close every deal, it is to give people the clearest possible picture of their options. Clients come back because the guidance is tied to what is right for them, not the transaction.
Built from the gaps in the market.
NEXT BUILDING came out of years of working across every side of a new development transaction: buyers trying to compare buildings, sellers weighing a move, developers launching a project, and listing agents managing the narrative. The same friction showed up each time: too much marketing, not enough structured information.
The watchlist, calculators, and intel notes are designed to make a complex decision more transparent. The public pages explain how new development works; details like pricing, carrying costs, and tax abatement schedules are prepared and shared privately on request, within whatever each developer and their broker is comfortable making available, so buyers can evaluate a building on its actual terms, not just the headline number.
When you are ready to move, the desk already knows what you are looking for.
Get the watchlist before the next launch goes public.
Building previews and desk notes. Pricing, availability, and launch timing are shared privately, when there is something useful to say.