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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences, New York?
Across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 7–13, 2026, brandedliving.co holds the strongest AI opening share on this market at 21.35%, leading the top-10 panel for Branded Residences New York on Google desktop in New York.
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- Branded Residences
- Location
- New York
- Observed period
- September 7–13, 2026
- Run type
- Period run · 6 comparable runs
- Queries
- 107 queries per run
- Search engine
- Device
- Desktop
- Source location
- United States
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- Ranking Top 10 · AI Overview
“On Branded Residences New York, the AI opening-control rail spreads across niche domains with no single actor locking the primacy slot.”
Quick answer
Across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 7–13, 2026, brandedliving.co holds the strongest AI opening share on this market at 21.35%, leading the top-10 panel for Branded Residences New York on Google desktop in New York.
Key reading
Branded Residences · New York · AI Overview · September 7–13, 2026
brandedliving.co holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 21.35%, accumulated across the 6-run window. brandedresi.com sits 5.62 percentage points behind brandedliving.co on AI opening share on this market, recording 15.73%, while manhattanmiami.com records 13.00%. The top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined — a concentration pattern that places the opening-control surface in the hands of a small cluster of focused sources. The spread from the rank-1 actor to the rank-10 actor is 17.50 percentage points, and the 9 sources behind brandedliving.co range from 15.73% down to 3.85%. The panel is fragmented beyond the top tier, with no lock-in observed across this window.
Core metric
AIO opening control — top 10 · Branded Residences · New York · AI Overview · September 7–13, 2026
Observed metric
AIO opening control — top 10
| Actor | Rank | AIO opening share | Presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| brandedliving.co | #1 | 21.35% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| brandedresi.com | #2 | 15.73% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| manhattanmiami.com | #3 | 13.00% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| brand-atlas.com | #4 | 7.06% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| insights.ehl.edu | #5 | 6.42% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| cityrealty.com | #6 | 5.14% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| millionluxury.com | #7 | 4.65% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| youtube.com | #8 | 4.17% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
| reinventny.com | #9 | 4.01% AI opening share | opening in 3/6 runs |
| hauteliving.com | #10 | 3.85% AI opening share | opening in 6/6 runs |
How the actors read on the surface
Branded Residences · New York · AI Overview · September 7–13, 2026
brandedliving.co holds the strongest AI opening share on this market in this card scope, at 21.35%. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, accumulating the highest opening volume across the window.
brandedresi.com records 15.73% AI opening share on this market and sits 5.62 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, holding a clear second position on the period-wide ranking.
manhattanmiami.com records 13.00% AI opening share on this market, sitting 8.35 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, anchoring the third tier of the panel by cumulative opening volume.
brand-atlas.com records 7.06% AI opening share on this market and sits 14.29 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, marking the boundary where the panel drops sharply from the top cluster.
insights.ehl.edu records 6.42% AI opening share on this market, sitting 14.93 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs — a domain visible on this surface despite sitting deep in the lower half of the panel.
cityrealty.com records 5.14% AI opening share on this market and sits 16.21 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs, occupying a position in the lower portion of the governed panel.
millionluxury.com records 4.65% AI opening share on this market and sits 16.69 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs.
youtube.com is the only general-purpose platform on this panel, recording 4.17% AI opening share on this market. It sits 17.17 percentage points behind brandedliving.co and opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs.
reinventny.com records 4.01% AI opening share on this market and sits 17.34 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 3 of 6 comparable runs — the only actor on the panel that did not open AI answers in every run.
hauteliving.com records 3.85% AI opening share on this market, the lowest on the governed panel, and sits 17.50 percentage points behind brandedliving.co. It opened AI answers on 6 of 6 comparable runs.
Pattern on the observed surface
Branded Residences · New York · AI Overview · September 7–13, 2026
The opening-control rail for Branded Residences New York is
The opening-control rail for Branded Residences New York is top-heavy: the top 3 actors together hold more than the remaining 7 combined. Below that cluster, the 9 sources behind brandedliving.co range from 15.73% down to 3.85%, forming a long, gradually declining tail. The panel is composed almost entirely of niche domains, with youtube.com the sole general-purpose platform. 9 of the 10 actors on the panel opened AI answers in all 6 comparable runs; 1 opened AI answers in fewer runs. The surface is concentrated at the top but dispersed in the lower half, with no value ties observed.
Why this reading matters
Branded Residences · New York · AI Overview · September 7–13, 2026
brandedliving.co holds the rank-1 position on this AI opening-control rail across the 6-run window, yet its 21.35% share means the surface remains structurally open — nearly four out of five AI answer openings on this market went to other sources. The presence of an educational domain (insights.ehl.edu) and a general-purpose platform (youtube.com) alongside niche property-focused sources signals that AI reaches beyond specialist domains when opening answers on Branded Residences New York queries.
Market implication
Branded Residences · New York · AI Overview · September 7–13, 2026
The AI opening share spread from 21.35% at the top to 3.85% at the bottom — 17.50 percentage points — signals a fragmented opening-control landscape with no lock-in observed across this window. The surface is open enough that shifts in cumulative opening volume by any mid-panel actor could reshape the ranking. For any operator monitoring AI visibility on this market, the observation suggests that the opening-control rail is contested territory, not a settled hierarchy.
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- September 15, 2026
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Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences, New York? Source: https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-new-york-ai-overview-control-september-7-13-2026 Scope: Branded Residences · New York · AI Overview · Google · Desktop Family: Ranking Top 10 Observed: September 7–13, 2026 (2026-09-07/2026-09-13) Published: September 15, 2026 Method — How readings are scoped: https://theobservatory.io/method#standards Method — Run metadata: https://theobservatory.io/method/panel#run-metadata Method — Source protocol: https://theobservatory.io/method#source-protocol Method — Corrections and right of reply: https://theobservatory.io/method#corrections Public table: https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-new-york-ai-overview-control-september-7-13-2026/data.csv Citation text: https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-new-york-ai-overview-control-september-7-13-2026/citation.txt Reuse terms: https://theobservatory.io/terms Across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 7–13, 2026, brandedliving.co holds the strongest AI opening share on this market at 21.35%, leading the top-10 panel for Branded Residences New York on Google desktop in New York. Key facts: • brandedliving.co: 21% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs • brandedresi.com: 16% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs • manhattanmiami.com: 13% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs Published table — AIO opening control — top 10 (September 7–13, 2026 · 107 queries per run · 6 comparable runs): Rank · Actor · AIO opening control 1. brandedliving.co — 21.35% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #1 2. brandedresi.com — 15.73% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #2 3. manhattanmiami.com — 13.00% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #3 4. brand-atlas.com — 7.06% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #4 5. insights.ehl.edu — 6.42% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #5 6. cityrealty.com — 5.14% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #6 7. millionluxury.com — 4.65% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #7 8. youtube.com — 4.17% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #8 9. reinventny.com — 4.01% AI opening share · opening in 3/6 runs — #9 10. hauteliving.com — 3.85% AI opening share · opening in 6/6 runs — #10 Reading basis: This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Branded Residences New York in New York on Google desktop across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 7–13, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 107 observed queries. The primary metric is AI opening share on this market. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 6 runs in the comparable window. Limitations and non-claims: — Observes the observed AI answer surface only; within a defined scope and window. — A period aggregate (6 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share. — Scoped to Branded Residences New York, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window. — The Observatory · Branded Residences · New York · AI Overview · Google · Desktop · September 7–13, 2026 Based on governed AAI Kernel evidence. Capture identifier: pr_1789320969053_9ng1no. Cite freely with attribution. Published by The Observatory. Source footnote: Sourced from a published AAI MIB card. The Observatory publishes this card’s public findings; values are as observed on the search surface, not business-market claims. Attribution: Published by The Observatory · Based on an AAI Kernel capture · governed by The Observatory editorial system Cite: According to The Observatory (September 15, 2026), Who controls Google's AI Overview for Branded Residences, New York?. https://theobservatory.io/articles/branded-residences-new-york-ai-overview-control-september-7-13-2026 This record is the published reading and its public table/slice as served on the card — not the complete underlying capture or provider dataset. Observed by The Observatory. Not an endorsement, recommendation, market-share claim or commercial ranking. Free reuse, including commercial republication, under The Observatory’s Terms. Retain attribution, source link, scope and date. Revision: af66128da3a03e9b
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- What does AI opening share measure?
- AI opening share captures which domain AI Overviews reach for first when answering a query — the source cited at the opening of the AI-generated answer. It is not the same as general citation share, which counts all citations regardless of position.
- How many queries were observed and over what period?
- This card aggregates observations from 107 queries across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 7–13, 2026. Per-actor values reflect the sum of each actor's openings across all runs, divided by one single period-wide denominator.
- Does this card establish a longer-term trend?
- This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. AI Overview opening behavior is volatile across queries, models, and dates. The 6-run window provides a period aggregate, not a trajectory.
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Branded Residences · New York · AI Overview · September 7–13, 2026 · what this card does not claim
- Observes the observed AI answer surface only; within a defined scope and window.
- A period aggregate (6 comparable runs) — not a claim about bookings, revenue, or market share.
- Scoped to Branded Residences New York, September 2026; not generalisable beyond this market and window.
Method & source
This card observes the AI Overview opening-control rail for Branded Residences New York in New York on Google desktop across 6 comparable scheduled runs in the observation period September 7–13, 2026. The panel ranks the top-10 actors by cumulative AI opening volume over the period, aggregated from 107 observed queries. The primary metric is AI opening share on this market. AI Overview opening-control evidence was available on 6 of 6 runs in the comparable window.
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Period observation across 6 comparable scheduled runs in an observation period. AI Overview opening-control evidence available on 6 of 6 runs. This observation does not establish a longer-term trend. No claim about general citation share or organic visibility.
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The Branded Residences New York room places this AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 reading alongside the market’s other published observations.
For the same observation window, September 7–13, 2026, Branded Residences New York is also read in the AI Citation Ranking — Top 5 table, the Organic Ranking — Top 5 table and the Query Spotlight table; each keeps its own reading basis.
The Dubai reading and London reading examine the same AI Overview Ranking — Top 10 for September 7–13, 2026; compare the stated reading bases before drawing a cross-market conclusion.
