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LPC gushes over 529 Broadway retail project plans
A rendering of 529 Broadway The Landmarks Preservation Commission gave high praise to a six-story retail project planned for 529 Broadway by investors Bobby Cayre and Jeff Sutton. Commissioner Michael...
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Joe Jonas checks out Flatiron duplex penthouse
Joe Jonas and the penthouse at 21 East 22nd Street Joe Jonas, part of the Jonas Brothers music trio, has checked out a Flatiron District penthouse duplex near Madison Square Park. Jonas and his artist...
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Brookfield’s 245 Park Avenue signs financial firm to 38K feet
245 Park Avenue and Dennis Friedrich, CEO of Brookfield Office Properties An asset management firm grabbed nearly 38,000 square feet at Brookfield Office Properties’ 245 Park Avenue, at 47th Street....
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DiNapoli chided for committee member’s seat on Acadia board
From left: Thomas DiNapoli and City Point The controversy surrounding Downtown Brooklyn’s City Point development has ensnared another city official: State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. DiNapoli, who...
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Glenwood taps Corcoran Sunshine at first-ever condo project
From left: Howard Swarzman and 60 East 86th Street As swarms of Manhattan developers flock to the ultra-luxe condominium market, Howard Swarzman of Glenwood Management said the trend wasn’t a...
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Top residential agents of the week
125 East 72nd Street Price: $12,315,000 Listing broker: Joshua Wesoky of Sotheby’s International Realty Address: 125 East 72nd Street From left: Stan Ponte, Randall Gianopulos and 781 Fifth Avenue...
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FiDi unit relists with massive maintenance fee
Unit 12/14C at 55 Liberty Street A 4,400-square-foot apartment in the Financial District is back on the market asking $3.9 million. But buyers beware, the unit in the Liberty Tower at 55 Liberty Street...
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Sherwood’s 370 Lexington lands six new leases
370 Lexington Avenue Six new tenants are headed for the office tower at 370 Lexington Avenue in deals totaling more than 12,000 square feet in fresh leases. The 27-story building also saw eight...
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Trump entertains top brokers in $45M penthouse
Top: penthouse 31/32 at the Trump Park Avenue and Donald Trump. Bottom from left: Raphael De Niro, Ryan Serhant, Frederik Eklund, Kathy Sloane and Dolly Lenz Penthouse 31/32 at the Trump Park Avenue...
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Short-seller sends Zillow shares into a nosedive
Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff Zillow’s shares plummeted after a critical report on the company was released by a short-seller. The real estate website’s stock fell by as much as 10 percent, following a...
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9/11 victims ask for proceeds of 650 Fifth seizure
Ayatollah Khamenei, 650 Fifth Avenue and U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest, who ordered the Iran-related entities to forfeit their ownership stakes at 650 Fifth Avenue The families of the victims...
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Durst pledges to keep Halloween parade alive
Douglas Durst and the Village Halloween Parade The most significant patron of the annual NYC Village Halloween Parade just became real estate developer Douglas Durst. Last year Hurricane Sandy...
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Whisper listings quietly selling at all price points
Off-market deals, known as “whisper listings,” have always been a fixture of the high-end market. But now whisper listings are becoming increasingly commonplace at all price points. In the past,...
View ArticleYounger buyers willing to spend big bucks on real estate
Young buyers are not only driving the luxury real estate market, they are willing to plunk down more cash than their older cohorts, according to a new survey by Coldwell Banker Previews International...
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A $50M price cut? Most expensive U.S. home now only $140M
Copper Beech Farm in Greenwich, Conn. Copper Beech Farm, having slashed its asking price from $190 million to a mere $140 million, no longer bears the title of America’s priciest mansion. Thanks to...
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Soho nonprofit moves to old Pfizer plant amid $25M reno
166 Sixth Avenue (Inset: Michael Kors) Soho charity God’s Love We Deliver is relocating to a 20,000-square-foot space in Williamsburg at the end of the month as a $25 million renovation begins on its...
View ArticleManhattan’s 10 largest office spaces on the market: PHOTOS
If you’re a giant corporate tenant shopping for Manhattan office space, Downtown is probably your best bet. The neighborhood had five of the 10 largest office spaces currently on the Manhattan market,...
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This month in real estate history
The Empire State Building was constructed by the Starrett Corporation From the September issue: 1935: Firm behind Empire State Building goes bankrupt The renowned Starrett Corporation — the firm that...
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West Village haunt that hosted Lennon, Mailer sells for $13M
From left: John Lennon, 196 West Houston Street and Normal Mailer A three-bedroom townhouse at 196 Houston Street that once hosted former Beatle John Lennon and novelist Norman Mailer has sold for $13...
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Half a dozen castles that are cheaper than NYC apartments, another Rent Is...
1. These European castles are cheaper than NYC apartments [BuzzFeed] 2. Crowdfunding: The next real estate-funding frontier? [CNBC] 3. Rent Is Too Damn High mayoral candidate Jimmy McMillan unveils...
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