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Coney Island’s first YMCA finally ready to open
Surf Avenue and 29th Street in Coney Island In partnership with the Empire State Building-based developer Kretchmer Companies, the YMCA of Greater New York is opening its first outpost in Coney Island...
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Pol pulls back on Kingsbridge Ice Center support ahead of key City Council vote
Fernando Cabrera and the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx City Council member Fernando Cabrera, who has veered back and forth on his views of the Kingsbridge National Ice Center project in the Bronx,...
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Children’s Aid Society asks $20M for UES townhouse
Helen Hwang and 350 East 88th Street The Rhinelander Children’s Center, an Upper East Side townhouse owned by the nonprofit Children’s Aid Society, has officially hit the market for $20 million....
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Glass tower residents forego the curtains at their own risk
Glass towers lining the Long Island City waterfront (Credit: spyguise via flickr) Glass tower apartment homes tout panoramic views of the neighborhood and city skyline beyond. And yet, a whopping three...
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Nondo to condo: 15 William ditches Town, phases out rentals
From left: Clifford Finn and 15 William Street Fifteen William, the 47-story residential building in the Financial District, was the prototypical recession-tinged condominium tower that found new life...
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Why have many of the local housing markets that were hit hardest during the bust — especially in California — bounced back so vigorously and quickly, with prices close to or exceeding where they were...
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144 Duane Street sells for $43M
From left: Leonard Steinberg and 144 Duane Street UPDATED, 4:37 p.m., Dec. 6: Tribeca’s 144 Duane Street, a former shoe warehouse converted to residential use in 2001, has sold for $43 million, a...
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Halstead broker jumps on real estate reality TV bandwagon
Christopher Kromer Halstead Property’s Chris Kromer is the latest New York City broker to hit the realty TV waves, with a new show set to premiere on HGTV in January. “Beat the House,” billed as a...
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As foreclosures finally proceed, auction market doubles
The number of homes on the auction block is on the rise, as homes that began foreclosure proceedings years ago finally come up for sale. A total of 1,016 homes were listed for auction in October in the...
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Lexin Capital to build NYC’s first Hyatt House in Chelsea
From left: Rendering for 101 West 28th Street, Metin Negrin and Hyatt House in White Plains Upper East Side-based developer Lexin Capital plans to build a 30-story Hyatt House, the extended-stay...
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Douglaston’s Ben Levine throws his knockout left hook
Ben Levine From the December issue: As Douglaston Development’s Ben Levine and his opponent made their way into the boxing ring, onlookers couldn’t be blamed for betting on the other guy. The...
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H&M Union Square deal falls through: Sources
Jeffrey Feil and a rendering of 853 Broadway retail Swedish clothing retailer H&M’s long-rumored lease in Union Square — which was close to closing, according to insiders — has stalled and may be...
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More renderings of South Street Seaport’s Pier 17, East W’burg steel factory...
Rendering of South Street Seaport’s Pier 17 1. More renderings of South Street Seaport’s Pier 17 revealed [Tribeca Citizen] 2. East Williamsburg steel factory to become 2,000-person music venue...
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NYC brokers on satisfying the Hollywood set
From left: 200 Eleventh Avenue’s sky garage and 11 North Moore Street Manhattan living might as well be a foreign planet to Los Angeles’ moneyed movers and shakers, and its up to Big Apple brokers to...
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Top residential agents of the week
From left: Cathy Franklin, Alexis Bodenheimer and 860 Park Avenue Price: $12,500,000 Listing brokers: Cathy Franklin and Alexis Bodenheimer of Brown Harris Stevens Address: 860 Park Avenue From left:...
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STUDIO V unveils new Empire City Casino designs in Yonkers
Renderings of the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway The design firm STUDIO V has unveiled plans for a hyper-modern take on the porte cochère at the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway in upstate...
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50-room French castle asks just $17.1M
The Château de Villersexel Château de Villersexel, a French castle that was once the home of the noble Grammont family, is on the market at a $17.1 million asking price. According to the owner, Baron...
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Gas station wall tagged by Bansky sells for $209K
From left: Banksy’s “Flower Girl” and No. 17 in East Williamsburg There’s good news for the New York City building owners who saw their properties vandalized with highly desirable art during the UK...
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Waterfront Southampton home sells for $23M
140 Meadow Lane A two-acre oceanfront property in Southampton has sold for $23 million. Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Coopers Neck Pond, the 8,000-square-foot house features nine bedrooms, 10...
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Former 5Pointz curator takes Nolita
Jonathan Cohen in front of 5Pointz With 5Pointz’s graffiti white washed, its onetime curator Jonathan Cohen — also known by the graffiti tag Meres One — has moved on to fresh wall space. For the month...
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