City Council approves Coney Island’s Childs building redevelopment, grilled...
Grilled cheese goodness is heading west. 1. City Council approves Coney Island’s Childs building redevelopment [Brownstoner] 2. Grilled cheese emporium Melt Shop heads into Midtown West [Gothamist] 3....
View ArticleNYC newcomer Pantzer lands UWS rentals for $35.8M
Jason Pantzer and 370 Columbus Avenue An affiliate of New Jersey investment firm Pantzer Properties acquired a 31,125-square-foot rental building in the Upper West Side for $35.8 million, according to...
View ArticleThor keeps on buying with Madison Avenue office tower
From left: Thor’s Joseph Sitt and 545 Madison Avenue Thor Equities has closed on the leasehold for 545 Madison Avenue, an office and retail tower between East 53rd and East 54th streets. LCOR, a...
View ArticleCity Council greenlights 77 Commercial Street project
Rendering of 77 Commercial Street City Council member Steve Levin ultimately came down on the side of Joseph Chetrit and David Bistricer’s high-rise development at 77 Commercial Street, with the rest...
View ArticleTop residential agents of the week
From left: Roger Erickson and 778 Park Avenue Price: $18,000,000 Listing brokers: Roger Erickson of Sotheby’s International Realty Address: 778 Park Avenue From left: John Burger and 755 Park Avenue...
View ArticleUWS townhouse with bold interior asks $9.75M
68 West 87th Street A brazen Upper West Side townhouse with an orange candelabra and scarlet stairs has come back onto the market asking $9.75 million. The house, which is located at 68 West 87th...
View ArticleA look inside the new World Trade Center
1 World Trade Center At 1,776 feet, 1 World Trade Center is one of only a few structures whose design is primarily symbolic and not commercial. And after years of watching plans change and the...
View ArticleFull-floor 778 Park unit trades for $18M
The apartment at 778 Park Avenue (Image c/o Streeteasy) and Roger Erickson (inset) In March, a full-floor apartment at the Rosario Candela-designed 778 Park Avenue hit the market for the first time in...
View ArticleCould “mirco apartments” be detrimental to your health?
A small studio apartment New York City is short on studio and one-bedroom apartments, which has led to the rise of the much touted “mirco-unit.” But can living in such a small space for a prolonged...
View ArticleNew 44-unit project coming to Bed-Stuy
420 Tompkins Avenue The Brooklyn-based developer CS Management is bringing a 44-unit residential project to Bedford-Stuyvesant. The 30,704-square-foot building will be located at 420 Tompkins Avenue,...
View ArticleActor Rob Lowe’s $42M California home finds a buyer
Actor Rob Lowe’s Montecito, Calif. home Actor Rob Lowe and his wife, Sheryl Berkoff, are on the verge of selling their Montecito, Calif. home for $42 million. Sources told the New York Post that the...
View ArticleTaxidermy house hits the market in Borough Park
1605 41st Street in Borough Park An unusual and somewhat morbid listing has hit the market in Borough Park. The property currently functions as a museum, which claims to have on display every animal...
View ArticleJudge revokes LIC collapsed crane operator’s license
A collapsed crane at a TF Cornerstone site in Long Island City (Image courtesy Larry Dusseau) The Buildings Department has revoked crane operator Paul Greer’s license, following the collapse of a crane...
View ArticleManhattan prestige without the view
An aerial view of Central Park Want to impress your peers and business associates with a New York City area code? Thanks to a new website, it won’t cost you a fortune in rent or real estate to score a...
View ArticleMayfair condo with park views trades for $10M
No. 10E at 610 Park Avenue A 3,195-square-foot condominium at the Mayfair at 610 Park Avenue has sold for $10.165 million in the most expensive sale of the week, according to city records. Unit 10E in...
View ArticleAstoria’s Fatty’s Café uprooting after a decade
Fatty’s Cafe Astoria institution, Fatty’s Café is moving to a new location in the neighborhood after spending 10 years on Ditmars Boulevard. Known for its Latin-inspired cuisine and outdoor patio, the...
View ArticleThe future of parking comes to Santa Monica
Parking Structure 6 New York City maybe the greatest city in the world, but it doesn’t have anything on Los Angeles when it comes to cars, as most recently demonstrated by an innovative and boldly...
View ArticleLuxury bathrooms are making a splash with buyers
From left: 737 Park, a penthouse bathroom in 737 Park and 150 East 72nd Street The latest luxury living trend is in a place your guests may never see: the master suite bathroom. More than ever, luxury...
View ArticleDyker Heights tops list of best places to view holiday lights
Christmas lights in Dyker Heights For many families, cruising through quaint neighborhoods and taking in the holiday lights is tradition. And if you are wondering where to see the best, biggest and...
View ArticleThe world’s hottest real estate market might be in Namibia
Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city The home to the hottest housing market in the world might surprise you. It sounds like New York City: extreme competition and tight inventory driving up prices, often...
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