Advocates sue to block developer from plowing up green space
Developer’s fence at 157 Norfolk Street Advocates of a community garden on the Lower East Side are trying to block the lot’s current owner from building a residential development on the lot by suing to...
View ArticleCoignet Building restoration kicks off
From left: Coignet building at 360 3rd Avenue and the neighboring Whole Foods After a lengthy delay — and a $3,000 fine levied by the Landmarks Preservation Commission – restoration of the Coignet...
View ArticlePinnacle buys out partner in $208M Brooklyn deal
176 Clarkson Avenue Real estate owner and manager the Pinnacle Group, headed by Joel Wiener, has bought its equity partner Hudson Realty Capital out of its interest in 28 Brooklyn buildings co-owned by...
View ArticleDonald Trump: I’ll decide on run for governor this week
From left: Donald Trump and the New York State capitol building in Albany Will he or won’t he? New York voters will apparently know by the end of the week. Real estate mogul and ex-presidential...
View ArticleResidents aim to revamp Staten Island coastal pathway
From left: St. George-Tomkinsville Promenade after Hurricane Sandy and the committee’s new vision for the space Residents of St. George on Staten Island are proposing to rebuild a waterfront promenade...
View ArticleChristian Candy plans $10.6M renovation of his NYC mansion
Christian Candy and images of 19 East 70th Street From Luxury Listings NYC: London developer Christian Candy — who co-developed London’s One Hyde Park, the priciest residential project in the world —...
View ArticleRelated unveils new design for UES mixed-use tower
From left: New rendering and former rendering of 205 East 92nd Street A new design for the 36-story structure that the Related Companies is building at 205 East 92nd Street has been revealed. Handel...
View ArticleGEM Hotel developer reloads, raises $33M in refinancing
300 West 22nd Street Icon Realty Management has secured $33 million in financing for Chelsea’s GEM Hotel, replacing an initial $22 million mortgage closed in January of 2012. The first mortgage and...
View ArticleHunters Point development plan to go before community board
Rendering of 11-55 49th Avenue Community members will weigh in March 19 on Madd Equities’ planned 12-story Hunters Point development. The developer must secure a zoning change for the site — currently...
View ArticleCatsimatidis: Raising property taxes will chase people away
Despite news that billionaire Warren Buffett’s is investing in New York City real estate, the industry is still held down by unaffordably high rents and rising property taxes, according to John...
View ArticleWater park proposed for original Thunderbolt site
Rendering of Water Slide Beach, a Coney Island water park plan that fizzled in 2012 A new Thunderbolt roller coaster is only the start of the fun planned for Coney Island’s Luna Park. Luna Park...
View ArticleCity needs almost $50B in infrastructure repairs: report
A New York City sewer main New York City’s aging infrastructure is in desperate need of an overhaul that would cost nearly $50 billion over four years, according to a new report. One hundred-year-old...
View ArticleBrokerage partners pick up Little Italy retail spot for $17.5M
From left: 132 Mulberry Street and restaurant tenant on ground floor Once known as Winoker Realty, the development firm EVO Real Estate Group’s Ira Fishman and Nathan Halegua have acquired a retail...
View ArticleHow far will a million bucks go in NYC?
How much housing you can buy with a million dollars very much depends on what city you are looking to buy in. According to Knight Frank data cited by CNBC’s Robert Frank, a million dollars goes a lot...
View ArticleRuling hands Africa Israel win in Downtown Condominium battle
Eric Schneiderman and Shaya Boymelgreen A Manhattan Supreme Court judge partially granted a temporary restraining order to Africa Israel yesterday. The order means the developer does not at this time...
View ArticleChicago lots for affordable housing sold at $1 apiece; California luxury...
Chicago skyline From the March issue: In this month’s roundup of real estate news from across America, The Real Deal heads over to Chicago, where the city council approved the sale of six city-owned...
View ArticleOwner of gilded UES manse lists pad for $42M
22 East 64th Street A nearly 11,000-square-foot mansion in Lenox Hill has hit the market asking $42 million. Built by architect John Duncan for stockbroker Henry Goldschmidt in 1903, the gilded pad at...
View ArticleThe East Village is packed with dead people, snag a kelly-green library for...
The green library in Bronfman’s $65 million penthouse on Fifth Avenue (Credit: RealEstalker) 1. Snag a kelly-green library in Bronfman’s Fifth Avenue penthouse for $65 million [Curbed] 2. State...
View ArticlePlans revealed for Rudin’s FiDi tower
From left: Renderings of 55 and 45 Broad Street New renderings were leaked of Bill Rudin’s tower slated for 55 Broad Street in the Financial District, revealing yet another lofty structure coming to...
View ArticleMarketing tech firm takes 25K square feet at MetLife Building
The MetLife Building at 200 Park Avenue and IgnitionOne’s Will Margiloff Marketing technology company IgnitionOne has taken 25,000 square feet at Tishman Speyer’s MetLife Building, The Real Deal has...
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