NYC bike share initiative will drop kickstand in Sunset Park
From left: Citi Bike and Alec Monaghan Though the delayed New York City bike share initiative will have multiple station locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, the headquarters of Citi Bike will be...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy dented Hamptons homes prices in Q1: report
An aerial shot of the Hamptons The lingering effects of Hurricane Sandy dealt a blow to Hamptons residential prices, according to the most recent quarterly market report from East End brokerage Town...
View ArticlePorzio nabs Wagner Davis attorneys
The Wagner Group From the April issue: New Jersey–based law firm Porzio, Bromberg & Newman is diving into the New York City real estate game with the addition of attorneys from Wagner Davis, a...
View ArticleGreystone pays $6.5M for Dumbo lot, U.S. home prices hit 2005 levels … and more
Inside Admiral’s Row (Credit: Bogdan Mohora and Curbed) 1. Greystone buys Dumbo lot for $6.5 million [Brownstoner] 2. A 100-year-old Park Slope townhouse asks $9 million [Curbed] 3. And a West Village...
View ArticleApparel firm Ralph Rucci leaves Soho for Chelsea expansion
From left: Travis Wilson and 151 West 26th Street (credit: PropertyShark) Clothing designer Ralph Rucci is tripling its office, manufacturing and showroom space and leaving its Soho location behind for...
View ArticleHFZ’s Marquand condos on UES to start at $15M
Rendering of the Marquand HFZ Capital is redeveloping the Marquand condominiums on the Upper East Side and will list the renovated units between $15 million and $40 million, Curbed reported. Douglas...
View Article432 Park Avenue, visualized in geeky Minecraft game: VIDEO
It’s not often that the worlds of video gaming and real estate collide, but when they do, especially on a high-profile project such as 432 Park Avenue, the results are worth the wait. A YouTube...
View ArticleConey Islanders wait to see what will come of Horace Bullard’s real estate
The Shore Theater and Horace Bullard Coney Island residents are waiting to see what will become of the late Horace Bullard’s real estate holdings, which include some of the neighborhood’s most prized...
View ArticleFriedland Properties plans 702 Madison expansion with high-end retailer in mind
702-706 Madison Avenue Friedland Properties, a landlord considered one of the largest retail owners along the prime section of Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side, plans to increase the height of 702...
View ArticleFinancial firms more than double space at 280 Park Ave.
Vornado’s Steven Roth, 280 Park and Sl Green’s Marc Holliday Two 280 Park Avenue tenants — which were formerly in smaller, temporary spaces inside the 1.2 million-square-foot building — have inked...
View ArticleMeet the landlord: DelShah’s Michael Shah talks taxes, nightmare tenants and...
Michael Shah From the April issue: Michael Shah, principal of DelShah Capital, has been making moves lately -- especially with recent acquisitions in the Meatpacking District. In this month's Meet the...
View Article“Million Dollar Listing NY” season two sneak peek: VIDEO
Judging by the preview for the upcoming season of “Million Dollar Listing New York,” which returns to Bravo TV on May 8, viewers are in for a treat — a treat of multi-million dollar properties and...
View ArticleCheckers plans massive NYC restaurant expansion, “Rent Is Too Damn High”...
Hoisting Larry Gagosian’s rooftop pool to the top of his UES compound (Source: Curbed) 1. Loosen your belts: Checkers to open 22 new locations in New York City [Crain’s] 2. Jimmy McMillan, a.k.a. the...
View ArticleSL Green signed 600K sf of leases in Q1, CEO Holliday says
Marc Holliday SL Green Realty CEO Marc Holliday credited New York City’s robust economic climate as a big reason for the real estate investment trust’s strong first quarter, in which it signed leases...
View ArticleA beaver’s blessing? 15 William penthouse breaks FiDi square foot rental record
From left: 15 William and Khashy Eyn, founder and CEO of Platinum Properties A penthouse at 15 William Street, the luxury condominium tower formerly known as the William Beaver House, has rented for...
View ArticleHamptons hangover: Q1 sales, prices drop after busy winter
Average and median price of a Hamptons home (Image courtesy the Corcoran Group) If the Hamptons real estate market celebrated the end of last year with a boom — as high-end homebuyers rushed to...
View ArticleNumbers to Know: I.M. Pei celebrates his birthday, large East Side apartments...
I.M. Pei with a model of the Louvre “Numbers to know” is a weekly web feature that catalogues the most notable, quirky and surprising real estate statistics. Architect I.M. Pei marks his birthday with...
View ArticleMacklowe launches sales at 737 Park
An interior shot of 737 Park Avenue Macklowe Properties’ 737 Park Avenue condominium conversion officially launched sales today, with the opening of two model units, according to BuzzBuzzHome. The...
View ArticleE-commerce firm expands at Marciano’s 292 Madison
Herald Square Properties’ Michael Reid and 292 Madison Less than a year after moving into the “prebuilt” offices at 292 Madison Avenue, e-commerce company Borderfree.com has expanded and extended its...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s most valuable home sells again for $7.7M
The exterior and interior of 40 Willow Place Flipped and sold. The townhouse at 40 Willow Place in Brooklyn — the single-family home with the borough’s highest tax assessment — sold for $7.7 million in...
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