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Architecture review: Raphael Vinoly’s 432 Park is the new king of the hill
A rendering of 432 Park Avenue From the May issue: The finishing touches are being placed on Extell Development’s 1,005-foot One57 on West 57th Street. But like the Chrysler Building — which was the...
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Courtney Love’s old Village pad gets price cut
Courtney Love and images of her former 250 West 10th Street home Alternative rocker Courtney Love’s former West Village townhouse rental — from which she was nearly evicted — has undergone a price cut...
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New owner plans to reboot Clearview Chelsea Cinemas, the Alexander penthouse...
The Alexander penthouse in Turtle Bay (Source: StreetEasy) 1. Companies opt for smaller office spaces to create natural icebreakers [WSJ] 2. The Alexander penthouse’s asking price drops by another $1...
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Landlord prevails in NYC court’s first Sandy-related commercial lease decision
Attorney Adam Leitman Bailey, 100 Maiden Lane and attorney Steven Kirkpatrick A New York City judge ruled Monday that the owner of 100 Maiden Lane is not liable for its tenant’s loss of electricity...
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“Sign” on the dotted line: Bond New York’s horoscopes guide buyers, brokers
Astrological signs, the real estate version (courtesy: Bond New York) and Bond co-founder Noah Freedman With real estate – if you’re investing in it, selling it, buying it or renting it – you’re always...
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Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. Milstein inks $498M loan with Bank of China 2. State passes overhaul of broker advertising rules 3. Warby Parker’s Soho location hits the market as part of...
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Lalezarian pays $21.3M for Hudson Yards-area lot
511-515 West 36th Street Lalezarian Properties has paid $21.25 million for a commercial loft building in the Hudson Yards Special District, with plans to erect a residential rental development on the...
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Unions file suit to halt construction at City Point
From left: a rendering of City Point’s planned retail and state assemblyman Walter Mosley A coalition of unions and community groups filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday against a bevy of...
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Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. State passes overhaul of broker advertising rules 2. Town claims former new development chief breached contract 3. Morgans’ Ed Scheetz returns to the...
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Live next to Gloria Vanderbilt’s old 10 Gracie Square pad for $23M, UES task...
A rendering of the National September 11 Museum 1. Live next to Gloria Vanderbilt’s old penthouse at 10 Gracie Square for $23 million [NYO] 2. Upper East Side task force rejects CUNY-MSK medical...
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Lightstone to build 48-story LoMa tower
From left: 114 Fulton Street and Lightstone Group president Mitchell Hochberg The Lightstone Group will build a 48-story residential and commercial building on its assemblage site at Fulton Street,...
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L.A. Reid lists Park Avenue pad for $19M
L.A. Reid and 515 Park Avenue Music mogul L.A. Reid is checking out of 515 Park Avenue. Reid, who nurtured the careers of Mariah Carey, Paula Abdul and Justin Bieber, has listed his 10th-floor...
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Barnett’s One57 to get new crane
The compromised crane at One57 Perhaps one of the most striking images of Hurricane Sandy’s havoc was the crane boom dangling precariously 1,000 feet above Gary Barnett’s One 57 site, which forced a...
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Ex-Citi Habitats manager joins DSA Realty as sales director
Stephen Love Stephen Love, former head of Citi Habitats’ Union Square office, has joined brokerage DSA Realty as director of sales, DSA announced today. While at Citi, Love managed a team of 60 agents...
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Midtown malaise extends beyond Sixth Avenue
Midtown Manhattan From the May issue: Office-leasing brokers have been blaming Midtown’s lackluster activity on Sixth Avenue for some time. Yet it’s now becoming clear that the percentage of available...
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MDLNY brokers face the risk of reality TV
From left: Luis Ortiz, Ryan Serhant and Fredrik Eklund The reality of “Million Dollar Listing New York” is that TV and high-profile real estate deals aren’t perfect partners, the New York Times...
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Industry keeping close tabs on Kips Bay micro-unit project
Rendering of the new micro-unit development in Kips Bay The micro-unit apartment complex being built in Kips Bay is one of the real estate industry’s most ambitious pilot projects and will call...
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Real estate brokers will do whatever they can to get the word out about the services they provide. Some take to Twitter, others post to Facebook and still more upload videos on YouTube. Rap music...
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Architecture review: Peter Poon’s Hilton Garden Inn a garish intrusion on...
Hilton Garden Inn rendering Talk about damning with faint praise. The Peter Poon Architects-designed Hilton Garden Inn coming to 136 West 42nd Street is generating all sorts of online buzz — but even...
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Ashkenazy sues over $28M retail condo contract
Ben Ashkenazy and the retail condominium at 1991 Broadway New York City-based real estate investment firm Ashkenazy Acquisition, headed by young mogul Ben Ashkenazy, has sued the owners of a retail...
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