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“East Williamsburg” spreads to Queens in Kalmon Dolgin marketing materials
From left: 1828 Troutman Street and Eugene Litvak of Citi Habitats The line between “East Williamsburg” and Bushwick has been blurry for several years, as brokers have sought to tie the less built-up...
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Appeals court OKs lifting seal on Turtle Bay crane collapse wrongful death...
303 East 51st Street and Crave’s Kam Talebi A New York state appeals court has upheld a lower court judge’s decision to unseal documents relating to multiple wrongful death settlements in a 2008 Turtle...
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Book review: Charles Bagli’s “Other People’s Money”
From left: Charles Bagli and “Other People’s Money” From the May issue: In the years since the financial crisis, a bookcase full of writers have taken a crack at telling the story of the boom and bust...
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Spire makes 1 WTC the world’s third tallest tower, life-size Barbie...
Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg (Source: Untapped Cities) 1. Spire makes 1 World Trade Center the third-tallest in the world [AP] 2. Life-size Barbie Dreamhouse may head to NYC [NYO] 3....
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Related and Sterling’s Willets Point plans voted down by community board...
Willets Point rendering Queens Community Board 7’s building and zoning committee voted down the first phase of the Related Companies and Sterling Equities’ Willets Point and Willets West development...
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Top residential agents of the week
From left: Dolly Lenz, Keith Copley, Bruce Ehrmann, Paula Del Nunzio, Ginger Brokaw Sources: StreetEasy and The Real Deal. Footnotes: Data is for closed deals filed with the city this week through...
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Singer signs Joffrey Ballet as East Village dorm tenant
From left: Council Member Rosie Mendez and 605 East 9th Street Developer Gregg Singer’s controversial student housing development at 605 East 9th Street will now house students from the West Village’s...
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Regus continues streak with 1250 Bway lease
1250 Broadway Luxembourg-based office suite titan Regus has inked a 15,000-square-foot lease at 1250 Broadway, which is the company’s latest in a leasing streak, Crain’s reported. Rents at the space...
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Jay Suites doubles up at 1441 Broadway
Jay Suites’ current space at 1441 Broadway (Photo courtesy Jay Suites) Office space provider Jay Suites has signed a nearly 21,300-square-foot lease at 1441 Broadway, doubling their space in the L.H....
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Century Management ditches 7 Penn for 440 Ninth
Gregg Lorberbaum, Samantha Fishbone and 440 Ninth Avenue Residential property manager Century Management Services has inked a deal for 11,373 square feet at 440 Ninth Avenue at West 35th Street, the...
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Data centers eye REIT conversions
Inside an Equinix data center Big data center operators are now seeking to restructure themselves as real estate investment trusts, allowing them to avoid corporate taxes and the stricter regulations...
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State upholds revocation of MMJ founders’ licenses
From left: Jeffrey Jackson, Adam Russ and Steven Knobel The state Department of State upheld a December decision to revoke the licenses of the co-founders of Mitchell, Maxwell & Jackson, a...
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Hamptons homeowners pile on backyard amenities
18 Wainscott Main Street From the May issue: Back when “the Hamptons” was “the country,” a backyard used to signify potato fields and fireflies. With the march of progress, pools, Jacuzzis and tennis...
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Cobble Hill apartments hit the market, N.J. roller coaster’s demolition set...
150 Charles Street rendering 1. Elliman’s Leonard Steinberg wonders if he set a world record at 150 Charles Street [Luxury Loft] 2. Iconic Sandy-submerged Jersey Shore roller coaster to be demolished...
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FiDi development site hits market with up to $75M price tag
From left: Nat Rockett and Helen Hwang of Cushman & Wakefield and 151 Maiden Lane A waterfront Financial District site — with no height restrictions on a possible development — has hit the market...
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Brooklyn landlord pays $18M for burned Baruch Singer building, plans rehab
Baruch Singer and 92 Morningside Avenue (credit: PropertyShark) A fire-scarred building in Morningside Heights will get a new life as rental apartments, after a Brooklyn real estate investment firm...
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Aerotek, TEKsystems expand at RFR’s 757 Third Avenue
757 Third Avenue Sister recruiting and staffing companies Aerotek and TEKsystems have inked 10-year expansion deals with a combined value of over $16 million at 757 Third Avenue in Midtown, the New...
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Housing bubble? What housing bubble? U.S. homes are undervalued, Trulia says
Jed Kolko In a time of sharply rising U.S. home prices, should one worry about a new housing bubble? Apparently not. Despite the price hikes — which are currently increasing at the same rate as during...
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Greenpoint to get new boutique condo development
45 India Street The Greenpoint neighborhood will be getting a new four-story, seven-unit condominium property, with ground slated to break late this month, Brownstoner reported. Lubrano Ciavarra...
View ArticleWhy pets are a no-no in listing photos: VIDEO
If there’s one thing that real estate marketing directors won’t let house hunters see in listing photos, it’s pets, the Wall Street Journal reported. For one, Fido’s presence in the shot detracts from...
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