Hamptons dwellers capitalize on rental season from the comfort of a trailer home
From left: An aerial shot of Hamptons estates and Danielle Becker-Wilson Danielle Becker-Wilson, an agent at Halstead Property, is making a buck this summer by renting out her million-dollar East...
View ArticleBrooklyn Navy Yard greenhouse is the latest to debut in complex’s redevelopment
Aerial shot of the Brooklyn Navy Yard A formerly asbestos-laden Brooklyn Navy Yard building now has a new lease on life following a $10 million overhaul, and there’s more work slated to start on an...
View ArticleClarion to buy Midtown South tower for $225M
From left: 100-104 Fifth Avenue and Clarion CEO Stephen Furnary Clarion Partners, a real estate investment manager, has agreed to buy the 270,000-square-foot 100-104 Fifth Avenue in Midtown South for...
View ArticleNumber of $1M Hamptons rentals approaches record
Sotheby’s Pat Petrillo and Elliman’s Dolly Lenz At least six Hamptons homes and estates are close to renting for $1 million for the summer, which would break a record for the number of properties with...
View ArticleSOM partner Peter Magill lists Chelsea pad for $4M
The Chelsea penthouse Skidmore Owings & Merrill partner Peter Magill, an architect who has worked on projects such as London’s Canary Wharf, has listed his personally-designed Chelsea penthouse for...
View ArticleEmpire State Building owners sue Florida man over sale of original property...
From left: the Empire State Building and Anthony Malkin of Malkin Properties The owners of the Empire State Building sued a retired Florida man for selling the original tracings of the iconic tower,...
View Article40 Mercer unit on the market for $7M, tech firm AC Lion leases in Midtown...
Seagram Building 1. Soho apartment at 40 Mercer Street asks $7 million [Curbed] 2. Tech consulting firm AC Lion inks seven-year, 6,000-square-foot lease at 253 West 35th Street [NYO] 3. Ratings...
View ArticleOnetime financial fraudster lists Chambers Street pad
200 Chambers Street, inset: Ilan Reich Ilan Reich’s chameleon-like career has included stints as a rising legal star on Wall Street, a convicted financial fraudster, a prison inmate, a brain tumor...
View ArticleAIA wades into mayoral race with set of real estate policies
KPF’s Jill Lerner In a rare move, the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects, a national trade group, has entered the city’s political realm by releasing its first mayoral platform,...
View ArticleEmpire State Building investors approve IPO
From left: Anthony Malkin and the Empire State Building The owners of the Empire State Building have secured the necessary 80 percent of investor votes needed to form a new publicly traded real estate...
View ArticleVeritas founder’s estate looks to sell Fifth Avenue co-op
953 Fifth Avenue (Inset: Robert McKeon) The co-op at 953 Fifth Avenue that belonged to Robert McKeon, the founder and chairman of private equity firm Veritas Capital who killed himself last year, has...
View Article650 Madison attracting bids up to $1.4B
Doug Harmon and 650 Madison Avenue Real estate firms interested in acquiring the 600,000-square-foot office property at 650 Madison Avenue are offering up to $1.4 billion, which may set a...
View Article“Sex and the City” creator sells Trump pad for $13M
From left: Darren Star and images of his Trump International home Looking for a rush of ’90s nostalgia? Look no further: Darren Star, the creator of “Melrose Place,” “Beverly Hills, 90210″ and more...
View ArticleBy the numbers: Lower East Side lowdown
100 Norfolk Street From the May issue: The Lower East Side is getting a new 12-story, 44,000-square-foot, 38-unit residential building at 100 Norfolk Street. Brooklyn-based developer Urban-Scape...
View ArticleBrookfield gets exclusive on $35M Midtown South building, Bruce Willis lists...
47 Plaza Street West in Park Slope (Credit: StreetEasy) 1. Brookfield Financial to serve as exclusive agent for 247 West 30th Street, listed for $35 million [GlobeSt] 2. Bruce Willis puts Beverly Hills...
View ArticleTommie hotels to launch in NYC by 2015
Commune Hotels CEO Niki Leondakis Commune Hotels & Resorts will launch its Tommie hotel brand with two New York City locations, the Wall Street Journal reported. One hotel — a 329-room property —...
View ArticleJudge issues reprieve to MMJ appraisers
Jeffrey Jackson and Steven Knobel A New York State Supreme Court judge signed an order last week providing breathing room for the second time this year to two appraisers who were on the verge of having...
View ArticleElliman takes over Tribeca penthouse listing, hoping it passes the smell test
8 Thomas Street and Toni Haber (Building photo by Mark Maurer) The five-story condominium building at 8 Thomas Street in Tribeca doesn’t have golden arches. But the complex has been linked to...
View ArticleLopez girlfriend likely to be replaced on City Planning
From left: Angela Battaglia and Vito Lopez Angela Battaglia, a member of the City Planning Commission and longtime girlfriend of embattled former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, will likely lose her post by...
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