May 22nd 2010 2:00PM
If you can't sell it, suggest they build their own. That was the refocus of HGTV's "Selling New York," on last night's Episode 10 entitled "Property Hunters." Finally, it dawned on the CORE Group brokers and GHK Realty's Kleier crew that with so little inventory for sale within the high-end market, and no one buying what... Continue Reading »
May 19th 2010 4:35PM
Manhattan was long considered to have an unpoppable real estate bubble and recession-proof powers. But it seemed that one of the nation's worst economic downturns had driven up vacancy rates and made leasing more affordable for renters in the New York borough. Back in the heyday, only a year ago, New Yorkers could... Continue Reading »
May 13th 2010 1:00PM
Truman Capote got Manhattanites to cross bridges for his swank soirees long before the hipsters discovered that more space and cheaper rent existed -- with majestic architecture -- east of the island. "I live in Brooklyn. By choice," Capote famously penned in 1959. Much has changed in the 45 years since Capote rented a... Continue Reading »
May 13th 2010 10:00AM
Brooklyn's Coney Island is getting something of a well-needed makeover. A new, $30-million amusement park featuring the latest in rides and attractions from Italy's renowned Zamperla Group, is scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend. It's the latest in a series of upgrades including a new boardwalk, a restyled subway... Continue Reading »
May 10th 2010 10:00AM
This week brought sobering news for rent-stabilized tenants, a dash of hope for broke artists in the form of affordable housing, and more places to rent, in the future, in Brooklyn's Red Hook. The Rent Guidelines Board -- a nine-person panel that dictates what goes down (or up) in New York's rent-stabilized housing --... Continue Reading »
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