Posts with tag new york city real estate

The U. S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal contending that New York City's rent control laws are unconstitutional. James and Jeanne Harmon, who own a five-story brownstone building on Manhattan's Upper West Side (pictured at left), had their case rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in... Continue Reading »

This infamous condo complex in New York City's East Village is known for being a a rich man's playground, but it looks like one of the A Building's tenants took that idea a little too literally: He had a slide installed inside his penthouse. Connecting the duplex apartment's second floor to its first, professional poker... Continue Reading »

New York apartments, like New Yorkers themselves, like to be different -- for better or for worse. From in-home movie theaters, indoor swimming pools, waterfalls and even saltwater aquariums, it seems like Manhattan homes are getting excessively flashy and overly indulgent. We will, however, make exceptions for certain... Continue Reading »

There's nothing like a little star power to hike up the value of a rental, and this one has -- a lot. While this newly-listed, three-bedroom townhouse in New York city's SoHo neighborhood has luxury amenities to boot, it's most famous for being the shooting location for Beyonce's music video "Halo." (Who could forget... Continue Reading »

First of all, there are no rats on New York City's Rat Island, the 2.5-acre rock (pictured above) that retired Port Authority worker Alex Schibli just bought for $160,000 in auction. The 71-year-old Bronx man, who likes to kayak, can see the private island from his City Island backyard and for a decade has dreamed of... Continue Reading »