Buyers Sue Green Developer: Not Eco Enough" alt="Buyers Sue Green Developer: Not Eco Enough" />

When it first hit the market in 2008, The Riverhouse, or One Rockefeller Park, was marketed as the pinnacle of the new green-building movement: chic, modern, luxurious and sustainable, all wrapped up in one water-view building. It symbolized the departure from the 1970s version of the movement -- off-grid yurts and ... Continue Reading »

Housing Crisis Breeds a New Generation of Squatters" alt="Housing Crisis Breeds a New Generation of Squatters" />

What should be done with the million or so foreclosed homes in the country? We've seen their empty swimming pools used as skateboarding parks. We've seen programs aiming to transform them into rehabber's dreams. And we've heard plenty about turning that empty housing stock into affordable homes. That last idea appeals to ... Continue Reading »

San Francisco: Presidio Bets on Luxury Rentals for Park Upkeep" alt="San Francisco: Presidio Bets on Luxury Rentals for Park Upkeep" />

The 1,500-acre former military base known as the Presidio was reborn as a public park in 1994. Its rolling hills, ocean views and 800-odd buildings were put under the watch of the Presidio Trust and funded, at least until 2012, by the federal government. Now that those monies are soon to dry up, the trust has come up ... Continue Reading »

Flipper Victims Sue Developer: Should Others Be Worried?" alt="Flipper Victims Sue Developer: Should Others Be Worried?" />

Many remorseful Americans are finding their property values have plummeted, their neighborhoods have gone to the dogs, and their neighbors have defaulted right out of their houses. So whose fault is it anyway? Jonathon and Brandy Miller, of Boynton Beach, Fla., think they have an answer. The couple sued the builder of ... Continue Reading »

Atlantic Yards Project: Another Brooklyn Holdout Emerges" alt="Atlantic Yards Project: Another Brooklyn Holdout Emerges" />

Last week, infamous opponent to Brooklyn's much-maligned Atlantic Yards development project, Daniel Goldstein, surprised some of his supporters when he took a $3 million settlement from the developer who took ownership of his property through eminent domain. (Those who waxed cynical about his cash infusion apparently wanted ... Continue Reading »