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Affordable housing added at massive Greenpoint site
A rendering of the Greenpoint site Two massive Greenpoint developments have North Brooklyn residents cheering after they announced additional affordable housing provisions. The projects, which won...
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Swedish firm unveils Chameleon Cabin
Chameleon Cabin It’s different every way you look at it. An ephemeral cabin project by Swedish architect Mattias Lind of the firm White Arkitekter is built to change the way you look at buildings. The...
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A new kind of cycling studio is coming to NYC
Cyc Fitness Cyc Fitness’ mega-hyped cycling method finally has a home in New York City. After opening boutique studios in Austin, Tex., and Madison, Wis., Cyc exclusively told Business Insider it will...
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St. Mark’s Place 7-Eleven hits the market
87 St. Mark’s Place A recently closed 7-Eleven shop on prime corner of St. Mark’s Place in the East Village has officially hit the leasing market. The branch closed on November 30, to many locals –...
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Six real estate ideas for de Blasio
The de Blasio’s on election night Mayor Bloomberg’s most enduring gift to New York City’s real estate industry may be rezoning much of the five boroughs. But when Bill de Blasio takes office in...
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UWS locals fear neighborhood is becoming a trailer park
An RV parked on the Upper West Side The Upper West Side is facing a new scourge: trailers. Recently a few trailers have been spotted parked around the neighborhood casting fear into the hearts of...
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Palm Beach’s historic El Castillo asks $26.4M
4 El Bravo Way in Palm Beach Palm Beach’s historic and turreted El Castillo has hit the market asking $26.4 million. Towering five stories above its neighbors to provide sweeping ocean views, the...
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Do super-rich foreigners really generate huge tax revenues?
From left: Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev; the $88 million apartment at 15 CPW Rybolovlev’s daughter bought; and the townhouse at 15 East 64th Street that billionaire Len Blavatnik purchased in...
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Trend-bucking developers sell luxury at a discount
Sonny Bazbaz and 101 West 87th Street Not every developer is aiming for a record setting price per square foot or the tallest residential buildings. Some trend-bucking developers are focusing on...
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CB orders Boerum Hill treatment center to be more “attractive”
From left: 500 Atlantic Avenue and 202 Flatbush Avenue After facing local opposition, a drug treatment center in Boerum Hill has been granted permission to move into its new Atlantic Avenue location...
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Jakarta skyscraper would harness the wind
A rendering of SOM’s Pertamina Energy Tower A new skyscraper that would vie for the distinction of being the tallest building in Indonesia if built, is also proposing to do something rather unique for...
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Top stories
Top stories over the weekend on The Real Deal: 1. Jonathan Gray: Blackstone’s latest billionaire 2. Upper East Side townhouse breaks record with $114M ask 3. Times Square Marriott Marquis sold in...
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Industry bigwigs bankroll LES museum expansion
From left: Taconic’s Paul Pariser, the museum at 103 Orchard Street and L+M’s Ron Moelis Several big developers – including Taconic Investment Partners, L+M Development Partners and BFC Partners — are...
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“American Idol” creator may buy Standard High Line
From left: Simon Fuller, the Standard High Line Hotel and Steven Kantor Simon Fuller, the entertainment giant and the man behind television show “American Idol” may soon add another jewel to his...
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Rego Park to get 15-story mixed-use tower
92-77 Queens Boulevard A new 15-story mixed-use tower is set to rise in Queens’ burgeoning Rego Park neighborhood. Developer Atlas Projects has signed a 98-year lease for 92-77 Queens Boulevard, which...
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Rihanna turns three out of four bedrooms in Soho pad into closets, Seth...
Rihanna and the penthouse at 129 Lafayette Street 1. Rihanna turns three out of four bedrooms in Soho pad into walk-in closets [Crain’s] 2. RXR’s Seth Pinsky on investing in NYC’s emerging nabes...
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Andrew Farkas’ commercial brokerage slashes NYC presence
Andrew Farkas Billionaire investor Andrew Farkas’ latest venture, NAI Global, which controls more than 200 commercial brokerages around the world, is reducing its New York City presence and will sublet...
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Manhattan nonprofits rush to sell as values skyrocket
St. John the Divine From the December issue: With Manhattan real estate prices on the rise, a slew of major religious, cultural and government institutions — some of which are cash-strapped — are...
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NYPD watchdog says broker was improperly detained
Yahnick Martin A Brooklyn police officer who arrested a real estate broker in the course of a so-called stop-and-frisk has been prosecuted by an independent police department watchdog for overstepping...
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Sterling Equities plans condos for Regency Carts site
345 Carroll Street and Sterling’s Fred Wilpon Sterling Equities’ 35-unit residential project on the site of the Regency Carts building in Gowanus, Brooklyn, will officially hold condominiums – granted...
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