A look inside the new World Trade Center
1 World Trade Center At 1,776 feet, 1 World Trade Center is one of only a few structures whose design is primarily symbolic and not commercial. And after years of watching plans change and the...
View ArticleFull-floor 778 Park unit trades for $18M
The apartment at 778 Park Avenue (Image c/o Streeteasy) and Roger Erickson (inset) In March, a full-floor apartment at the Rosario Candela-designed 778 Park Avenue hit the market for the first time in...
View ArticleCould “mirco apartments” be detrimental to your health?
A small studio apartment New York City is short on studio and one-bedroom apartments, which has led to the rise of the much touted “mirco-unit.” But can living in such a small space for a prolonged...
View ArticleNew 44-unit project coming to Bed-Stuy
420 Tompkins Avenue The Brooklyn-based developer CS Management is bringing a 44-unit residential project to Bedford-Stuyvesant. The 30,704-square-foot building will be located at 420 Tompkins Avenue,...
View ArticleActor Rob Lowe’s $42M California home finds a buyer
Actor Rob Lowe’s Montecito, Calif. home Actor Rob Lowe and his wife, Sheryl Berkoff, are on the verge of selling their Montecito, Calif. home for $42 million. Sources told the New York Post that the...
View ArticleTaxidermy house hits the market in Borough Park
1605 41st Street in Borough Park An unusual and somewhat morbid listing has hit the market in Borough Park. The property currently functions as a museum, which claims to have on display every animal...
View ArticleJudge revokes LIC collapsed crane operator’s license
A collapsed crane at a TF Cornerstone site in Long Island City (Image courtesy Larry Dusseau) The Buildings Department has revoked crane operator Paul Greer’s license, following the collapse of a crane...
View ArticleManhattan prestige without the view
An aerial view of Central Park Want to impress your peers and business associates with a New York City area code? Thanks to a new website, it won’t cost you a fortune in rent or real estate to score a...
View ArticleMayfair condo with park views trades for $10M
No. 10E at 610 Park Avenue A 3,195-square-foot condominium at the Mayfair at 610 Park Avenue has sold for $10.165 million in the most expensive sale of the week, according to city records. Unit 10E in...
View ArticleAstoria’s Fatty’s Café uprooting after a decade
Fatty’s Cafe Astoria institution, Fatty’s Café is moving to a new location in the neighborhood after spending 10 years on Ditmars Boulevard. Known for its Latin-inspired cuisine and outdoor patio, the...
View ArticleThe future of parking comes to Santa Monica
Parking Structure 6 New York City maybe the greatest city in the world, but it doesn’t have anything on Los Angeles when it comes to cars, as most recently demonstrated by an innovative and boldly...
View ArticleLuxury bathrooms are making a splash with buyers
From left: 737 Park, a penthouse bathroom in 737 Park and 150 East 72nd Street The latest luxury living trend is in a place your guests may never see: the master suite bathroom. More than ever luxury...
View ArticleDyker Heights tops list of best places to view holiday lights
Christmas lights in Dyker Heights For many families cruising through quaint neighborhoods and taking in the holiday lights is tradition. And if you are wondering where to see the best, biggest and...
View ArticleThe world’s hottest real estate market might be in Namibia
Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city The home to the hottest housing market in the world might surprise you. It sounds like New York City: extreme competition and tight inventory driving up prices, often...
View ArticleAre NYC and San Francisco just for the rich?: VIDEO
The cost of living in both New York City and San Francisco has skyrocketed in the past twenty years. Today, some feel that these cities have left behind their traditions as “economically diverse...
View ArticleTop stories
Top stories over the weekend on The Real Deal: 1. NYC’s (new) land rush: Developers play with thin margins as Manhattan land prices skyrocket 2. Foreigners opting for townhouses over condos 3. The...
View ArticleBenchmark buys East Village mixed-use building for $57M
Jordan Vogel and 55 Third Avenue Aaron Feldman and Jordan Vogel’s Benchmark Real Estate Group has paid $57 million for a mixed-use apartment and retail building in the East Village. The property is...
View ArticleLuxury theater to take 40,000 square feet at South Street Seaport
A rendering of the IPic theater (Inset: Howard Hughes CEO David Weinreb) A luxury theater chain that wines and dines patrons is coming to Howard Hughes Corporation’s South Street Seaport redevelopment....
View ArticleDe Blasio says Interfaith hospital closure “ain’t over till it’s over,” city...
The Coignet building at 360 Third Avenue in Gowanus 1. De Blasio says Interfaith hospital closure “ain’t over till it’s over.” [Capital NY] 2. City fines Whole Foods for failing to maintain historic...
View ArticleBrookfield using retail to lure office tenants to LoMa tower
A rendering of Brookfield Place Brookfield Office Properties is looking to use its swanky retail space at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan as a lure to attract office tenants. After a $250 million...
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