Media giant expands to 121K square feet at 1180 Sixth Ave., Harlem’s 92...
Round Mansion in west Belgium (Credit: Andre Govia via Daily Mail) 1. Media giant Scripps expands to 121,000 square feet at 1180 Avenue of the Americas [NYO] 2. Harlem’s 92 Morningside unveils new...
View ArticleTweeting Trump disses Durst
From left: Donald Trump, Robert Durst and Douglas Durst Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to spar with fellow real estate titan Douglas Durst. The Donald claimed that Durst’s treatment of his estranged...
View ArticleAt the desk of: TerraCRG’s Ofer Cohen
Ofer Cohen From the December issue: Ofer Cohen founded TerraCRG in 2008 at the start of the recession. “They kind of laughed at us at first,” said Cohen, president of the Brooklyn-based commercial...
View ArticlePierre Hotel penthouse slashes price to $95M
From left: The late Martin Zweig, Barbara Zweig and the Pierre Hotel penthouse at 795 Fifth Avenue The 16-room penthouse at the Pierre Hotel, which initially came to market at an extravagant $125...
View ArticleMortgage applications plunge to 13-year low after Fed briefing
U.S. home mortgage applications fell for the second consecutive week to a 13-year low, following a jump in mortgage rates after last week’s announcement from the Federal Reserve that it would taper...
View ArticleA&E’s Eisenberg buys Inwood portfolio for $31M
From left: 222-228 Seaman Avenue, 623-631 West 207th Street and Peter Von Der Ahe Doug Eisenberg of investment firm A&E Real Estate picked up a four-building multi-family portfolio in Inwood for...
View ArticleArchitect Gene Kaufman replaced on Hotel Bossert conversion
The Bossert Hotel at 86 Montague Street and Gene Kaufman Gene Kaufman is no longer the architect of record on the conversion project of the landmarked Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn Heights. Kaufman has...
View ArticleWealthy San Remo resident jumps to death from co-op
The San Remo at 145 Central Park West and Robert Wilson (Credit: Businessweek) Wall Street hedge fund maven and noted philanthropist Robert Wilson took his own life yesterday by leaping from his...
View ArticleHome-lighting moguls sell 525 Park condo for $16.5M
From left: David Littman, Brian Manning and 525 Park Avenue The proprietors of high-end home-lighting manufacturer Hudson Valley Lighting sold their condominium at 525 Park Avenue to an executive at...
View ArticleJoe Sitt coughs up cash for Staten Island congressional race
From left: Joseph Sitt and Domenic Recchia Thor Equities’ Joseph Sitt has ponied up funds for City Council member Domenic Recchia’s bid to win a congressional seat. Sitt made a personal donation of...
View ArticleSilverstone sells Bushwick building to DSA chief for $18M
From left: Steven Vegh, Arik Lifshitz and 885 Park Avenue in Brooklyn Arik Lifshitz, CEO of real estate brokerage DSA Realty Services, bought a five-story Bushwick rental building from Silverstone...
View ArticleHow real estate celebrated 2013: PHOTOS
The past year was largely marked by a recovery for residential real estate in New York City, as sales began to take off in the first part of the year — despite a persistent inventory shortage — and...
View ArticleUS home prices climb 8.2 percent over last year
Home prices in the U.S. saw a very slight rise — 0.5 percent — in October versus the previous month, according to data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. But compared to October of last year,...
View ArticleUpper West Side residents fight Friedland’s retail reno
35 East 68th Street and 817-819 Madison Avenue The planned two-story expansion of Friedland Properties’ building at 817-819 Madison Avenue is facing opposition from residents of a nearby Lenox Hill...
View ArticleBrokerages’ drones invade luxury market
Drone and Halstead’s Matthew Leone Douglas Elliman, Sotheby’s International Realty and sister brokerages Halstead Property and Brown Harris Stevens are the among the brokerages deploying drones to...
View ArticlePark Avenue doormen begrudge wealthy residents who tip with muffins, De...
A doorman expecting monetary gratuity (Credit: Flickr) 1. Park Avenue doormen begrudge wealthy residents who tip with muffins [NYP] 2. De Blasio’s housing czar, Alicia Glen, promises shift from...
View ArticleCIM buys Lower East Side rental complex for $279M
CIM’s Shaul Kuba and 265-275 Cherry Street The CIM Group has acquired Lands End II, a Lower East Side subsidized apartment complex, from Pembroke Real Estate and Area Property Partners for $279...
View ArticleHappy holidays from The Real Deal!
Happy holidays from The Real Deal In honor of the Christmas holiday, we won’t be posting on Wednesday (but we’ll keep our eyes peeled for breaking news). The Real Deal wishes you and your family a safe...
View ArticleTop stories
Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. Brokerages’ drones invade luxury market 2. How real estate celebrated 2013: PHOTOS 3. Dyker Heights tops list of best places to view holiday lights
View ArticleSotheby’s auction house move hinges on sale of current digs
Sotheby’s auction houses’ New York headquarters at 1334 York Avenue Auction house Sotheby’s is on the prowl for a new headquarters in the city – but any move is contingent upon its ability to sell its...
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