Hilton may sell Manhattan’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel
301 Park Avenue Waldorf Astoria owner Hilton Worldwide Holdings is mulling the sale of a stake in the famous property, or possibly the entire hotel. The vast size of the 1,232-room hotel, one of the...
View Article500 West 21st Street condos hit the market
Renderings of 500 West 21st Street Sherwood Equities’ 500 West 21st Street’s first seven condominium units are now on the market — and three are already in contract. Ranging from a one-bedroom asking...
View ArticleWhat a difference a mortgage can make
A new infographic using data from Miller Samuel shows the ups and downs in rates for Manhattan mortgages over the past twenty years. And it is yet another indication of how the economy overall has...
View ArticleTop stories
Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. Heiberger files restraining order against Sitt 2. Top 3 commuter towns for New York City 3. Richard Mack on getting fired and fielding calls from Russian...
View ArticleReduction at Martha Stewart Living as NYC office downsized
601 West 26th Street and Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Living, the troubled media company founded by the namesake culinary and crafts guru, handed off 45,000 square feet of its space at RXR Realty’s...
View ArticleEast Village home of H. Brickman & Sons asks $14M
53-55 First Avenue and Jonathan Hageman The two-building East Village site that has long housed the H. Brickman & Sons hardware store is now on the market for $14 million. The five-story properties...
View ArticleTown brawl: Heiberger gets restraining order against Sitt
From left: Joe Sitt and Andrew Heiberger Town Residential founder Andrew Heiberger has been awarded a temporary restraining order against the company’s partner, Thor Equities’ Joseph Sitt, preventing...
View ArticleMadison Square Garden chief exec Hank Ratner steps down
Hank Ratner (inset) and Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden president and chief executive Hank Ratner, who oversaw the arena’s recent $1 billion renovation, is to be replaced in the...
View ArticleFirst look: Scott Resnick’s new high-end West Chelsea condos
Rendering of apartment at 551 West 21st Street Developer Scott Resnick has officially started marketing his firm SR Capital’s latest project, an ultra-luxe 19-story West Chelsea condominium tower...
View ArticleRE investment via crowdfunding “irreversible trend”: OPINION
Crowdfunding, the latest investment trend in U.S. real estate projects, is poised to unseat traditional banks and investment players, according to Forbes columnist and private equity adviser David...
View ArticleThe most intriguing NYC renderings this week
[caption id="attachment_344376" align="aligncenter" width="570"] 215 Sullivan Street[/caption] Flushing Commons in Queens and a police station-turned-condominium building in Brooklyn Heights are among...
View ArticleCastellan sues ex-exec for allegedly buying property for himself
97 Second Avenue (center) Castellan Holdings, a Manhattan-based real estate investment firm, is set to square off against a former executive on March 6 in Manhattan Supreme Court – this, after a judge...
View ArticleDe Blasio wants more affordable housing at Domino Sugar
From left: Two Trees’ Jed Walentas, Domino Sugar refinery site and Mayor Bill de Blasio Two Trees Management’s plans for the Domino Sugar refinery in Williamsburg appeared to be on track, but the new...
View ArticleEretz Group sells Midtown office building for $30M
39 West 38th Street The ELO Organization, a developer that owns the site of gentlemen’s club Rick’s Cabaret, has acquired a 12-story Garment District office building for $29.6 million from the Eretz...
View Article97 Grand launches leasing in Clinton Hill
97 Grand Avenue Clinton Hill’s 97 Grand, the latest luxury rental development to set up shop in the neighborhood, has kicked off leasing. The new 27-unit building has one-, two- and three-bedroom...
View ArticleLive/work space in 15 CPW asks $20,000 a month, New York City’s waterfront...
Rendering of future waterfront composting hubs 1. 15 CPW live/work space asks $20,000 a month [Press Release] 2. New York City’s waterfront composting facilities: PHOTOS [Curbed] 3. Which Watchtower...
View ArticleDonald Trump and Bronx beep allies in borough renewal
From left: Ruben Diaz Jr. and Donald Trump Donald Trump and Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz, Jr. are getting along well in the wake of their successful redevelopment venture, the heavily debated...
View ArticleCourt slaps temporary ban on Boymelgreen, Africa Israel
From left: Shaya Boymelgreen, Eric Schneiderman and Lev Leviev UPDATED, 5:22 p.m., Feb. 28: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that developers Jeshayahu “Shaya” Boymelgreen and Africa...
View ArticleAllegedly unsanitary Starbucks angers Queens residents
A Jackson Heights Starbucks is drawing the ire of neighbors for allegedly unloading its trash all over the street. Local residents and a local Jackson Heights politician gathered in front of the...
View ArticleTop new residential listings in Brooklyn, Queens
The most expensive new residential listing in Brooklyn to hit the market was a five-bedroom condo in a converted 19th century building in Park Slope, while the most expensive new listing in Queens was...
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