The most expensive homes in sports
The most expensive properties in sports The titans of the sports world rake in millions each year from team contracts, prize money, endorsements, and appearance fees. And they sure do know how to...
View ArticleNearly 4 million borrowers are back above water: VIDEO
Rising home prices last year have given U.S. borrowers some much-needed relief. Nearly four million mortgages came back above water in 2013, according to a new survey from Zillow, cited by CNBC....
View ArticleQueens Library scraps designs after running over budget
A rendering of the Queens Library at Hunters Point The Queens Library that was scheduled to come to Hunters Point last summer will likely to be delayed for several years, as plans are redrawn, after...
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Top stories over the weekend on The Real Deal: 1. Town brawl: Heiberger wins restraining order against Sitt 2. Heiberger files restraining order against Sitt 3. America’s 5 richest neighborhoods
View ArticleDe Blasio’s $1.1M rental property still not registered
442 11th Street and Mayor Bill de Blasio Mayor Bill de Blasio has yet to register his two-unit rental property in Park Slope with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The $1.1...
View ArticleNew York state ready to move on Penn Station plan
421 Eighth Avenue State officials are seeking a broker to help sell 1.5 million square feet of unused development rights as part of renewed plans to expand New York Penn Station into the James A....
View ArticleDevelopers not spooked by haunted NYC sites, longtime squatters reveal the...
375 Park Avenue and Seagram Building 1. Michael Gross reflects on old Mayflower hotel that 15 Central Park West replaced [NYT] 2. Developers not afraid of converting Amato Opera and other haunted sites...
View ArticleMost overpriced city in the US? It’s a tie
Honolulu, Hawaii New York City tied with Honolulu for the most overpriced city in the U.S., according to an annual Forbes Magazine list. The study relied on the quarterly Housing Opportunity Index to...
View ArticleSpend it like Beckham: Soccer idol buys Versace digs for $50M
Versace Mansion in South Beach (inset: David Beckham) From the South Florida site: David Beckham’s Miami ambitions are apparently not just limited to soccer. Several European media outlets, including...
View ArticleBuilders stand to gain in pre-K space race
Bill de Blasio Developers are poised to cash in on a citywide grab for space to house preschool programs that Mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing the city to fund. Brokers have seen demand grow for...
View ArticleStuyvesant Town desegregation activist dies at age 98
Stuyvesant Town and Lee Lorch (inset) Lee Lorch, a mathematician and longtime Stuyvesant Town resident who led the campaign to desegregate the complex, has died at the age of 98. Lorch, who took up...
View ArticleSL Green to buy Ivanhoe Cambridge stake in Citigroup HQ
388-390 Greenwich Street SL Green has agreed to pay nearly $800 million for Ivanhoe Camrbidge’s stake in 388-390 Greenwich Street, where Citigroup’s headquarters are located. The firm will plunk down...
View ArticleOpen season on landlords
Stuart Elliott From the March issue: It appears to be open season on landlords. Since the beginning of the year there have been three high-profile murders (or attempted murders) of building owners in...
View ArticleBrooklyn developer keeps the pipeline flowing
From left: Renderings of 559 Carroll Street, 256 Cumberland Street, 77 Douglass Street and 84 Congress Street There are no idle hands at development and architectural firm Brooklyn Home Company, which...
View ArticleAnnabelle Selldorf’s Reade Chambers interiors revealed
Interiors at 64 Reade Street A sneak peek at the Annabelle Selldorf-designed interiors of the Reade Chambers boutique condominiums, which began hitting the market in late January, reveals a minimalist,...
View ArticleLeFrak, Ross and Stern among wealthiest U.S. developers
From left: Richard LeFrak, Stephen Ross, Donald Trump and Leonard Stern Top dogs in New York City real estate made a strong showing in a recent roundup of the world’s wealthiest billionaires. Topping a...
View ArticleMore ferries for tourists of Staten Island megaprojects, hot dog spot in East...
New York Wheel on Staten Island 1. East Village hot dog purveyor on St. Marks Place lists property on Craigslist [EVGrieve] 2. More ferries coming for tourists for Staten Island megaprojects [Crain's]...
View ArticleZumper picks up $6.5 million in Series A funding round
From left: Taylor Glass-Moore, Zumper logo, Anthemos Georgiades Home search platform Zumper has raised $6.5 million in a Series A round of funding, the real estate startup announced Monday. Zumper...
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Follow TRD on Twitter The Real Deal‘s Twitter feed is the go-to source for real estate insiders on the move. Follow @trdny for a constantly updated look at the latest in real estate news, play-by-play...
View ArticleAbington House launches rentals in West Chelsea
Rendering of the Abington House The Related Companies and Abington Properties kicked of leasing at the Abington House on the High Line Monday. A total of 312 rental units are on offer in the 33-story...
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