Macklowe sets sights on Carol Cohen’s rent-stabilized unit at 737 Park Avenue
From left: Carol Cohen, Harry Macklowe and 737 Park Avenue Developer Harry Macklowe is picking up the fight against Carol Cohen, a broker at Brown Harris Stevens, over her rent-stabilized apartment at...
View Article20 Pine, after years of troubles, sells out
20 Pine Street and Shaya Boymelgreen After years of lawsuits and sluggish sales, the luxury condominium conversion 20 Pine has sold out, according to a release from developer Africa Israel USA. The...
View ArticleMove over, hipsters! Brooklyn’s rents rising twice as fast as Manhattan’s
Manhattan rents in March (per Douglas Elliman) Aspiring fiction writers and artisanal mayonnaise purveyors beware: rents are rising appreciably faster in Brooklyn than in Manhattan, according to real...
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Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. Sol Goldman’s $6B portfolio in play, as children accelerate dealmaking 2. HFZ Capital’s Bryant Park sale draws $5M lawsuit 3. Where should real estate...
View ArticleUniversity of Oxford inks lease renewal at 500 Fifth Avenue, contractor tried...
1. University of Oxford inks lease renewal at 500 Fifth Avenue [NYO] 2. Contractor tried to bribe Brooklyn City Council member, according to Manhattan District Attorney investigation [DNAinfo] 3. Meet...
View ArticleNumbers to Know: Townhouse prices jump, the UES is super popular … and more
Manhattan Townhouses “Numbers to know” is a weekly web feature that catalogues the most notable, quirky and surprising real estate statistics. Townhouse prices keep on climbing, the Upper East Side is...
View ArticleJared Kushner, Ivanka Trump expecting second child
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump The next scion of the Ivanka Trump/Jared Kushner real estate family will be born this fall, the New York Post reported. This will be the couple’s second child. Their...
View ArticleChelsea, Meatpacking had lowest office availability in Q1
Richard Persichetti and Chelsea Market The Chelsea/Meatpacking area of Midtown South had the lowest availability of office leasing space of any of Manhattan’s 19 submarkets, according to Richard...
View ArticleCambridge lures startup tenants with cheap rent, short leases
Massachusetts Institute of Technology With the initiatives put forth by the Bloomberg administration, New York City has flourished into one of the country’s leading hubs for startups and technology...
View ArticleNew York State expected to unveil landmark appraisal management company rules...
Jonathan Miller, Stephen Roefaro and Carol DiSanto With an eye on an approaching federal deadline, New York State is drafting legislation that would require appraisal management companies — the firms...
View ArticleThe next boom market?
Stuart Elliott From the April issue: The Real Deal started publishing at the beginning of an epic real estate boom back in 2003, so it’s fitting that as we celebrate our 10th anniversary this month,...
View ArticleComposer Elliott Carter asks $2.8M for co-op, East Village rental tower on...
820 Park Avenue penthouse (source: Curbed) 1. Lauded composer Elliott Carter lists Greenwich Village apartment for $2.8 million [NYP, 1st item] 2. Now available: An East Village rental tower for an...
View ArticleDevelopers team up with artists to attract buyers
From left: Griffin Court and One Museum Mile Brokers have long known that staging homes with works of art can help entice a buyer. Now, developers are also getting in on the art game, the New York Post...
View Article10 Madison Square West renderings revealed
Steve Witkoff and 10 Madison Square West The first rendering of 10 Madison Square West, the condominium development planned for a portion of the Toy Building in the Flatiron District, has been...
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Top stories yesterday on The Real Deal: 1. Move over, hipsters! Brooklyn’s rents rising nearly twice as fast as Manhattan’s 2. Where should real estate investors put their cash? 3. HFZ Capital’s Bryant...
View ArticleHasidic sect looks to nab huge Williamsburg armory
The National Guard armory in Williamsburg As the state agency that owns the National Guard armory in Williamsburg readies the 3.2-acre site for sale, a sect of the Hasidic community that lives in the...
View ArticleMatt Damon lists Miami Beach compound for $20M
Images of Matt Damon’s home (credit: Curbed) and Matt Damon From the South Florida site: Actor Matt Damon has listed his Miami Beach home for $20 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. The home...
View ArticleTrump decries licensing firm’s claims
Donald Trump and his clothing collection The uniquely coiffed real estate mogul Donald Trump had barely a hair out of place as he testified in court today, explaining that ALM Unlimited, a New York...
View ArticleSchumacher’s showroom more gallery than sales office
From left: Fredrik Eklund, John Gomes and a rendering of the Schumacher The marketing team behind the Schumacher, a loft condominium conversion at 36 Bleecker Street in Noho, has decided to forgo a...
View ArticleMulti-family market limps along for another month
Shimon Shkury New York City’s multi-family property market remained subdued in February following a manic close to 2012 and a subsequently slow January, according to data provided to The Real Deal by...
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