New York City Real Estate

NYC's Ballooning Rental Rates... When Will They Burst?

Toni Haber | Posted 04.17.2012

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Toni Haber

The big question is, where is the tipping point? At what point will renters become fed up with astronomically rising rents?

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NYC Real Estate Survival: 6 Ways to Get Your Landlord to Fix Stuff

Teri Karush Rogers | Posted 03.25.2012

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Teri Karush Rogers

Compared to owning a place, renting is supposed to be a pretty hassle-free existence. If your dishwasher leaks or the window won't open, you tell your landlord and someone comes to fix it. That's the theory.

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NYC Real Estate Survival: How to Appeal a Co-op Board Turndown

Teri Karush Rogers | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Co-Op, Co-Op Interview, New York City Real Estate, Co-Op Boards, BrickUnderground.Com, Real Estate, Co-Ops, Brickunderground, NY Real Estate, New York News
Teri Karush Rogers

Rather than reverse a rejection, it's much more common for a board to ask for more information before rejecting, giving buyers a chance to allay anxieties or correct inaccurate or incomplete information.

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NYC Real Estate Survival: How to Find an Apartment Without Bedbugs

Teri Karush Rogers | Posted 03.04.2012

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Teri Karush Rogers

In the city that never sleeps, bedbugs are still a major cause of insomnia for thousands of New Yorkers. Whether you're renting or buying, here's how to minimize the chance that they will be waiting behind your next front door.

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WATCH: City Raids Illegal Hotels

Posted 07.16.2011

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Perhaps tight-budgeted travelers should just stick to Couch Surfing. City inspectors are using a new law to raid, document and shutter illegal hote...

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Matt Sledge

Synagogue Claims Right To Run 'Illegal Transient Hotel'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 07.10.2011

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In a case winding its way through courts, a synagogue is claiming a Constitutional right to run a hotel that would otherwise not conform to city codes...

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PHOTOS: $42M Penthouse With Stunning Views

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Properties like the penthouse triplex on 80th and 5th are what make New York City real estate legendary. The $42 million dollar co-op has five bedroo...

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Ivanka Trump Is Pregnant

| Mara Siegler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Big news! Married a little over a year, Ivanka Trump has a bun in the oven. Today she Tweeted: "I have been wanting to share some amazing news with y...

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WATCH: Today Show Visits House From The 'Godfather'

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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The iconic home featured in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather is for sale in Staten Island. We wrote about the listing back in December but now yo...

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PHOTOS: Victorian Mansion For Sale In Brooklyn

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rarely do you hear about a large freestanding home in New York City that is available for less than $2 million dollars. True, it's in Brooklyn (Ditma...

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All Good Things: A Mayor Koch Review

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Koch

This is an extraordinary movie allegedly based on the Durst real estate family of New York. It's a bizarre story, and the acting of the principals, Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Gosling and Frank Langella, is terrific and, on occasion, terrifying.

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Is Andre Balazs Buying The Chelsea Hotel?

nypost.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andre Balazs is eyeing the fabled Chelsea Hotel. Spies at the 250-room property with a history of housing New York's artistic and eccentric set spotte...

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PHOTOS: Astoria's Famous Steinway Mansion For Sale

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Queens Gazette reported that on Monday, December 27th, the owner of the Steinway Mansion in Astoria, Michael Halberian, died in his home. The 82-...

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PHOTOS: John Legend's East Village Apartment

The Great Room | Wendy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Legend was no stranger to the East Village when he and his girlfriend, model Chrissy Teigen, moved into their pied-à-terre on the Bowery in late...

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Gramercy Park Hotel SOLD

Posted 05.25.2011

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It was announced Thursday that hotelier Ian Schrager has sold the Gramercy Park Hotel. He began his career in the boutique hotel business in 1984 aft...

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Schrager Passes On 'Sexy' Chelsea Hotel

New York Real Estate News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ian Schrager "took a pass" on the Hotel Chelsea after touring the for-sale landmark last month, he told Bloomberg News. "It's a sexy asset with an in...

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PHOTOS: IMAX CEO Outbids Courtney Love For $7.5M Townhouse

Posted 05.25.2011

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It looks like Courtney Love was sadly mistaken when she sent a tweet two weeks ago stating that she finally secured the lease to actress/model/designe...

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PHOTOS: See The East Village Pad Renting For $30K/MONTH

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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It seems no neighborhood is safe from New York's insane real estate prices. The East Village, known for it hipster nightlife, restaurants, and shoppi...

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PHOTOS: Harrison Ford Selling $16 Million Dollar Chelsea Loft

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harrison Ford is leaving Chelsea behind as he places his 4 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom loft on the market for $16 million. The City Prairie property at 206...

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PHOTOS: Buy Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Harlem Townhouse

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blame the tough real estate market for the recent price slashing of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Harlem townhouse. Originally on the marke...

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Katle Lee Sells Former Home With Billy Joel (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Ex-wife of Billy Joel, Katie Lee is reported to have made millions on the most recent sale of the West Village townhouse she shared with the musician....

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Where Does Paladino's Fortune Come From?

The New York Observer | Matt Chaban | Posted 05.25.2011

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In less than a week, New Yorkers elect a new governor. Barring a miracle, GOP candidate Carl Paladino will not be heading to Albany. He will be headi...

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PHOTOS: Live In A Flatiron Cupola

Posted 05.25.2011

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There is something about the architecture and the layout of the Flatiron that makes the area feel quintessentially New York. This stunning penthouse i...

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PHOTOS: $23 Million Dollar UES Duplex

Posted 05.25.2011

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Recently, a 12 room duplex came on the market in the 998 Fifth Avenue Building, designed by McKim, Mead & White. The legendary firm well known for bu...

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What's That Smell? Truffle Odor Deters Buyers of West Side Condo

Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Times reported Monday that for the current and future residents of luxury building 10 West End Avenue, the stench of the store located in...

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