New York Real Estate

PHOTOS: Chloe Sevigny's NYC Apartment Listed For $1.7 Million

Posted 05.30.2012

Chloe Sevigny's chic East Village apartment at 119 East 10th Street has hit the market for $1.7 million. The actress showed off her lovely digs i...

The Price Is Right

Toni Haber | Posted 05.29.2012

Toni Haber

Pricing your apartment to sell has always been a crucial part of the process. But, now more than ever, I am seeing that marketing your home to sell at the right price could actually bring you more money.

LOOK: Work From Home For $65 Million

Posted 05.23.2012

Freelancers: if you've ever considered maybe upgrading your home office situation, i.e. not writing in your kitchen/bathtub/bedroom area, then we'd li...

WATCH: 1 WTC Crane Operator Works The Sky

Posted 05.22.2012

As 1 World Trade Center steadily climbs above the Manhattan skyline, hopefully becoming the country's tallest building, about 200 crane operators cont...

Buy This $1 Million Parking Space

Posted 05.21.2012

You know $1 million in the world of Manhattan real estate is mere chump change when all it gets you these days is a spot to park your car. In one ...

Risky Business: Low Inventory Rattles Reality

Ron Gitter | Posted 05.15.2012

Ron Gitter

As market pressures increase, buyers are well advised to double down on due diligence.

PHOTOS: Co-Op Sells For Record-Breaking $52.5 Million

Posted 05.15.2012

Billionaire investor Howard Marks and his wife Nancy are new owners of a sprawling 30-room apartment at 740 Park Avenue. The couple paid $52.5 million...

PHOTOS: When Penn Station Was Beautiful

Posted 05.11.2012

Penn Station wasn't always a claustrophobic, cement labyrinth of chain stores and lost tourists. The original Penn Station was a towering and grand en...

How Much Would The White House Cost To Buy In New York?

Posted 05.10.2012

In case anyone anywhere needed anymore proof that New York City is a prohibitively expensive place to live, consider this hypothetical question: Were ...

PHOTOS: Is This The Priciest Pad In Brooklyn?

Posted 05.07.2012

And Brooklyn's top listing for a single-family home goes to...2134 Ocean Parkway in Sheepshead Bay! That's right, for only $14 million you can own...

10 Questions You Need to Ask When Buying a Home in Manhattan

Toni Haber | Posted 04.24.2012

Toni Haber

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Talk to an expert! Don't assume anything... Cause when you assume... Well, you know the rest... Get pre-qualified!

US Supreme Court Won't Hear NYC Rent Control Case

AP | Posted 04.23.2012

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal that seeks to end rent stabilization laws in New York City. The high court on Monday refused to ...

Home Sellers Push Back

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 04.22.2012

Lita Smith-Mines

The undercurrent of disgruntlement running through residential real estate these days is decidedly different. Like the flowers that bloomed early, a number of sellers are trying to burst out of the basement and make their way above ground.

PHOTOS: Inside Derek Jeter's $17.95 Million Bachelor Pad

Posted 04.20.2012

Derek Jeter has put a $2 million discount on his luxe Midtown bachelor pad. The New York Post reports the price on Jeter's 88th floor penthouse atop t...

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

Toni Haber | Posted 04.17.2012

Toni Haber

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

LOOK: New Photos Of The Giant Fulton Street Transit Center

Posted 04.11.2012

In December, we got our first glimpse of the giant skylight inside the massive, glass-walled, "spectacular," Fulton Street Transit Center--the under c...

Manhattan Market Report: First Quarter Highlights

Toni Haber | Posted 04.10.2012

Toni Haber

Manhattan continues to show stability and remains one of the standout housing markets in the U.S. Despite some indicators, the slowing increasing average price point combined with the enormous increase in pending sales, has me enthusiastic.

Plaza Could Be Sold In $600 Million Deal

Posted 04.09.2012

Owners of the Plaza Hotel are in talks to sell the iconic New York building, The Economic Times reports. The hotel's Israeli owners at El Had Properti...

Woolworth Building Could Be Yours For $500 Million

Posted 04.04.2012

Owners of one of the city's most iconic landmarks, the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan, are said to be looking into prospective offers on the pr...

Is There A Curse On The House Of Schwimmer?

Posted 04.03.2012

Has a curse fallen upon the House of Schwimmer? Falling debris from David Schwimmer's under-construction East Village mansion struck and injured a ...

There Are Few Places Like New York

Greg Jacobs | Posted 05.29.2012

Greg Jacobs

Going to school in New York lays a foundation that is four years stronger than even the most ambitious college grad could hope for.

A Photo History Of NYC's Mayoral Residence, Gracie Mansion

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 03.29.2012

Mayor Bloomberg doesn't think mayors should live in Gracie Mansion. Built in 1799 by a rich merchant named Archibald Gracie, the Upper East Side e...

100 MEGAWATTS

AP | Posted 05.28.2012

NEW YORK -- The slow but steady march to rebuild the World Trade Center has reached another milestone. Workers switched on a massive power system at ...

LOOK: Giant Jeff Koons Train Could Hang Above The High Line

Posted 03.27.2012

Artist Jeff Koons could bring a full-size replica of a 1943 Baldwin 2900 steam locomotive to New York City's High Line. The train wouldn't be on the ...

Little Things Done Every Day Produce Extraordinary Results

Toni Haber | Posted 05.27.2012

Toni Haber

Rising rents, low mortgage rates and bolstered consumer confidence in our fragile, yet seemingly slowly recovering economy has created a perfect storm of buyer enthusiasm. So, how do you find the perfect apartment?