REAL ESTATE
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New Underground Railroad stop discovered at Merchant’s House Museum in Manhattan
All photos courtesy of the Merchant’s House Museum A previously unknown site connected to the Underground Railroad was discovered in Manhattan this week. The Merchant’s House Museum, a well-preserved 19th-century home-turned-museum on East 4th Street in Noho, unveiled a narrow passageway hidden beneath a built-in chest of drawers on the second floor that descends 15 feet to the ground floor.…
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Love is in the air at Times Square subway station this Valentine’s Day
You can feel the love at the Times Square-42nd Street subway station. On Thursday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) installed heart-shaped decals for the 1, 2, and 3 trains above the station’s fare gates and handed out matching stickers to riders, while also celebrating couples who met on public transit or while working for the agency. To further spread the…
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30-story condo will be the tallest building in Greenwich Village
11 West 13th Street in July 2025, ahead of construction. © Ondel Hylton The tallest building in Greenwich Village is moving forward. Construction financing was secured last week for a new luxury condominium at 11 West 13th Street, a planned 30-story tower with 34 residences that will rise well above the neighborhood’s next tallest buildings. Despite backlash from preservationist groups,…
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Trump said he’d restore Gateway funding if New York renames Penn Station after him
Photo of Penn Station by Don Ramey Logan via WikiCommons President Donald Trump told Sen. Chuck Schumer last month that he’d resume funding for the Gateway project, but only if New York’s Penn Station and Washington’s Dulles International Airport are renamed after him. Trump said he would release $16 billion in previously allocated federal funds for the critical infrastructure project…
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NYC opens low-barrier shelter with 100+ units in Lower Manhattan
320 Pearl Street © 2024 Google New York City has opened a new safe haven shelter in the South Street Seaport, offering secure temporary housing to more than 100 unhoused New Yorkers, as deaths linked to the city’s ongoing stretch of extreme cold continue to rise. On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the opening of a long-stalled shelter at 320…
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Shuttered Downtown Brooklyn Macy’s becomes pulsing light installation
Images courtesy of Downtown Brooklyn Partnership The shuttered Macy’s in Downtown Brooklyn now hosts an interactive light installation that pulses along to the soundtrack of Fulton Street. Unveiled on Friday, “In Every Transition, A Pattern” illuminates the windows of the former department store with rhythmic patterns and kaleidoscopic displays that respond to the energy of the streetscape. On view through…
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Filmmaker John Sayles’ former Hoboken townhouse lists for $2.5M
Images courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens The long-time Hoboken home of acclaimed indie filmmaker and novelist John Sayles is on the market for $2,500,000. The red-brick rowhouse at 210 13th Street offers roughly 1,800 square feet across three stories, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a partially finished basement, and a cozy outdoor space. Sayles bought the home, which retains many…
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This $1.5M Woodstock compound was a recording studio for rock icons from Ozzy Osbourne to R.E.M.
Photo credit: This Old Hudson Team at Houlihan Lawrence Built in 1873, this landmarked upstate New York property, known as Bearsville Record House, holds a place in the history of American rock music. Asking $1,495,000, the colorful 3.78-acre compound at 1 Wittenberg Road was the recording destination for iconic albums by Ozzy Osbourne, Todd Rundgren, Meat Loaf, R.E.M., Jeff Buckley,…
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New rental at Gowanus Wharf opens lottery for 65 apartments, from $903/month
Images courtesy of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development A new 15-story rental at a growing residential complex along the Gowanus Canal has launched a housing lottery for 65 mixed-income apartments. Located at 251 Douglass Street, Douglass Port is the newest phase of Gowanus Wharf, a four-building development bringing 1,000 new residences, modern amenities, and a public waterfront…
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NYC landlord to pay $2.1M to resolve 4,000+ building-code violations
Streetview of 35-64 84th Street © 2017 Google A major New York City landlord will pay $2.1 million to settle thousands of violations across its properties under a settlement announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday. The deal covers 14 A&E Real Estate-owned buildings, requiring the landlord to pay fines, fix more than 4,000 building-code violations, and bar further harassment…
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