REAL ESTATE
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For $1.8M, a designer’s Boerum Hill condo is a tranquil refuge with style and substance
All photos courtesy of Ethan Herrington Listed by the principal of a Brooklyn design firm, this two-bedroom condo at 92 Wyckoff Street makes good use of every inch of its 1,250 square feet. Within a loft-like frame of exposed brick and natural wood, the light-filled home, asking $1,795,000 is a showcase of subtle, modern interior design. The floor-through home has…
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$1.95M Turtle Bay co-op feels like a modern cabin in the middle of Manhattan
Photo courtesy of Richard Caplan and Douglas Elliman With three bedrooms and an open, loft-like living and dining space, this unusual co-op at 301 East 52nd Street resembles both a loft and a cozy woodland cabin. Asking $1,950,000, the home’s layout has room for privacy as well as entertaining, enhanced by a wood-burning fireplace, wood beams, built-ins, brick accents, and…
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Adam sets goal of 100K new homes in Manhattan over the next decade
To further address New York City’s critical housing shortage, Mayor Eric Adams has set an ambitious target of adding 100,000 new homes to Manhattan over the next decade. During his 2025 State of the City address on Thursday, the mayor said he aims to review zoning across the borough to unlock potential housing sites for development, using the tools included…
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The Dead Rabbit to debut new sports bar pop-up at Rooftop at Pier 17 this week
The Dead Rabbit, one of New York City’s most iconic Irish pubs, is kicking off the new year with an all-new concept in the South Street Seaport. Starting January 10, the celebrated bar will transform the Rooftop at Pier 17 into “Joxer’s,” a winter sports bar concept that combines the Dead Rabbit’s Irish charm with a unique menu, striking decor,…
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Andy Warhol’s 1960s Upper East Side home is for rent asking $22K a month
Photo courtesy of Essential Real Estate New York LLC The Upper East Side townhouse at 1342 Lexington Avenue that was home to iconic pop artist Andy Warhol from 1960 until 1972 is now on the rental market for $22,550 per month. The renovated 3,072-square-foot home, built in the 1880s, was updated for a new century with contemporary interiors that complement…
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City-owned garage on Staten Island’s North Shore to become 232 affordable homes
Renderings courtesy of Purpose by Design Architects A city-owned sanitation garage on Staten Island’s North Shore will be transformed into 232 affordable homes. The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) on Monday revealed the development team and plans for Hillside Grove, which will convert an unsightly garage at 539 Jersey City into a mixed-use affordable housing complex with…
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This $3M co-op is like a European loft in the West Village
Photo credit: Celeste Godoy for The Corcoran Group This one-bedroom-plus-office co-op at 72 Horatio Street feels like a sunny Scandinavian apartment, with impossibly high ceilings and windows everywhere. Within a converted stable, historic details like exposed brick walls retain the loft vibe, and new renovations add up-to-the minute style. Asking $2,998,000, new updates are both cozy and luxurious, including wide-plank…
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For $2.5M, this laid-back Ditmas Park home is historic, lovely and livable
Photo credit: Chris Austin A sprawling front porch is the first welcome gesture you’ll see at the townhouse at 465 Argyle Road—and there are many more to come. Set among the historic homes in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park neighborhood, the spacious residence has kept its early 20th century charm while adding 21st-century livability and modern comforts with many years of considered…
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NYC welcomes 65 million tourists in 2024, second-highest in city history
New York City welcomed nearly 65 million visitors this year, the second highest total in its history. Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Tourism + Conventions President and CEO Julie Coker on Friday announced a new end-of-year tourism forecast, revealing a 3.5 percent increase in visitors from 2023 and projecting a return to pre-pandemic levels in 2025. NYC remains the most-visited…
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$7.2M penthouse is most expensive sponsor sale in Williamsburg
Renderings courtesy of Naftali Group A penthouse went into contract at the “urban resort-style” One Williamsburg Wharf this week, marking a possible new record for sponsor sales in the neighborhood. Penthouse A is a three-bedroom, three-bath home with an expansive private terrace, fireplace, and sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline and East River. The apartment, which entered contract on Wednesday…
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