REAL ESTATE
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For $14.5M, Gilded Age opulence in a designer’s Upper East Side mansion the size of a country estate
Photos courtesy of Travis Mark for Sotheby’s International Realty The Queen Anne–style townhouse at 134 East 71st Street, just off Park Avenue, has a covetable address; between its 14 rooms over six floors, above-it-all roof deck, elevator, and grand facade, the deluxe address is well-deserved. Gilded Age grandeur continues inside, where Park Avenue style is very much in evidence courtesy…
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Five-alarm fire destroys 150-year-old Red Hook artist warehouse
A 19th-century warehouse in Red Hook that has been a hub for artists for decades was engulfed in a five-alarm fire last week. Located at 481 Van Brunt Street, the four-story wood-framed warehouse contained dozens of studios and design businesses, as well as the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC). According to the New York Times, the fire broke out shortly…
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For $2.6M, this two-family Crown Heights townhouse is loaded with original details
Photos courtesy of Brad Stein for The Corcoran Group From the street, the stately brick townhouse at 926 Saint Marks Avenue in the Crown Heights Historic District draws the eye to graceful details like top-floor arches and rounded bay windows. Asking $2,625,000, the Romanesque Revival home, built in 1901 by architect Albert E. White, has been thoroughly restored, but an…
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Fort Greene and Clinton Hill will be next NYC neighborhoods to fully containerize trash
The Empire Bins in West Harlem. Photo credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office on Flickr Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are following West Harlem’s lead and will become the next neighborhoods in New York City to fully containerize trash. Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Sanitation Commissioner Javier Lojan on Tuesday announced that schools in Brooklyn Community District 2 will receive…
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here’s what riders need to know
Nearly 300,000 Long Island Rail Road riders could face disrupted commutes as early as next Thursday, as unions threaten the agency’s first strike in nearly 30 years. Unions representing over 3,000 workers, or roughly half of the railroad’s workforce, could walk out on September 18 unless they receive higher raises than those already negotiated with the MTA, which says half…
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Asking $5.5M, this dramatic duplex in Sutton Place feels like a museum
All photos courtesy of Coldwell Banker Warburg Coffered ceilings, columns, and casement windows add dramatic elegance to this Sutton Place duplex co-op. On the market for $5,495,000, the three-bedroom home at 322 East 57th Street, one of Manhattan’s most coveted pre-war co-ops, has a grand living space that feels like a museum, with gilded furniture and decor, 18-foot ceilings, and…
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Flatbush Avenue redesign to begin this fall
A rendering of NYC DOT’s Flatbush Avenue bus lane proposal at Flatbush Avenue and Park Place. Credit: NYC DOT Flatbush Avenue is getting faster (and safer). Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Friday announced work will begin this fall on center-running bus lanes along the busy Brooklyn corridor, from Livingston Street to Grand Army Plaza. The overhaul aims to…
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ODA’s pixelating concrete condo near Billionaires’ Row prepares to launch sales, studios from $1.4M
Renderings courtesy of Brick Visual A new condo in Midtown East wants to humanize Billionaires’ Row living. Designed by ODA, the Malabar Residences at 126 East 57th Street rises 28 stories in cascading cast-in-place concrete tiers, described by CityRealty as a “playfully pixelated totem of apartments.” The architects integrate the building with the streetscape with two entrances and public-facing retail,…
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50-story luxury rental in Fort Greene opens lottery for 171 units, from $1,793/month
All renderings courtesy of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development A housing lottery launched this week for 171 middle-income apartments at a 50-story building in Fort Greene. Located at 180 Ashland Place, the Everly has over 560 apartments and impressive amenities, like a rooftop pool with stunning Manhattan views, and a prime location, steps from Fort Greene Park…
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Jackie Gleason’s UFO house in Westchester lands on the market for $5.5M
Photo credit: Chris Kiely, Jump Visual “Honeymooners” star and comedy icon Jackie Gleason’s unique UFO house in Westchester is back on the market. The sitcom legend had an infatuation with all things outer space and designed the Cortlandt Manor home to resemble a flying saucer. Situated on nearly nine acres about an hour north of New York City, the custom-built…
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