Category : Blog

By Konrad Putzier The Durst Organization’s leasing broker is trying hard to spin One World Trade Center as a success, as reports emerged that the office tower could open sooner than previously expected. Capital New York reported last Friday that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and...

Over 400 new apartments are being built in the Flatiron District as developers eat into every piece of land available in the neighborhood. Chinese developer Cheerland Investments could build as many as 106 apartments at 105 East 22nd Street, 106,000 s/f building it just bought for $128 million. Along the street,developer Bruce Eichner is building a nearly 800 ft. tall luxury tower that will have 83 units. And just west of that, at 7 West 21st Street, Friedland Properties has started work on twin mixed-use buildings that will have 239 condos.

BLOGGING bigs Jason Kottke and Meg Hourihan are selling their West Village townhouse. The couple — he’s a Bloggie Lifetime Achievement winner and she launched the Blogger platform that was bought by Google in 2003 — bought the former rectory at 79 Christopher Street from the church next door for...

When William Bollswas asked to sell Upper West Side one-bedroom with its own back yard, he knew he had real estate gold on his hands. “Quality inventory still hard to come by in the west 70s and 80s, especially with private outdoor space,ˮ said the Corcoran agent, who listed the...

Last week saw the official opening party at Kestrel, a new rental development in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. Agents from all agencies gathered for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while gathering the building’s two gorgeous new model residences. Located at 33 Caton Place in Windsor Terrace, Kestrel features 126 studio-, one-, two-...

These days, it seems that major data breaches, identify theft and data security are continuously in the news. Computer hackers around the globe, whether organized or individuals, know they can steal with relative impunity from the comfort and safety of their home offices. Smart identity thieves and hackers have identified the most vulnerable companies and are now turning their focus to small to mid-sized companies, especially real estate professionals who often hold large amounts of transactional funds in escrow.

For someone who orchestrated arguably the most talked-about condo offering of 2014, Jeff Schwartz has gotten remarkably little attention. Then again, lawyers rarely do. Schwartz, an attorney in Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman and Herz’s real estate practice, has just finalized the offering plan for Alchemy Properties’ 34 Woolworth Building condos, including the much publicized $110 million penthouse. Dubbed the “castle in the sky”, the seven-story penthouse could well become Manhattan’s most expensive condo if it meets its asking price of $11,700 per s/f.