Category : Residential

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Rick Kelly on moving to Corcoran and maintaining a music career on the side

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by REW2513
In 2001, Rick Kelly was living in a basement apartment in Long Island City, competing with the building’s boiler as he tried to write and record songs. Six years later, he sold the last of 47 units in The Gantry, one of the first new condo developments that would would...
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New Development: Corcoran takes on 45 Park Place assignment

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by REW1631
Soho Properties Corcoran takes on 45 Park assignment Developer Soho Properties announced that Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is heading sales and marketing efforts at 45 Park Place, a 50-residence luxury condominium tower in Tribeca. The sales team is led by Vickey Barron, one of the top luxury agents in New...
Residential

A look at 242 Broome, the first of nine buildings planned at Essex Crossing

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by REW1603
At 14-stories tall, 242 Broome, the first of nine planned buildings in the Essex Crossing mixed-use development, stands out in more ways than one. First, there’s the literal sense of the phrase, as it towers above most of its neighboring buildings and provides clear vistas in all directions; of Midtown,...
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Have You Heard? Fergie stays at Sky, Philanthropists’ duplex asking $15M

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by REW1183
The luxury duplex owned by the late philanthropists Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen has been co-listed by Claire Groome, of Warburg, and Barbara Evans-Butler and William Vitiello, of Stribling, at $14,995,000. 784 Park Avenue is a 14-room pre-war duplex with views of Central Park. The living accommodations are spread across the...
Residential

Done Deals: Roundup of the week in residential sales

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by REW1205
In a metropolis like greater New York, people can spend a lot of time sitting in traffic. For a recent set of buyers, a Manhattan pied-a-terre was the cure to their commuting blues, reports Citi Habitats agent Rory Bolger. Bolger recently sold #16E at 300 East 54th Street for the...
City launches first large-grade solar program at NYCHA
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City launches first large-grade solar program at NYCHA

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by REW1674
The de Blasio Administration this week launched its first large-scale solar program at NYCHA,. The program will provide low to moderate-income New Yorkers, including public housing residents, access to clean, low-cost energy throughout the city and jobs in the growing solar industry. The Authority has issued its first Request for...
Construction & DesignResidential

Mayor backs $175M plan for Concord Capital’s new Spring Valley downtown

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by REW5453
Concord Capital New York, a Rockland County investment firm, is seeking approvals to build a $175 million transit-oriented development (TOD) in downtown Spring Valley modeled after similar successful projects in downtown Yonkers, New Rochelle and transient oriented sites throughout Long Island. The firm, headed by Eric Jacobov, its founder and...
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IN PICTURES: DMG Investments debuts One Park

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by REW3191
DMG Investments recently introduced One Park to the real estate community with an opening reception that drew brokers from both sides of the Hudson River to the new luxury condominium  located in Bergen County’s Cliffside Park, N.J. The Manhattan skyline provided a picturesque backdrop for the  party,  hosted by DMG,...
Chin, Brewer attempt to block Two Bridges towers with zoning amendment
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Chin, Brewer attempt to block Two Bridges towers with zoning amendment

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by REW1782
Two Manhattan politicians are looking to block the construction of several waterfront skyscrapers in the borough’s Two Bridges neighborhood. Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer and City Council member Margaret S. Chin, who represents Lower Manhattan, filed a draft amendment to the city’s zoning law last week that would allow...
WHO’S NEWS: Residential appointments and promotions
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WHO’S NEWS: Residential appointments and promotions

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by REW2970
Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates announced the appointment of Julie Leonhardt LaTorre, global real estate and management professional, as chief operating officer. LaTorre is responsible for overseeing the global servicing and operations functions for the Sotheby’s International Realty® brand. LaTorre will lead a team of global operations professionals around the world...