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Long Island City gateway to a thriving Queens housing market

REW February 19, 2016 February 19, 2016

by REWFebruary 19, 2016February 19, 20161186

Seven years ago, Halstead broker Robert Whalen moved from Manhattan to Long Island City, Queens. There was little retail there — not even a supermarket — and most people had never heard of LIC, or thought it was a schlep to get to. Nowadays, everyone knows about Long Island City,...

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Attorney Adam Bailey plays leading role in housing crisis movie

REW February 12, 2016 February 12, 2016

by REWFebruary 12, 2016February 12, 20161561

Champion of the underdog. Best selling author. And now, real estate lawyer Adam Leitman Bailey can add screenwriter to his list of accomplishments. Founder of his eponymous firm, Bailey crafted legal storylines for the housing collapse movie, 99 Homes, starring Spiderman star Andrew Garfield and Boardwalk Empire actor Michael Shannon....

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Why sell one co-op when you can sell the building?

REW February 12, 2016 February 12, 2016

by REWFebruary 12, 2016February 12, 20162303

By Douglas Heller, partner, Herrick, Feinstein LLP Co-operative shareholders in New York have noticed, as have the rest of us, that prices for new condominium projects are incredibly high, and their ownership interests in buildings converted from rentals years ago are far less. There are obvious reasons for this. Some...

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Legendary writer and civil rights activist, Dr. Maya Angelou’s, brownstone placed on the market

REW February 5, 2016 February 5, 2016

by REWFebruary 5, 2016February 5, 20161050

As January came to a close, 58 West 120th Street-the home of the late Dr. Maya Angelou- was placed on the market. “Dr. Angelou purchased the property in 2002 and did a full gut renovation which was completed in 2004. She and now her family have owned the property since...

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REBNY reports strong finish for 2015 residential sales

REW February 5, 2016 February 5, 2016

by REWFebruary 5, 2016February 5, 2016639

New York City’s residential sales market rounded out a year of robust activity with slight growth in average sales prices and sales volume throughout the five boroughs in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY)’s Fourth Quarter Residential Sales Report. The total...

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E&V powers into 2016

REW February 5, 2016 February 5, 2016

by REWFebruary 5, 2016February 5, 20161306

The Engel & Völkers Group increased its commission revenues in the financial year 2015 by over $109 million, setting a new all-time record. Turnover rose by 36.4 percent to nearly $450 million. “Never before has the Engel & Völkers Group achieved such a high rate of revenue growth,” said Christian...

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HAVE YOU HEARD: Rutenberg celebrates 10th anniversary, BHS to sponsor winter antiques show

REW February 5, 2016 February 5, 2016

by REWFebruary 5, 2016February 5, 2016880

Brown Harris Stevens announced that it will be a premiere sponsor of the 2016 Winter Antiques Show, and the host of the show’s first VIP Lounge. The show takes place at the Park Avenue Armory (643 Park Avenue) from Friday, January 22nd through Sunday, January 31st. The Winter Antiques Show’s...

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Industry young gun Stefani Markowitz blazing a trail at the helm of Rutenberg

Linda O'Flanagan February 4, 2016 February 4, 2016

by Linda O'FlanaganFebruary 4, 2016February 4, 20162622

With long blonde hair and model good looks, Stefani Markowitz could have been anything she wanted to be. Born in Manhattan and raised in Westchester, she grew up in a happy home filled with a bunch of kids, each encouraged to reach for their own star. Medicine was a mainstay...

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Hockey star Lundqvist sells apartment for $4.95 million

REW February 3, 2016 February 3, 2016

by REWFebruary 3, 2016February 3, 20161836

Score! New York Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist has sold his penthouse apartment in Midtown West for $4.95 million, eight years after he first purchased the unit for $3.95 million, according to city records posted today. The veteran goaltender first put his apartment on the market back in July of 2014, with...

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Astoria tops Long Island City in fourth quarter sales

REW January 30, 2016 January 30, 2016

by REWJanuary 30, 2016January 30, 2016915

Astoria, Queens, is primed to have a big 2016. The neighborhood often referred to as the most diverse city in the U.S., once again stood out from the crowd in Queens, seeing big increases in sales while the rest of the borough levelled out in the fourth quarter of 2015....