Category : Residential

Weinberg ready for reality rollercoaster
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Weinberg ready for reality rollercoaster

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Another day, another broker reality show. This time, it’s an ABC Family show called “Next Step Realty: NYC,” a series that follows New York City-based residential brokerage firm Next Step Realty, and the agents who work there. With the first season just beginning to air, one of the stars of...
Historic homeless levels have city examining all the options for housing
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Historic homeless levels have city examining all the options for housing

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As the number of homeless people in New York City flirts with record levels, the effectiveness of affordable housing as a tool to keep people out of the streets is due for a thorough assessment. Recently, homelessness has re-emerged as a favorite gripe among New Yorkers, from Rudolph Giuliani’s complaint...
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JPMorgan finances new Boerum Hill condo

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Avery Hall Investments, along with partner ARIA Development, have secured financing — a $34.2 million construction loan from JPMorgan Chase for 465 Pacific Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Avery Hall Investments and partner ARIA Development Group have broken ground on the new seven-story, 30-unit condo building, with 85,000-square-foot, at 465...
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PHOTOS: Changing face of LES panel

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An interactive panel discussion about the changing Lower East Side market took place at the Blue Condominium building. Panelists included Jacky Teptlizky, a broker at Douglas Elliman and leader of the Jacky Teplitzky team; David Amirian, president and founder of The Amirian Group; and Eric Ferrara, founder of The Lower...
Unassuming new superstar of Greenwich Village
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Unassuming new superstar of Greenwich Village

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The fresh condominium building that now stands on 12 East 13th Street in Manhattan is offering a glimpse into the future, one that seems to have been lifted from a Jetsons episode. The occupants of the eight apartments in the residential tower have the rare ability of depositing their cars...
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Bay Ridge’s increasing popularity — and what’s holding it back

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The neighborhood of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn isn’t exactly unknown – it was perhaps most famously immortalized in the hit movie “Saturday Night Fever,” starring a young John Travolta, in 1977. It depicted the middle-class community along the southwest shore of Brooklyn as a bustling, family-oriented place to call home. Bay...
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HAP breaks ground for new East Harlem rental building

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HAP Investments has broken ground for a new East Harlem rental project. The site is located on the corner of 3rd Avenue and East 121st Street in Manhattan’s East Harlem neighborhood, one of the most rapidly transitioning areas of New York City. Karl Fischer serves as the architect of record...
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Manhattan new development sales volume sky-high in 2Q

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In the second quarter in Manhattan, an onslaught of new development pushed sales volume up nearly 60 percent since the first quarter of 2015. According to a 2Q new development report from real estate brokerage firm MNS, total new development sales volume in Manhattan jumped 59.4 percent from the last...
How tech startups are impacting NYC real estate
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How tech startups are impacting NYC real estate

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New York City already houses some of the biggest technology companies, with Google, Twitter and Facebook operating out of Greenwich Village and Chelsea. While the massive corporations running the Internet, most of which trace their origins to Silicon Valley, operate satellite offices out of the city, a small yet burgeoning...
Team shows Dutch courage with Red Hook townhomes
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Team shows Dutch courage with Red Hook townhomes

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A Brooklyn-based development team is showing some Dutch courage with a new townhouse development in Red Hook. Their new King & Sullivan Townhomes project has been inspired by a Amsterdam’s Eastern Docklands development, where each home owner was encouraged to stamp their personality on their property by selecting a different...