Category : Residential

Residential

Developer goes for Directors approach

REW Staff
by REW Staff786
The Marketing Directors has been selected as the exclusive marketing agent for 67 Liberty Street, a 19-story luxury residential tower with 14, one and two-bedroom full-floor and duplex homes. “Having successfully collaborated with The Marketing Directors on numerous projects, including 425 Fifth Avenue, Empire and Park Avenue Place, we know...
Residential

Low income renters hit hardest by Sandy

REW Staff
by REW Staff811
Low-income renters are in greatest need of Federal Emergency Management Assistance (FEMA), according to two new reports released this week by Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. and New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy. The Furman Center report, “Sandy Effects on Housing in New York City,” focuses...
‘Unconventional’ Corcoran wows real estate crowd
Residential

‘Unconventional’ Corcoran wows real estate crowd

REW Staff
by REW Staff1026
Real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran from ABC’s reality hit show Shark Tank spoke to nearly 400 real estate professionals from Dutchess, Orange and Ulster County on Tuesday, March 12, at the Ramada Conference Center in Fishkill. Corcoran was the keynote speaker for TEG Federal Credit Union’s “Building Connections” event that featured...
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R.E.M. Residential announces expansion

REW Staff
by REW Staff1720
R.E.M. Residential has appointed three new senior executives to expand its range of services. The company has also added six buildings to its growing roster of properties under management, and has relocated its headquarters to a 5,000 s/f facility at 36 West 37th Street. “These are exciting times for us;...
Residential

Living large as Sheffield reclaims status as landmark residence

REW
by REW1362
By Orlando Lee Rodriguez Construction of a certain era is not the only measure of quality and class. In a world where early 1970’s architecture is under-appreciated and quick to be written off as unattractive, a lot of quality can and will be missed if you judge a book by its cover. The Sheffield at 322 West 57th Street, just west of Eighth Avenue is a perfect example.
Residential

How high can apartment rents go?

REW Staff
by REW Staff928
By Sarah Trefethen After remaining almost steady for four months, the average rent on Manhattan apartments went up again in February, according to a report released yesterday by Douglas Elliman. Manhattan’s median rent in February was up 4.9 percent from the year before. Previous months saw increases of just over...
Residential

Schumacher’s a star of her own reality show

Sarah Trefethen
by Sarah Trefethen1675
By Sarah Trefethen Joanie Schumacher and her husband moved to New York from San Francisco 20 years ago to pursue their acting careers. Real estate was something she fell into through a part-time job, but Schumacher, now a sales director with Corcoran Sunshine, still sees her stage experience shining through in her professional life.
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Report: Bushwick prices on the up and up

REW
by REW1451
By Orlando Lee Rodriguez Forget about Williamsburg, that is so passé. The place to be along the L train is now Bushwick, where rental prices have skyrocketed, almost 23% or $454 dollars, for a two bedroom since December and 17.2% overall.
Residential

Mayor of her TOWN relishes role

REW
by REW1034
Juliet Clapp was born to be a leader. “I've always been in a leadership role my whole life,” said Clapp, who has been director of sales at TOWN Residential for a year and a half. During her college years, she was president of her sorority and business school. “I feel like I’m a coach,” she said. “My philosophy is trying to continue to work on every individual’s strengths. Everyone’s different, you have to work differently with every person,” she said of the team of agents she oversees at the brokerage. “I truly care about my people and who they are.”
DJK Residential Brokerage Team Hosts “The Art of Real Estate” Networking Event and Art Exhibit
Residential

DJK Residential Brokerage Team Hosts “The Art of Real Estate” Networking Event and Art Exhibit

REW Staff
by REW Staff1040
Ed Berkise and Barbara Fiorino, a brokerage team at New York-based DJK Residential, recently hosted an art exhibit and real estate networking event called “The Art of Real Estate: A New York Frame of Mind.” The event was held at John Allan’s salon in the Financial District, where paintings by Berkise and photographs by Fiorino will continue to be exhibited and are available for purchase throughout the next month. Berkise’s paintings are priced from $295 to $850, while Fiorino’s photography is priced at $95. Michael Lomio, sales manager for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, provided wine.