Category : Residential

NEW DEVELOPMENT: Condo building breaks ground in SoHo, The Ammann hits markets
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NEW DEVELOPMENT: Condo building breaks ground in SoHo, The Ammann hits markets

REW
by REW2115
● STRATEGIC CAPITAL / CAPE ADVISORS / FORUM ABSOLUTE Ground broken for Greenwich West Strategic Capital and development partners, Cape Advisors and Forum Absolute, have broken ground for Greenwich West, a new 30-story condo at 110 Charlton Street in Soho. Sales will begin this fall at prices starting under $1...
UPS expands smart lock tech for better apartment access
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UPS expands smart lock tech for better apartment access

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by REW1327
UPS has begun a pilot program that will allow mailmen to deliver inside apartment buildings. The postal service has partnered with Latch, a tech company founded by a group of ex-Apple boffins, to install so-called “smart access devices” that enable in-building deliveries to multi-unit homes. UPS began preliminary tests in...
DONE DEALS: Big catch in Rye
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DONE DEALS: Big catch in Rye

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by REW2805
Douglas Elliman Real Estate’s Nancy Strong and Stacey Oestreich have sold 408 Grace Church Street in Rye, NY, for $12.75 million. Celebrities, sport stars and international buyers were circling the waterfront estate located on 4.54 acres on a protected inlet on the Long Island Sound. The buyer, according to the brokers,...
Security Guards: Unlocking new tech ideas could solve deposit conundrum, say industry experts
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Security Guards: Unlocking new tech ideas could solve deposit conundrum, say industry experts

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by REW1557
Like the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, and Times Square, perhaps the most well-known thing about New York City is that it's expensive to live here. A recent report outlining the steep cost of putting up a security deposit, the City is proposing ways to make it easier for New Yorkers to find housing.
Out of Reach: Millennials face difficult road to home ownership
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Out of Reach: Millennials face difficult road to home ownership

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by REW1437
Younger families are finding it increasingly difficult to turn their American Dreams into realities. During the past decade, the number of families with minor children that live in an owned home has decreased by 3.6 million, according to the most recent U.S. Census data, a 14 percent decline. Meanwhile, the...
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Market takes summer holiday as sales, prices dip

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by REW1211
Second quarter reports and experts argue that the real estate market has paused amidst the uncertain impact of rising interest rates and the new federal tax law. BOND New York and Douglas Elliman released their second quarter reports recently, both of which show overall decreases compared to last year’s second...
HAVE YOU HEARD? Ballerina Misty Copeland buys Upper West Side apartment
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HAVE YOU HEARD? Ballerina Misty Copeland buys Upper West Side apartment

Linda O'Flanagan
by Linda O'Flanagan2990
BALLERINA Misty Copeland and her attorney husband Olu Evans have bought a new Upper West Side apartment. The couple paid $3.125 million for the three bedroom, 2-bath pre-war condo unit on West 88th Street that was listed at $3.25 million by Corcoran agents Amy Katcher and Curtis Rhine, according to...
Board rules in favor of developers of 200 Amsterdam tower on UWS
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Board rules in favor of developers of 200 Amsterdam tower on UWS

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by REW1834
The city’s Board of Standards and Appeals ruled in favor of the developers behind the 668-foot tall residential tower at 200 Amsterdam Avenue. The 52-story project in the Upper West Side is being developed by SJP Properties and Mitsui Fudosan but is facing major community opposition. The project caught heat...
Developer goes Dutch on new luxury downtown rental
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Developer goes Dutch on new luxury downtown rental

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by REW2234
The entrance lobby at 19 Dutch Amid the tangled warren of roadways that make up the Financial District, the lone narrow block of Dutch Street could easily be mistaken for an alley or driveway in the unknowing glances of passersby. Although it has been a literal part of New York’s...