Category : Residential

Big launch for little apartments in Times Square
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Big launch for little apartments in Times Square

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Pod Pads, the latest concept in micro-living, are now available to rent in the heart of Times Square. Measuring 600 to 800 s/f, the one and two bedroom pads come in at $4,000 a month. There is no broker fee or security deposit, tenants can pay by credit card and...
Curtain set to rise on new Harlem condo building
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Curtain set to rise on new Harlem condo building

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A condo building with price points that won’t make you cringe is about to launch sales in Harlem. The Rennie has been built on the site of the former Renaissance Ballroom & Casino, the first new York City property designed, built and financed by African-Americans. “The site has tremendous history,”...
Fedarov takes career to new heights by talking the talk
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Fedarov takes career to new heights by talking the talk

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For Anjollie Fedarov, you have to get to know your client before sealing the deal. Fedarov, a Rutenberg NYC broker, was born in Bulgaria and escaped the Communist country with her family in the 70s. They spent a short stint in Italy as refugees before eventually moving to Brooklyn when...
August deadline looming for landlords to set smoking policies
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August deadline looming for landlords to set smoking policies

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Once common in bars, restaurants, airplanes and even hospitals, smoking has been steadily disappearing from American life for the past half-century. As such, the sight of a lit cigarette indoors can be jarring, especially for younger generations. Like someone using a pay phone or wearing an ascot, it just seems...
Cuomo taps Garfinkel for State real estate board
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Cuomo taps Garfinkel for State real estate board

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Neil B. Garfinkel, best know as REBNY’s in-house legal eagle, has been  appointed to the New York State Real Estate Board by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. Garfinkel, managing partner at Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP (AGMB) in Charge of its Real Estate and Banking Practices, will serve for two years....
Moinian has long-term plans for Oskar rental tower
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Moinian has long-term plans for Oskar rental tower

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In the developing area of Hell’s Kitchen where walk-up apartments are being traded up for big glassy luxury condos, The Moinian Group is hoping its new Oskar rental tower will strike a happy medium. The 14-story development at 572 11th Avenue has 118 apartments and pales in size compared to...
Developers conquer whatʼs left of a rugged landscape across the Hudson
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Developers conquer whatʼs left of a rugged landscape across the Hudson

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Let’s play Guess That Neighborhood: Today’s location is a former industrial hub that has evolved into a high-end residential and retail district with a burgeoning art scene that includes a tribute to the late, great David Bowie. If you said Soho you’d be correct, but also incorrect. See, this is...
City counting on real estate industry to support next census
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City counting on real estate industry to support next census

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Advocacy groups and city officials are concerned about an undercount in the looming 2020 census that could have a major impact on funding, and they’re looking to the real estate industry for help. The next census is about 22 months away but for many organizations and the New York City’s...
New Compass HQ has flex appeal
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New Compass HQ has flex appeal

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Productivity and energy were the key design concepts for the new-look Compass HQ at 90 Fifth Avenue in Union Square. Vocon, the architectural and design firm, just released renderings of the completed the design for the residential real estate brokerage firm. According to Vocon, Compass sought a design strategy that...