Category : Residential

Meet Bess Freedman, the brokerage boss who won’t take any bhs from anyone
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Meet Bess Freedman, the brokerage boss who won’t take any bhs from anyone

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by REW4713
Last month, Brown Harris Stevens unveiled a new image as New York’s “Bold, honest, smart” brokers. In many ways, those words are a reflection of the recently-appointed co-president, Bess Freedman. Born in the old industrial city of upstate Troy, New York, Freedman boldly set out to study law. She earned...
HAP crowdfunds new development in Chelsea
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HAP crowdfunds new development in Chelsea

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by REW1271
HAP Investment Developers is moving into uncharted territory with its newest development, HAP Eight. Not only is the residential builder venturing below 110th Street for the first time, but it’s also experimenting with a new form of financing for the project: digital crowd-sourcing. For HAP Eight, a two-building development on...
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DONE DEALS: Roundup of the week in residential sales

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by REW2211
Orren Azani didn’t waste any time selling a country house in the middle of a hip Brooklyn neighborhood. The Red Hook townhouse sold after spending just two weeks on the market. The 2,172 s/f property at 100 King Street (pictured top) has a total of nine rooms, including three bedrooms...
Airbnb, Stringer spar over numbers in ʻflawedʼ impact report
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Airbnb, Stringer spar over numbers in ʻflawedʼ impact report

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by REW4310
New York City’s Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released a report that claims residents pay $616 million in additional rent in 2016 due to the growth of Airbnb listings. But Airbnb quickly refuted the report, calling it “deeply flawed” and said the data was improperly obtained. Stringer’s “Impact of Airbnb on...