Lesser comes to market with old homes for Modernist families
LJG broker offering the first “modernist” house ever built in New York for $4.95 million.
Category : Residential
New boss looking at old haunts as Greystone Development moves forward
As Tom Ryan takes the reins at Greystone Development, the company veteran says it might be time to apply some lessons he learned during his earliest years with the company
HAVE YOU HEARD? Art haul at Georgetown Plaza; Designer lists Hudson retreat
Margery Seftel is selling her East Village apartment — and giving potential buyers the chance to nab some of her famous son's artwork.
Comptroller report blames rising rents on increased Airbnb listings
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...
Corcoran takes over sales push at 101 W. 78th Street
The Corcoran Group is now the exclusive sales and marketing agency for a historic apartment building on the Upper West Side. Deanna Kory and Daniel Blatman will lead the sales effort at the recently redeveloped 101 West 78th Street, taking over for Brown Harris Stevens, which had sold more than...
Where are they now? We track the movements of 400 TOWN agents looking for a new firm
Two weeks after the shock shutdown, a flurry of agents land at Corcoran while Compass attracts over 40 former TOWN agents
RGB quashes calls for rent freeze as tenants protest
By Maria Rocha-Buschel The possibility of a rent freeze was quashed last Thursday at the Rent Guidelines Board’s preliminary vote, held at Cooper Union’s Great Hall. As is the case in most previous years, the proposal that ultimately passed was from the board’s chair, Kathleen Roberts, with ranges from 0.75...
WHO’S NEWS? Sotheby’s announces five new brokers, Douglas Elliman adds three
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty recently welcomed veteran associate real estate broker Rita Bender and her team of agents to its Huntington office. Bender was recognized as one of the top agents in the U.S. with Coldwell Banker and was the recipient of both a Distinguished Service Award and Community...
HAVE YOU HEARD? Thor finds place in Sky, ‘Modern Family’ star sells Gramercy Park apartment
SITCOM star Jesse Tyler Ferguson is selling his Gramercy Park apartment. The Modern Family star and his husband, lawyer Justin Mikita, have lived in the one bedroom, 2-bath at 200 East 16th Street since 2015. They renovated the 900 s/f co-op, installing a Carrara marble kitchen with a hidden pantry...
No idea too bold in architectʼs vision for Staten Island
Staten Island has often been called “the forgotten borough,” but one architectural firm is hoping to change that phrase to “the borough of opportunity.” CetraRuddy, the firm led by husband-wife team Nancy Ruddy and John Cetra, has designed major office and residential buildings all across New York City over the...