A Small Gem – Creating A Perfect Habitat
This small house in Sharon, CT is a perfect example of how small doesn’t mean cramped or uncomfortable. …
Renewed Confidence In Housing Market Forecasts Post-Election Sales Surge
The latest RICS Residential Market Survey for the month of December, coupled with strong results from leading agencies, alludes to a year of tremendous growth. Here’s what to expect in 2020. …
Pols take aim at private equity with new plan to tax mezz debt
A new bill seeks to raise money for public housing while bringing more transparency to the world of mezzanine financing. A new state bill introduced by State Senator Julia Salazar and Assemblymember Harvey Epstein would include…
Opportunity Zone investigation won’t derail developer investment, experts say
The Treasury Department’s investigation into the Opportunity Zones program will weed out the bad apples but won’t derail the federal tax incentive initiative, investors and developers say. Instead, the probe could provide a way for companies with…
Reflection, resentment and some remorse: Real estate’s mood at the REBNY gala
You almost had to feel sorry for the ushers wielding chimes and dimming the lights. At the Real Estate Board of New York’s 124th annual gala, the biggest names in real estate converged on the Hilton…
Soccer star Landon Donovan’s former compound lists in Manhattan Beach
An impressive two-home compound once owned by soccer star Landon Donovan just hit the market for $6.75 million in Manhattan Beach. …
Broadway Stages plans another LIC film studio
Broadway Stages is bringing another movie production studio to Long Island City. The film and TV production company plans to convert 45-10 19th Avenue, currently a food production facility, into a 30-foot-tall studio, doubling the height…
$24K in rent set in motion the fatal 2015 East Village blast. Prison now looms for the landlord and contractors
Nearly five years after a gas explosion in the East Village killed two people and injured 20, the landlord and two contractors have received prison sentences for their role in the incident. Maria Hrynenko, who owned…
Onetime modernist haunt of actor Jeff Chandler sells in Rancho Mirage
The onetime Rancho Mirage home of Oscar-nominated actor Jeff Chandler has sold for $865,000. …
Condo lender Bank OZK reports lower profits in Q4
Bank OZK, which has behind some of the largest condo loans in New York and Miami, reported a drop in fourth-quarter net income and reported the rating on one of its loans had been downgraded. The…
Politico shows and no-shows: What public officials attended the REBNY gala?
For the second year in a row, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio snubbed the biggest real estate event of the year. Neither made an appearance at the Real Estate Board of New York’s…
Abraham Fructhandler’s FBE buys trio of South Brooklyn sites for $54M
Abraham Fructhandler’s FBE Limited has purchased three properties along the South Brooklyn waterfront in Gravesend for $53.5 million. The sites are addressed at 1900 Shore Parkway, 1894 Shore Parkway and along Bay 41st Street in Gravesend,…
Wayfair Unveils West Elm Inspired Collection
With a similar aesthetic and a more affordable price, Wayfair is giving West Elm a run for their money. …
Actress Ashley Benson paints it black, then sells Los Feliz abode
‘Pretty Little Liars’ star Ashley Benson has sold her Spanish-style home in Los Feliz’s historic Laughlin Park neighborhood for $2.14 million. …
Steve Gold loses exclusive at record-setting Harlem project
In move fit for a plotline on “Million Dollar Listing New York,” Compass swooped in on one of the show’s co-stars’ new development projects. The Corcoran Group’s Steve Gold, who’s featured on the Bravo show, was…
Sunset Park Community Board divided on Industry City
The Sunset Park community board reached an impasse on the Industry City rezoning after a lengthy meeting Wednesday night. The board members failed to reach a decision on the rezoning proposal, disagreeing with several key components…
China’s Growth Still Beckons Top American Architects
New era creates changing opportunities, says Brad Perkins …
Barneys’ lights still on, but workers left in dark
As Barneys rushes to liquidate its assets, the fate of its employees is uncertain. And they are not happy about it. According to the retailer’s bankruptcy filing, despite $4 million in severance pay obligations, the company…
New 2020 Homebuyer Report Shows That This Is The Biggest Hurdle Millennial Buyers Face
It may not be what you think. …
This Is The Biggest Hurdle Millennial Home Buyers Face: Report
It may not be what you think. …
