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Residential Housing Growth in New York City

In an article earlier this year in the Wall Street Journal, Dana Rubenstein reported that the real-estate group led by developer Douglas Durst would soon be building a $350 million skyscraper south of...

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Multifamily Housing Has Promising Future

Certainly, any time that growth is expected, especially after a few rough years, it’s good news for the real estate sector.  At the moment, investors and business people are reporting that they expect...

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NYC Real Estate Update

Real estate in any US city is a big business, but in New York, it is especially big.  One of the companies who knows this best is Halstead Property. With offices on Park Ave they are the largest...

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New York Has Highest Closing Costs in the Nation

New York residents and real estate are undoubtedly aware that the state now has the highest mortgage closing costs in the US. Bankrate.com, the financial research company, has discovered that New...

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FHA Loans in Today’s Real Estate Market

In today’s economic climate, especially in New York City, it can be a challenge for families to find a way to finance the purchase of a home. Fortunately for families feeling the pinch of difficult...

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Two NYC Hotels Are Members of Small Luxury Hotels of the World

Business travelers and tourists alike should be clued into a great club called “Small Luxury Hotels of the World.” This club helps travelers find that perfect place to stay which is not overly large,...

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Fancy Neighbors Moving to Brooklyn

Brooklyn appears to be the up-and-coming hot spot for the rich and famous.  And we aren’t complaining – yet.  The Truman Capote House on 70 Willow Street sold recently to the Grand Theft Auto video...

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Pat Kiernan Moving Up with TV Spot and Brooklyn Purchase

Pat Kiernan with Kelly Ripa In hot real estate news in Brooklyn, Pat Kiernan is moving in.  He recently paid $2.02 million for a three story, four bedroom townhouse on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg....

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Two Trees Seeking to Purchase Williamsburg’s Domino Sugar Factory

Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg Real estate developer Two Trees is working on a deal with co-owners of the Domino Sugar factory in Williamsburg to purchase the building for about $160 million. Two...

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Pop-Up Park Opens in Brooklyn

Havemeyer is Brooklyn’s First Pop-Up Park Williamsburg will be the new home to an innovative form of biking called ‘pop-up.’ The park, which will be in this location on former Domino Sugar land, will...

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What Every New Jersey Tenant Needs to Know About Paying Rent

Most of what a tenant needs to know about the who, what, why and where of paying rent should be clearly delineated in the rental agreement between tenant and landlord. New Jersey residents should make...

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Mayor de Blasio Flexing Muscles Over Domino Sugar Development

In what John H. Mollenkopf, director of City University’s Center for Urban Research says “is curtains up on the first act of the real-estate drama for the new administration,” New York City Mayor Bill...

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Northland’s Steven P. Rosenthal – Opportunities and Balance

Steven P. Rosenthal of Northland Investment Corp. Northland Investment Corporation, based in Newton, Massachusetts, utilizes a large number of sources to find deals. They do not hesitate to seek out...

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New York Architecture: Old and New

Along with New York’s burgeoning economy, there is a real estate boom. This is having a positive impact on architectures, builders and engineers alike, boosting their businesses. According to recent...

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Two Years Later Hurricane Sandy Victim Moves Back Home

Hurricane Sandy Left Many New Yorkers Homeless With the help of volunteers from the Habitat for Humanity non-profit organization, Mildred Davis has finally been able to move back into her home which...

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Construction of the World’s Tallest Prefab Stalled in Monetary Mess

Not far from the Barclays Center at 461 Dean Street at Flatbush Avenue, construction of the first of 14 prefab buildings in Pacific Park (formerly Atlantic Yards) has once again come to an unplanned...

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Methodist Hospital Expansion Facing Park Slope Citizens Opposition

Historic Brownstones in Park Slope photo by GK tramrunner Preserve Park Slope, a neighborhood citizen’s advocacy group, succeeded to win a hearing to postpone the expansion of Methodist Hospital. The...

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Landmark Brooklyn Bank Building Now for Sale

Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn: Landmark Up for Sale: photo by Beyond My Ken The stately neo-Roman former Dime Savings Bank of New York building is about to make its debut on the real estate market,...

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Historic Brooklyn Mansion Listed for Record $40 Million

Brooklyn Heights Promenade Photo by Joe Mabel An 18,000 square-foot, 150 year-old Brooklyn mansion, was put on the market for a stratospheric $40 million. The home is in Brooklyn Heights, at 3...

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Celebrity Chef Buys Fort Greene Townhouse for $2.4 Million

Tom Colicchio Visits DC Central Kitchen. Photo courtesy of Flickr Tom Colicchio, “Top Chef” judge and owner of Craft Restaurants and high-end Chelsea eatery Colicchio & Sons, just purchased a...

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