Monthly Archives: April 2022

200 Montague Street’s Dark Façade Takes Shape in Brooklyn Heights

Apr 20, 2022 |

Façade work is continuing on 200 Montague Street, a 20-story residential building in the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District of Brooklyn Heights. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle with James M. Patterson of Ancora Engineering and developed by Midtown Equities, the 140,700-square-foot structure will yield 121 rental units marketed by M.N.S. Real Estate NYC for Aurora Capital Associates. […more]

The Ashton Secures $28.5M in Financing at 2 Ash Street in Jersey City

Apr 20, 2022 |

JLL Capital Markets has delivered $28.5 million in financing for The Ashton, a 93-unit rental building in Jersey City. The Ashton is located at 2 Ash Street in the city’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood and was completed last year.

Homepoint looks to match broker partners with builders

Apr 20, 2022 |

Wholesale lender Homepoint is becoming a broker of sorts…for mortgage brokers. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company has launched a referral program aimed at connecting mortgage brokers with regional homebuilders as well as homebuyers. Homepoint’s “New Build program” connects homebuilders with business purpose construction financing through in-region mortgage brokers, with loan amounts up to $4 million […more]

A Clever Conversion in Bluffview Estates

Apr 20, 2022 |

In a neighborhood full of tear-downs and beautifully built-up moderns, this 1950-built home in Bluffview Estates fits in perfectly. See More…

Permits Filed for 364 Bay Street in Tompkinsville, Staten Island

Apr 20, 2022 |

Permits have been filed to enlarge a two-story commercial building into a seven-story mixed-use building at 364 Bay Street in Tompkinsville, Staten Island. Located between Grant Street and St. Julian Place, the lot is near the Tompkinsville Staten Island subway station. Zachary Kadden of Madison Realty Capital is listed as the owner behind the applications.

Mortgage applications nosedive as rates continue to soar

Apr 20, 2022 |

With rates at the highest level in a decade, mortgage applications for the week ending April 15 fell 5%, according to the latest survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association. The drop was largely driven by an 8% decline in refinancing applications, which was 68% lower than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted […more]

Housing Lottery Launches for 1669 East 19th Street in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn

Apr 20, 2022 |

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1669 East 19th Street, an eight-story residential building in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Designed by Studio Gallos and developed by Agam Development, the structure yields 29 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are nine units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible […more]

Monte Anderson Shares Vision to Create Affordable ‘Micro Homes’ in Oak Cliff Shopping Center

Apr 20, 2022 |

Golden Triangle architectural rendering. provided by Monte Anderson What’s one to do with a suburban shopping center with way too much parking in an area that desperately needs more affordable housing?  Build some affordable housing, that’s what.  Realtor and developer Monte Anderson with Options Real Estate owns the site at 3939 S. See More…

Grab Your Eye Bleach For This Dirty House Porn That Pigpen Would Love

Apr 20, 2022 |

When I saw the house in this week’s column I immediately thought of Pigpen. See More…

$850,000 Homes in Virginia, Louisiana and Colorado

Apr 20, 2022 |

A 1938 cottage in Richmond, a 13-acre retreat in Abita Springs and a Craftsman bungalow in Denver.