Monthly Archives: June 2022

5 Lessons My First Bedroom Makeover Taught My Dad and Me

Jun 19, 2022 |

And you can learn from this Father’s Day, too! READ MORE…

These Are the Top Home Upgrade Trends For Summer 2022

Jun 19, 2022 |

‘Tis the season to spruce up your space. READ MORE…

‘American Idol’ Star Clay Aiken Lists His North Carolina Home for $980K

Jun 19, 2022 |

“American Idol” star Clay Aiken is bidding farewell to his home in Raleigh, NC. His place is now on the market for $980,000.

Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Ditmas Park Standalone, a Flatbush Co-op

Jun 19, 2022 |

The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Williamsburg row house, a Windsor Terrace brick townhouse and a Park Slope brownstone. The top 10 are scattered across the borough this week, and even into Columbia County. The least expensive on the list is a Flatbush co-op at $550,000 and… Read More > The […more]

Foundations Underway at 258-278 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan

Jun 19, 2022 |

Below-grade work is ramping up at 258-278 Eighth Avenue, site of a 14-story mixed-use project in Chelsea, Manhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners and Chelsea 23rd Realty Corporation, an LLC affiliated with JJ Operating, the 173-foot-tall structure will yield 132,700 square feet with 190 rental apartments and multiple levels of retail space on the […more]

Demolition Reaches Street Level Behind Preserved Façade of 16 East 16th Street In Union Square, Manhattan

Jun 19, 2022 |

Demolition is wrapping up at 16 East 16th Street, where a historic six-story structure is being converted into a nine-story hotel in Union Square. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Trevor Stahelski under the Gramercy Park House LLC, the project involves the preservation of the façade of the 1891 building, which originally served as the Margaret Louisa […more]

Kushner Breaks Ground on One Journal Square in Downtown Jersey City

Jun 19, 2022 |

Kushner has officially broken ground on One Journal Square, a two-skyscraper mixed-use complex in downtown Jersey City. The development will create more than 2 million square feet with a mix of rental apartments and amenities, retail space, an enclosed parking garage, and publicly accessible green space facing John F. Kennedy Boulevard.

Permits Filed for 3991 Saxon Avenue in Van Cortlandt Village, The Bronx

Jun 19, 2022 |

Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 3991 Saxon Avenue in the Van Cortlandt Village section of Kingsbridge, The Bronx. Located between Sedgwick Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park South, the lot is near the Mosholu Parkway subway station, serviced by the 4 train. Leunard Vushaj is listed as the owner behind the […more]

How To Keep Your Cool in the Texas Heat

Jun 19, 2022 |

While it may feel like August, it’s only mid-June. And it’s hot. Really, really hot. Fun fact: The three hottest summers—2011, 1980, 1998—all had an early triple-digit heat day. And with our first 100-degree day already on record, we’re well ahead of schedule. See More…

Exclusive: Inside Ty Pennington’s Own Home Renovation Plans, Plus Dirt From ‘Battle on the Beach’

Jun 19, 2022 |

Ty Pennington shares his hottest renovation tips and talks Season 2 of HGTV’s hit series “Battle on the Beach.”