Amid droughts and extreme heat, people are welcoming clover into their lawns, an alternative to the purely grass lawn, helping them save water and money.
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Brooklyn Heights rental, an East Williamsburg row house and a Bay Ridge standalone. Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope were popular this week. The least expensive on the list is an East Williamsburg rental at $6,500 a month and the most expensive… Read More > The […more]
On the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the final component of the rebuilt 16-acre World Trade Center site is coming to a close as work nears completion on the Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center, a new performance hall in the Financial District. Designed by REX with Davis Brody Bond Architects as the executive architect and developed […more]
Façade installation has begun on 282-286 Grand Street, a seven-story residential building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by Peterson Rich Office and developed by Prosper Property Group in conjunction with Marc Straus, who has owned the site since the 1970s, the 23,500-square-foot structure will yield 25 rental apartments spread across 22,500 square feet and 1,000 […more]
Brookfield Real Estate Financial Partners has provided a $272.5 million construction loan for a major office-to-residential conversion project at 160 Water Street in Manhattan’s Financial District. The 530,000-square-foot building will eventually debut as a 588-unit rental property.
Live in Norman Mailer’s Former Heights Aerie With Bookcases, Terraces, Views for $8,500 a Month This singular penthouse with sweeping views of New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty at one time served as Norman Mailer’s writing studio, where he wrote “The Executioner’s Song,” back when he owned the entire… Read More > The […more]
Work on the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is finally coming to a close on the verge of the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Designed by Santiago Calatrava and developed by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the white marble-clad structure is prominently perched atop Liberty Park just south of the original […more]
Peak Capital Advisors has acquired a pair of rental properties at 251-253 North 8th Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located between Havemeyer and Roebling Streets, the buildings were completed in the 1900s and comprise 16 rental apartments.
Permits have been filed to expand a two-story structure into a nine-story mixed-use building at 136-15 38th Avenue in Flushing, Queens. Located between Main Street and 138th Street, the lot is two blocks from the Main Street subway station, serviced by the 7 train. Yin Chou Hu of AAA General Construction Corp. is listed as […more]
Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 2336 Valentine Avenue in Fordham, The Bronx. Located between East 183rd and East 184th Streets, the lot is near the 182-183 Streets subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Mendy Tessler is listed as the owner behind the applications.