New York

Prospect Heights Brownstone With Six Fireplaces, Dumbwaiter, Central Air Asks $4.85 Million

Sep 7, 2022 |

This 1890s brownstone offers an abundance of space, period details in fine condition and modern amenities like central air and updated wet rooms. In the Prospect Heights Historic District and just a short walk from Grand Army Plaza, 294 Park Place is unusually well preserved and recently renovated. The row… Read More > The post […more]

New York lifts mask mandate on public transit

Sep 7, 2022 |

Image courtesy of Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit on Flickr Masks are no longer required on public transportation in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. During a press conference in Harlem, the governor said masks are now optional for riders traveling on New York City’s subways and buses, as well as […more]

Memorial honoring Black lives lost to acts of racism will open in Central Park

Sep 7, 2022 |

Image courtesy of Si B on Flickr A new exhibition honoring Black lives lost to racial injustice in the United States will open this month in New York City’s historical Seneca Village, once home to a thriving black community that was displaced by the city to make way for Central Park in the 1850s. Presented by the San Diego […more]

Third Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse Set to Open This Month

Sep 7, 2022 |

After a pandemic delay, the third Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse will debut this month. Designers are busy putting finishing touches on the Greek Revival townhouse at 145 Columbia Heights before the transformed spaces are unveiled to the public on September 23. The showhouse serves as a fundraiser for the Brooklyn… Read More > The post […more]

Sunny, Stunning Chelsea Studio Asks $435K

Sep 7, 2022 |

Studios aren’t for everyone, but if you’re searching for a centrally-located apartment below market rate in Manhattan, studios are definitely the way to go. And every once in a while a stellar one comes along, like 113 W. 15th St. #2E. Our Deal of the Week is a newly renovated studio located in a quiet […more]

Boutique Noho condo relaunches sales with stylish $8M duplex

Sep 7, 2022 |

All photos by Allyson Lubow for The Corcoran Group Six years and one unit sold later, boutique Noho condo 22 Bond Street relaunched sales last month, with a sleek three-bedroom duplex now on the market. Designed by BKSK Architects, the six-unit luxury building first launched sales in 2016 but residences, all of which are three-bedroom duplexes with […more]

This $6.5M pre-Revolutionary War Hudson Valley home is historic and turnkey, with a celebrity past

Sep 7, 2022 |

Photo credit: Andrea B. Swenson The Dutch farmhouse-style home at 35 Washington Spring Road in Snedens Landing–known as Ding Dong House because of a large bell that once adorned its rooftop–was built by John Sneden, whose family founded the ferry that serves the surrounding town of Palisades. Since then it has also been the residence of […more]

Fun Activities Continue on Vanderbilt Avenue With Open Street Programming This Month

Sep 7, 2022 |

Summer may feel over but, with temperatures poised to stay in the mid-70s and high 60s for a few more weeks, Brooklyn’s open streets will remain just that — open — to provide locals and visitors alike with the space to safely enjoy themselves while they still can in the… Read More > The post […more]

Daily Links: Private Equity Big Names Snap Up Unregulated Buildings in Brooklyn

Sep 7, 2022 |

In the News You’ve Seen a Bodega Cat. How About a Barber Shop Rooster? [NYT] New York’s Communal Summer Ritual: Grilling [NYT] Canarsie Bishop Sues Men Who Claimed He’s a Scammer [NYP] Fixing NYC’s 50K Illegal Homes Would Cost $14 Billion: City [NYP] Portraits of Brooklynites Beating the Late Summer Heat [BK Mag] Red Hook […more]

Foundations Progress for Columbia University Tower at 600 West 125th Street in Manhattanville, Manhattan

Sep 7, 2022 |

Foundation work is progressing at 600 West 125th Street, the site of a 34-story tower on Columbia University‘s Manhattanville campus. Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop with CetraRuddy Architecture as the executive architect and developed by the Trustees of Columbia University, the 391-foot-tall structure will yield 175,000 square feet with 141,565 square feet of community facility space, 5,000 […more]