Closing Bell: Flea Time Again

Despite today's downpours, the weather is looking decent for Sunday's Flea (knock on wood). As we continue to cull...

Today on the Forum

Here are some of the topics posted on The Forum today: 2 Brownstone Pier Mirrors for Sale (above) Building Permit Required...

Board Gives Blessing to CG Zoning Amendment

On Wednesday night Community Board 6 voted to approve a zoning text amendment for Carroll Gardens that means several...

Open House Picks

Clinton Hill 298 Lafayette Avenue Douglas Elliman Sunday 12-2 $1,995,000 GMAP P*Shark Boerum Hill 80 Hoyt Street FSBO Sunday 12:30-3:30 $1,780,000 GMAP P*Shark Park Slope 566 10th Street Brooklyn Properties Sat & Sun, 1-3 $1,499,000 GMAP...

Gowanus Blooming, Ripe For Own Chelsea Market?

Maybe most living organisms can't grow in the Gowanus Canal (though we hear the oysters are doing swimmingly),...

Bird Blog: Week 3

Every week, Jennifer Mankins, owner of Park Slope- and Cobble Hill-based boutiques Bird, tells us about the new 2,500-square-foot...

Pierlevel: Sculpture Comes to Northside Pier

Yesterday a 28-by-16 foot sculpture was installed on the waterfront of Toll Brother's Northside Pier project in Williamsburg. The...

Elusive Senate housing bill inches forward

Key lawmakers Thursday evening were hammering out a deal on a bill that would allow the government to insure...

Builders get hammered again

Demand for new homes collapsed last year. Next up could be a similar drop in the rest of the...

Fannie lowers down payments

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Why more homeowners aren't getting help

Drowning in a mortgage you can't afford? Whether or not you get a new one will be decided by...

Builders: No signs of housing recovery

Home builders' confidence fell once again in May and their view of the state of the battered market hit...

Housing rescue stokes partisan split

The momentum behind congressional efforts to let the government offer more aid to struggling homeowners has hit stiff resistance.

Foreclosure filings hit record in April

U.S. foreclosure filings reached a record high in April, rising almost 65% over the previous year and putting municipalities...

300 East 79

Would you enjoy living in the eighteen-story glass tower at 300 East 79th? If you like the idea of...

290 Mulberry

With 290 Mulberry, SHoP Architects is slated to add history to what is already a historical neighborhood. The brick...

52 East 4th

With construction crews breaking ground all across NoHo, one might say this historical district is experiencing a renaissance of...

40 East 66th

This 38-unit building is a piece of architectural history. Originally designed by the renowned Italian-American architect Rosario Candela, Cetra/Ruddy...

211 Elizabeth Street

The box-like building of red brick located on the corner of Prince and Elizabeth Streets isn’t intended to turn...

33 Vestry

Get lost in a time-warp at Vestry, located at 33 Vestry Street in the creative Tribeca area of Manhattan....

15 Madison Square North

Eclectic is the word for 15 Madison Square North. Its design has been called neoclassic, and that style pretty...

NYU to preserve Provincetown Playhouse

NYU says it will preserve the size of the theater along with its four walls, entry way and façade,...

About.com exec joins Waterfront Media in new role

Marjorie Martin, general manager of About.com?s health Web site, will join Waterfront Media on May 27 as general manager...

Saint Vincent applies for hardship exemption

The city's Landmarks Commission will review Saint Vincent's application to tear down a building for construction of a new...

Slot auctions coming to all 3 NYC-area airports

The Transportation Department proposed slot auctions at JFK and Newark airports, one month after similar proposals were announced for...

Macy's gets dolled up with FAO Schwarz

FAO Schwarz gave its first Macy's store-within-a-store a trial run in Chicago late last year, and has plans for...

Restaurant legislation lets ex-cons serve booze

A bill backed by the New York State Restaurant Association would make it easier for hospitality venues to hire...

Tony nominations boost B'way ticket sales

Some Tony nominees have seen significant increases in ticket sales since nominations were announced, a welcome boost for shows...

Friday PM Linkage

· Latest Real World Brooklyn location rumor: CROWN HEIGHTS! [Brooklynian] · Broker-blogger Andrew Fine goes crazy, files update on...

CurbedWire: Special Provincetown Playhouse Edition

GREENWICH VILLAGE—Anyone who thought that the news about NYU's new plan for the Provincetown Playhouse would please critics might...

Comment of the Day: "Some of you are completely insane....

"Some of you are completely insane. The community protest is completely valid. The end result will be compromise for...

Curbed Readers Comment: Hot Threads

1) Real World Really Coming to Brooklyn (82 Comments) "The Real World Greenpoint: each 30 minute episode will consist...

The Smallest, Coolest Apartment in Brooklyn ... and the World?

&set=72157605093786763">?o=0'>?o=0' style='font-size: 9px; text-align: center;'>Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Apartment Therapy has announced the winner...

Eater Tastings: Drinks Up High, Another Fro-Yo Trend, More!

This week's top dish from Eater, Curbed's restaurant, bar, and nightlife blog... 1) A new snazzy rooftop lounge opened...

Toll Brothers Art: The latest resident of the Williamsburg...

The latest resident of the Williamsburg waterfront is a big 28-by-16 foot sculpture installed yesterday behind the Toll Brothers...

Dash GPS Get Real Estate Search

Exciting news on the mobile real estate front. Coldwell Banker has just announced it will be feeding all of its...

Google Maps is Going To Be My New Real Estate Search Page

I’ve been wondering for a long time when Google would make a more sophisticated step into the real estate...

Want Your Own Real Estate 2.0 Site?

by LXPK The Flipping Pad, a social networking site that is designed to help people “share and discuss real estate...

What’s Next for Estately.com?

Estately.com is one of my favorite local real estate search web sites (see 10 Kick Ass Real Estate Search...

Zillow Beats Trulia

photo credit: Ewan-M Forget about unique visitors, pageviews, # of listings… Zillow beat Trulia to win the 2008 Real Estate...

The Human CEO

I like this ad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni-VeMEx6pA It speaks to me. It humanizes the company (love that it ends with his email address)....

Video Advertising to Dominate Online Ads

Web sites that allow SMB’s (including Brokers and Agents) to create online video advertisements seem to be springing up...

What Will LEED v3 Mean for Green Building Legislation?

In an email that was circulated yesterday, USGBC President Rick Fedrizzi announced that his organization’s long-awaited next generation rating...

Green Incubator: NY Designs Business Center in Long Island City

NY Designs is a program sponsored jointly by the CUNY Economic Development Corporation and LaGuardia Community College. Housed on...

Green Porno: Isabella Rossellini Films X-Rated Eco-Short

When the Sundance Channel wanted to break into the business of the “third screen” (the movie theater screen being...

Gotham Eateries Go Green, Industry Strives for Sustainable Standards

This week's issue of Crain's profiles a number of New York City restaurants that have implemented sustainable initiatives across...

Cook + Fox to Perform Green Makeover at “Disturbing” 375 Pearl Street

375 Pearl Street stands at the base of the Manhattan side [1] of the Brooklyn Bridge and has been...

Queens College Dorm Seeks Silver, Stirs Controversy

A new dorm at Queens College will seek a LEED Silver rating from USGBC, but local residents are more...

Monday LEEDoff: BCUE Unveils Green Gowanus HQ

On Saturday, the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment held the grand opening of its new headquarters between Second...

[In The Media] Fox Business C-Suite Interview for 5-16-08

Well this morning, I got up at 4:15am to do a live C-Suite interview on Fox Business News at...

[Miller Cicero] New York City Income Property Market Report Second Half 2007 Is Available For Download

Our commercial advisory firm just released its New York City Income Property Market Report for the second half of...

[Homeownership Guilt] Made Most Of Us Go To HELOC

Make a payment a few days late on a HELOC today and the bank may term it out without...

[Spring Fishing] Getting To The Bottom Of It All

Spring brings optimism to our economic senses, and that’s probably a good thing. Pessimism as it relates to...

Ranked 87th, I’ll Take It

The New York Observer, with it’s new ownership, has devoted the back portion of its publication to real estate...

[Kayak Liquidity] Mortgages Underwater, Or At Least Those With A Pool

In the past week, I took out my sea kayak (SS. Miller Samuel) and boat (dubbed “Mom Said”) for...

[Housing On Fire] Blogoshere Hose-Down, Time Capsule Edition

Periodically, I like to round-up some of my favorite recent blog posts that are housing market/credit/economy related. A...

CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN

Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,345 Common charges: $372 -- Even if your name isn't Charlie,...

TRIBECA

Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,350 Maintenance: $1,588 -- This "inviting" loft on lower Broadway offers...

CARLE PLACE, LI

Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1½ Lot square feet: 8,000 -- It might not be the newest (it was...

CHELSEA

Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,200 Maintenance: $1,147 -- Touted as "a private oasis," this duplex...

MANHASSET, LI

Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 2½ Lot square feet: 15,960 -- A classic Long Island home, this Colonial in...

LOWER EAST SIDE

A century ago, you might have found two or three families squeezed into one tenement apartment along this...

BRONXVILLE, NY

Touted as a "rare opportunity" to live "in a park-like setting," this three-story brick Colonial, on the market...

When We Go, We Always Stop

On the long drive to a weekend place, the same grocery, restaurant or gas station is a comforting pull-off...

Havens | Gold Canyon, Ariz.: Unbeatable Mountain Views and a Slow-Paced Life

Gold Canyon, Ariz., is a peaceful getaway in the shadow of Superstition Mountain.

Your Second Home | Part-Time Options: Ways to Share, and Save

Various options are out there that let regular folks have a piece of the vacation-home pie. And piece is...

Living Here | Private Islands: Grand Isolation

“The only way to get here is by boat, and once you’ve arrived, transportation is by golf cart.” ...

Breaking Ground: The Villas at Amangiri and Palmetto Bay Resort

Luxury residences adjacent to a desert resort in southern Utah, and a beachfront residential development in Belize. ...

In Paris, Owning an Eleventh of an Apartment

Real estate experts say that Americans looking to buy abroad are increasingly exploring group properties.

Collateral Foreclosure Damage for Condo Owners

As foreclosures mount and contributions to building associations shrink, condo owners find themselves nagging each other to pay their...

Tale of two West New Yorks

From the May issue: Development that's remaking pockets of New ...

Tiny apartments … and more

 1. The Web site ApartmentTherapy.com held a contest to find the smallest, coolest homes [NYDN]2. Long Island mansions hit...

Courvoisier pops up in LES

Manhattan pop-up shops are back. The cognac company Courvoisier has teamed up with COMPLEX Media and Jonas Bevacqua, co-founder...

Columbia buying failed Riverdale development

The down real estate market has dealt a major blow to one developer in the Bronx neighborhood of Riverdale....

Thor launches Coney Island's "Summer of Hope"

Thor Equities is bringing rides to some of the Coney Island land it cleared in expectation that the city...

Deals arise on once-famed Sutton Place

The waning prestige of Sutton Place, the Midtown East street where Henry Kissinger and Marilyn Monroe once lived, has...

NYC gets Dutch treat with new condo tower

From the May issue: Next April will mark 400 years since the ...

HL23 - Condos at 515 West 23rd Street

Who said the credit crunch would stem the flow of design driven condo development? Here we take a look...

15 Union Square West - 15 USW

The conversion of the 5-story building at 15 Union Square West into 36 condominium apartments has revealed an 1870...

Jasper - 114 East 32nd Street

Amid all the new condo construction in New York, we're still getting the classic conversions of outmoded office buildings...

Twenty9th Park Madison - 39 East 29th Street

Urban planners might want to make a case study out of the area just north of Madison Square Park...

One Madison Park - 23 East 22nd Street

This strikingly tall and narrow 60-story condo tower is to be known as One Madison Park and will smartly...

Superior Ink Condos - 400 West 12th Street

If only the most well located new condo projects are getting financing in the credit crunch, then Related's Superior...

Introducing the Less Worse Bull Market

"An optimist is the human personification of Spring" - Susan J. Bissonette With Spring in full bloom in the...

Bidding When The Price Is Right

A: A great topic of discussion for the times I think. Let's say that you are a serious and...

Light Week

Another light postings week guys. I am very busy with clients right now and finalizing work on charting/contractor directory...

Room Count: A Shady Science

A: Ever wonder how to actually count the number of rooms a property has? Ever wonder why so many...

Inventory Update: Why The Jump?

A: Because the good folks at Streeteasy.com are doing their job to solve the problem of transparency for Manhattan...

Yield Curve Steepens / Hoenig Hawkish

A: Amazing how things change. Remember late 2006 all the talk about the bond market and the inverted yield...

Credit Markets / Level 3 Rising / Fed Widening Collateral

A: In the post-Bear Stearns era of a saving grace federal reserve, the risk of a systemic crisis shutting...