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The Fall of Temporary Apartment Walls

 
AFTER graduating from Duke University this spring, Karan Sabharwal landed a job in finance in New York City. He had a plan to make Manhattan living affordable.
He would lease a nice one-bedroom apartment, convert it to a two-bedroom space with a temporary wall and split the rent with a friend.
But when he went to check [...]

Gates Keeper

 
The brand-new $200,000 luxury condo still lives in Brooklyn!
In fact, the unit is even cheaper — it’s actually $195,000. Yes, the condo is small (a 435-square-foot studio) and the building is in Bed-Stuy (well, it’s close to Clinton Hill). But this is the jaw-dropping starting price at 315 Gates Ave., a 72-unit building designed by [...]

Out of Sight

 
 
It was a rough winter for Conan O’Brien, but things are a lot sunnier now. After collecting $32 million in his NBC exit deal, he got a new late show on TBS. His comedy tour has been a sold-out smash. And, oh yeah, he just sold his plush duplex overlooking Central Park.
“Conan O’Brien’s apartment that [...]

Meet The Rents

 The picture is changing but rental deals are still out there

The buzz among rental brokers and developers is that after two years of shaky rents, the market is finally recovering. Rents are rising! Activity is up!
In fact, there are plenty of Manhattan buildings renting at a much faster clip.
Scott Walsh, director of market research at [...]

Houses of the Week: Midtown East $619,000

Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 825 Maintenance: $1,333
Easily convertible to a two-bedroom, this junior four (in a full-service co-op on East 55th Street near Second Avenue) features brand-new hardwood floors, custom bookshelves and an updated stainless-steel kitchen. And the unobstructed views of the Chrysler Building don’t hurt, either. Agents: Ari LeFauve and Nikki Adamo, [...]

Bed-Stuy Condo Now 50% Sold

 
Only 14 of 29 Remain Unsold
By Linda Collins
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — A new residential condominium in Bedford-Stuyvesant has received Federal Housing Administration (FHA) approval, leading to the sale of more than 50 percent of the units.
Closings are underway at the building, at 111 Monroe St., between Franklin and Bedford avenues, which launched sales just eight [...]

Welcome to Queens. Please Stay Awhile.

 
 QUEENS PLAZA has the distinction of being the gateway to Queens, a traveler’s first sight after alighting from Manhattan via the Queensboro Bridge. But that is not to say it has always been a sparkling example of a hospitable welcome.
For a long time the reputation of this industrial part of Long Island City owed more [...]

Upper West Side Rents Creeping Back Up

After months of steadily declining rents on the Upper West Side, it appears the tide may be turning. A rental market report released Tuesday shows an increase in prices across the board for rental apartments on the Upper West Side.

Normality in the World of Manhattan Real Estate

The Real Estate Group of New York has released its latest batch of Manhattan market statistics: rents have seen a slight increase, it seems, but so have vacancies. The mean rent for a non-doorman one-bedroom is now $2,595.

One Costly Condo

IN the contest for Brooklyn’s priciest condo, a Brooklyn Heights triplex with sweeping Manhattan and harbor views has just taken the prize, with an $8.495 million sale price.