http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives TREGNY in the Press Archives Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:49:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:44:19 -0500 After some pessimism in April and a little more optimism  in May, the rental market (well, the landlord side of it) seems to have settled into cautious cheerfulness as the summer winds down. Or at least, that's how the folks at The Real Estate Group New York are feeling. This ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/08/24/manhattans-rental-market-now-cautiously-optimistic-for-fall/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:52:48 -0500     ASTORIA—Astoria's Piano Factory condos went rental, so what in the neighborhood is actually selling? According to reps for the building, the 36-unit Plaza 21 at 23-01 21st Avenue  is half sold. Maybe Queens buyers hate classical music? Plaza 21 also has that new Astoria look that's so, uh, popular these ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/08/23/astoria-sales-update-maintenance-blues-in-beekman-co-op/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:56:06 -0500   In this On the market, Good Day New York's Christal Young looks at three local properties between $300,000 and $350,000. She goes inside a Colonial in Wood-Ridge New Jersey. Then she compares it to a 1-bedroom in a new construction building on Gates Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, and a ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/07/22/on-the-market-300k-350k/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:06:09 -0500     Bad news for college grads moving to Manhattan: You can't live here for under $1,300. The Real Estate Group of New York's latest Manhattan Rental Market Report went live on Tuesday morning, and it shows rents in July ticking up. That's reassuring for landlords and worrisome for first-time renters. Your friends ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/07/20/renter-woes-the-end-of-free-months-and-fake-walls/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:03:32 -0500   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. [caption ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/07/15/the-fall-of-temporary-apartment-walls/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:13:44 -0500   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., ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/24/gates-keeper/   Location: 315 Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant Size: 72 units Prices: Prices begin at $195,000 for a studio Architect: Karl Fischer (with interiors by Durukan Design) Developer: Select Holding Corp. Sales & Marketing: The Developers Group/TREGNY Lowdown: Straight from the mind of Karl Fischer to the Bed-Stuy/Clinton Hill DMZ is 315 Gates. The building gets the Post ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/24/is-bed-stuys-315-gates-nycs-cheapest-new-development/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:22:14 -0500   Bed-Stuy Blog.com I’ll be the first one to admit that I was a little sad to see them demolish the building that once stood on the corner of Gates and Bedford, because I thought it was a beautiful building and I had secretly hoped that it would be restored. These days ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/23/315-gates-merges-luxury-with-affordability/ Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:07:08 -0500 By William Alden   "People always ask about the development across the street," broker Kevin Ferrara said, gesturing toward an empty lot out the window of a first-floor condo at 29 South Third Street in Williamsburg. "So I'm going to tell you." The lot, overgrown with weeds and rimmed by a chain-link fence ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/21/hipsters-as-marketing-material-billyburgs-condos-confront-the-incredulous/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:19:22 -0500 By Amanda Fung Despite years of community opposition over its size, a financial crisis that briefly threatened to halve its height, and falling debris that rendered neighboring streets hazardous, the city's tallest residential spire will officially open its doors in about six months. And after all that, the 867-foot Beekman Tower is ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/14/new-rental-tower-fills-tall-order/ Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:32:18 -0500   516 West 47th Street At 703 square feet, this apartment is plenty spacious for a one-bedroom, and the kitchen’s renovated. But in warmer weather, you’ll want to do your entertaining in the 500-square-foot patio, with its ample perennial border. Broker: Robert Beacham, the Real Estate Group of New York. $850,000 http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/07/go-outside/ Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:58:10 -0500     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 ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/04/out-of-sight/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:17:34 -0500   EVERYONE has heard a nightmare story of a newbie in Manhattan’s crazed rental market: the crooked brokers, the bait-and-switch online advertisements, the cajoling landlords, the thousands of dollars spent — and sometimes lost — in deposits.   As the power of the market turns once again to favor landlords and their gatekeepers, ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/03/how-to-be-a-brainy-renter/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:51:43 -0500 Flatiron $1.65 million 1200 Broadway 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 1,750 sf co-op loft in an elevator building (Gilsey House); unit has renovated kitchen and bathroom and washer/dryer; building has storage; maintenance $2,349 per month; 50 percent tax-deductible; asking price $1.749 million; 12 weeks on the market. (Brokers: Robert Beacham, The Real Estate Group of NY; ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/02/residential-deals-manhattan/    In New York, springtime usually means a flood of fresh-faced college graduates ready to start their first job and live together in their first rental apartment. Last year, much to the dismay of many brokers, that flood was more like a trickle, thanks to the recession. Now, with the economy improving, ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/02/welcoming-back-graduates-at-least-some-of-them/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:08:34 -0500   David Behin, a part-owner of new development marketing firm the Developers Group, was understandably concerned when the real estate market crashed two years ago. With condo sales stalled and few new projects getting built, he was suddenly nervous about the future of the seven-year-old company, not to mention supporting his family. "I ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/06/01/firms-change-up-roles-adjusting-to-life-after-new-development/ Thu, 27 May 2010 19:06:40 -0500   [caption id="attachment_2097" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Apartments at 302 Columbus Avenue, the old J.M. Horton Ice Cream Company building"][/caption] Throughout the city, rents have been rising gradually, and fewer apartments are sitting empty. But the Upper West Side rental market is a mixed picture, according to a rental market report released today by ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/05/27/still-rental-deals-to-be-found-on-the-upper-west-side/ Thu, 20 May 2010 19:07:19 -0500  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, ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/05/20/meet-the-rents/ Tue, 11 May 2010 19:57:57 -0500      For all the flack it gets, Williamsburg is still a hot place to live -- at the right price. But even developers and brokers, perennial optimists even during real estate's darkest hours, seemed a bit surprised by a recent spike in activity at some new buildings. Northside Piers, the 450-unit waterfront ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/05/11/williamsburg-condo-boom-has-gone-bust/ Wed, 05 May 2010 21:10:01 -0500     THE government program that allows qualified people to buy homes with very little money down is gaining traction in New York. The loans, offered through the Federal Housing Administration and available since 1934, provided 1 percent of the home loans in the region in 2007, but the number jumped to around ... http://www.tregny.com/content/press_archives/2010/05/05/demand-grows-for-fha-mortgages/