Tag: manhattan
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Robert A.M. Stern’s Personal Apartment Hits the Market
In a city built on bold ideas and bigger personalities, it’s rare to get a window into how one of its most influential architects actually lived – but that’s what makes the former home of Robert A. M. Stern is so compelling. His Upper East Side apartment at The Chatham has come to market, a…
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Young New Development Group Leads Sales at 175 East 82nd Street as New Rendering Is Revealed
A new rendering has been unveiled for 175 East 82nd Street, a 39-story condominium tower rising in the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side—offering a fresh look at what is set to become one of the neighborhood’s most prominent new residential developments. Designed by CetraRuddy Architecture and developed by Douglaston Development, the 478-foot tower…
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Why Manhattan Luxury Sales Are Rising Even as Prices Ease
Luxury Sales Are Rising, So Why Are Prices Easing? Manhattan’s ultra-luxury market has been sending an interesting signal: transaction activity is rising sharply, even as pricing at the top end has softened. Transactions above $10 million reportedly rose 43% year-over-year, even as median pricing in the segment declined. At first glance, those trends may seem…
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The Line: Economic Growth Picked up in 1Q26
Today, we have the latest on GDP and PCE from the BEA. If you know what all those letters mean you’re either an economist or read this column every week. Welcome to the three-letter edition of The Line. Economic Growth Picked up in 1Q26 Gross domestic product, which is the value of all the goods and services produced in the US, rose…
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BHS Earns Three Awards at REBNY’s 37th Annual Deal of the Year Awards
The Real Estate Board of New York’s 37th Annual Residential Deal of the Year Benefit & Awards brought together the city’s brokerage community at Guastavino’s to recognize standout deals and industry leadership. For Brown Harris Stevens, the evening resulted in three awards across leadership and sales. CEO Bess Freedman received the Henry Forster Memorial Award…
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Hotel Living: Check-In, Stay Forever
The best hotels have a way of making you rethink your entire routine. I could live here.Not for a weekend. Actually live here. These homes make that possible. It’s a different kind of luxury, where life is at your fingertips. It’s about trading errands for elevators. A haircut, a facial, dinner at a two-Michelin-star Jean-Georges…
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Pet Peeves: The Wild, Wonderful & Occasionally Wacky World of NYC Pet Policies
The idea for this piece began with a recent sale I had on the Upper East Side. While the buyer’s dog was not classified as an “aggressive” breed, he exceeded the building’s weight limit. Does the board do a weigh-in? Would a pet owner ever consider not moving because of pet policy restrictions? In New…
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Bess Freedman: Private Listing Networks are the Dark Pools of Real Estate
In a sharply argued piece for Inman News, CEO Bess Freedman draws a direct parallel between private listing networks and Wall Street’s “dark pools,” warning that the growing trend is fundamentally at odds with how real estate is supposed to function. Her core argument is simple: real estate works best when it’s transparent—and private networks…
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Scandinavian Elegance Meets Downtown Brooklyn Living at BellTel Lofts
In a city as relentlessly fast-paced as New York, homes that seamlessly balance elevated design with genuine comfort are few and far between. Residence 14D at 365 Bridge Street manages exactly that: a thoughtfully reimagined prewar loft in Downtown Brooklyn that recently caught the attention of Architectural Digest. Offered for $1,675,000 and represented by Emilia…
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What the Proposed Pied-à-Terre Tax Could Mean for NYC Real Estate
A Proposed Pied-à-Terre Tax: What Could It Mean for NYC Real Estate? A newly proposed pied-à-terre tax is once again raising questions about how public policy can shape New York City real estate, particularly at the luxury end of the market. The proposal would impose an additional tax on certain non-primary residences above a high value…