Celeb stalkers rejoice! While you've been hard at work following the real estate happenings of all New York-based celebs, you can't possibly follow everyone's every move. Fortunately, the good people at Rentenna have just made your life a whole lot eas... »
Adam Leitman Bailey strode into the lobby of his lower Manhattan law firm dressed in a dark blue suit and blue shirt, his extended cuffs all but dangling from his jacket. No sartorial misstep, Mr. Bailey would explain. The cuffs protruded noticeably be... »
When Kim Guadagno heard that the media and publishing giant Pearson was relocating from its longtime headquarters in Upper Saddle River, N.J., the first thing she recalled was a promise she had made. Ms. Guadagno, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and s... »
Record stop-and-frisks draw outcry. [NY Times, Journal] Trump Place fire injures 11, and one in LES evacuated NYU dorm. [Crain's, NY Post] More on the transformation of the Verizon monolith downtown. [NY Times] Chelsea market poll shows support for exp... »
The real estate developer and investor Daniel Brodsky is in negotiations to buy the Desmond Tutu Center, a conference and hotel facility owned by the General Theological Seminary in Chelsea. The Desmond Tutu Center. Named in honor of retired bishop Des... »
Courtney Love Somewhere, a West Village landlord is popping champagne. Courtney Love, the terror of West 10th street, has packed up and moved out, the Daily News reports. Although Ms. Love won a legal battle against the owners of the townhouse at 250 ... »
Priced out here, move here. [NY Times] Occupy! Peace in WSP, arrests downtown, partying in the Burg. [Journal, Times, Daily News] A $16 million combo at 15 USW sets a record? [Real Deal] A puppy-induced suicide, and is the condo board to blame? [BrickU... »
SoHo design store Moss, known for its bracingly white walls and shelves, and the exotic contemporary furniture it sells for substantial sums, announced that it will close its doors at 150 Green Street. Owners Murray Moss and Franklin Getchell told The ... »
Manhattan 1906, in the throws of a boom. Last week, The Observer learned with the help of Rutgers economics professor Jason Barr that the reason for the development of Midtown apart from Lower Manhattan, and the skyscrapers both possess, had nothing to... »
Sacred ground. (Architizer) It's official—well, almost—the West Village will be getting an AIDS memorial. After opening the design competition November, the AIDS Memorial Park received 475 entries from architects, designers and gardeners the world over... »
All smiles. (PMcM) Earlier this afternoon, a die-hard group of developers, activists and real estate enthusiasts gathered at the New York Department of City Planning for a much anticipated meeting. In a brief meeting, the controversial Rudin developmen... »
Last night, The Observer happened to be strolling around the East Village. From the free-range organic leather goods to trendy speakeasy boites, the East Village retail has visibly gentrified. But what about the residential side? With more tenements th... »
No Soho. (Hotel Chatter) Blame the bad spirits. Or maybe it was the economy. Or living next door to the Holland Tunnel. Or the fact you couldn't actually live there because it was not a condo—that would violate city zoning for a manufacturing district—... »
The view from Mars 2112. Here’s a rare morsel of good news for the sniveling “old New York” die-hards who still bemoan McHale’s closing and curse Rudy Guiliani’s name: it appears Times Square has lost one of its more Disneyland-ish elements. “Mars 2112... »
It's Christmas day for Foursquare! Except in place of being visited by Ol' St. Nick, the location-based social networking phenom was visited by a fast-working team of architects and builders, leaving them with their brand new office space at 568 Broadw... »
