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the rent is too damn high
Good-Cause Eviction Keeps Dying in Court
Cities across New York tried to put a bandage on their housing crises. Then came the lawsuits.
By
Clio Chang
rich people
Dec. 7, 2022
Libbie Mugrabi Has Mansion Problems
The socialite is facing eviction on the Upper East Side. Her Water Mill compound is an even bigger mess.
By
Clio Chang
elon musk
Dec. 6, 2022
What Is Going on With Twitter’s Horrible Headquarters?
The company’s San Francisco landlord is struggling to refinance. And workers are being invited to sleep in conference rooms.
By
Clio Chang
crypto
Nov. 30, 2022
Now You Can Live in a Crypto Office
A crypto-mining firm’s former Hudson Yards space is marketed as the $19.5 million home of your dreams.
By
Clio Chang
from the archives
Nov. 30, 2022
From the Archives: When Soho Was Imperiled
“Artists came to Soho because it was ignored and cheap. Now it is no longer ignored, and soon it will not be cheap.”
By
Peter Hellman
operators
Nov. 29, 2022
The Messy Real-Estate Fallout From FTX’s Implosion
A running list.
By
Curbed Staff
street fights
Nov. 23, 2022
‘We Were Called Gentrifiers, and We Were Called NIMBYs’
Councilmember Julie Won on how the largest private affordable-housing development in Queens history was won.
By
Bridget Read
developing
Nov. 22, 2022
Margaritaville Was Supposed to Have a Synagogue
And now the developer of the Times Square resort is being sued by the 91-year-old congregation.
By
Clio Chang
celebrity real estate
Nov. 18, 2022
You Can Finally Buy Derek Jeter’s Castle
An $8 million price cut means your time has come.
By
Clio Chang
return to office
Nov. 16, 2022
The Office Is Half-Dead
Or half-alive, depending on how you want to interpret the latest data.
By
Clio Chang
landlords and tenants
Nov. 15, 2022
‘If You Can’t Exclude Someone, Do You Even Own It?’
New York City’s landlords say they’re fighting for life, liberty, and the pursuit of eviction.
By
Molly Osberg
the real estate
Nov. 14, 2022
Ivana Trump’s Townhouse Is Officially for Sale
And it’s overpriced.
By
Kim Velsey
a truly terrific new york listing
Nov. 11, 2022
An Upper East Side Penthouse That Feels Like a Baroque French Manor
Almost every inch of this three-bedroom apartment, with its hand-painted murals, painted columns, and coffered ceilings, has been embellished.
By
Ariel Norling
upstate
Nov. 10, 2022
Tenants in Kingston Just Gave Themselves a Rent Reduction
And landlords are suing.
By
Clio Chang
from the archives
Nov. 9, 2022
From the Archives: We Renovated Our Own Brownstone — It Was a Million Laughs
“When someone asks was it worth it, I say yes, because while my arm didn’t heal properly, the ceiling job is beautiful.”
By
Fred Powledge
the real estate
Nov. 8, 2022
Why These $20 Million Uptown Co-ops Aren’t Selling
“In the past, big money needed co-ops to be accepted and established, But no one needs 740 Park anymore.”
By
Kim Velsey
operators
Nov. 2, 2022
The Mennonite Airbnb Hustler of Upper Manhattan
Konrad Bicher, calling himself “the Wolf of Airbnb,” ran a sublet scheme that made him rich — for a while.
By
James D. Walsh
space
Nov. 1, 2022
We’re Getting Closer to a Martian Housing Market
Nine subterranean caves have been identified as potentially suitable habitats, if you’re into that kind of thing.
By
Clio Chang
second acts
Oct. 28, 2022
What Could Go Wrong With Crypto Island
Just three NFTs can buy you a villa and great offshore-banking access on the site of the Fyre Festival.
By
Bridget Read
from the archives
Oct. 26, 2022
From the Archives: When Williamsburg Became the New Bohemia
A portrait of an artists’ colony in Brooklyn, circa 1992.
By
Brad Gooch
eviction
Oct. 24, 2022
1 Oak Was Evicted
And it apparently came as a surprise.
By
Clio Chang
the hamptons
Oct. 21, 2022
Sag Harbor Worried About Becoming Port Jefferson
And a group of residents is suing over an affordable-housing development.
By
Clio Chang
the real estate
Oct. 21, 2022
‘The Only Reason We Got It Was That I Lied’
In a brutal market, renters are fabricating everything from credit scores to income to employers.
By
Kim Velsey
upstate
Oct. 20, 2022
The Glamping Wars of Woodstock
Local officials are trying to keep the peace as residents go all out against a proposed 77-acre “outdoor resort.”
By
Clio Chang
from the archives
Oct. 19, 2022
From the Archives: When Gentrification Hit the Lower East Side
There goes the neighborhood.
By
Craig Unger
street fights
Oct. 19, 2022
13 Years, 3 Mayors, Countless Community Board Meetings, and Just One Building
The tortured saga of turning a Hell’s Kitchen parking lot into 112 affordable apartment units.
By
Bridget Read
curbed glossary
Oct. 17, 2022
The Helicopter Landlord Lives Downstairs
And wonders if the guy who was over last night is your new boyfriend or just a friend.
By
Clio Chang
hotels
Oct. 17, 2022
The Billionaire Behind New York’s Most Luxe Hotel
Vladislav Doronin’s ambitious, contentious journey from Leningrad to Aman New York.
By
Chris Pomorski
housing
Oct. 14, 2022
‘I Don’t Think Anyone Should Buy Land in Any Metaverse Right Now’
Chatting with Jessica Stocker,
Winter House
’s skeptical virtual real-estate agent.
By
Bridget Read
lawsuits
Oct. 13, 2022
Audrey Gelman and the Wing Are Being Sued for $1.7 Million in Back Rent
That’s a lot of woven apple baskets.
By
Clio Chang
oligarchs
Oct. 12, 2022
12 Gay Street Has a Lot Going On
The quaint brick facade conceals: a Russian oligarch, his just-arrested estate manager who is Helena Bonham-Carter’s cousin, Howdy Doody, and a ghost.
By
Clio Chang
realtor diaries
Oct. 12, 2022
The Kauai Realtor Who’s Hearing a Lot of Rumors About Mark Zuckerberg
“Someone told me she heard he was almost eaten by a shark.”
By
Alyssa Shelasky
the housing market
Oct. 7, 2022
New York City’s Rent and Wage-Growth Gap Hits Record High
We’ve hit another miserable milestone.
By
Clio Chang
mysteries
Oct. 7, 2022
What Happened to the Gramercy Park Hotel?
Everyone’s got a theory.
By
Bridget Read
on the market
Oct. 7, 2022
The Most Hamptons House in the Hamptons Is for Sale
The $150 million estate features a vaguely menacing number of white sofas.
By
Clio Chang
the real estate
Oct. 6, 2022
Is Rupert Murdoch Done With New York?
Or is the 91-year-old just downsizing?
By
Kim Velsey
operators
Oct. 5, 2022
What Real Estate Does Trump Own in NYC Anyway?
Letitia James wants to freeze the family’s business in the state. They sort of beat her to it.
By
Wilfred Chan
the real estate
Sept. 28, 2022
The Tacky Weed Bodega Is Everywhere (for Now)
What has the city’s Kush Rush wrought?
By
Bridget Read
the real estate
Sept. 22, 2022
High Profile Compass Brokers Are Leaving for Elliman
In search of greener pastures, where teams can grow and DocuSign is paid for.
By
Kim Velsey
scammers
Sept. 19, 2022
The Trump Organization Says Kris Jenner–Fronted ‘Business School’ Is Squatting
An elite scammer-versus-scammer situation.
By
Clio Chang
on the market
Sept. 16, 2022
The Central Park Supertall with a $250 Million Penthouse
Extell CEO Gary Barnett is done settling for less!
By
Kim Velsey
on the market
Sept. 14, 2022
Kim Kardashian Is Selling Two of Her Houses
She will keep the other two.
By
Zach Schiffman
return to office
Sept. 9, 2022
Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Offices Win the Amenity Wars
Two Trees is betting that you won’t hate the neighborhood, the commute, or the work space itself.
By
Kim Velsey
the real estate
Sept. 8, 2022
Unsellable Soho Loft Now Comes With an NFT
Fine, we’ll take it.
By
Zach Schiffman
on the market
Sept. 2, 2022
The House That Yankee Candle Built
Featuring two “car barns,” four tennis courts, and an indoor water park.
By
Zach Schiffman
housing
Sept. 1, 2022
Landlords Are Trying to Make ‘Tenantsplaining’ a Thing
Our housing providers are having a little fun.
By
Clio Chang
the real estate
Sept. 1, 2022
‘Emotionally Paralyzed’ New York Home Buyers Are Backing Out of Contracts
Worried about rising interest rates, buyers are making offers but not closing sales.
By
Kim Velsey
surge pricing
Sept. 1, 2022
The Outer-Borough Bidding Wars Are Here
Brokers on receiving 100 emails a day and getting messages while in labor.
By
Wilfred Chan
evictions
Aug. 30, 2022
The West Village ‘Nightmare Share’ Is Over
The “grifter” accused of squatting in an Airbnb rental for three years has been evicted.
By
Bridget Read
housing
Aug. 29, 2022
A Woman in the Bronx Fell Through Her Bathroom Floor
A new addition to your list of tenant nightmares.
By
Clio Chang
bad landlords
Aug. 25, 2022
‘He’s Kicking Me Out Because My Daughter Wouldn’t Sleep With Him.’
A housing lawyer on how often landlords insert “sexual clauses” in leases.
By
Bridget Read
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