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The Year REBNY Tried to Get Cool
And the real power players left early.
By
Kim Velsey
and
Clio Chang
under a million
Mar. 1, 2022
A $375,000 Sunset Park One-Bedroom and a Brooklyn Heights Cul-de-sac Two-Bedroom
This week’s roundup also includes a Prospect Heights corner two-bedroom with at least one window on all four sides.
By
Jenny Xie
long island
Mar. 1, 2022
A Brief History of Glen Cove’s Very Own Alleged Spy Hub
The Russian-owned mansion at the center of geopolitical (and beach pass) disputes.
By
Clio Chang
a truly terrific new york listing
Feb. 25, 2022
A Perfectly 1989 ‘Barbie House’ in Mill Basin
Glass blocks and formica built-ins are everywhere.
By
Jenny Xie
bad bosses
Feb. 23, 2022
Employer Promises Just 0.08* Deaths in a Year If Their Office Reopens
*If everyone returns and is between the ages of 30 and 49 and is vaccinated.
By
Clio Chang
sweatpants city
Feb. 23, 2022
Eric Adams Hates Remote Work So Much
Now he’s making fun of your pajamas.
By
Clio Chang
surge pricing
Feb. 18, 2022
85 Appointments, 600 Inquiries, and the Bid That Finally Won Out
The bidding wars behind three especially popular apartment rentals.
By
Jenny Xie
shady deals
Feb. 17, 2022
Checking Out the Scene at Paul Manafort’s Foreclosure Auction
Featuring a surprising number of people in wraparound sunglasses.
By
Molly Osberg
under a million
Feb. 16, 2022
A $399,000 Park Slope Studio and a Sprawling Jackson Heights 3-Bedroom
This week’s roundup also includes a Gramercy Park one-bedroom with dark-stained hardwood floors throughout.
By
Jenny Xie
boom time
Feb. 15, 2022
Despite $405 Million Write-Down, Zillow Is Just Fine
iBuying debacle aside, it turns out that it’s hard to screw up in this real-estate market.
By
Kim Velsey
divorce
Feb. 14, 2022
Inside the Drama (and Possible Curse) of This Real-Estate Billionaire’s Divorce
Blame the Chrysler Building?
By
Clio Chang
dream homes
Feb. 14, 2022
Barbie’s Mortgage-Backed Offer Wouldn’t Have Won Her the Dreamhouse
A Realtor weighs in.
By
Clio Chang
a truly terrific new york listing
Feb. 11, 2022
An Extremely Quaint Kitchen in an Upper West Side Classic 7
It comes with a rolling library ladder — for easy access to cookie jars.
By
Jenny Xie
smells
Feb. 11, 2022
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Montecito Neighborhood Smells Bad
Meghan and Harry haven’t commented yet.
By
Clio Chang
the real estate
Feb. 10, 2022
Local Building to Be Constructed for Wealthy
The West Village was supposed to get 500 units of affordable housing. Instead, it’s mostly superluxury and Google.
By
Kim Velsey
bad landlords
Feb. 10, 2022
Landlord Scammers Invented Fake Tenants in Rent Grift
And are walking away without a fine.
By
Clio Chang
under a million
Feb. 8, 2022
A $450K Kips Bay One-Bedroom and a Carroll Gardens Spot With a Private Roof Deck
This week’s picks also include a Ditmas Park two-bedroom with a built-in home office.
By
Jenny Xie
the real estate
Feb. 4, 2022
Jeff Zucker Is Hardly the First to Have an In-Building Affair
New York’s long history of keeping wives and mistresses apart in the elevator.
By
Kim Velsey
gone upstate
Feb. 4, 2022
A 193-Acre Zoo Is Up For Grabs in the Catskills
It comes with a six-bedroom inn fashioned out of the old giraffe house.
By
Jenny Xie
celebrity watching
Feb. 3, 2022
Gwyneth Paltrow Has At Least Two Ruth Asawa Knockoffs
One looked real enough to fool
Architectural Digest
’s editors.
By
Willy Blackmore
bad landlords
Feb. 2, 2022
Can New York Really Ban a Nightmare Landlord From Real Estate?
Yes, and Raphael Toledano learned that the hard way.
By
Caroline Spivack
under a million
Feb. 1, 2022
A $450K Park Slope Fixer-upper and an Upper East Side Loft Condo
This week’s roundup also includes an Upper West Side one-bedroom with a renovated open kitchen and decorative fireplace.
By
Jenny Xie
the real estate
Feb. 1, 2022
In Praise of Shared Toilets
A communal restroom in the hallway? It’s not the end of the world.
By
Kim Velsey
still standing
Jan. 28, 2022
A 1740 Connecticut House With a Wall-Sized Hearth
It’s a rare old house that comes completely updated while still looking thoroughly 18th-century.
By
Jenny Xie
the real estate
Jan. 27, 2022
What Do All the Brokers Headed to Ryan Serhant’s Firm Want?
TV fame? Or just someone who will show them how to make a better video walkthrough?
By
Kim Velsey
hotels
Jan. 27, 2022
Turns Out the Standard Hotel Was Literally Falling Apart
Many
of the gray panels that frame the building’s distinctive windows were improperly installed.
By
Caroline Spivack
under a million
Jan. 25, 2022
A $475K West Village Studio and a Cobble Hill One-Bedroom Condo
This week’s picks also include an East Village two-bedroom with an industrial-style open kitchen.
By
Jenny Xie
the real estate
Jan. 24, 2022
Brown Harris Stevens, NYC’s Whitest-Shoe Brokerage, Is Taking TikTok Workshops
Real-estate TikTok sensation Madison Sutton is joining the firm.
By
Kim Velsey
a truly terrific new york listing
Jan. 21, 2022
A Sprawling Prewar Apartment in Brooklyn Heights on the Market After 30 Years
The ceilings are high, the rooms are big, and the layout just makes sense.
By
Jenny Xie
under a million
Jan. 13, 2022
A $249K Forest Hills Alcove Studio and a Beekman Prewar One-Bedroom
This week’s picks also include a Chelsea one-bedroom with a decorative fireplace.
By
Jenny Xie
castles
Jan. 7, 2022
A Newly Renovated Connecticut Castle on 275 Acres
Gargoyles, a grotto garden, and “little goodies at every turn.”
By
Jenny Xie
the real estate
Jan. 7, 2022
Kushner and Kloss Have Klosed on Puck Building Penthouse
They bought it (at a nice discount) from Kushner’s own family business.
By
Kim Velsey
under a million
Jan. 4, 2022
A $520K East Village One-Bedroom and an Inwood Three-Bedroom Duplex
Plus a Brooklyn Heights one-bedroom with original stained glass and a gut-renovated kitchen .
By
Jenny Xie
gone upstate
Dec. 28, 2021
One of the Most Popular Upstate Airbnbs Is Now on the Market
The Barn at Tivoli has a woodburning stove that has been called “a real treat.”
By
Jenny Xie
rich people
Dec. 20, 2021
And Just Like That, Peloton CEO Buys Big East Hampton Estate
It’s worth about a dozen times as much as the place he’s selling.
By
Kim Velsey
developing
Dec. 14, 2021
The Site Chosen by Elizabeth Street Garden Supporters Gets Affordable Housing
But that doesn’t mean the garden will stay.
By
Kim Velsey
under a million
Dec. 13, 2021
A $575K Soho Studio and an East Village One-Bedroom With Beamed Ceilings
Plus an Upper West Side two-bedroom with a 24-foot-long living room.
By
Jenny Xie
developing
Dec. 10, 2021
If This Deal Is Any Guide, New York Rents Aren’t Going to Calm Down Anytime Soon
The buyers of the American Copper Buildings are betting on the numbers rising and rising some more.
By
Kim Velsey
rich people
Dec. 8, 2021
Does
Succession
Sell Mansions and Luxury Condos?
The real life of the Roys’ real estate.
By
Kim Velsey
developing
Dec. 6, 2021
Architects Agree: The Buildings Around the High Line Are Terrible
The black hole of starchitecture.
By
Kim Velsey
under a million
Nov. 23, 2021
A $399K Chelsea Studio and a Floor-Through Two-Bedroom in Crown Heights
Plus a Brooklyn Heights one-bedroom with a large private roof-deck.
By
Jenny Xie
royals
Nov. 19, 2021
What We Know About Princess Mako’s Strikingly Mundane Hell’s Kitchen Apartment
We weren’t expecting her first spot to have ballrooms and gilded ceilings, but 525 West 52nd Street is a bit blander than one might expect.
By
Jenny Xie
under the gavel
Nov. 15, 2021
Everything We Know About the Immense, Messy Macklowe Art Auction
$600 million worth of Giacomettis, Picassos, de Koonings, and more; one really messy divorce.
By
Kim Velsey
under a million
Nov. 12, 2021
A $675K West Village One-Bedroom and a 1,750-Square-Foot Riverdale Apartment
Plus a Lower East Side one-bedroom with a built-in home office.
By
Jenny Xie
just browsing
Nov. 10, 2021
Architect Frederick Tang’s Week in Zillow Saves
“I have hundreds of saved listings just sitting in there. It’s like collecting trading cards.”
By
Jenny Xie
state of hotels
Nov. 5, 2021
The Standard Hotel Could Be Facing Foreclosure
All that nightlife doesn’t necessarily fill the rooms.
By
Kim Velsey
automation
Nov. 4, 2021
Why Did So Many Homeowners Sell to Zillow This Summer? Because It Overpaid.
The algorithm got overoptimistic, and the company is abandoning iBuying to save itself.
By
Kim Velsey
celebrity real estate
Oct. 29, 2021
Why Won’t These Celebrity Homes Sell Even in This Overheated Market?
A handful of languishing celebrity homes have continued to…well, languish. We took it upon ourselves to figure out why.
By
Jenny Xie
selling
Oct. 29, 2021
The Last of the Bespoke Brokers
After Warburg’s sale to Coldwell Banker, the business is almost all behemoths, with a few boutiques hanging on.
By
Kim Velsey
the real estate
Oct. 21, 2021
Psychoanalyzing the Housing Frenzy With Redfin’s CEO
The emotional and financial stakes of buying a home have never been higher.
By
Joshua Hunt
just browsing
Oct. 20, 2021
Author Danielle Prescod’s Week in Zillow Saves
“In New Orleans, I don’t have a car, so I’m always walking. That means I’ve gotten obsessed with certain buildings.”
By
Jenny Xie
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