The “office-market collapse caused by WFH” is believed to have lasted less than 72 hours. But it certainly stirred up what Scott Rechler, CEO of RXR Realty, called a “firestorm,” showing just how much the industry is on edge. The Financial Times reported last week That Rechler planned to “give back the keys” to his … Read more
Harlem City Council member Kristin Jordan Richardson has gone silent on developer Bruce Teitelbaum’s new proposal to build One45, a $700 million apartment project at Lenox Avenue at West 145th Street. Richardson’s office told us she was “working on a statement” to respond, but did not know when it would be ready. richardson famously refused … Read more
Emmy Award-winning actress Ellen Barkin’s Greenwich Village townhouse — an 1841 Greek Revival charmer added by the late Louvre pyramid starchitect IM Pei — sold for $11 million, according to city property records. Barkin’s residence, at 153 W. 12th St., was sold by a trust. The trustee, Blaine Lourd, is a money manager and the … Read more
This is a dream home – as any buyer would be mortified to pay that price. A century-old clapboard duplex in Jamaica, Queens, is currently on the market for an eye-catching $15 million. Luxe amenities include 1.5 baths, three bedrooms, a rusticated chain-link fence, and an eat-in kitchen. It is nestled in a neighborhood that … Read more
It sounds fishy. Recently, a astonished TikToker found that taking care of a pet fish can reduce his monthly budget. In a viral tiktok which has over 60,000 views, Missouri woman, who goes @nicr__ Online, it was hard to find anything to say about the fees a Kansas City landlord was charging for a tiny … Read more
Last month units in the big city ran at half their normal speed. According to New Douglas Elliman and Miller Samuel DataThe Manhattan condo and co-op markets were sluggish in January, both down about half compared to the same month a year ago. Specifically, the report noted that 186 condo contracts were signed in January … Read more
This tiny kingdom is looking for a new master to take it to pastures new. After deciding the renovation would be too much work, a Wichita, Kansas, couple is giving their backyard a fort-shaped prefab diner. Bargain Price? No cost – but the new owner will have to come and move it, which means the … Read more
rising rent already closed Most famous were the music shops that extended to West 48th Street – and which were frequented by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones. But now, left with limited options, Roberto Winds – one of the last nearby music stores in the neighborhood that has withstood the test … Read more
Silence is golden – until you find yourself in the quietest room in the world. In 2015, Microsoft made it what it is now Guinness Book of World Records As the quietest place on the planet. Known as an anechoic chamber at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, an “ultra-sensitive test” conducted in 2015 gave … Read more
six months after say “I do” to Ben AffleckJennifer Lopez is saying goodbye to her Bel-Air, California home of six years. Lopez, 53, bought the extravagant French-style nine-bedroom, 13-bathroom pad in 2016 for $28 million. It is now asking $42.5 million for the sale, its listing brokerage told the Post. wall street journal first reported … Read more