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The best new apartment buildings near Prospect Park

Photo of Prospect Park by Steven Pisano on Flickr

November 17, 2025

The best new apartment buildings near Prospect Park

With its 585 acres of woodlands, waterways, and meadows, Prospect Park is a serene escape in the heart of Brooklyn. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the 1860s, the public park is one of Brooklyn's most beautiful places to wander and connect with nature. As more renters and buyers prioritize access to green space, new residential developments have been popping up in neighborhoods around the park. For those looking to live near Brooklyn's Backyard, we rounded up the best new apartment buildings located within a mile of Prospect Park.
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Adams to designate Elizabeth Street Garden as official NYC park to block housing project

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November 13, 2025

Adams to designate Elizabeth Street Garden as official NYC park to block housing project

By Devin Gannon

To prevent Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani from turning Nolita's Elizabeth Street Garden into senior housing as first intended over a decade ago, Mayor Eric Adams is designating the one-acre green space as official city parkland. As first reported by Gothamist, Adams is transferring ownership of the lot to the Parks Department, which would require any development on the site to be approved by the state legislature. The move comes less than two months before Mamdani, who said he would build affordable housing at the site, takes office.
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Policy

Harlem’s parade of lights kicks off the holiday season in NYC

Photo credit: 125th Street BID

November 12, 2025

Harlem’s parade of lights kicks off the holiday season in NYC

By Devin Gannon

While Macy's may get all the credit, the holiday season really kicks off in Harlem. On November 18, the 125th Street Business Improvement District will host its annual Harlem Holiday Lights celebration, the only holiday lights parade in New York City. A procession of dazzling illuminated floats will travel throughout the neighborhood, with designated watch parties along the route offering hot drinks, music, toys for children, games, and more holiday cheer.
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Events & Things To Do

World’s highest duplex lists for $128M at Central Park Tower

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November 11, 2025

World’s highest duplex lists for $128M at Central Park Tower

By Devin Gannon

Want to live above it all? A duplex apartment on the 127th and 128th floors of Central Park Tower hit the market this week for $128,000,000. Situated 1,300 feet above ground, the palatial Billionaires' Row pad is considered the highest duplex in the world. If the home fetches the asking price, it would become New York City's fifth most expensive sale ever.
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Trump’s childhood home in Queens back on the market for $2.3M after gut renovation

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November 10, 2025

Trump’s childhood home in Queens back on the market for $2.3M after gut renovation

By Devin Gannon

Like the East Wing of the White House, Donald Trump's childhood home is unrecognizable after a gut renovation. While not quite bulldozed, the Tudor-style property in Jamaica Estates, Queens, where the president lived until he was four, was totally rebuilt after a burst water pipe led to mold all over the home, which has been vacant except for a colony of feral cats. After selling for $835,000 earlier this year, the home at 85-15 Wareham Place is now back on the market for $2,300,000.
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500-unit high-rise coming to Surf Avenue as first phase of Coney Island West plan

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October 29, 2025

500-unit high-rise coming to Surf Avenue as first phase of Coney Island West plan

By Devin Gannon

The city this week revealed details for the first housing project under the Coney Island West development plan. Rybak Development will build a $350 million 28-story mixed-use tower with over 500 apartments on a city-owned parking lot on Surf Avenue, between West 21st and West 22nd Streets. The development of "Parcel A" kicks off Mayor Eric Adams' vision for this section of the neighborhood, west of the amusement district, which includes 1,500 new homes, new retail, and upgrades to the boardwalk and streetscape.
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For $825K, a sweet South Slope co-op near Prospect Park

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October 23, 2025

For $825K, a sweet South Slope co-op near Prospect Park

By Devin Gannon

Asking $825,000, this cozy two-bedroom apartment at 411 15th Street in South Slope sits just a block from Prospect Park, straddling the more high-end neighborhood to the north and quaint, suburban-like Windsor Terrace to the east. While compact, the co-op has a well-configured layout, outdoor space, and a lovely location.
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October 20, 2025

City halts 34th Street busway after threats from Trump

By Devin Gannon

New York City halted a plan to add a busway to Manhattan's 34th Street after the Trump administration threatened to withhold federal funding for other projects. Unveiled by the city's Department of Transportation in May, the project adds a dedicated bus lane for a 1.1-mile stretch of the busy corridor, from Third to Ninth Avenues, as a way to speed up notoriously slow bus service. Last week, Federal Highway Administration Administrator Sean McMaster said the agency had several concerns with the busway, including the absence of a plan "to accommodate truckers" and "maintain access for emergency vehicles."
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Prada plans Fifth Avenue skyscraper with ultra-luxury apartments

Streetview of 720-725 Fifth Avenue © Google 2025

October 17, 2025

Prada plans Fifth Avenue skyscraper with ultra-luxury apartments

By Devin Gannon

Prada is teaming up with Related to build a mixed-use skyscraper at 720-724 Fifth Avenue, with a store on the ground level and office space and luxury apartments above, as first reported by Commercial Observer. The building may be attached to the Aman New York, a 26-story hotel-condo next door, and share the gilded tower's flashy amenities.
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Barbara Corcoran sells UES penthouse $1.5M over ask

Photography by Melanie Greene, Greenehouse NYC for The Corcoran Group

October 10, 2025

Barbara Corcoran sells UES penthouse $1.5M over ask

By Devin Gannon

Barbara Corcoran has sold her Upper East Side penthouse for $1.5 million over the asking price. The real estate pro and "Shark Tank" star first listed the home for $12 million in May. After reportedly finding a buyer in one day, the Central Park-facing co-op at 1158 Fifth Avenue closed this week for $13.5 million, as Realtor.com first reported.
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Midtown office tower to become 107 studio apartments, first major conversion under rezoning

By Devin Gannon

An underutilized Midtown office building is set to become over 100 studio apartments in its next life. Infinite Global Real Estate and Buttonwood Development, in partnership with 400 Capital Management, have acquired 29 West 35th Street, with plans to turn the 12-story tower into a rental building. The project marks the first major office-to-residential conversion in the neighborhood following the Midtown South rezoning, approved by the City Council this summer.
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Latest Midtown office conversion to bring nearly 450 apartments near Bryant Park

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October 7, 2025

Latest Midtown office conversion to bring nearly 450 apartments near Bryant Park

By Devin Gannon

Midtown's office-to-residential conversion boom continues. Developer Vanbarton Group announced last week it had acquired the building at 6 East 43rd Street after securing a $300 million loan from Brookfield. Vanbarton plans to convert the 27-story tower, known as the Emigrant Savings Bank building, into 441 apartments, including 111 affordable units.
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MTA memorabilia pop-up shop returns this month

Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashinhoto on Flickr

October 6, 2025

MTA memorabilia pop-up shop returns this month

By Devin Gannon

Calling all transit buffs! The MTA is once again hosting a sale of used subway system items at its Memorabilia and Collectibles Pop-Up Shop. For two days only, on October 16 and 17, purchase (or just admire) "perfectly imperfect" items, like subway signs, vintage tokens, benches, doors, and other fixtures.
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Flatiron Building condos will have enormous great rooms, unique layouts, and prices from $10.95M

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October 2, 2025

Flatiron Building condos will have enormous great rooms, unique layouts, and prices from $10.95M

By Devin Gannon

More details have been revealed for one of New York City's most anticipated new developments. The Flatiron Building at 175 Fifth Avenue is being converted to condominiums after over a century as a commercial property. With the offering plan officially accepted by the New York State Attorney General's office last month, new information on prices, floor plans, and amenity spaces is now public. In the offering, apartments at the 22-story landmarked Beaux-Arts tower start at $10,950,000 for a three-bedroom, with the most expensive listed at $50 million for a five-bedroom.
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Trump withholds $18B for Second Avenue subway, Gateway tunnel projects

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October 1, 2025

Trump withholds $18B for Second Avenue subway, Gateway tunnel projects

By Devin Gannon

President Donald Trump's administration announced it is withholding $18 billion for two critical New York City infrastructure projects, the Second Avenue Subway and the Hudson River Gateway Tunnel, citing the state's "unconstitutional DEI principles." In a statement, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said funds for the two projects are frozen until the department can review what it calls "discriminatory, unconstitutional contracting processes." The move from Trump came hours after the federal government shutdown.
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Policy

Mott Haven NYCHA building partially collapses

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October 1, 2025

Mott Haven NYCHA building partially collapses

By Devin Gannon

A high-rise public housing building in Mott Haven partially collapsed on Wednesday morning. The Fire Department arrived at the scene just after 8 a.m. to find the incinerator shaft at 205 Alexander Avenue, a 20-story tower that is part of NYCHA's Mitchel Houses, had collapsed. Officials said the incident is tied to the chimney connected to the boiler, but an investigation remains underway. No injuries were reported.
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NYC homeowners can now apply to build basement, backyard apartments

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September 30, 2025

NYC homeowners can now apply to build basement, backyard apartments

By Devin Gannon

New York City homeowners can now apply to add basement, attic, and backyard apartments to their existing properties. On Tuesday, the city launched an applications portal for ancillary dwelling units (ADUs) at one- and two-family homes across the five boroughs, a key part of Mayor Eric Adams' City of Yes housing plan that passed last year. Adams also announced the "ADU For You" program to provide guidance and resources, including design help, to homeowners building ADUs.
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Time Out Market Union Square. Credit: Noah Fecks

September 29, 2025

Time Out Market opens in Union Square

By Devin Gannon

New York City's newest food hall debuted in Union Square last week. Time Out Market opened on the ground floor of 124 East 14th Street, an office building and tech hub known as Zero Irving. Smaller than Time Out Market's Dumbo location, the 10,000-square-foot Manhattan market features seven kitchens, a full-service bar, an outdoor terrace, a stage for performances, and an impressive vendor line-up, including Patty Palace by James Beard Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi, Kebabwala by Unapologtic Foods, pastries from Chef Daniel Boulud’s Épicerie Boulud, and more.
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A guide to Archtober, NYC’s architecture and design festival

Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Photo credit: Demian Neufeld

September 24, 2025

A guide to Archtober, NYC’s architecture and design festival

By Devin Gannon

New York City's annual architecture and design festival returns next month. Now in its 15th year, Archtober, organized by the Center for Architecture along with more than 80 partners, celebrates the cityscape with behind-the-scenes tours, special exhibitions, panels, and events throughout October. This year's theme, "Shared Spaces," invites participants to rethink how we "move, connect, and live together" in New York.
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Freedom Plaza river view looking east. Courtesy of Negativ

September 22, 2025

Casino next to the United Nations will not move forward

By Devin Gannon

Freedom Plaza, the Soloviev Group's plan to bring a mixed-use development with a gaming facility on a vacant lot next to the United Nations, was rejected by the community advisory committee (CAC) on Monday. Since casinos pitched for Hell's Kitchen and Times Square also failed to advance last week, Manhattan won't be getting a casino after all, with the five bids remaining for the three downstate licenses are in the outer boroughs and Westchester.
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The Met unveils large-scale animal sculptures honoring Indigenous culture and the natural world

Portrait of Jeffrey Gibson by Eileen Travell; Jeffrey Gibson (American, born 1972). Installation view of “they plan and prepare for the future fvni / sa lo li/squirrel” for The Genesis Facade Commission: Jeffrey Gibson, “The Animal Therefore I Am,” 2025. Courtesy the artist, Silicon bronze with patina finish. Image credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photo by Eugenia Burnett Tinsley

September 18, 2025

The Met unveils large-scale animal sculptures honoring Indigenous culture and the natural world

By Devin Gannon

Four large-scale bronze sculptures depicting animals have been installed outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Created by artist Jeffrey Gibson, the installation, titled "The Animal That Therefore I Am," has become a part of the museum's iconic Fifth Avenue neoclassical exterior as the 2025 Genesis Facade Commission. The 10-foot sculptures reference animals(a hawk, a squirrel, a coyote, and a deer) that are significant to Indigenous culture and also live in Central Park and the Hudson Valley.
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Events & Things To Do

LIRR strike avoided for now after unions ask Trump to intervene

Photo by Marc A. Hermann / MTA on Flickr

September 15, 2025

LIRR strike avoided for now after unions ask Trump to intervene

By Devin Gannon

A strike on the Long Island Rail Road has been avoided, at least temporarily. Unions representing thousands of railroad workers announced on Monday a request to the Trump administration to create an emergency board to help reach a deal with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority over wage increases. A strike, the first on the LIRR since 1994, was approved for this Thursday, but the request to form the panel, called a Presidential Emergency Board, delays the walkout by several months.
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Ai Weiwei unveils new Roosevelt Island installation, ‘Camouflage’

Ai Weiwei, “Camouflage,” 2025. Exterior view of installation. FDR Four Freedoms State Park. Image Credit: Andy Romer Photography. Courtesy of Four Freedoms Park Conservancy

September 11, 2025

Ai Weiwei unveils new Roosevelt Island installation, ‘Camouflage’

By Devin Gannon

An installation by renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei opened on Roosevelt Island this week. "Camouflage" takes over all 3.5 acres of FDR Four Freedoms State Park and includes an open architectural structure draped with camouflage netting, creating a shelter over the bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The work, Ai's first in New York City since 2017, coincides with the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly and the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The artwork is free to visit, but timed-entry tickets are recommended.
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Asking $5.5M, this dramatic duplex in Sutton Place feels like a museum

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September 10, 2025

Asking $5.5M, this dramatic duplex in Sutton Place feels like a museum

By Devin Gannon

Coffered ceilings, columns, and casement windows add dramatic elegance to this Sutton Place duplex co-op. On the market for $5,495,000, the three-bedroom home at 322 East 57th Street, one of Manhattan's most coveted pre-war co-ops, has a grand living space that feels like a museum, with gilded furniture and decor, 18-foot ceilings, and a marble fireplace.
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Design for ‘floating’ 79th Street Boat Basin dock house gets final approval

All renderings courtesy of Architecture Research Office

September 8, 2025

Design for ‘floating’ 79th Street Boat Basin dock house gets final approval

By Devin Gannon

More than 10 years after Hurricane Sandy extensively damaged the Upper West Side's 79th Street Boat Basin and its dock house, and three years after it was temporarily closed, the city is moving forward with a replacement facility. The Public Design Commission last month voted to approve the design for the reconstruction of the boat basin and the new dock house by Architecture Research Office (ARO). The planned one-story building appears to float over the Hudson River, with nine columns supporting the structure above the dock, chamfered corners to allow for better views, and a stainless steel facade that reflects the surrounding water and sky.
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