For New Yorkers, 2021 was a year of ups and downs, from the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and the gradual reopening of our beloved city to the return of mask mandates and canceled events. Throughout, though, 6sqft readers stayed informed on all things Covid, real estate news, and fun things to do, while celebrating the opening of new public green space, sky-high observation decks, and unique apartments for sale. Ahead, discover the most read 6sqft stories of 2021, from a first look at the offshore park Little Island to a listing for a condo in the real-life “Arconia” from Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building.
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Like it was for everyone, 2020 was challenging for team 6sqft. We started working from home, we stopped being out and about in our beloved city, and we shifted our coverage to keep our readers up-to-date on the ever-evolving pandemic. But there were also a lot of silver linings. We helped our fellow New Yorkers get the info they needed, while also providing a welcome escape through our cool listings column and upbeat guides. Ahead, see which stories you read the most this year, from tracking COVID cases and antibody rates by zip code to outdoor dining and hiking guides to celebrity real estate and a castle for sale.
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As we wrap up 2018, 6sqft is taking a look back at the top stories of the past 12 months in topics like apartment tours, new developments, real estate trends, and history. From a behind-the-scenes tour of Williamsburg’s abandoned oil tanks to a sneak peek at Amazon’s new Long Island City home to a look back at how Native American ironworkers built the NYC skyline, these are the stories that readers couldn’t get enough of.
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As we wrap up 2017, 6sqft is taking a look back at the top stories of the past 12 months in topics like apartment tours, celebrity real estate, new developments, transportation proposals, and history. From a look inside a 150-square-foot tiny apartment to new renderings of the Moynihan Station train hall to a look back at the gritty Meatpacking District of the ’80s and ’90s, these are the stories that readers couldn’t get enough of.
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- 1920s Hudson Heights cliffside ‘Pumpkin House’ chops price to $4.25M
- Buy this entire 62-acre ghost town in Connecticut for just $1.9M
- Map: Where to watch the Macy’s fireworks this July 4th
- FIRST LOOK: See inside Penn Station’s brand new West End Concourse
- PHOTOS: First steel column installed at 1401-foot One Vanderbilt, NYC’s second-tallest skyscraper
- David Rockefeller’s historic Upper East Side mansion lists for $32.5M
- My 408sqft: A Tudor City historian lives maximally in a micro-studio using furniture on wheels
- Construction to finally begin on the new Penn Station – see new renderings!
- The history behind 42nd Street’s lost Airlines Terminal Building
- New details revealed for Upper West Side’s starchitect-studded Waterline Square
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- The Urban Lens: Travel back to the gritty Meatpacking District of the ’80s and ’90s
- After a bidding war, Diane Kruger unloads super-stylish East Village pad for $1.1M
- The history behind the iconic NYC Anthora coffee cups
- Landmarks approves plans to disassemble RKO Keith’s Flushing Theater’s historic interiors
- The Campbell Apartment: Grand Central Terminal’s historic ‘secret’ bar reopens
- To ease Penn Station woes, a new plan calls for a transit hub in Sunnyside, Queens
- Alec Baldwin sells Eldorado apartment for $1.25M
- Apply for 34 affordable units in Long Island City’s new Watermark tower, from $908/month
- 87 mixed-income apartments up for grabs at new Mott Haven rental The Graham, from $386/month
- REVEALED: Early studies of David Adjaye’s Wall Street Tower, his first skyscraper in NYC
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1. Manhattan’s last intact Gilded Age mansion can be yours for $50M
2. My 1400sqft: Inside creative couple Molly Young and Teddy Blanks’ perfectly outfitted Williamsburg loft
3. First look at Domino Sugar Factory’s 11-acre park and waterfront esplanade
4. Ari Onassis’ former Sutton Place townhouse hits the market for $30M
5. 100-year-old New Jersey ‘castle’ with 58 rooms hits the market for $48M
6. My 360sqft: Realtor Michael Miarecki brings calming beach vibes and clever storage to the Upper East Side
7. INTERVIEW: Paula Scher on designing the brands of New York’s most beloved institutions
8. Robert A.M. Stern will lead the transformation of the historic Belnord into condos
9. ‘How I Met Your Mother’ actress Cobie Smulders lists Battery Park City condo for $4M
10. Why is New York City called the Big Apple?
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March’s 10 Most-Read Stories
- New rendering for the Sheepshead Bay condo that’s the tallest residential building in South Brooklyn
- The 10 best plants for apartment dwellers
- Exciting new details emerge for the TWA Terminal hotel
- Oiio’s ‘Big Bend’ proposal for Billionaires’ Row would be the world’s longest building
- The Urban Lens: Inside McSorley’s Old Ale House, NYC’s oldest bar
- My 150sqft: Architect-turned-actor Anthony Triolo shows us his custom-designed tiny apartment
- Lottery opens for historic brownstone-replacing apartments in Harlem, from $659/month
- How Aaron Burr gave the city a faulty system of wooden water mains
- Philip Johnson’s Rockefeller Guest House, a ‘secret’ modernist gem on Manhattan’s east side
- Live in a hip DUMBO warehouse conversion for $895/month, lottery opening at 181 Front Street
This Week’s Features
- 15 indoor air-purifying plants for your apartment or home
- From the Westside Cowboys to the Oreo cookie: 10 Secrets of Chelsea Market
- Zaha Hadid’s unknown, unbuilt and celebrated projects in New York City
- Art Nerd New York’s top event picks for the week – 3/30-4/5
- The Urban Lens: Explore the history of human communication through 100 Barclay’s ceiling murals
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Images: “Big Bend” via Oiio Studio (L); by Evan Joseph for 100 Barclay
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February’s 10 Most-Read Stories
- NYC’s top 10 wealthiest ZIP codes will surprise you
- ‘The Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah buys a $10M Stella Tower penthouse
- VIDEO: How a man lives and works in a 78-square-foot Hell’s Kitchen ‘studio’
- Hamptons home prices sag as luxury buyers head to hipper Hudson Valley
- New Stuyvesant Town lottery opens for middle-income units from $2,805/month
- Concert pianist Inon Barnatan looks to unload his Harlem loft for $2.25 million
- Kirsten Dunst’s vintage-cool Soho penthouse returns for $5M
- Win this Catskills cabin with a 200-word essay
- Oldest home in Brooklyn Heights is on the market for $6.65M
- J.P. Morgan’s 120-year-old ‘Great Camp Uncas’ in the Adirondack wilderness reduced to $2.7M
This Week’s Features
- 9 artsy and inexpensive DIY ideas for decorating a rental
- My 680sqft: A staging professional mixes family heirlooms and eclectic finds in a modern Harlem condo
- How Aaron Burr gave the city a faulty system of wooden water mains
- Women’s History Month began in New York in 1909 to honor the city’s garment workers’ strike
- Art Nerd New York’s top event picks for Armory Arts Week 2017
- The Urban Lens: Fernando Paz puts a skateboard in the hands of aloof New Yorkers
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January’s 10 Most-Read Stories
- Cuomo announces 750-mile Empire State Trail, a continuous trail connecting NYC to Canada
- My 600sqft: Journalist Alexandra King turns a schlumpy Park Slope rental into a stunning boho-chic pad
- Lottery opens for 44 affordable senior apartments on Staten Island’s Stapleton waterfront
- Built in Poland and shipped in pieces, NYC’s biggest modular hotel project is 55 percent complete
- Own Frank Lloyd Wright’s horseshoe-shaped ‘Tirranna’ home in New Canaan, CT for $8M
- REVEALED: $10 billion overhaul announced for JFK Airport – see new renderings
- Lottery opens for 63 affordable units at former Bushwick convent, starting at $519/month
- Eli Manning buys $8M beachfront mansion in the Hamptons
- 7 tips for soundproofing a noisy apartment
- Live in ODA’s new Crown Heights rental from $845/month, lottery opening for 24 units
This Week’s Features
- Health and high-rise living: Is higher healthier?
- 7 easy ways to feng shui your apartment
- Art Nerd New York’s Top Event Picks for the Week – 1/26-2/1
- The Urban Lens: Inside the Village East Cinema, one of NY’s last surviving ‘Yiddish Rialto’ theaters
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Images: Alexandra King’s Park Slope rental by Erin Kestenbaum exclusively for 6sqft (L); Frank Lloyd Wright’s Tirranna home via Houlihan Lawrence (R)
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