Real Estate Trends

Model and Kardashian friend Gigi Hadid checks out an apartment on the East Side. [NYDN] Greenpoint Landing broke ground today. The half-mile, 22-acre stretch along the East River will include 1,400 affordable housing units, a new 640-seat public school, and four acres of resilient public green space along the waterfront. [6sqft inbox] Why it’s a renter’s market and […]

Susan Brown, Mayor Bloomberg’s ex-wife, is asking $11.7M for her NoHo penthouse. [NYDN] China’s wealthiest man just purchased 28,100 acres of land in the Adirondacks for $23M. [NYDN] Poor whites tend to live in wealthier neighborhoods than do middle class blacks and Latinos, a new study reveals. [Washington Post] The New York City Economic Development Corp […]

Mike Myers ups the ante on his penthouse listing, adding another unit and a few extra million dollars to the price tag. [Curbed] South Street Seaport is one of the nation’s most endangered historic places. [Crain’s] The developer of the Rheingold Brewery site in Bushwick is allegedly trying to nix including any affordable housing. [DNA […]

50 West is officially 50 percent sold. [50 West; listings] The city’s real estate boom has meant super-sized checks for real estate execs. [Crain’s] The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat have named their picks for the four best skyscrapers of 2015. [ArchDaily] How much demand really exists for super luxury condos? [TRD] Greenwich […]

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alvaro Siza’s first NYC project will be a luxury condo tower. [Dezeen] There are 13,532 licensed brokers in New York City, the highest in 15 years. [Crain’s] Homeownership is still far out of reach for minorities in the city. [NYDN] Photos of rich dogs hanging out in fancy homes you’ll never be able […]

Harry Styles checked out a $3.9M condo in Tribeca. [NYP] “Harlem’s oldest townhouse” might have a brand new owner moving in. [Curbed] An UWS co-op is arguing that their “dog racism” policy is really for the residents’ own good. [DNA Info] A study from the Design Trust for Public Space has found that almost 700 miles […]

East of Village, Hudson Heights, Greenwich Village North… What’s the reasoning behind changing and creating new neighborhood names? [Medium] Can new zoning keep chain stores at bay in the East Village? [Gothamist] How to spot neighborhoods that are next to hit it big. [Washington Post] What to look for in a contractor. [Brick Underground] Chelsea, formerly “Greenwich […]

An Upper West Side co-op wants to use dog DNA tests as a way to keep unfavorable breeds out of their building. [DNA Info] Developer Michael Shvo said to be eyeing the $120M townhouse trio. [NYP] Inside a mysterious cottage sitting atop an East Village building. [Curbed] Bloomberg is making a $100 million donation to the Cornell […]

Extell has launched sales at 70 Charlton Street. [6sqft inbox] Forest City Ratner unveils “The Bridge at Cornell Tech,” a new incubator located at the heart of Cornell Tech’s campus on Roosevelt Island designed by WEISS/MANFREDI. [6sqft inbox] The world’s tallest ‘Passive House’ building also broke ground at the campus. [NYT] The rezoning of Midtown East continues to move […]

“Brooklyn is not going through a boom as much as it’s swinging back to what it always should have been worth.” I.e. expect rents in the borough to remain obscene. [Gothamist] Hedge funder Steven A. Cohen has de-listed his $82M apartment, claiming his brokers failed to do their job. [NYDN] More renderings inside Jean Nouvel’s MoMA […]