Manhattan

If you're aiming for a condo high above Midtown's famous Billionaires' Row at 252 East 57th Street, you'll already be expecting a certain level of living; this four-bedroom home delivers, with dazzling views, top-tier amenities (like a pool and spa), and room for memorable events. There's even a terrace tucked away off the living room, so you and your guests can experience Manhattan's iconic skyline beneath the open sky. Asking $9,995,000, the sprawling residence adds some unexpected curves for standout appeal.
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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

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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$10.25M Chelsea condo atop Shigeru Ban’s Metal Shutter Houses is everything a penthouse should be

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October 16, 2025

$10.25M Chelsea condo atop Shigeru Ban’s Metal Shutter Houses is everything a penthouse should be

The Metal Shutter Houses condo building at 524 West 19th Street, designed in 2008 by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban, is a standout among the stars of west Chelsea's glittering "architecture alley." The penthouse unit is the brightest star in this constellation, consisting of two floors of indoor space with several terraces and a huge roof deck. The home's most eye-catching feature is a 20-foot glass wall that pivots skyward to reveal a spacious dining terrace. Asking $10,250,000, the penthouse features interiors by AD 100 designer Andre Mellone of Studio Mellone that complement Empire State Building views.
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MTA unveils tribute to late Zabar’s owner at 79th Street subway station

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October 15, 2025

MTA unveils tribute to late Zabar’s owner at 79th Street subway station

The subway station at 79th Street now honors an Upper West Side icon. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled a tribute to Saul Zabar, the owner of the famed Zabar's deli, who passed away last week at the age of 97. The agency has put up vinyl posters of Zabar in his signature white coat along the 1 train platform. The deli recently collaborated with the MTA to celebrate the subway’s 120th anniversary and Zabar’s 90th birthday.
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This $3.75M co-op is an architect-designed masterpiece in a classic Village loft

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October 15, 2025

This $3.75M co-op is an architect-designed masterpiece in a classic Village loft

Loft proportions give this Village apartment at 35 East 10th Street a head start in life, with tall ceilings and gracefully arched windows overlooking the downtown Manhattan street scene below. Masterfully designed interiors, courtesy of AD 100 design firm RP Miller, give this two-bedroom home star power. Asking $3,750,000, this pre-war co-op is a showcase of stellar design trends that not only stand out but also stand the test of time.
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Asking $6.35M, this restored 1804 Tribeca townhouse is one of the last remaining homes from the period

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October 15, 2025

Asking $6.35M, this restored 1804 Tribeca townhouse is one of the last remaining homes from the period

If you're strolling past the corner of Harrison and Greenwich Streets in Tribeca, you're likely to notice a row of nine landmarked Federal-style homes with private gardens; the nine homes are a rare group of survivors from the early 1800s. On the market for the first time in 35 years, the row house at 25 Harrison Street, asking $6,350,000, occupies a prime corner spot.
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The kitchen in this $1.53M Murray Hill co-op is like a ray of sunshine

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October 9, 2025

The kitchen in this $1.53M Murray Hill co-op is like a ray of sunshine

This classic pre-war co-op at Goodhue House at 20 East 35th Street epitomizes elegant Manhattan living. Asking $1,530,000, the ninth-floor corner apartment gets views of Madison Avenue and the city skyline. Within are graciously-sized rooms with architectural details like beamed ceilings and parquet tile flooring. The home's current owner is events producer/designer Kate Edmonds, explaining its bright and lively design details.
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‘Humans of New York’ photo exhibit takes over Grand Central

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October 8, 2025

‘Humans of New York’ photo exhibit takes over Grand Central

One of the most famous photography projects in the world has taken over Grand Central Terminal. This week, Brandon Stanton of "Humans of New York," the long-running online portrait series featuring the stories of everyday New Yorkers, opened the installation "Dear New York," a sweeping "love letter" to the city. The exhibit includes 50-foot-tall photographs from the Humans of New York portfolio displayed across the terminal, including the main concourse, the subway station, Vanderbilt Hall, and 150 digital screens. The two-week installation is on view through October 19.
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Midtown office tower to become 107 studio apartments, first major conversion under rezoning

Streetview of 29 West 35th Street, © Google 2025

October 8, 2025

Midtown office tower to become 107 studio apartments, first major conversion under rezoning

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

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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Andrew Rannells lists his Chelsea triplex with a terrace for $2.4M

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October 6, 2025

Andrew Rannells lists his Chelsea triplex with a terrace for $2.4M

Andrew Rannells, prolific Broadway actor and star of HBO's "Girls," is selling his Chelsea triplex. As first reported by the New York Times, Rannells paid $2.1 million for the home in 2018. Now asking $2,395,000, the renovated co-op, built in 1900, sits on a pretty Chelsea block at 443 West 24th Street, surrounded by similar historic homes. Within are three bedrooms and plenty of entertaining space, including a spacious terrace.
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Upscale event venue to be first tenant at Chelsea’s redeveloped Terminal Warehouse

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October 6, 2025

Upscale event venue to be first tenant at Chelsea’s redeveloped Terminal Warehouse

Chelsea’s landmarked Terminal Warehouse, a nearly 135-year-old building recently transformed into a commercial and events space, has officially landed its first tenant. Convene Hospitality Group signed a 50,000-square-foot lease for a three-level luxury event space, "The Mallory," named after George Mallory, the architect of the original building in 1891. Located in the building's northwest corner at 12th Avenue and West 28th Street, and accessed via the warehouse's famed tunnel, the venue will have space for up to 550 guests and include a reception lounge with a 25-foot bar, a grand event hall, special suites, and a gallery with movable walls.
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Architecture And Design

Corlears Hook Bridge, amphitheater, and new sports fields reopen at East River Park

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October 3, 2025

Corlears Hook Bridge, amphitheater, and new sports fields reopen at East River Park

City officials last weekend celebrated the reopening of the Corlears Hook Bridge, amphitheater, and restored sports field at East River Park. The reopening is part of the broader East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) initiative, which is elevating and rebuilding the park to protect the Lower East Side from rising sea levels. In May, the park’s south end reopened after closing in 2021, with new picnic and barbecue areas, a passive lawn, six tennis courts, two basketball courts, a nature exploration area, and a multi-use area.
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October 2, 2025

Pre-war warmth meets polished loft lines in this $4.25M Village co-op

Tall ceilings, exposed columns, and open spaces frame this corner co-op at 250 Mercer Street with the bones of a classic loft; warm wood floors, plaster walls, and a gracious layout are in keeping with the 1890 building's pre-war elegance. Configured to offer two bedrooms and a home office, the 2,000-square-foot co-op can be reimagined to accommodate a third bedroom. Asking $4,250,000, this downtown residence adds corner views to its list of covetable attributes.
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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

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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1,600-foot-tall office tower 350 Park Avenue gets unanimous City Council approval

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October 2, 2025

1,600-foot-tall office tower 350 Park Avenue gets unanimous City Council approval

Billionaire Ken Griffin’s proposed 1,600-foot office tower at 350 Park Avenue will be built after the City Council unanimously approved the building last week. The Council voted 48-0 to approve the 62-story supertall building developed by Vornado Realty Trust, Citadel, and Rudin Management and designed by Norman Foster's Foster + Partners. The tower will deliver 1.8 million square feet of office space anchored by Griffin’s Citadel and Citadel Securities, plus a new public concourse. The huge building will rise 200 feet taller than JPMorgan Chase’s headquarters at 270 Park Avenue, also designed by Foster + Partners.
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October 1, 2025

IKEA to open small-format store in Soho

Soho is getting an IKEA. The Scandinavian furniture retailer purchased a six-story commercial building at 529 Broadway from billionaire Jeff Sutton’s firm, Wharton Properties, for $213 million, according to property records. Ingka Group, which owns most IKEA stores worldwide, plans to open a 25,000-square-foot store on the building’s first and second floors, as The Real Deal first reported, continuing its push for smaller-format locations.
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September 30, 2025

A loft-sized Harlem studio in a former school asks $599K

This nearly 800-square-foot condo in the landmarked P.S. 90 at 220 West 148th Street in Hamilton Heights has the size and proportions of a classic loft. Asking $599,000, the pre-war studio has enough square footage to carve out zones for living, sleeping, and working; 12.5-foot ceilings further give the illusion of abundant space.
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Time Out Market Union Square. Credit: Noah Fecks

September 29, 2025

Time Out Market opens in Union Square

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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Adams targets city-owned sites in Williamsburg and East Harlem for 1,700 homes

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September 25, 2025

Adams targets city-owned sites in Williamsburg and East Harlem for 1,700 homes

Two city-owned sites could be redeveloped into at least 1,700 new homes. Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said the city will issue requests for proposals for 900 homes at 390 Kent Avenue, one of the last underutilized waterfront sites in Williamsburg, and 800 homes at 1880 First Avenue in East Harlem, currently a parking lot for NYC Health + Hospitals. The two properties were identified through an executive order Adams signed in August 2024, directing city agencies to determine if housing could be built on any properties they owned.
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For $14.5M, Gilded Age opulence in a designer’s Upper East Side mansion the size of a country estate

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September 25, 2025

For $14.5M, Gilded Age opulence in a designer’s Upper East Side mansion the size of a country estate

The Queen Anne–style townhouse at 134 East 71st Street, just off Park Avenue, has a covetable address; between its 14 rooms over six floors, above-it-all roof deck, elevator, and grand facade, the deluxe address is well-deserved. Gilded Age grandeur continues inside, where Park Avenue style is very much in evidence courtesy of the home's owner, acclaimed interior designer Charlotte Moss.
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For $4M, East Village living, penthouse-style

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September 24, 2025

For $4M, East Village living, penthouse-style

We may think of East Village living as quirky tenement flats or new, shiny towers, but this classic loft at 325 Bowery combines neighborhood charms with a penthouse aesthetic. Asking $4 million, the three-bedroom duplex has the rare bonus of a private roof deck with dazzling downtown views. The 2,121-square-foot loft is the topmost of only two residences in a converted 1900s building.
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This $585K Village studio makes a fine pied-à-terre in a fabulous neighborhood

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September 23, 2025

This $585K Village studio makes a fine pied-à-terre in a fabulous neighborhood

This compact West Village co-op in the Halloran, a converted loft building at 9 Barrow Street, might be quite a find for someone seeking a downtown hideaway. Asking $585,000, the renovated studio has maintained its elegant pre-war charm in the form of wood beams and barrel-vaulted brick ceilings; a modern renovation has conferred efficiency in the form of a Murphy bed and a compact, capable kitchen.
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Sabrina Carpenter buys Tribeca penthouse for $9.95M

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September 23, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter buys Tribeca penthouse for $9.95M

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter is the latest celebrity to scoop up a home in a Tribeca landmark. The singer-songwriter paid $9,950,000 for a duplex penthouse at 108 Leonard Street, as first reported by The Real Deal. Designed in the 1890s by McKim, Mead & White, the Beaux-Arts building served as the headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Company and has been recently restored by Jeffrey Beers International and converted into luxury condos. Carpenter, who is currently touring behind her new album "Man's Best Friend," bought the home from Cassandra Grey, founder of beauty brand Violet Grey.
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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

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