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NYC Council approves Jamaica rezoning, paving the way for 12,000 new homes

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October 31, 2025

NYC Council approves Jamaica rezoning, paving the way for 12,000 new homes

Nearly 12,000 new homes are coming to Jamaica, Queens, following the City Council’s approval of the neighborhood’s transformative rezoning on Wednesday. The Jamaica Neighborhood Plan updates zoning rules across 230 blocks of the transit-rich area, paving the way for thousands of new homes—roughly 4,000 of which would be permanently affordable. The plan, which includes the largest mapping of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) in the city, will also add two million square feet of commercial space, create more than 7,000 jobs, and deliver $400 million in infrastructure upgrades.
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This $18.5M penthouse is Village living on a luxury level

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October 31, 2025

This $18.5M penthouse is Village living on a luxury level

By Michelle Cohen

The Greenwich at 65 West 13th Street may be the perfect example of the homes you'll find in 21st-century Greenwich Village, a one-time bohemian enclave known more for colorful street life than pricey penthouses. Asking $18.5 million, this dazzling duplex atop a curve-cornered pre-war loft building offers a private rooftop terrace from which to survey the surrounding neighborhood, and a sprawling terrace for dining and dancing 12 stories above it.
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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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This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree hails from upstate NY

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October 27, 2025

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree hails from upstate NY

By Aaron Ginsburg

The towering spruce that will serve as this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, standing at the heart of New York City's holiday celebrations, has been revealed. Found upstate in East Greenbush, the 75-foot-tall tree will be cut down on Thursday, November 6, and make its journey to Manhattan, arriving on Saturday, November 8. After it’s adorned with tens of thousands of twinkling lights and crowned with its iconic Swarovski star, the annual tree lighting ceremony will take place on Wednesday, December 3.
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Events & Things To Do

October 22, 2025

NYC wants to redesign Chinatown’s chaotic Chatham Square

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York City has a plan to redesign Chinatown's notoriously chaotic Chatham Square as a safer and more welcoming pedestrian space. The Department of Transportation (DOT) on Tuesday released new renderings of the proposal, which would significantly expand pedestrian areas, simplify the complex intersection, and improve safety for both pedestrians and drivers. The plan also introduces more trees and greenery, including upgrades to Kimlau Square, the park at the center of Chatham Square.
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Village Halloween Parade. Photo by Steven Pisano on Flickr

October 21, 2025

NYC’s best Halloween events

By Aaron Ginsburg

From the famous Village Halloween Parade to festive celebrations at the iconic cultural institutions and museums to neighborhood trick-or-treating and over-the-top costume parties, New York City is one of the best places to celebrate spooky season. Ahead, discover some of the best Halloween happenings across the five boroughs this year.
festive frights, ahead

Events & Things To Do

JPMorgan opens soaring 60-story NYC headquarters at 270 Park Avenue

Skyline view of JPMorganChase’s world headquarters in New York City. Photo credit: Max Touhey for JPMorganChase.

October 21, 2025

JPMorgan opens soaring 60-story NYC headquarters at 270 Park Avenue

By Aaron Ginsburg

JPMorganChase’s massive Midtown East headquarters, the tallest all-electric skyscraper in New York City, is now open. Designed by Norman Foster's Foster + Partners, the 1,400-foot-tall building at 270 Park Avenue can accommodate 10,000 employees across 2.5 million square feet of workspace. Rising 60 stories, the $3 billion skyscraper features a striking “fan-column” design that rises about 80 feet above street level and provides 2.5 times more outdoor space than its predecessor.
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Architecture And Design

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

By Michelle Cohen

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

By Michelle Cohen

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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Pacific Park gets new developers and $12M for affordable housing

Barclays Center & Pacific Park in 2020. Photo by CityLimitsJunction via WikiCommons

October 9, 2025

Pacific Park gets new developers and $12M for affordable housing

By Aaron Ginsburg

Pacific Park, Brooklyn’s years-long stalled megadevelopment, could finally move forward after securing new funding and a fresh development team. This week, Cirrus Real Estate and LCOR acquired the development rights to six Brooklyn rail yard sites at a foreclosure auction, after Greenland USA, the project’s former developer, defaulted on nearly $350 million in loans, as first reported by The Real Deal. The new developers have also contributed $12 million to an affordable housing fund, compensating for penalties that were not enforced against Greenland USA for failing to complete 876 affordable apartments by May 2025. The move represents a significant step forward for the project, which was launched more than two decades ago.
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October 7, 2025

The best design tours to book during Archtober 2025

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York City's annual Archtober festival, which celebrates the city’s defining architecture, has returned for its 15th year. This year’s theme, "Shared Spaces," invites participants to rethink how New Yorkers “move, connect, and live together.” As part of the festival, Archtober’s Building of the Day series lets visitors embark on architect-led tours of featured projects across all five boroughs. Ahead, discover a selection of tours not to be missed, from the transformation of Chelsea’s historic Terminal Warehouse to the nation’s largest office-to-residential conversion in the Financial District.
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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

By Michelle Cohen

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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NYC announces nearly 140 car-free Halloween events

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October 6, 2025

NYC announces nearly 140 car-free Halloween events

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York City's Halloween open streets program returns for another record-breaking season, with nearly 140 participating locations over two weeks. On Monday, Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced the "Trick-or-Streets" program, which will close streets, plazas, and other corridors across the five boroughs to vehicles, opening the spaces for spooky (and safe) festivities from October 17 through 31.
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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

By Aaron Ginsburg

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

This $8M Dumbo condo with a private rooftop spa embodies penthouse living

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October 3, 2025

This $8M Dumbo condo with a private rooftop spa embodies penthouse living

By Michelle Cohen

Occupying the entire top floor of one of Dumbo's original loft conversions at 168 Plymouth Street, this iconic penthouse has everything a New York City trophy home should offer. With more than 3,000 square feet of interior living space, the three-bedroom condo, asking $7,995,000, is mansion-sized, but no suburban estate could match the sweeping Manhattan skyline, East River, and Manhattan Bridge views framed in its floor-to-ceiling windows. Two private terraces add outdoor living to the list of peerless penthouse perks.
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Sunset Park rental with bike storage hub opens lottery for 48 apartments, from $649/month

Credit: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

October 3, 2025

Sunset Park rental with bike storage hub opens lottery for 48 apartments, from $649/month

By Aaron Ginsburg

A housing lottery launched this week for 48 mixed-income apartments at a new mixed-use development in Sunset Park. Rising 14 stories at 201 25th Street, One Sunset offers contemporary residences and amenities, including New York City’s first secure indoor bike storage hub. New Yorkers earning 30, 60, and 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, with rents ranging from $649 to $3,640/month for one-bedrooms, $762 to $1,715/month for two-bedrooms, and $1,963/month for three-bedroom apartments.
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Affordable Housing

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October 2, 2025

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

By Michelle Cohen

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

350 Park Avenue © DBOX for Foster + Partners

October 2, 2025

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

By Aaron Ginsburg

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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Yonkers and Jamaica casino proposals advance

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September 26, 2025

Yonkers and Jamaica casino proposals advance

By Aaron Ginsburg

After several high-profile New York City casino proposals were rejected this month, two bids, in Queens and Yonkers, have advanced in the approval process. On Thursday, Resorts World NYC in Jamaica and MGM Empire City in Yonkers won unanimous approval from community advisory committees, sending the proposals to the state board. Both bids aim to convert existing gaming facilities into full-scale casinos, unlike other remaining plans, such as those in the Bronx and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, which include entirely new developments.
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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

By Aaron Ginsburg

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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NYC on track to complete more than 50,000 new homes this year

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September 24, 2025

NYC on track to complete more than 50,000 new homes this year

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York City is on pace to complete 50,000 new homes this year, according to newly released data from the Department of City Planning. In the first half of 2025, developers completed 25,674 residential units, putting the city on track to meet the 50,000 homes needed per year to reach Mayor Eric Adams' "moonshot" goal of 500,000 new homes over the next decade. As first spotted by Crain's, the projected total would far exceed last year’s 34,000 units, which marked the highest number of new homes built in the city since 1965.
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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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On the Rockaway peninsula, new rental opens lottery for 37 apartments, from $2,650/month

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September 24, 2025

On the Rockaway peninsula, new rental opens lottery for 37 apartments, from $2,650/month

By Aaron Ginsburg

Applications are being accepted for 37 middle-income apartments at a new residential development on the Rockaway peninsula. Located at 60-14 Beach Channel Road in Arverne, a small neighborhood between Rockaway Beach and Far Rockaway, the five-story building includes contemporary residences, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Jamaica Bay on the other. New Yorkers earning 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $2,650/month studios to $2,800/month two bedrooms.
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Affordable Housing

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

By Michelle Cohen

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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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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