Apartments: supersize me
But now, with super luxury condo prices on the rise, the 98-year-old Litwin has joined the stampede of developers building over-size condominiums for the wealthy. Glenwood has filed plans with the city and state...
Composting: coming to an apartment near you
The building on West 57th Street in Manhattan is part of a pilot program in which residents separate food scraps from the rest of their waste. The Helena is a shining example of New Yorkers...
Big deal in the Big Apple
The city has taken its first step toward what may be a wave of new development on Halletts Point peninsula, a long-neglected area south of Astoria Park in Queens. Members of Community Board 1...
The 11,250 NYC apartments we love to hate
Many Stuy Town tenants are getting hit with big rent increases in the middle of their leases. Even after years of litigation, shell-shocked tenants will have to pay as much as $1,100 more per...
Little size. Little stuff. Big price. The LifeEdited apartment.
"I have come a long way from the life I had in the late 90s, when, flush with cash from an Internet start-up sale, I had a giant house crammed with stuff-electronics and cars...
Stop the press: print shop goes condo
But the dream faded at Printing House—along with dozens of other 1980s condos in New York-as the real estate market entered a long slump. Much of the building, already rentals, have been rented out...
Energy Star ratings in Boston: the talk
The Greater Boston Real Estate Board has come out strongly against the proposed ordinance questioning its energy scoring effectiveness and highlighting the financial burden on property owners that could be passed on to tenants....
The Michaels Organization changes lives in Baltimore
The newly -constructed rental community spans 76 units of affordable housing. Built by Bozzuto Construction Company, the new townhouse community will house low- and moderate-income families, as well as individuals with disabilities. "The unwavering support...
After the deluge
Residents of UDR, Inc.'s Rivergate, 95 Wall and 10 Hanover Square were not among the uninformed. The 40-year-old apartment REIT, which entered New York City with the purchase of the 493-unit 10 Hanover Square in...
Lessons of time
Metro Realty announced changes to the plans during a public hearing on the project in May, but they didn't appear to satisfy many who came to oppose the project. A petition signed by 1,343 people...
Court holds landlords and owners of pit bulls liable
Under the new ruling by the Appeals Court, merely showing that the owner of the dog or the landlord of the property knew the dog is at least part pit bull is sufficient to...
Baptist seminary converts to apartments
The Building and Planning Committee of the Lower Merion Board of Commissioners unanimously recommended approval of Cross Properties' preliminary plans, which call for the construction of 132 apartments, a pool and a patio on...
Rentals to the rescue
The shift away from ownership housing is being repeated across the country, said Douglas M. Bibby, president of the National Multi Housing Council. "In 2008 everything started falling apart," he said. "In the two previous...
Taking work home
In April, local developer Millcraft Industries of Washington, Pa., will begin renting units in a 16-story former state office building that is undergoing a $45 million conversion. When completed in September, the 218 apartments in...
A-list rents
Let's admit it. One of the guilty—though largely unspoken—pleasures of living in NYC is going about our daily business in close proximity to some of the world's most famous personalities. Of course, New Yorkers are...
