Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Real Estate and Housing (Residential)”
How Covid-19 Left the $25 Billion Hudson Yards Eerily Deserted
By Gotham Rex on February 6, 2021
The largest private development in U.S. history has attracted marquee companies, but is struggling with unsold luxury condos and a mall barren of shoppers. Source: New York Times
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Help Kick Off the 2021 Market
By Gotham Rex on February 5, 2021
Among the spate of sales downtown last month, Ms. Parker and Mr. Broderick sold their Charles Street townhouse for $15 million. Source: New York Times
Madison, Conn.: A Welcoming Town With Long Stretches of Beach
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2021
The shoreline town, which has seen an influx of buyers during the pandemic, has been praised by new arrivals as ‘neither too hip, nor too boring.’ Source: New York Times
The Down Side to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, Breaks
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2021
432 Park, one of the wealthiest addresses in the world, faces some significant design problems, and other luxury high-rises may share its fate. Source: New York Times
‘One Property at a Time’: A City Tries to Revive Without Gentrifying
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2021
Neighborhoods in Newark are beginning to see a flurry of redevelopment, a decade after the city’s downtown gained vogue. Source: New York Times
Hamptons Real Estate Market Breaks Records in 2020
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2021
The median sale price rose by 40 percent in 2020, while the volume of sales increased 37 percent. Source: New York Times
Susan Orlean Lists Her Upstate Retreat
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2021
The writer’s modern three-bedroom house, lined with wood and stone, comes with a $3.495 million price tag. Source: New York Times
The Joy of Watching Other People Clean
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2021
In this corner of YouTube, you can watch someone else clean the house — and you won’t be alone. Source: New York Times
$3 Million Homes in South Carolina, New York and Arizona
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2021
An 18th-century townhouse in Charleston, a four-acre artist’s complex in Palisades and a three-bedroom house in Sedona. Source: New York Times
Mahwah, N.J.: Plenty of Open Space and Easy Access to Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2021
As one resident said of this Bergen County township, ‘The magic is the parkland, and how close it is to the city.’ Also, there’s a ski slope. Source: New York Times
Living Year-Round in a Summer Bungalow
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2021
Some former summer communities have been turned into co-ops that offer an affordable alternative to bigger homes in the area. Source: New York Times
My Neighbor, My Pandemic Pal
By Gotham Rex on January 24, 2021
Coronavirus precautions have made it harder for people to spend time with friends and family. For some, neighbors are filling the gap. Source: New York Times
Homes That Sold for Around $650,000
By Gotham Rex on January 24, 2021
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
In the Bronx, a Face Lost in Time
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2021
A much-vandalized bronze statue of “Fame” in Joyce Kilmer Park is to be returned this year with a new head, arms and feet — even without any record of what the statue’s original face looked like. Source: New York Times