Open house traffic hits wall in Financial District 09/01/08 By Marc FerrisWhile the Financial District's hip new moniker, FiDi, is catching
on, and the neighborhood is being re-branded as an around-the-clock
destination, the transforma...
Will the butler do it? 08/29/08 So far, the butler hasn't done anything. At One Madison Park, where
the 7,577-square-foot penthouse lists for $40 million (a $5 million
reduction), the offer of free butler se...
Putting clichés out to pasture 08/29/08 Every profession has its cringe-worthy clichés. In real estate, like other endeavors, some crystallize a concept and others are open to interpretation. But there are those that ...
Holding open houses for rentals 08/06/08 From the August issue: In what some brokers contend is a sign of
a softening rental market, open houses for rentals, once rare, are now
pro...
Touring others' misfortunes 08/01/08 When David Farrell decided to conduct bus tours of foreclosed homes on Long Island, he figured that he had
hit upon a unique way to tap the...
Dottie Herman gets her close-up 08/01/08 Though the financial networks and local news channels regularly
cover real estate, brokers at Prudential Douglas Elliman can now flip
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Holding open houses for rentals 07/29/08 In what some brokers contend is a sign of a softening rental
market, open houses for rentals, once rare, are now prolifera...
Luxe on top, burgers below 07/17/08 From the July issue: In the promotional book for his swanky new
development, Gramercy by Starck, Philippe Starck stated that "with this
...
Luxe on top, burgers below 07/01/08 In the promotional book for his swanky new development, Gramercy by Starck, Philippe Starck stated that "with this beautiful building, I hope people will see it and say, 'Oh, I ...
More rail yards for sale 06/27/08 From the June issue: The turmoil surrounding Hudson Yards last
month — with the Related Companies stepping in to salvage the deal in
an 11th-hour, billion-dollar agreeme...
When home is called Home 06/19/08 From the June issue: So many Spartan, offbeat condo names have
started to proliferate in northern Brooklyn that residents could find
...
More rail yards for sale 06/02/08 The turmoil surrounding Hudson Yards last month — with the Related Companies stepping in to salvage the deal in an 11th-hour, billion-dollar agreement — illustrates ...
When home is called Home 06/02/08 So many Spartan, offbeat condo names have started to proliferate in northern Brooklyn that residents could find themselves in conversations that resemble the old "Who's on First...
Real estate royalty settles down 06/02/08 The wedding gifts have been put away, and the happy couple that works together in real estate is now settling into their first months of married life.
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Graffiti now, condos later in LIC 04/29/08 When the No. 7 subway emerges from beneath the East River on its way to the heart of Queens, a color-splashed former factory looms on the horizon like an apparition. As the trai...
Landlords call new Section 8 law costly 04/29/08 City landlords say a new law that makes it illegal for them to turn away tenants who use Section 8 vouchers to pay their rent is going to cost them both time and money.
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East End mayor rehanging his shingle as broker 04/29/08 From the April issue: For 13 years, David Kapell was mayor of
Greenport, N.Y., where he implemented controversial programs like
welcoming t...
