Borrowing some buzz 04/28/08 To push their properties in less-than-buzzworthy neighborhoods, some marketers are taking a page from new high-end developments that typically offer upscale amenities and tantal...
Developer takes on producer's role 04/28/08 Real estate and Broadway shows rarely intersect, especially in the realm of musicals, except for "West Side Story"
and "Rent," which captured the place and t...
Buy this home, get a free mortgage 04/19/08 From the April issue: When times are tough, landlords often
offer a month's free rent to lure tenants. Now a developer is taking a
similar ...
Making Stuy Town hip 04/14/08 From the April issue: Hip isn't the first word that comes to
mind upon mention of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. But the
new own...
Neighbor, pass the croissants 04/03/08 From the April issue: Welcome to the concierge age, which has
brought hotel-style services like wake-up calls and reservation booking
to up...
With blinds, putting an end to fishbowl living 04/01/08 First there was the glass craze; now there is the blinds craze. Throughout the city, developers and builders of glass buildings are increasingly shelling out serious money to gi...
Making Stuy Town hip 03/31/08 Hip isn't the first word that comes to mind upon mention of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.
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East End mayor rehanging his shingle as broker 03/31/08 For 13 years, David Kapell was mayor of Greenport, N.Y., where he implemented controversial programs like welcoming the Guardian Angels to help police the streets.
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Neighbor, pass the croissants 03/31/08 Welcome to the concierge age, which has brought hotel-style services like wake-up calls and reservation booking to upscale residential buildings. Now another hotel perk is sprea...
Buy this home, get a free mortgage 03/31/08 When times are tough, landlords often offer a month's free rent to lure tenants. Now a developer is taking a similar approach much further.
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Feeling Golden Apple's glow in Westchester 03/11/08 From the March issue: Westchester County is nicknamed the Golden
Apple for its prosperity, and the luxury real estate market is
certainly f...
Swimming alone 03/03/08 If you're a swimmer, large Manhattan buildings like the Orion, Zeckendorf Towers and Miraval Living boast pools that will allow you to do your thing — but you'll have to r...
Turning down the sound on Times Square's music row 03/03/08 The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones: Almost every major musical act of the last 75 years has a signed photo hanging on the "Wall of Fame" at Manny's Music, ...
Ratner's other battle 02/26/08 From the February issue: Forest City Ratner is practically a
household name in the city because of its controversial Atlan...
Ratner's other battle 02/05/08 Forest City Ratner is practically a household name in the city because of its controversial Atlantic Yards project, which is set to remake a massive swath of Brooklyn.
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Hunting for a haven at Queens West 01/21/08 From the January issue: Thirteen months after the Bloomberg administration announced an ambitious plan to remake 24 acres of Long Island City’s waterfront into a haven for middl...
Flashy cars offered as incentives 01/18/08 When the market turns down, developers tend to roll out incentives, including trips, pools and the waiving of payments and fees. In Demarest, N.J., American Properties Realty ha...
