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High Society comes out in support of billionaire’s glass penthouse
It’s always fun when high-society players turn up at local city hearings — especially when they’re battling with the...
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Hamptons Cheat Sheet: Why one hedge funder has no use for a $70M mansion, historic Southampton inn could become condos … & more
Hedge funder who broke national sales record lists old East Hampton digs for $70M Hedge fund manager Barry Rosenstein has listed his oceanfront East...
Preservationists want the city to expand the Madison Square North Historic District
Manhattan preservationists are hoping the city will make the Madison Square North Historic District three blocks bigger. Several elected...
Patrick Stewart fights for memorial on Brooklyn lot
Actor Patrick Stewart is once again boldly going where few men have gone before in his battle to create...
Landmarks approves banker’s plan to turn Chelsea’s oldest home into “megamansion”
The Landmarks Preservation Commission last week approved plans to turn the oldest home in the Chelsea Historic District into what preservationists have derided as...
Landmarks to vote on Park Slope Historic District expansion
In a move likely to annoy those in the real estate community who aren’t too fond of the city’s...
National Register adds over 600 Prospect Heights buildings
The National Park Service recently tripled the number of Prospect Heights buildings included in the National Register of Historic...
Fledgling preservation organization attracts support in East NY
With Mayor Bill De Blasio’s plan to rezone East New York pending and the historic East New York Savings...
Janus Property, preservationists square off over Harlem brewery site
Yet another former brewery site in the city is up for redevelopment – this time in Harlem – and...
9 beautiful old buildings that no longer exist
The world’s skylines are constantly changing. Some of the most historically stunning architectural gems are now gone forever, thanks to...