Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Real Estate

Streetscapes | East 61st Street

Trespassing for a Last View of the Dodge Mansion

Christopher Gray recalls the day he sneaked into Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge’s house at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street just before it was demolished.

Living In | New Cassel, L.I.

A Hamlet on the Long Road to Renewal

The residential blocks of this central Nassau County hamlet are lined with World War II-era Capes, high ranches and split levels.

Mortgages

F.H.A. Rule Changes for Mortgage Borrowers

Borrowers unable to qualify for conventional mortgages now pay a higher insurance premium on loans backed by the agency.

What You Get for ... $350,000

A house in New Mexico, a condo in Chicago and farmhouse in Vermont are for sale.

Square Feet

Real Estate Investors Look to the Future, and See Signs to Buy Apartment Towers

Low interest rates, a lack of new construction and falling vacancy rates have swelled the ranks of buyers who want to invest in apartment buildings.

Square Feet

Lower Manhattan Gains Ground as Publishing Hub

Publishers, facing declines in advertising and circulation, have been attracted to Lower Manhattan rents that average $17 a square foot less than Midtown.

About New York

Where a Bird Played Sax, Now Others Find Refuge

A Manhattan row house once home to Charlie Parker, the jazz great known as “Bird,” the current occupant cares for pigeons and parrots.

Habitats | Upper West Side

A Gently Edited Classic, Pirate Included

Lee Rolontz and Ernie Fritz live with their daughters in a Classic 6, renovated so as to become an unClassic 7.

The Hunt

Space Wanted for Living and Painting

For John Ransom Phillips, a painter who had outgrown his place in TriBeCa, the search for a larger home and studio took close to 10 years.

Open Court

A Lower Manhattan building whose architectural charms were hidden for decades is being rediscovered.

Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview

Douglas C. Steiner

Mr. Steiner is the president of the Steiner Equities Group in Roseland, N.J., which has developed retail and office space nationwide.

Q & A

Equal treatment for all shareholders; the rules for capital gains; distributing co-op bylaws; when a church becomes a landlord.

In the Region | Long Island

A Slow Rollout for Life-Care Communities

Even in a healthy economy, continuing-care facilities, which offer resortlike amenities, can take three to five years to build.

In the Region | Connecticut

New London Schools to Brokers: Get to Know Us

By introducing more people to the New London schools, the district’s new superintendent hopes to broaden their perspective on school quality, and ease fears about safety.

In the Region | New Jersey

Bayfront Perth Amboy Recovers

New Yorkers are finding real estate bargains in this city across the bridge.

Readers' Submissions
City Room
Your Worst New York Apartments, Remembered Fondly

Many readers retold stories of a younger self and a more liberated life.

Manhattan Market Data

Data provided by Miller Samuel, Inc. Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants
3rd Quarter, 2010 by Zip

Parse the market by price and size.

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Video Showcase

Watch video tours of luxury homes for sale in the New York metropolitan area.

Living Together

Blending Like the Brady Bunch? Let’s Not Go Too Far.

Stepfamilies are rethinking post-divorce living arrangements in hopes of ensuring the well-being (and sanity) of both children and adults.

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At a Rhinebeck Getaway, Hating the Mice, Loving the Quirks

A couple’s farm allows them to get away to a different time as well as a different place.

On Location

In Beirut, a Town House Rises From Rubble

The owners saw the potential in a bullet-riddled wreck, filling it with modern furniture and contemporary art.

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