Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Real Estate

Living In | Castleton Corners, S.I.

Small Town Tucked Away in Big City

Castleton Corners, S.I., is serene, with easy access to the Staten Island Parkway and nearby Clove Lakes Park.

Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview

Bruce E. Mosler

Mr. Mosler has for five years served as the president and chief executive of Cushman & Wakefield, a global real estate services firm whose majority owner is Exor S.p.A. of Italy.

Habitats

The Apartment That Didn’t Get Away

Sig and Mary Gissler live in an apartment on the Upper West Side with views of the American Museum of Natural History.

The Hunt

Trading Noises

Heather McCartney found a large two-bedroom with a balcony in Harlem.

Streetscapes

Designing for High and Low

Grosvenor Atterbury was interested in how to make not just better mansions, but better cities.

Mortgages

Homeowners Walking Away

Many homeowners question whether they should abandon a home that’s “underwater” even if they can still afford the payments.

Long Island

Why Many Co-ops Fare Well

Co-ops attract empty nesters who don’t want to bother with maintenance and they also attract singles and young couples looking for a place to start.

Big Deal

A Weapon Called Fine Print

When his new penthouse at 170 East End Avenue was ready after a wait of two years, Arvind Sanger, a hedge fund manager, refused to close.

New Jersey

Puzzling Over Home Prices

The housing market in New Jersey has been on a little roll toward recovery. But what does that mean for home prices?

Connecticut

Who Should Get Affordable Homes?

Darien officials adopted a zoning policy that requires every new multifamily development to designate 12 percent of its units as below-market-rate housing.

Residential Sales Around the Region

A comparision of recent residential sales by region and price range.

Posting

As Green as You Care to Be

Two town houses are scheduled to begin construction in Greenwich Village with a LEED silver rating. But the homes are also being offered “build to suit,” which makes them less green than advertised.

Big Deal

Hammer to Fall on Condos

The developer of Solaria, a 20-story condominium on West 237th Street in Riverdale, the Bronx, is offering its remaining 54 units at auction.

Big Deal

Eric the Developer

Eric Ellenbogen, a former chief executive at Marvel, the comic book company, is selling an apartment in the building he restored for $10 million.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

Video Showcase

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

Slide Show: Properties for $450,000

Homes in Bovina, N.Y., Southfield, Mich., and Sarasota, Fla..

Slide Show: A Moorish Residence in Marrakesh

A two-bedroom riad, a traditional Moorish residence, in the Marrakesh Medina is on the market for 4,500,000 dirhams (about $600,000).

From Key Magazine
Resale

The Story Seller

With couches, tables and antique French lemonade bottles, the house stager Meredith Baer gives luxury houses the one thing they lack — an irresistible narrative.

Renewal

On the Waterfront

The grand plans for upscale development around the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn are up in the air, but no one doubts it’s a wasteland worth fighting for.

Q. and A. on New York Rent Ruling

Many details remain to be worked out, but as many as 80,000 market-rate tenants in New York City may be eligible for rent reductions or refunds.

Stuyvesant Town Ruling Worries Tenants and Landlords Alike

Hours after the New York Court of Appeals ruled the owners had improperly raised rents, some landlords canceled deals, and tenants worried about their rents.

Rising Taxes Squeeze Local Operations

Property taxes are a greater part of a small business’s total tax bill, but entrepreneurs have less clout to get relief from local taxing jurisdictions.

Property Values

What You Get for ... $925,000

A restored hacienda in Cerrillos, N.M., a five-bedroom in York Harbor, Me., and a waterfront town house in Georgetown, S.C.

In Russia, a Schoolhouse Home

Irene Commeau, a Parisienne who lives in Moscow, has created an 11-acre estate in the Russian village of Petrushovo.

International Real Estate

House Hunting in ... Mexico

While asking prices in the last 10 years have remained steady, over the past 12 months sellers in Acapulco have been more flexible.

Casa Grotta

The New York architects William Brockschmidt and Richard Dragisic found their second home, Casa Grotta, in the southern Sicilian town of Modica.

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Manhattan Market Data

Data provided by Miller Samuel, Inc. Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants
3rd Quarter, 2009 by Zip

Parse the market by price and size.

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