Harlem Landlords Like Their Buildings Empty, Actually
A boarded apartment building in Harlem (photo from Harlem Bespoke) While some say Harlem is the city's new housing hotspot, hundreds of empty residential buildings bespeak serious issues still...
View ArticleAre Rents Headed Down?
Starting at $3,340—below average! One of the confounding things about the past three years is that while the economy has slumped and housing has been an absolute mess nationwide, in New York, we are...
View ArticleIs That Rent-Controlled Soho Loft Really Worth It?
SoHo (Photo from TravelAdventures.org) When you fall asleep at night do you dream sweet dreams of life in a rent stabilized apartment? Tenants throughout the city have been living the dream in rent...
View ArticleDiNapoli Takes a Bite of Apple: Comptroller Looking at Grand Central Deal
Ticked off. (Dan Kaufman) With all the fan boy excitement surrounding the new Apple Store at Grand Central, it is no surprise the shiny glass bauble was able to land a sweetheart deal for the space....
View ArticleM.T.A. Throws Apple Pie at DiNapoli, Declares 'Bring It On'
It's better than nothing... or warmed over Mexican. (Getty) This time next Friday—actually, starting sometime around Monday probably—the fan boys will begin lining up in Grand Central Terminal to be...
View ArticleHell Has Frozen Over Because Manhattan Rents Haven’t
Not cheap. Although the winter months have historically lowered things like mood, libido, energy and rents, at least one of these has proved impervious to the winter gloom this year. Manhattan rents...
View ArticleSize Matters: New York Used to Be Full of ‘Singletons,’ But Bigger Apartments...
The Studio apartment, an extinct species? “This is an incredible thing. It’s new. No human society in all of history has organized life in this way,” enthused NYU sociology professor Eric Klinenberg....
View ArticleFive Borough Living Actually Kinda Cheap (By Certain Measures)
Affordable housing? (Turduckern/Flickr) The National Low Income Housing Coalition published their "Out of Reach 2012: America's Forgotten Housing Crisis" report this week. The report, in short,...
View ArticleAt $55 a Month, This May Be the Cheapest Apartment in New York, Let Alone Soho
Fifty-five bucks to live here? Hot damn! (PropertyShark) Rent control might be running out by the decade's end, but some rent-controlled tenants gladly pay their double digit rent and plan to pass it...
View ArticleRental Relief! Mayor Bloomberg Renews NYC Rent Regulation Law
Raising the (rent regs) roof. (rnguyen01/Flickr) Even with a Supreme Court battle looming in the background, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg didn't hesitate to sign a City Council bill extending New York's...
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