Posted by in Real Estate on 03 13th, 2010 | No Comments
curbed marketplace: Sunday Open House Roundup
curbed marketplace: Sunday Open House Roundup
Time for this week’s open house roundup from your friends at Curbed Marketplace . More where this came from in our Open House Calendars . And a reminder: sales listings are only $25 this month . Sunday Sales 265 Riverside Drive , 1BR, 1BA, $465K [Stribling] 36 Sutton Place South , 2BR, 2BA, $1.299M...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 03 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Corcoran Sunshine Spring Open House
Corcoran Sunshine Spring Open House
Visit 12 of NYC’s most desirable developments Saturday & Sunday, March 13-14, 11am-5pm Complete Event Guide [Corcoran Sunshine] Go here to read the rest:  Corcoran Sunshine Spring Open House
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Posted by in New York on 03 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Rain Brings Manhole Explosions
Rain Brings Manhole Explosions
The rain—and winds —is here and so are manhole explosions. WABC 7 reports that “after Con Ed received reports of two manholes smoking” on the Upper West Side, the “covers went flying and flames shot” up around 4:30 a.m. The explosions, which were caused by transformer...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Happy Birthday Jack Kerouac, Queens "Recluse"
Happy Birthday Jack Kerouac, Queens "Recluse"
If Jack Kerouac were still alive, he’d be turning 88 today! The author and voice of the Beats made his way all over New York City during his lifetime (the Columbia Spectator just visited some of his old urban haunts)—but his life in Queens was never really well documented, even though he...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
The Six Digit Club: Be the First on the Second Avenue Subway for $499,000
The Six Digit Club: Be the First on the Second Avenue Subway for $499,000
Friday boredom alert! We’re launching a new occasional feature, The Six Digit Club , in which we take a look at a newish-to-market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Price: $499,000 Address: 230 East 71st Street, #3A Size: 700 square feet Maintenance/CC:...
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Posted by in New York, Real Estate on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Announcements: Help Wanted: Curbed Seeks Weekend Blogger!
Are you an open house addict? Do you wake up early on a Saturday morning to comb through online real estate listings? Does the Real Estate section of the Sunday Times get your blood boiling? Are you literate? Then have we got the opportunity for you! Curbed is seeking a weekend blogger with real writing...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Rants: A Carroll Gardens writer losing his…
A Carroll Gardens writer losing his view to a new seven-story building takes to City Room’s Complaint Box to talk about the end of Brooklyn’s clear skies : “Mile-high cranes loom like prehistoric predators. Condos tower over treetops in former vacant lots from Williamsburg to Bedford-Stuyvesant...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 03 11th, 2010 | No Comments
On the Racked: LES’s New Street Fair; Target’s Latest Pop-Up; Diesel Defaced!
On the Racked: LES’s New Street Fair; Target’s Latest Pop-Up; Diesel Defaced!
And now, the latest from Racked NY , covering shopping and retail from the sidewalks up. 1) LES The speculation is that the upcoming Hester Street Fair is going to be Manhattan’s version of the Brooklyn Flea, and hip merchants are already signing up. Given that exciting visual seen above, we can...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 03 11th, 2010 | No Comments
AEG Out at Aqueduct: Aqueduct Entertainment Group’s short reign as…
AEG Out at Aqueduct: Aqueduct Entertainment Group’s short reign as…
Aqueduct Entertainment Group’s short reign as the designated developer for a casino at the Aqueduct racetrack has ended. The Times reports that the company provided “insufficient financial details” for its investors and won’t be getting the contract. Governor Paterson’s...
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Posted by in Real Estate on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
On the Market: Languishing Chelsea Penthouse Not Shy About Dropping Names
On the Market: Languishing Chelsea Penthouse Not Shy About Dropping Names
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. [First photo via Zivkovic Connolly Architects .] Celebrities just can’t stop pretending to call this epic five-bedroom penthouse in Chelsea’s 129 West 20th Street home! The listing doesn’t shy away from blabbing, pointing out that...
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