Are you tired of deliveries being stolen before you have the chance to retrieve them? Outdoor package bins offer a solution. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Real Estate and Housing (Residential)”
The Chelsea Hotel Becomes a New York Battleground
By Gotham Rex on April 16, 2021
Mark Twain and Bob Dylan slept at the Chelsea. Now, developers hope to lure tourists, but they have to soothe some frustrated tenants. Source: New York Times
Raw Sewage Flooded Their Homes. They’re Still Waiting for Help.
By Gotham Rex on April 15, 2021
New York City accepted responsibility for a collapsed pipe that flooded 127 homes in Queens in 2019, but it has been slow to pay homeowners. “This is a problem of environmental racism,” an expert said. Source: New York Times
West Hartford, Conn.: A Suburb With an Urban Aesthetic
By Gotham Rex on April 14, 2021
This densely developed town abutting Connecticut’s capital city is a ‘little bit of a liberal enclave,’ equidistant from Boston and New York. Source: New York Times
NYC Retail Zones: Midtown Has Been Empty, but Other Areas Have Bounced Back
By Gotham Rex on April 13, 2021
Shopping locally has helped foot traffic in some commercial districts across the city return almost to prepandemic levels. Source: New York Times
Homes That Sold for Around $440,000
By Gotham Rex on April 11, 2021
Recent residential sales in New York City and the region. Source: New York Times
Paramus, N.J.: Low Taxes and Lots of Shopping
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2021
The Bergen County borough may not have a walkable downtown, but residents say the low property taxes and plentiful shopping malls make up for that. Source: New York Times
‘Battle for the Soul of SoHo': A Debate on Gentrification, Race and Wealth
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2021
The Manhattan neighborhood is locked in a contentious battle with city officials over whether, and how, it should change. Source: New York Times
Manhattan Sales Market Is Poised for a Revival, Just a Year After It Collapsed
By Gotham Rex on April 2, 2021
First-time buyers, significant price cuts and progress on vaccines in New York City helped boost first-quarter sales. Source: New York Times
Millerton, N.Y.: Unspoiled Beauty With a New Youthful Energy
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2021
The Dutchess County village used to be a place where New Yorkers had second homes. Now many are living the country life there full-time. Source: New York Times
The D.I.Y. Developers
By Gotham Rex on March 19, 2021
After a young couple sold the Catskills retreat they built themselves for a nice profit, they started thinking bigger. Source: New York Times
Hudson Valley Real Estate Market Still Overheated
By Gotham Rex on March 19, 2021
New Yorkers scouring northern towns for second homes have pushed prices up and made it harder for locals to find affordable homes. Source: New York Times
Homes for Sale in the Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2021
This week’s properties are in Fieldston, Chelsea and Brooklyn Heights. Source: New York Times
Shelton, Conn.: More Living Space and Lower Taxes
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2021
The up-and-coming city in Fairfield County is part suburb, part gritty downtown, with more residential and commercial development in the works. Source: New York Times
What $2.8 Million Buys You in California, Connecticut and Washington
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2021
A John Lautner-designed showplace in the Hollywood Hills, a waterfront home in Darien and a contemporary house overlooking Puget Sound in Seattle. Source: New York Times