A two-room suite in a Park Slope brownstone provides a nice middle ground between living with roommates and all alone. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Real Estate and Housing (Residential)”
Top Sales Show How Pandemic Continues to Influence the Market
By Gotham Rex on January 1, 2021
Single-family houses and penthouses remained in demand in December as buyers sought out homes with more personal space. Source: New York Times
Furnishing Your Home in a Pandemic Will Require Patience
By Gotham Rex on January 1, 2021
The coronavirus has disrupted supply chains in unpredictable ways, creating long waits for basic items like dishwashers and love seats. Source: New York Times
$3 Million Homes in Florida, New York and Virginia
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2020
A three-bedroom home with a guest cottage in Key West, an 18th-century Dutch Colonial in Brooklyn and a Federal-style townhouse in Alexandria. Source: New York Times
Wood-Ridge, N.J.: Not Too Close to the City, or Too Far Away
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2020
This unpretentious suburb in Bergen County offers residents comfortable proximity to Manhattan and reasonably priced homes (some with skyline views). Source: New York Times
New York’s Real Climate Challenge: Fixing Its Aging Buildings
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2020
Nearly 70 percent of the city’s total carbon emissions come from buildings. A project to retrofit nine buildings with green technology is pioneering a new solution. Source: New York Times
The Real Estate Collapse of 2020
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2020
The pandemic devastated the housing industry this year, but there were a few flickers of life. Source: New York Times
The Most Popular Listings of November
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2020
The most popular listings include a pair of super-expensive houses, two sunny, Manhattan apartments, and a chic condo in Montreal, Canada. Source: New York Times
The Evictions Are Coming in NY and Housing Activists Are Ready
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2020
Orders to halt evictions in New York expire soon. What happens next? Source: New York Times
The Lower East Side: Where Historic Tenements Meet Glassy Towers
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2020
In recent years, the country’s ‘most famous immigrant neighborhood’ has welcomed new high-end development. But it still has an old-school vibe. Source: New York Times
Is It Tacky to Give Holiday Tips Digitally?
By Gotham Rex on December 19, 2020
And now that we have Venmo, PayPal and other money-transfer services, are cash tips a thing of the past? Source: New York Times
Newburgh, N.Y.: Onetime Jewel of the Hudson River
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2020
As many New Yorkers discovered during the pandemic, this Orange County city doesn’t just have good bones, it is magnificent — and still fairly affordable. Source: New York Times
$700,000 Homes in New York, Rhode Island and Indiana
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2020
A soaring kit house in Catskill, a two-bedroom condominium in an 1852 mansion in Newport and a limestone house in Bloomington. Source: New York Times
Still at Home for the Holidays
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
Asked not to travel, many New Yorkers are looking to create new traditions. Some residential buildings are stepping into the void, and have already cued Santa and the jazz band. Source: New York Times
Trump Spurned New York, but Here’s How He’s Still Tied to the City
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2020
The president switched his residency to Florida, but his footprint in New York remains large. Should he return, this is what he’d come home to. Source: New York Times