This week’s available properties include a five-bedroom home in East Hills, N.Y., and a five-bedroom house on seven acres in Robbinsville, N.J. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Real Estate and Housing (Residential)”
The Wild History of the Real ‘Only Murders’ Building
By Gotham Rex on June 27, 2022
Viewers of the Hulu series know it as the Arconia, but the Upper West Side building has a name — and a dramatic story — of its own. Source: New York Times
In Bronx Housing Court, Tenants Fight to Stay in Their Homes
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2022
Since New York’s eviction moratorium ended in January, tenants and their landlords are returning to housing court. Source: New York Times
The Tangled Tale of Eric Adams’s Apartment in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2022
The mayor acknowledged that he does, in fact, still co-own the apartment, which he’d previously said was fully owned by a former partner. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Still Partially Owns Brooklyn Co-Op, According to Records
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams has said that he no longer owns a Brooklyn co-op, despite public records to the contrary. But in public filings, he acknowledged ownership. Source: New York Times
Rent Board Votes for 3.25% Increase on One-Year Leases
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2022
Two million New Yorkers who live in rent-stabilized apartments will be affected by increases approved at a raucous meeting of the Rent Guidelines Board. Source: New York Times
Rents Will Rise by at Least 3.25 Percent for 2 Million New Yorkers
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2022
With landlords facing higher costs for property maintenance, a rent regulation panel approved some of the largest increases for rent-stabilized units in nearly a decade. Source: New York Times
Homes for Sale in New Jersey and on Long Island
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
This week’s available properties are a four-bedroom, Victorian-era house in Maywood, N.J., and a four-bedroom Colonial in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Source: New York Times
Chappaqua, N.Y.: A Westchester Hamlet That’s ‘Not Cookie-Cutter’
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
Those looking for a home outside the city praise Chappaqua for its variety of housing and small-town feel. Source: New York Times
Happy the Elephant Doesn’t Have Human Rights, Court Finds
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
Animal advocates had argued that the longtime resident of the Bronx Zoo was imprisoned. Source: New York Times
Adams Announces Plan to Fix New York City’s Growing Housing Crisis
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams laid out a blueprint to increase homeownership, reduce street homelessness and improve public housing. But housing groups say his budget, $1 billion short of what he had promised, will not be enough. Source: New York Times
Not Just a Fence: The Story of a Stainless Steel Status Symbol
By Gotham Rex on June 12, 2022
Like the white picket fence, the stainless steel fence — prevalent in New York neighborhoods densely populated by Asian homeowners — evokes a sense of making it, but it’s flashier. Source: New York Times
Homes for Sale in Connecticut and Westchester
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2022
This week’s available properties are a five-bedroom home in Fairfield, Conn., and a five-bedroom house in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. Source: New York Times
Lawrence D. Ackman, a Cityscape’s Financier, Dies at 83
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2022
A behind-the-scenes power in New York, he helped the city’s leading developers fulfill their skyscraping ambitions. Source: New York Times
Easton, Pa.: A Gritty River Town Being Transformed
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2022
For more than a decade, this historic city has been a refuge for those who want more real estate for their money, along with lower property taxes. Source: New York Times