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First look inside Lightsquare; Hell's Kitchen condo gears up for sales with $53M sellout

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Today, May 8, 2024

Over the course of Hell's Kitchen's recent residential building boomlet, much of the new development has taken shape in the westernmost sections of the neighborhood in a move that offers both a central address and some detachment from the most bustling sections of Manhattan. However, as Lightsqua...

Gorgeous NYC carriage houses on the market now include properties linked to Carl Fischer and Ilana Goor

By CityRealty Staff | From Goldilocks Blocks Today, May 8, 2024

During the days when the city streets were dominated by horse-drawn carriages, New York's wealthiest could own single-family homes with a separate stable for the family's horses, often accessed through a side passage or tunnel through the house. As time passed and modes of transportation changed,...

Price Cuts: Central Park-facing 2-bedroom now 21% off; Sponsor reductions below $500K at Smithsonian Place

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Today, May 8, 2024

In New York, there is no question that park-facing real estate is in high demand and can command equally high prices -- such listings regularly rank among Manhattan's top sales and top contracts. But as price reductions from May 1-7, 2024 show, some stratospheric park-side prices are starting to ...

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CityRealty's Q3 2022 Manhattan Residential Market Report + Best-Selling Residential Buildings

By CityRealty Staff | From Monthly Market Reports Wednesday, December 14, 2022

The Ideal Floor Plan, Part 1: Where to look first when reading a floor plan + Three-beds under $3M

By Cait Etherington | From Get To Know Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Three-bedroom apartments have always been a coveted floor plate in New York City, but have reached a point of scarcity that prompted Curbed to ask, “Whatever happened to the three-bedroom?” Brokers interviewed for the article pointed to a number of factors: While events like marriage and children...

Hudson Yards: The ultimate rundown of developments transforming Manhattan's Far West Side

By CityRealty Staff | From Downtown Tuesday, May 7, 2024

When the city of New York began assembling its Olympic bid back in 2001, a two-block rail yard at the forlorn Far West Side would have served as a home for a new stadium. The Olympic bid and the stadium did not pan out, but what New York City got in exchange was something greater and more importa...

Manhattan Sales: Martha Stewart buys at The Belnord; The Greenwich Lane back on top

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Manhattan Sales: For the week ending May 3, 2024, $458,831,783 worth of transactions across 238 condo, condop, and cooperative deals were recorded 96 condo sales came to an aggregate price of $249,130,897 17 condop sales came to an aggregate price of $22,952,285 125 co-op sales came to an a...

What $1.2M buys in Turtle Bay and Beekman/Sutton Place

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Monday, May 6, 2024

Resting in the shadows of the United Nations, Turtle Bay is a tranquil neighborhood that offers a respite from the hectic pace found in neighboring Midtown East. Bounded by 42nd Street, 29th Street, Third Avenue, and the F.D.R. Drive, Turtle Bay more resembles the other low-density Midtown East e...

Manhattan Contracts: Lee Child finds buyer for Central Park West co-op; First contract signed at 520 Fifth Avenue

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Monday, May 6, 2024

As April 2024 gave way to May, it was another good week for West Chelsea. For the third time in 2024, One High Line had the top contract, this time with Residence #WEST25D, which was asking $13,770,000. It was among $31,565,000 in contracts signed across four units in the two-towered, Bjarke Inge...

Celebrity Listings: Inside the NYC homes of Gisele Bundchen, Rupert Murdoch, and Frank Sinatra

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Monday, May 6, 2024

On May 6, 2024, luminaries of all stripes will descend on the Upper East Side for the Met Gala, also known as “the Oscars of the East Coast” and “fashion’s biggest night” for the celebrity attendees and their creative takes on the theme. This year’s theme is “The Garden of Time,” taken from a sho...

May the 4th Be With You, Ten Visionary Unbuilt NYC Schemes Fit for Star Wars' Coruscant

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Saturday, May 4, 2024

Although not an official holiday, fans everywhere celebrate Star Wars Day on May 4th by doing everything from dressing up as their favorite character to just laying back and putting on their favorite film of the franchise. Want another way to commemorate the day? Check out these unbuilt New York ...

Sales launch at The Dovecote, Passive House boutique condo in Harlem with 3-beds from $1.5M

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Friday, May 3, 2024

The past few years have been challenging for Harlem, with the health crisis leading to the closure of many small businesses and significantly disrupting the lives of long-time residents. However, the neighborhood is showing signs of recovery, with sidewalks gradually filling up with shoppers and ...

Common Charges 101 + Discounted NYC Condos with Low Carrying Costs

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Friday, May 3, 2024

Saving up for a New York City apartment is a lofty goal—CityRealty listings show that the median asking price of a Manhattan condo is $2.375M—and the down payment is just the beginning. Even if a person is lucky enough to buy their new condo outright and avoid some surprise charges, they must sti...