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All aboard No One’s Ark: Brooklyn artists aim to revive a sunken ferry

By Emily Nonko | From Future New York Thursday, November 13, 2025

Common Charges 101 + New development condos with common charge incentives

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Thursday, November 13, 2025

Saving up for a New York City apartment is a lofty goal, but 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 still pay common charges and real estate taxes, the combined total of which can rival so...

Price Cuts: Blocked views lead to softened Brooklyn prices; Reductions at 432 Park Avenue

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Thursday, November 13, 2025

Wealthy New Yorkers' greatest fear is probably not a Mamdani mayoralty, but getting their views blocked by a towering new development that is somehow always out of character with the surrounding neighborhood despite architects' best efforts. This fear has some basis in reality; owners can take se...

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NYC’s top-selling buildings: Downtown deals drive Q3 2025 as outer boroughs gain ground

By CityRealty Staff | From Monthly Market Reports Wednesday, October 29, 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, Manhattan recorded just over 2,500 signed residential contracts: 47% for condominiums, 48% for cooperatives, and the remainder for condops and townhouses. If all sold at their last asking price, total contract volume would reach approximately $5.2 billion. The overal...

Upstairs, Downstairs: Duplex apartments with house-like comfort as 144 Vanderbilt hits 50% sold

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Apartment living has plenty of perks, no yard work, few repairs, security, amenities and more depending on your building. But it's still great to retreat upstairs to bed or tiptoe down to the kitchen to the smell of freshly brewed coffee. A duplex apartment gives you all of the above, and also te...

Manhattan contracts resilient over election week; Over $600M in deals include Charlotte Moss' UES townhouse

By CityRealty Staff | From Iconic Addresses Tuesday, November 11, 2025

The week of November 3-9, 2025 included Election Day on Tuesday, November 4. Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the New York City mayoral election. The months between the primary and Election Day were filled with concerns about what a Mamdani victory cou...

Nearly $400M in Manhattan sales include billionaire's Gold Coast penthouse; Central Park South pad sells for 133% profit

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Tuesday, November 11, 2025

The week ending November 8, 2025 included Election Day, which is observed as a state holiday in New York. City government offices and city and state courts were closed as a result; and yet, a larger number of Manhattan residential sales were recorded week over week. However, these do not appear t...

Strike! 10 New York City condos with private bowling alleys

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Friday, November 7, 2025

Bowling is typically thought of as a suburban pastime, but New York City is home to several popular bowling alleys. Midtown West's Frames Bowling Lounge will host the 12th Annual Paul Rudd All-Star Bowling Benefit for charity on Monday, November 17, and alleys like Lucky Strike in Chelsea and Tim...

Six ways to add value to your NYC apartment before selling + Must-see open houses

By Cait Etherington | From Get To Know Friday, November 7, 2025

If you’re about to put your unit on the market, begin by taking time out to conduct a home audit. Do you feel like your apartment is cluttered? Does it need a paint job? Would you love more storage? If this wasn’t your own home, would the bathroom feel grungy? Do your kitchen appliances look like...

NYC's largest apartments: Mansion-sized listings include Carl Icahn's Museum Tower penthouse

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Friday, November 7, 2025

Stereotypes about shoebox-sized apartments in New York City abound, but the city has seen some truly expansive floor plates come on the market. These units offer generous interior square footage to begin with, but that isn't enough for some luxury buyers. It is easiest to combine apartments into ...

Price Cuts: Skylit penthouse at The Plaza reduced by $2M; Trump World Tower aerie now 39% off

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Thursday, November 6, 2025

On Sunday, November 2, nearly 60,000 runners finished the New York City Marathon spanning all five boroughs. While a small fraction of the more than 200,000 runners who entered the lottery, this still set a new record as the world's largest marathon. Kenya's Hellen Obiri set a new women's course ...

First look inside the exceptional residences coming to 218 Madison + NYC homes with sculptural staircases

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Thursday, November 6, 2025

As ready-to-build development sites have grown increasingly scarce in Manhattan, for better or worse, developers continue to find opportunities by redeveloping underbuilt pre-war structures, sometimes with extensive historical value. One block northwest of Bruce Eichner’s new condominium rising a...

TEN27: Sales launch from $525K on attractive, approachable condos in Bushwick

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Thursday, November 6, 2025

Bushwick has come a long way from the "town in the woods" its original Dutch name translates to. Appearances in pop culture brought the neighborhood to prominence, and it has emerged as a popular destination for boutique condo development. The latest entrant is TEN27, a new boutique condominium l...