Market Insight
One of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s key campaign promises was a temporary rent freeze on New York City’s more than one million rent-stabilized apartments. In fact, the mayor doesn’t set rents on stabilized units (that decision is made by the independent Rent Guidelines Board), but he does have the abil...
It has been one of those New York weeks where the city feels more infuriating than awe-inspiring. Sidewalks piled high with off-white snow, slushy crosswalks, delayed trains, and numb fingers make it easy to forget why we put up with it all. But then you catch a glimpse of the skyline cutting thr...
In 2025, two of the biggest trends in luxury real estate were branded residences, where buyers have experience with luxury brands in other capacities, and turnkey residences that take many of the headaches and decisions out of buying (e.g., furnishing, decorating, maintaining when out of town). T...
In 2025, core New York City areas recorded just over 11,000 signed residential contracts: 44 percent condominiums, 54 percent co-ops and condops, and the remainder townhouses. If all properties sold at their last asking prices, total contract volume would exceed $25.5 billion. The overall average...
Only four days of Landmarks Preservation Commission hearings have taken place in 2026 as of this writing, but they have been busy ones. The commissioners' only role is to judge the proposals based on their architectural appropriateness. However, it cannot be overlooked that some proposed projects...
As the residential market moves through a prolonged period of adjustment, agents are being forced to rethink how they operate, plan, and stay financially resilient. In this conversation, Ricky Carruth and Briggs Ellwell of RLTYco discuss where housing fundamentals truly stand, why time and pent-u...
From January 27 - February 2, 2026, approximately 200 condos, co-ops, condops, and townhouses in core New York City areas experienced price reductions. These included ten sponsor listings at 200 East 59th Street, which developer Harry Macklowe conceived as a sister building to the nearby 432 Park...
Herringbone hardwood floors have become a distinguished choice for NYC developers and homebuyers looking to elevate apartment and townhouse interiors with a touch of sophistication. With its interlocking zigzag design, this classic flooring pattern dates back over 2,000 years to the Roman Empire,...
Office-to-residence conversions have become increasingly commonplace thanks to recently approved rezonings, but some conversions offer a more creative history than the typical banking or insurance tower. In the heart of Hell's Kitchen, a recording studio used by the likes of The Beatles, Bruce Sp...
The week ending January 31, 2026 marked a return to a full business week after the federal holiday the previous week. This allowed more sales to be recorded by default, and it must be noted that these sales took place during a busier time of year than the previous week recorded, and that more lux...
From January 26 - February 1, 2026, a total of 164 contracts were signed in Manhattan. Not only does this mark a week over week increase in the number of contracts signed, but it helped push January 2026 to become the strongest January for residential contract activity since 2022.
On Sunday, February 1, the Grammy Awards will celebrate excellence in music over the past year. Comedian Trevor Noah will host the show, and performers will include Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Clipse, and Pharrell Williams. All of this year's Best New Artist nominees will perform...
Since 1991, the James Beard Awards have been among the most prestigious awards for culinary excellence in the United States. This year, from white tablecloth dining rooms to buzzy neighborhood bakeries, the New York City-based James Beard Award semifinalists tell a story not just of culinary exce...
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