Real Estate
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A Duplex on Central Park Is Listed for $8.75 Million
The apartment, at 101 Central Park West, was bought in 1976 by Irwin Segelstein of Columbia Records and is on…
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A 1970s Office Building’s New Life as a Rental
Pearl House, at 160 Water Street, is designed to bring personality to its neighborhood — whether you think that’s FiDi…
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Higher Home Values Mean Higher Taxes. Who’s Paying the Most?
Thanks to huge increases in values, with home sellers making double or triple what they paid, more sales are triggering…
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The House That Once Embarrassed Them Is Now a Showplace
“Their disdain for this house,” the designer said, “was a green light to give it a whole new life.”
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Judd or Dud: Can You Tell the Difference?
It’s not that easy to tell fake Donald Judd furniture from the real thing. See if you can do a…
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How Real Estate Became Showbiz and Agents Became Stars
The crowd began gathering at 5 p.m., into the movie-perfect backyard of a 1920s Spanish-style Los Angeles estate once owned…
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No Religion? At These Faith-Based Retirement Communities, No Problem.
Some communities with religious origins now offer spiritual programming as just one of many enticements, like the bingo nights of…
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My Landlord Says I Can’t Sublet My Apartment. What if I Do Anyway?
Rent-stabilized tenants can request to sublet their apartments in most cases, and landlords cannot unreasonably withhold consent. But what is…
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Warren Buffett’s Real Estate Brokerage Agrees to $250 Million Settlement
HomeServices of America, the largest residential real estate brokerage in the United States, will settle the claims brought by home…
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Rebuilding After a Fire. Are Things Really Just Things?
A writer reflects on what it means to lose nearly everything in a disaster, as she moves into a new…