 |
Heuichul Kim |
Food Network chef Ellie Krieger cuts perfect mango slices at her home kitchen on the Upper West Side. Her advice for small kitchens: Install an island to double your working space. Read more... |
The Week in Review
By RACHEL SHANNON-SOLOMON
1. Board Suggests Rent Hikes
Rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments have been on the rise in past years, and this year is no exception. The Rent Guidelines Board proposed increases of between 3.5% and 7% for one-year leases, and between 5.5%...
Museum Director's Home Is Her Personal Museum
At Home
By LUCY COHEN BLATTER
As director of the Museum of Arts and Design, Holly Hotchner is never far from its collection of contemporary art and crafts. At her home on the Upper East Side, she has achieved a similar atmosphere, filling the apartment with an eclectic mix of art,...
Accentuating the Vertical
In The Details ...
By CARTER B. HORSLEY
In the old days, a glimpse of architectural piers — the vertical supporting structures that were once a common sight on the façade of a skyscraper — sent one's spirits soaring. The popularity of piers began in the Art Deco era with Raymond Hood's...
Long Island City Gains a Rooftop Racquet Club
By RACHEL SHANNON-SOLOMON
It is not every day that gym-goers can pair workouts with a 90-minute stone massage and complimentary shoeshine, or follow a game of tennis with a margarita and a view of Manhattan's skyline. But members of a new racquet club in Queens are aiming to...
Even in Weak Economy, City's Retail Sector Is a Buy
By MICHAEL STOLER
Even though the list of negative economic news is long and varied — consumer confidence in April fell to its lowest point in five years and consumer spending is falling as inflation is on the rise; food prices have risen between 10% and 15% in the...
The Week in Review
1. Corcoran Goes Green
The Corcoran Group has begun compiling an electronic fact sheet for buyers looking for environmentally friendly homes, the Real Deal reported. The fact sheet will be paperless, in keeping with its green mission. The brokerage...
Take It Outside
Open House
By JILL PRILUCK
121 W. 19th St., #PHC Between Sixth and Seventh avenues $3.35 million
Common Charges: $1,528 Monthly Taxes: $914 Brian Meier/Prudential Douglas Elliman
A Chelsea duplex, this three-bedroom condo has a private rooftop terrace, which is about 460...
|
 |
|
|
Believe It: Condo Sales Slow
By MICHAEL STOLER
Very little correct information is being floated about the state of the New York City condominium marketplace. The glossy, full-page advertisements for luxury condominiums that are liberally sprinkled throughout local publications project strong...
Newest Amenity in Residential High-Rises: Custom-Curated Art Collections
By CANDACE TAYLOR
When Kayla Silberberg and her husband, Martin, decided to trade in their condominium in Riverdale for one in Manhattan, they knew they wanted easy access to public transportation and a stall shower.
What they didn't expect to find was a built-in art...
Weak Dollar Has Hamptons Rentals Soaring
Real Estate
By CANDACE TAYLOR
Hamptons home sales have plummeted since the first quarter of last year, but brokers say this summer's rentals are stronger than ever, fueled by an influx of international tourists lured by the beaches and the weak dollar.
"We have had an...
What's in a Turret?
Open House
By JILL PRILUCK
285 Central Park West, #PHN Between 88th and 89th streets $16.5 million
Maintenance: $3,971 Lisa Lippman/Brown Harris Stevens
This three-bedroom duplex penthouse at the St. Urban features a bi-level library/office inside the building's northern...
A Cooking Show Host's Recipe for Kitchen Success
By LUCY COHEN BLATTER
The Food Network provides Ellie Krieger with all the kitchen gadgets and cooking space she needs to whip up meals for her weekly cooking show, "Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger," but as a bona fide New Yorker, she knows that when it comes to...
Filling The Voids
In The Details ...
By CARTER B. HORSLEY
Pediments are the arched designs that top buildings, windows, or doors, typically in the form of shallow triangles, while broken pediments are open at the top where the two angled sides would meet.
The city's most famous broken pediment is atop the...
Last Chance at 421-a Credits Could Spur Condo Market
By CANDACE TAYLOR
While many developers are under the impression that a lucrative tax abatement program will sunset next month, 4,100 new market-rate condominiums could be built under the 421-a program, which provides owners with a break on city taxes for up to 10...
Residential Web Site Grows Despite Absence of Big Names
By CANDACE TAYLOR
Listings are increasing at ResidentialNYC.com eight months after its launch, even though two of the city's largest brokerage firms are not yet participating.
The free Web site, which is funded by membership fees and is a competitor to the online...
'Masterworks' of Architecture, Urban Design Honored
By PETER KIEFER
A mixed bag of styles and projects are being honored today with the Municipal Arts Society's annual MASterwork Awards, including two office towers designed by architectural titans, the Floating Pool in Brooklyn, and a restored synagogue that was...
Timber Beams and Exposed Brick
Design
By JAMES GARDNER
For nearly a century, up until about a decade ago, upward mobility in New York City flowed across the Brooklyn Bridge and into Manhattan. Doubtless it is still that way for some. But for the self-styled demimonde, Brooklyn has become the preferred...
|
