Friday, 22 November 2024

Commentaries

Celebrity Real Estate: Radio and TV Jock Don Imus’ Penthouse at Central Park West is on the Market for $19.8M

The penthouse of radio and TV jock Don Imus at Central Park West is listed on the market for $19.8 million. The pad atop the 1928 Rosario Candela-designed building that belonged to Imus and his wife Deirdre for decades, has features of gorgeous terraces overlooking city views and spacious street-level bedrooms on the ground-floor maisonette.

East New York Brooklyn Rezoning Plan Update: Protesters Face Off with De Blasio Commissioners

The city’s plan of rezoning the neighborhood of East New York for new development has met stiff resistance from protesters. East New York recently become a refuge for minorities fleeing high rents in other parts of the city – and activists fear the De Blasio administration’s proposals.

What Living in a Dorm Taught Us

Perhaps one of the most memorable parts of college life, aside from struggling for your degree would be the multifaceted dorm life. You might not have noticed all of the events in your dorm life; however, each of those experiences had contributed to what you are right now.

EDITOR'S PICKS

Real Estate Tips: Property Viewing 101; Do’s And Dont’s For Homebuyers and Homesellers

Here are some basic yet helpful tips in selling or buying real estate properties. More than the etiquette, it is also to secure Homesellers from untoward conditions.
By Staff Reporter
When Should You Trust a Real Estate Agent?

When it comes to a real estate transaction, it is quite ordinary for an individual to somehow doubt his or her real estate agent. Most would display such attitude due to the fear of making mistakes or even for the preservation of the property and the possible significant return. When should you trust them?
By Staff Reporter
5 Market Observations For Investors In Light of The Impending US Federal Rate Hikes

Further rate hikes may not happen untl the second quarter. 2015 closed with a Federal rate hikes and more can be expected this year, probably twice more but central bank forecasts about four.
By Staff Reporter
Real Estate News: The Blackstone Group’s Purchase of Stuyvesant Town Includes $625M in Air Rights

The Blackstone Group and Ivanhoe Cambridge’s huge purchase of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village has become a world record. It was revealed that as part of the $5.4 billion deal, 4,500 of the complex’s 11,200 apartments for middle-age income families would be reserved for the next 20 years, with the addition of 200 units to be set aside for low-income tenants.
By Staff Reporter
$1.7B Light Rail Transportation System Linking the Brooklyn-Queens Waterfront Has Been Proposed

The dream of having a light rail transportation system in the areas of Brooklyn and Queens is becoming a reality. In July last year, the advisory committee comprised of developers, transportation experts and civic organizers, addressed the need for a more robust light rail system that could connect Brooklyn and Queens.
By Staff Reporter
Celebrity Real Estate: Late Actress Betsy von Furstenberg's Central Park West Pad Sold for $7.5M

The penthouse in the Bolivar at 230 Central Park West, which belonged to the late actress Betsy von Furstenberg, has sold for an impressive price of $7.5 million, because it had an asking price of $5 million in just eight short days after it was listed.
By Staff Reporter
Celebrity Real Estate: Rosie O’Donnell Bought a House in West Palm Beach; Neighbors are Reportedly Annoyed

When Rosie O’Donnell bought a vacation property near the waterfront of West Palm Beach last summer for $4.975 million, some of her neighbors were annoyed. There’s always lots of noise coming from the house and that is the reason why her neighbors are getting irritated.
By Staff Reporter
Gigi Hadid Looks at Luxury Apartment Worth $6.49M with Unemployed Zayn Malik

Gigi Hadid and her latest pal, a former star of One Direction, Zayn Malik, were spotted checking out a unit worth $6.49 million at 10 Bond Street.
By Staff Reporter
Atlanta Real Estate: The Incredible Ansley Park Glass House in Atlanta Has an Asking Price of $3.9M After Expansion

The incredible Ansley Park Glass House in Atlanta is being offered for the first time since its expansion in 2008, with an asking price of $4 million. Situated a few blocks from Piedmont Park, this 7,741-square-foot contemporary stunner is a blend of Old South elegance, but somehow doesn’t clash like polyester and seersucker.
By Staff Reporter
Celebrity Real Estate: Football Coach Willie Taggart from the University of South Florida is Selling His Tampa Home

When college football coach, Willie Taggart, signed a lucrative extension with the University of South Florida to keep him through 2020, he placed his Tampa home on the market for $1.3 million.
By Staff Reporter