677 West End Avenue, Apt 8D Price: $730,000 1 bed, 1 bath Coop on the Upper West Side Maintenance: $1,312 What's the deal: This quiet home with bright western exposure is rich in details, seen in the high beamed ceilings and restored hardwood floors, all the while housed in a well-run, pet-friendly pre-war elevator building. a 449 Putnam … [Read more...]

Looks down: "pfff...peasants." 432 Park Avenue, Apt 81A - 3 bed, 3 bath Condo in Midtown Price: $26,750,000 What you're getting: This 2,633 ft² home on the 81st floor offers unobstructed Central Park views from amazing 10 ft x 10 ft windows, with Eastern and Northern exposures that also provide panoramic views beyond Central Park, the Reservoir, … [Read more...]

My landlord did "X", how can I sue them? I read somewhere that Real Estate is like a continuous episode of Seinfeld, but the joke's always on you. You are always the George Costanza. George Costanza's miserable persona isn't necessarily what's causing his constant misfortune; said-misfortunes are just a daily acid wash on his soul.  I'm sure the … [Read more...]

Digestible Real Estate News We're recycling this piece to do a bit more for those genuinely interested in New York real estate, not just food porn, and to give my LinkedIn designation a little luster.  Taking a note from the easy to absorb nuggets of information in MarketSnacks' newsletter (blanketed with this unshakable food theme), here's your … [Read more...]

153 Franklin Street - Taylor Swift's new Tribeca townhouse Price: $18,000,000 What Taylor Swift is getting: Perched on a beautiful cobblestone street in the heart of Tribeca, this 5,148 ft², 27 ft wide townhouse is with tricked out with a state of the art theater, gym, spa, limestone radiant heat floors, large planted terrace and the potential … [Read more...]