On the MarketFor sale: Spend between $200,000 and $300,000 and you’re in the sweet spot, says broker David Knudsen. This will get you a house in one of the p […]
From Urb to BurbIf you can’t stomach being outbid on yet another crummy railroad apartment, it might be time to consider heading farther afield.
Covetable Home FAQsHow do I get into an 80/20 or Mitchell-Lama building?
Until last year, when the city moved the whole process online, applying for affordable ho […]
On the MarketA garage, a key to Gramercy Park, and an Upper East Side limestone mansion can all be yours.
The CovetablesYes, we’d all like to live in the Dakota. Or 740 Park, the Beresford, or 15 CPW. In addition to those old standbys of lust-worthiness, the city […]
The Kitchen ExposedSome New Yorkers whip up nightly five-course meals. Others use their ovens for storing off-season sweaters. So how much is a kitchen worth, anyway?
“Oh, Marcel!”Sharing the apartment with Marcel Duchamp’s ghost and other tales of historic-home living.
Total ConvertsInside the former stables, churches, and NYPD control rooms that some New Yorkers call home.
On the MarketA synagogue … or garage … or clock tower of one’s own.
Conversion FAQsMust a church be deconsecrated before you move in?
Not if you strip out the godly stuff.
100-Roommate PollA peek inside the rarely wanted, often strained, and occasionally nurturing relationships of local housemates.
Splitting the Rent, Fair and SquareAppraiser Jonathan Miller calculates how to divvy up the bill based on a typical two-bedroom, $3,200-a-month apartment.
Divide and ConquerAesthetically pleasing alternatives to the standard white wall.
Lighten UpIdeas for brightening your apartment, from hardware-store fixes to renovations.
Can You Have Too Much Daylight?Bob Harcharek, mayor of Barrow, Alaska—about 1,200 miles from the North Pole—talks about living without night.
On the MarketThirteen properties for sale, from Tribeca to Brooklyn Heights.
The Light You CraveWhen December’s short days arrive in this crowded city, everyone starts yearning for sun. These apartments—many of them the
product of the pas […]
On the MarketSackett Union, 291 Union Street, Cobble Hill
Price: $1.85 Million
This long-gestating project has finally made it to market: a 32-unit condo […]
Just How Essential Is That Bowling Alley?New developments are often stuffed with perks.
Which are the most lavish, and which will you actually, y’know, use? Consult our chart.
What Can I Customize?Not much—at least, not anymore. Buyers in the late nineties and early aughts would regularly order their apartments raw, to be fitted out as the […]
Old vs. NewWhen residential buildings face off, who’s the winner? Here, a toe-to-toe comparison.
