Where Hypercubes Met Square FootageThe apartment of the late Madeleine L’Engle, the beloved author of A Wrinkle in Time and 61 other books for adults and children, is about to get […]
Miele vs. MadonnaPosh amenities are nice and all, but a celebrity walk-through can really boost the sale price.
Triple Assessment80 CENTRAL PARK WEST, APARTMENT 9A
The Facts: A one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath, 850-square-foot co-op.
Maintenance: $1,396.45 per month. Ag […]
Initial TremorsThose overseas buyers who’ve been driving the New York condo market are starting to slam on the brakes.
Would You Believe $30,000 Per Month?Anne Hathaway, soon to be seen opposite Steve Carell as Agent 99 in the upcoming Get Smart remake, has been spotted apartment-hunting downtown w […]
Harlem’s Other HalfEast Harlem’s pricing catches up with the rest of upper Manhattan’s.
Wall Art IncludedA Soho loft turns out to contain a surprise from the neighborhood’s artistic past.
Fame Slept HereWhen Mary Cantwell published ‘Manhattan, When I Was Young’ in 1995, the bourgeois-bohemian Greenwich Village of which she wrote had already larg […]
Triple AssessmentBuying a townhouse usually means giving up certain creature comforts. This property, whose façade is designed to look like a typical Harlem hous […]
Leopard Print Not Included Designer Betsey Johnson—she of the flamboyant mane and offbeat fashion line—is leaving her two-bedroom penthouse in the West Village and has pu […]
The Floor-Space FallacyIn a transaction rife with truth-stretching, real square footage is an elusive number.
Does the Building Have a Bike Room?The 5,725-square-foot penthouse at Morton Square that Ashley Olsen bought and renovated with her twin, Mary-Kate, years ago just went on the mar […]
Catchment-22All those new-condo buyers are drawn to neighborhoods with the best public schools—which are then nearly destroyed by new kids.
Outrageous Amenity WatchIf this 129-unit condominium’s residents aren’t in shape when they buy their apartments, they will have no excuse after
they move in.
Well, Her Broker’s Not on StrikeBroadway producer Daryl Roth has, along with her real-estate-mogul husband, Steve Roth of Vornado Realty Trust, just sold their ten-room co-op a […]
Who’s Got Your Number?Your broker does. And your board
package, full of financial data, could be catnip to
identity thieves.
Reykjavík’s Favorite Daughter Gets Iced OutIt appears that the peculiar and wonderful pairing that is Matthew Barney and Björk is looking to resettle in downtown Manhattan—but not without […]
The Open-House Log400 WEST 58TH STREET, APARTMENT 3JK
The Facts: Two-bedroom, two-bath co-op.
Asking Price: $999,000.
Maintenance: $1,644 per month.
Agent: […]
Report: Hilary’s Not RunningFans of the often-spotted-downtown-and-apparently-pretty-sane actress Hilary Swank may be glad to know that she’s not ditching New York for good […]
Triple Assessment305 WEST 86TH STREET, APARTMENT 4C
The Facts: One-bedroom, one-bath, 600-square-foot co-op. Maintenance: $655 per month.
Agents: Catherine a […]
Another Day, Another Jessica on 17th StreetCue the paparazzi: Jessica Simpson is apparently apartment-hunting in town. A source says she was recently spotted touring the penthouse in the […]
Itinerant Musician Seeks Permanent HomeIt appears that Moby’s on the hunt for a more permanent nest: A source says he recently toured a $3.125 million two-bedroom loft on Great Jones […]
