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S.Jhoanna Robledo

  1. The EnviablesThey’ve bought and sold, over and over, timing the market perfectly. Three true tales of strategy and luck.
  2. Heller’s House Sees Second Price CutThey’ll make it up in volume.
  3. Byrd Hoffman’s New Dumbo Nest“Like Tribeca 30 years ago.”
  4. Edifice BetsWall Street bonuses are expected to be down 15 percent this year—and may go down more in 2008. So who will buy all the high-end condos bei […]
  5. He Built This Borough (Badly)Why one of Brooklyn’s most prominent architects might lose his license.
  6. Neighborhood WatchHow vulnerable are you? A risk analysis.
  7. Triple AssessmentFor the privilege of living in a cast- iron loft building in Tribeca, you’d usually have to pay seven figures. That is, unless you can find a […]
  8. ‘Fantastic Four’ Star Transforms Her PlansJessica Alba has been spotted apartment-hunting in Chelsea, most recently in the new condos at 246 West 17th Street.
  9. The Storm Before the StormInsurers are declaring Brooklyn a high-risk hurricane zone—and canceling policies.
  10. A Jumbo ProblemWhen extra-large-mortgage rates shoot up, New Yorkers feel the hit hardest—and for some, last month’s easy loan suddenly zooms out of reach.
  11. The Cluster EffectYes, new condo towers are sprouting everywhere. But this season, four neighborhoods in particular are seeing bumper crops.
  12. The Next…… CELEBRITY-MAGNET CONDO Superior Ink Condominiums and Townhouses, 70 Bethune Street Preservationists lost their fight to save this factory […]
  13. Life Swap: What If You Left New York?Trade one island for another.
  14. Apple’s Nanny Gets a Summer ShareWord is Gwyneth Paltrow rented a separate house in the Hamptons for her employees and it’s costing her a little more than $20,000 a month.
  15. Those Pretty Golden HandcuffsEven for those lucky folk who bought at the bottom of the market, it’s not so easy to trade up.
  16. Triple AssessmentHarlem property values have risen so fast that apartment-hunters have nearly crossed the neighborhood off their potential-bargains list.
  17. Lili Taylor in a Brooklyn State of MindLili Taylor, who’s starring in the new Lifetime series ‘State of Mind,’ is the latest celeb to ditch Manhattan in favor of Brooklyn.
  18. Losing FaçadeAgree to preserve your brownstone’s front in perpetuity, and you get a huge tax write-off. Except…
  19. Fame Slept HereThe Access Hollywood apartment.
  20. House of Seagram Heir Sells HouseWord is he’s found a buyer willing to pay more than $50 million for his Upper East Side townhouse, and Warner Music CEO and Seagram scion Edgar […]
  21. Lessor EvilsNew statistics say the rental market’s about as bad as it gets.
  22. Shvo and Fiancée Buy in HamptonsIt’s no Shvoplace, though.
  23. Going Once… Okay, Going TwiceGavel to grovel in Hamptons.
  24. No Safe Harbor for Sag’s ShopsLand grab brings worries.
  25. The Open-House Log131 WEST 82ND STREET, APARTMENT 2 Two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,200-square-foot triplex condo. Asking Price: $1.785 million. Charges and Taxes: […]
  26. Donovan MellowsFresh from playing Carson Drew to Emma Roberts’s Nancy, actor Tate Donovan and his family just spent a week relaxing in a five-bedroom Fire Isla […]
  27. Check Out the ViewA stripper pole and stage in the living room: selling point, or sales nightmare?
  28. Outrageous Amenity of the WeekThis week, we inaugurates a regular feature devoted to the increasingly elaborate offerings of condo developers. We leave it to readers (and buy […]
  29. Music at Big Pink?West Villagers may be up in arms over artist Julian Schnabel’s decision to paint his West 11th Street condo project shocking pink, but Madonna m […]
  30. Uh-oh. They’ve Found Us.A Manhattan brokerage opens on Fire Island, and locals begin to wonder if they’re being Hamptonized.
  31. The Flat Beneath Her FeetPadma’s hunt for a pad.
  32. Loft ClausesWhat happens if the city steps up enforcement of Soho’s artist-in-residence laws?
  33. Procrastinators Need Vacations, TooLast-second summer rentals, from mountaintop to oceanfront.
  34. Fame Slept HereThese buyers are always in Beene.
  35. Peggy Sue Packs UpStar power must mean little in the Hamptons, where Kathleen Turner is still looking for a buyer for her house.
  36. Apartment TherapyIt’s tough—but not impossible—to sell your place when it reminds people of a hospital room.
  37. The Upper East Side of ConnecticutA spec-house boom helps Greenwich siphon away potential Park Avenue buyers.
  38. A Midtown Building666 Fifth Avenue
  39. The Open-House Log116 EAST 63RD STREET, APARTMENT 9C Three-bedroom, two-bath, 1,900-square-foot co-op with library. Asking Price: $3.195 million. Maintenanc […]
  40. Detective Benson Gets Slashed AgainMariska Hargitay’s penthouse can’t get arrested in this finicky market. According to online records, the Law & Order: SVU star put the Beach Str […]
  41. God Is My LandlordSt. John the Divine gets into the realty game; neighbors react with fire and brimstone.
  42. Fame Slept HereLiving in America (on Third Avenue).
  43. What a Revolting DevelopmentWhere do you turn if your brand-new condo is falling apart?
  44. Life Swap: What If You Left New York?Trade the subway for the souk.
  45. This House Is So Jane!Is Jane Pratt skipping town? The founding editor of ‘Sassy’ and then her namesake magazine, is listing her townhouse on Downing Street for $3.65 […]
  46. The Movie-Star DiscountThat celebrity you love having down the hall? He’s paying less than you are.
  47. SacCondo! Buy a Bungalow or 8“Jet-set lifestyle” near J&R.
  48. How Green Is Your Tally?Rating the envirobuilders.
  49. Fame Slept HereAsk your doctor if Clinton Hill is right for you.
  50. Looking for a Fashion HouseHedi Slimane—whose ultraslim suits revived Dior Homme, permanently changed menswear, and inspired Karl Lagerfeld’s 92-pound weight loss—is said […]
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