Kate Akerly's (akerlyre) Blog

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential The Department of Education is thinking of undertaking a rezoning project that could drastically affect which West Village school parents send their children to. For years, parents in the neighborhood who chose to send their children to public school had th...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential The famed Village music venue Joe’s Pub, which has seen performances from the likes of Adele, Alicia Keyes, and Amy Winehouse, is set to re-open today after being closed for the summer. The venue has been undergoing renovations in order to make it more acce...

In two weeks come by the 13th Annual Bedford Downing Block Association Sidewalk Sale! In the South Village Historic District On Downing Street between Bedford and Sixth Avenue On Saturday, October 15th from 10am – 5pm   Be a Vendor Make $$$ from your stuff and have fun too! Snag a spot now by e-m...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential SoHo’s Children’s Museum of the Arts is leaving its current location for a bigger space in Hudson Square this October. The new location at 103 Charlton Street is a 10,000 square-foot space that would allow the museum to hold expanded exhibits and programs. ...

By Donna Dazzo of Village Confidential Whether it’s your home for sale or your client’s home for sale, not every seller is convinced right off the bat that staging the home is necessary to get it sold. In a previous blog, I addressed three common objections from both real estate agents and home s...

By Kate Akerly of Village Confidential My team and I recently had the opportunity to preview the W New York Downtown Hotel & Residences (123 Washington Street) for a client that is interested in purchasing downtown.  I was already aware that the interiors would satisfy any purchasers desire for l...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential Rudin Management are currently known in the West Village for that one controversial project, but another West Village condominium of theirs is set to be opening much sooner. 130 West 12th Street, a pre-war West Village condominium that has been renovated ov...

By Kate Akerly of Village Confidential On Monday night we were invited to attend the 3rd Annual Village Jazz Alive Fundraiser hosted by the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce (GVCCC).  The event started promptly at 6pm at the thirty year old Greenwich Village jazz club, Blue Note (131 ...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential The future of St. Vincent’s Hospital has been an issue for West Village residents since the hospital’s closure in 2009. Since then, it has been purchased for redevelopment, and it has been the subject of public outcry among some residents. Now, however, dev...

By Marissa Alan of Village Confidential If you’ve done any research into outdoor living space design, you’ve undoubtedly seen the massive homes and massive outdoor areas that accompany them. In fact, you’re probably convinced that you have to have a 4,000 square foot house and at least a 2 acre l...