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Real estate information and consumer reports about buying and selling apartments and townhouses in the complex Manhattan real estate market.

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2009 

Contract Signed The BOULEVARD 2373 BROADWAY One Bedroom with Balcony Price: $675,000 Maintenance: $1281   IT HAS EVERYTHING! (Location, Views, Outdoor Space, Luxury Amenities)     Best of Both Worlds Flexibility and Amenities of a Condo - Quality of Life and Tax Deduction of a Co-op Sun drenched ...
10/26/2009
10/26/2009
This is a repost of a blog I wrote about Net Neutrality back in February of 2008 during the Presidential campagn. There seems to be a lot of false information about Net Neutrality. (What else is new?) I first learned about Net Neutrality 3 years ago when I did research about Craig Newmark founder...
10/22/2009
    New Yorkers lived in Townhouses during the 19th century. 19th Century Single Family Townhouses were made of Brownstone and Limestone. The luxury apartment building was actually invented in New York in the late 19th century. In 1890 The Dakota was the first luxury apartment building in Manhatt...
10/18/2009
In the 1800s, New York City required that all buildings higher than six stories be equipped with a rooftop water tower. This was necessary to prevent the need for excessively high pressures at lower elevations, which could burst pipes. Today the towers have become fashionable in some circles. As...
10/11/2009
Washington Heights is Manhattan's highest natural point (265 feet, in Bennett Park) Washington Heights, which runs from 155th Street to Dyckman Street from river to river, is a bustling urban area with a busy commercial center. Washington Heights is known for it's five and six-story prewar and p...
10/07/2009
Manhattan 3rd Quarter Corcoran Report "Buyers have realized meaningful price reductions since last year". The 3rd quarter Corcoran Report analysis of the Manhattan housing market is now available. The Corcoran Report, in collaboration with Property Shark, is the industry standard for measuring t...
10/02/2009