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New Luxury Development Hits Soho

On Wooster Street just south of Houston in the hip Soho neighborhood, a new condominium is taking shape. 139 Wooster Street is a six-story luxury development with a mixture of modern minimalist design and classical features that make it fit seamlessly with the neighborhood.
The development includes two penthouses on two levels with a spiral staircase in pure white connecting the floors. All apartments appear spacious thanks to the tall 11-foot ceilings and oversized windows facing east, which bring in a lot of light and the beautiful urban street view below.
Each …

by Michael Foster on December 15, 2011

The Novogratz Design Empire

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Rob and Cortney Novogratz have done it all. They have a successful design firm, written a book, they’ve had a show on Bravo called 9 By Design, and now they’re back with another hit show on HGTV called Home By Novogratz. Rob and Cortney have single-handedly built a design empire while raising their seven kids in the City.
And while they’re always fixing up other people’s homes; they have also managed to rebuild and redesign their current home in NoHo. The six-story townhouse which was a gun store in its past …

by Phylis J. Iqbal on August 19, 2011

Top 5 Ways to Get Your Ice-Cream Fix in NYC

It’s been one of the hottest summers we’ve had in NYC and everyone’s looking for a way to beat the heat. If you’re looking for a treat as well as a way to stay cool, check out these unique ice-cream creations right in NYC!
Everyone hits up places like Pinkberry and Red Mango for frozen yogurt rather than plain boring ice-cream, but artisans around the City are making it hip again to be into the dessert we grew up loving.
Melt Bakery was developed by experienced pastry chef Julian Plyter and Kareem Hamady. …

by Phylis J. Iqbal on August 9, 2011

Plaza Hotel condos sell for $19 million

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that two adjacent condos in the Plaza Hotel were sold for $19 million, which will certainly be yet another boon to the luxury real estate market in NYC, which has experienced quite the surge in recent weeks. WSJ is reporting that the buyer is Barbara Garza, a director of Mexican bottler Coca-Cola Femsa, in a deal that closed last week after a rather short negotiating period.
What’s surprising about the sale is that the previous buyer had purchased the two units just four years ago. In 2007, …

by Michael Foster on August 5, 2011

The Elegance of Beekman Place

Willem Beeckman was a Dutch scholar and translator who arrived on these shores in the seventeenth century, when New York was New Amsterdam and Manhattan was the woods. Beeckman rose to prominence in the colony’s government, putting down family roots in the sleepy grasslands on the island’s east side. Eventually, the location of the Beeckman estate evolved into a two-block stretch of cosmopolitan paradise known as Beekman Place. Occupying the blocks between East 49th Street and East 51st Street, just east of First Avenue, it’s one of the loveliest corners …

by Noah Diamond on July 16, 2011

Serene Townhouses in the Upper East Side

Curbed.com is reporting about a new townhouse listing on the Upper East Side; the building was once home to Alexis Brink, a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner and licensed inter-faith minister. Her former townhouse at 165 East 82nd Street is being marketed as an island of “serenity that envelops you once you’ve crossed the threshold” far from the busy city. Serenity doesn’t come cheap, since the building is for sale for $16.5 million.
Of course, the Upper East Side has a range of much cheaper and equally serene digs, if townhouses are your thing:
For $3.4 …

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by Michael Foster on July 7, 2011

The Upper East Side: Traditional Style and Modern Design on a Budget

The Upper East Side has a reputation for being the upper crust; with some of the most expensive real estate in the world, this slice of Manhattan has been the destination of the ultrarich for over a century. However, this doesn’t mean that it is out of everyone’s price range. With condos as low as 500,000, bargain-hunters can find elegance and luxury on a budget.
The neighborhood is a long rectangle starting at the southern end of Central Park at 59th street and ending to the north at 96th street. In …

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by Michael Foster on June 8, 2011

Brooklyn Heights 2 Bed/2 Ba w/ Terrace; 199 State Street, 9A

Open House: Sunday, June 12th, 12:00pm-1:00pm

This is your chance to own a large sun-drenched split two bedroom home in the intimate Lookout Hill Condominium. Residence 9A boasts 1,290 square feet of interior space with three exposures and a private 370 square foot terrace situated off of the living room.
The open modern kitchen features Poggenpohl cabinets, state of the art stainless steel Viking appliances and granite countertops.
The master bedroom comes en-suite with a spacious walk-in closet and the master bathroom is equipped with double vanity, separate glass enclosed stall shower, an …

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by Brett Malvin on May 31, 2011
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