Category Archives: Ultra Luxury

Highest Price Paid Per Square Foot TriBeCa Has Seen In Years

Platinum Properties Sells 92 Laight Street Loft for $2,996 Per Square Foot, Highest Price Paid Per Square Foot Tribeca Has Seen In Years 3,838-Square-Foot Home Goes For $11.5 Million

 
Platinum Properties, a Wall Street-based luxury real estate firm that is among the fastest growing in Manhattan, announced that they have closed an $11.5 million sale at The River Lofts, 92 Laight Street, 12BD. The three-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom home was listed for a mere five weeks and sold at a rare $2,996 per square foot, making it the highest price paid per square …

by Anthony Longo on July 26, 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

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

199 State Street, PHD, Brooklyn Heights; IN CONTRACT

IN CONTRACT
Compromise nothing.  Owning this large, sun drenched luxury penthouse at The Lookout Hill Condominium lets you have your cake and eat it too…in style.  Central to everything you could possibly ever want in New York with breathtaking panoramic views and top of the line construction and amenities.  Enjoy the old world charm of Brooklyn Heights’ cobble stone streets, the funky restaurants of Smith Street, the antique shops and boutiques of Atlantic Avenue and Carroll Gardens, art galleries of DUMBO all within steps of this modern and tranquil, hotel-like gem.
Subways 2.3.4.5.A.C.F.R …

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by Anthony Longo on May 2, 2011

The Most Expensive Condo Sale In New York

Were you ever jealous of the lifestyle of “Eloise”, the spoiled young girl living the extravagant life in the Plaza hotel? The room service, the temper tantrums, every request at the tip of your finger. Well this lifestyle could be all yours for a total of $48 Million. Are you interested? Someone was.
Prudential Douglas Elliman recently released that they sold the most expensive condo sale in New York for $48 Million. That’s a lot of money to live in such a classic New York landmark.
The unit sold in a record …

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by Anthony Longo on March 25, 2011

The East Side Vs. The West Side Argument

Have you ever heard someone say that they love the Upper East Side more than The Upper West Side? Or Midtown East vs. Midtown West? There are so many comparisons that could be drawn between East and West in Manhattan for many reasons.  Do you have a preference?
I personally am an East Side man, but that is probably because I live and work on the East Side. I feel getting to the West is a huge hassle that concludes in me just haling a taxi down.
Every one has their preferences. …

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by Anthony Longo on March 15, 2011

5Pointz To Be Demolished For High Rises In New York City

Have you ever taken the 7-Train in Queens heading towards Grand Central Station and noticed along the way the amazing urban art park that is in the foreground of the tremendous view of manhattan? If you have not, you should.
Curbed NY recently wrote an article about how the urban graffiti park could be demolished to make space for luxury high-rise condos units. Jerry Wolcolff, the current owner of the space, is thinking of gentrifying to make room for 1,300 residential units. What do you think about this form of gentrification? …

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by Anthony Longo on March 6, 2011

New York’s Yankee Buying A Condo On Riverside Drive

One of New York’s most famous Yankee’s, Alex Rodriguez, has finally given up his renting life for the glamorous life of being a condo owner. Curbed NY recently reported that A-Rod has purchased the 35th Floor of The Rushmore building, which is located at 80 Riverside Drive.
He is rumored to have bought the condo between 5 to 6 million dollars. Which I would say sounds rather cheap for a 4 to 5 bedroom high-rise luxury apartment with incredible views of the Hudson River.
Gary Barnett, the building’s owner is quoted by …

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by Anthony Longo on February 24, 2011
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