Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on December 6th, 2014 Victor Homes and Michael Shvo revealed the Peter Marino-designed building located at the old Getty Station site at 24th Street and Tenth Avenue (239 Tenth Avenue) in West Chelsea, New York at Design Miami as part of the Art Basel fanfare, which naturally had… [Read More]
URBAN COMPASS MARKETS FIRST US TADAO ANDO RESIDENTIAL CONDO
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on December 5th, 2014 I am so honored to confirm the rumors that URBAN COMPASS has been chosen to market the first USA residential condominium building designed by the Grand Master of all Architects, Tadao Ando, located at 152 Elizabeth Street in Nolita. The marketing of the 7-unit property that is… [Read More]
TIME IS THE LAST LUXURY
Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on December 2nd, 2014 The world is drowning in luxury. A plethora of ultra luxurious new buildings are on the market now in New York and many more are coming over the course of the next 18 months. Each developer is trying to out-do one another with the… [Read More]
THE PSELFIE!
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on November 23rd, 2014 Have you noticed the growing number of INSTAGRAM shots of pets contorted into ridiculous poses and outfits in a desperate shoutout for love and attention? Brokers are notorious for using pets to attract business (it works!). They are also notorious for photographing themselves and broadcasting these exquisite… [Read More]
THE MOST EXPENSIVE WIND TUNNELS IN THE WORLD?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on November 22nd, 2014 Many New Yorkers have succumbed to their chiropractors recently as they arch their heads to the skies to fully embrace the sky scraping height of 432 Park Avenue, the tallest (1,396ft) residential condominium tower in New York City now fully topped out and visible… [Read More]
URBAN POWER: NEW YORKERS CONSUME 75% LESS ENERGY THAN DALLAS
Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on November 20th, 2014 Major Urban Centers such as New York are growing: In 1950, about 825 million people lived in large cities and two-thirds of the world’s 2.5 billion people lived in rural areas. Today, half of the planet’s 7 billion people live in cities. We have… [Read More]
MANSION TAX MADNESS – NEW YORK MANSION TAXES TO RISE?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on November 19th 2014 New York City imposes a 1% tax on apartments selling for $1 million or more. It is called a MANSION TAX. It is a disguised additional tax as we all know all to well that there is no such thing as a mansion in… [Read More]
TWITTER STALLS SIGNALING A SHIFT?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on November 8th, 2014 This week’s mediocre results from TWITTER may signal a shift: is the world getting tired of the shallowness of so much of what is reported? Is 160 characters enough to truly get a message of substance across? Is the world starting to look for… [Read More]
NEW YORK REAL ESTATE PREPARES FOR BIG BONUSES?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on November 6th, 2014 As real estate land fumbles about the future of the markets, word on the street is that some are doing quite well indeed…. bonus season is about to dawn on us and all bets are they will be good! Money managers at hedge-fund firms… [Read More]
THE URBAN COMPASS REAL ESTATE APP. REVOLUTION
Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on November 2nd, 2014 At URBAN COMPASS we developed an APP many months ago in house that has turned the industry upside down. It demonstrates to the world how simple and easy it can be to search for everything real estate in the palm of your hand. Now… [Read More]