Nestled in the heart of West Chelsea, Manhattan’s ultimate urban oasis teaming with the world’s leading contemporary art galleries, chic restaurants and moments from AVENUE’S School, the Highline Park, Hudson Yards, and the Hudson River Park, this superb townhouse has been completely gut renovated and re-built by a highly experienced developer and will be ready… [Read More]
WILL THE BRAZILIAN AND CHINESE BUYERS ABANDON NEW YORK?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 25th, 2013 The chatter of bad economic news coming from Brazil and China recently leads to the question: will Chinese and Brazilian buyers who have helped fuel a notable uptick in activity and pricing in the Manhattan luxury market disappear and how will that affect our real estate market? I… [Read More]
NEW LISTING – 231 Tenth Ave #2A
Located in the heart of West Chelsea, Downtown’s most vibrant neighborhood that provides a unique mix of the world’s leading art galleries, restaurants and retail, and anchored by the remarkable Highline Park (that connects West Chelsea to the Meatpacking District and the Hudson Yards) and the Hudson River Park (with Chelsea Piers), this elegant… [Read More]
NEW LISTING!! 64 PERRY ST
This historic sun-kissed townhouse centered on an ultra-prime, exquisite tree-lined West Village block, faces south over one of the most picturesque gardens (with a 280 year old white horse chestnut tree)in all of New York City. The house requires a gut renovation: fully approved, highly detailed plans by AD 100 architect Steven Harris come with… [Read More]
508 WEST 24th STREET: A BEAUTIFUL ADDITION TO WEST CHELSEA
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 22nd, 2013 The chic art gallery block on West 24th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, home to Gagosian, is getting a swell new neighbor…….a facade rendering has now been revealed: Designed by Cary Tamarkin, the concrete and black steel windowed building is quite a looker and brackets the… [Read More]
NEW LISTING! 411 East 53rd Street
Located in Sutton Manor, one of the East Side’s best full service condominium buildings, just moments from all conveniences, shopping and transportation, this perfectly proportioned south-west corner home features superb southern light and views from its elegantly scaled rooms. Enter this home via a gracious gallery with substantive coat closets. You are led to the… [Read More]
THE NEW WORLD OF FINSH-OUT IN MANHATTAN NEW CONSTRUCTION
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 21st, 2013 Walker Tower set the stage for an entirely new level of finishes in Manhattan New Construction by delivering esthetics AND mechanical sophistication similar to that of a very high end custom renovation. Gone were those hideous Home Depot-style HVAC grills and diffusers. Baseboards and moldings were not… [Read More]
URBANIZATION: BIG CITIES CONTINUE TO GROW BUT HOW LIVABLE ARE THEY?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 17th, 2013 The UN projected that half of the world’s population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008. By 2050 it is predicted that 64.1% and 85.9% of the developing and developed world respectively will be urbanized. What does that say about cities like New York, Los Angeles,… [Read More]
ITS ALL ABOUT THE BIG VIEW, BUT NOT FOR ALL
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 14th, 2013 My recent experience selling 150 Charles Street, the record-shattering new Witkoff-developed building in the West Village, and more recent sales in other new very high end buildings in Manhattan, has given me a great insight into the mindset of New York high end buyers when it comes to… [Read More]
DOLLY LENZ DEPARTS DOUGLAS ELLIMAN
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 12th, 2013 Super-broker and semi-un-touchable Empress of Manhattan real estate Dolly Lenz has left Douglas Elliman after a 13 year reign. Rumor has it she will be following the footsteps of brokers such as Michael Shvo, Shaun Osher and Wendy Maitland to start her own brokerage firm. The departure does not come… [Read More]