LIMESTONE COMES TO WEST CHELSEA

Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on July 20th, 2014 Limestone, a facade material most associated with tony Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue uptown buildings has emerged in……of all places….West Chelsea, Downtown New York! Very few buildings Downtown boast this beautiful material: 15 Central Park West clad its entire facade in Limestone to emulate… [Read More]

NYC MARKET RESULTS: NEGLECT OF THE MIDDLE RICH?

Posted by Leonard Steinberg, President of URBAN COMPASS, on June 30th, 2014 Is the New York real estate market starting to soften? Some reports say so, but it probably has everything to do with the INVENTORY issue.  Signed contracts may have declined in recent quarters compared to the prior year but it’s not because of… [Read More]

GLOBAL CENTER GATED UBER-COMMUNITIES

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on August 12th, 2011 As the political climate shifts to a more conservative stance, and the almost certainty that Rick Perry will be the next USA president, the super-wealthy will continue to seek out homes within communities that protect and separate them from the increasingly volatile outside world. These gilded, gated… [Read More]

LEONA HELMSLEY LIVES! THE NOUVEAU LITTLE PEOPLE PAY TAXES

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on March 30th, 2011 OIl companies scream DRILL BABY DRILL, as it will be good for the USA, create jobs, generate tax revenues, yet Transocean denounces their USA ownership status, moves to Switzerland, and avoids $ 2 billion in taxes. 35% corporate tax rates are amongst the highest in the world,… [Read More]