MELANIE LAZENBY WINS DOUGLAS ELLIMAN’S TOP PRODUCER AWARD

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on February 13th, 2014 Dolly Lenz has been de-throned: A big CONGRATULATIONS to Melanie Lazenby, who was announced as the NUMBER ONE broker at Douglas Elliman’s real estate awards event last night (The Ellie’s) at CIPRIANI by Howard Lorber.  Breathtakingly beautiful Melanie sold the most expensive condominium in 2013 at 18… [Read More]

$50 MILLION TRUMP SOHO PENTHOUSE LISTED BY DOLLY LENZ

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on September 25th, 2013 As a follow up to last night’s BLURB, take note of another mega-priced listing: the presidential penthouse of the Trump Soho New York just hit the market for a whopping $50 million. The 10,000-square-foot (Maybe $ 5,000/sf is cheap compared to its competition?), customizable spot that’s being listed… [Read More]

MARKET HEADING DOWN? YES AND NO.

In this morning’s Wall Street Journal Josh Barbanell reports that despite rising gloom about home sales across the country, sales of apartments in Manhattan appear to have strengthened this summer, with median prices up, inventory down and an increase in the number of apartment closings. The figures suggest that the Manhattan market, buoyed by a… [Read More]