Ask Real Estate
When Vermin Come to Visit
By RONDA KAYSEN
This week’s topics include a threatening rat’s nest; a landlord’s responsibility to accommodate a disabled tenant; and a public drainage directed to private property.
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How to get a foothold in one of New York’s grand old buildings, including the Dakota, the San Remo, the River House, the Ansonia, One Sutton Place South and One Fifth Avenue.
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A spate of development is transforming the Avenue of the Americas on SoHo’s western edge into a residential neighborhood.
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The HuntLyndsie Guy and Megan Watson found a share in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
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Living InWalk the entirety of this extra-wide Bronx street to appreciate why it once had great cachet, with elegant apartment houses in Tudor, Beaux-Arts and, predominantly, Art Deco styles.
Streetscapes
A Home for the Headlines
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY
A building reminiscent of an Italian campanile, the former headquarters of the Times, once presided over Times Square.
Big Ticket
A Cornucopia of Views
By ROBIN FINN
A full-floor apartment near the top of One57, with four bedrooms and spectacular park, river and cityscape views, is the sale of the week.
The Appraisal
In the Hamptons, a Fight Over Land Is Also One Over Water
By MATT A.V. CHABAN
A landowner wants to sell wooded lots to the Town of East Hampton to keep the land undeveloped and the aquifer pristine, but the previous owner’s family may stop the sale.
The Hunt
A Brooklyn Apartment? Make It Postwar.
By JOYCE COHEN
Chrissy Hunt and Sean Oliver went looking for a newer apartment in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Exclusive
Five Stories of Classic
By ROBIN FINN
An Upper West Side brownstone that was once owned by the fashion designer Perry Ellis re-enters the market.
Big Deal
Colorado Ski Country Homes for New Yorkers
By JULIE SATOW
A new development by the Related Companies could raise the profile of Snowmass, one of Colorado’s largest ski mountains.
What I Love
A Nest for Nomads
By JOANNE KAUFMAN
The actor Brian Cox lives in a Brooklyn high-rise with his wife, Nicole Ansari, and their two sons.
Why Are Rockefellers Moving From 30 Rock? ‘We Got a Deal’
By SAM ROBERTS
In 2000, the Rockefellers sold off 30 Rock, though they retained their presence in the building by keeping one floor as a rented space. Now, they have decided to leave the building entirely.
Ask Real Estate
Misled About Bedbugs
By RONDA KAYSEN
Misinformation over a bedbug infestation; difficulty in obtaining a building’s financial statements; and a question about subletting are addressed.
Mortgages
Equity-Building Mortgage Challenged
By LISA PREVOST
The Urban Institute questions the effectiveness of a proposal for a low-cost, 15-year mortgage intended to help low- and middle-income borrowers build equity.
App City
Helping Felix Avoid Oscar
By JONAH BROMWICH
Taking cues from online dating services, MatchPad seeks to match renters on how they mesh in areas like extroversion and cleanliness.
The Appraisal
A House Fit for Murder, Madmen and Fashion Models
By MATT A.V. CHABAN
The Gustav Mayer House, an 1855 Italianate mansion on Staten Island, is only partly restored, because its moody decay has proved irresistible for photo shoots in slick magazines.
Affordable and Reliable, Queens Real Estate Ascends
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
Could Queens be the next Brooklyn? Some people are betting yes.
Streetscapes
Manhattan Rowhouses With the Welcome Mat Out Back
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY
The inside-out tenement, with residential entrances moved to the back and stores inserted at the ground level, was born of economic necessity.
Living In
Rockville Centre, L.I., an Urbanized Suburb
By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER
The once-sleepy village of Rockville Centre, in southwest Nassau County, is becoming more walkable and workable through an ongoing “smart growth” program.
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Forest City Ratner Buys Out Partner in Brooklyn Residential Tower
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Living In: Brooklyn’s Sleepy Enclave, Vinegar Hill, Awakens
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Divided by a Windfall
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Big Ticket: Pedigree on a Prime Block
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Fair Game: Borrowers, Beware: The Robo-Signers Aren’t Finished Yet
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Sewing Up a Loose End on West End
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Ask Real Estate: No Love for a Bench
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Big Ticket: Jon Stewart Sells TriBeCa Penthouse for $17.5 Million
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Building Blocks: A Tower Clock in Danger of Losing Its Purpose
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Streetscapes: The Garden at the Frick, and How It Grew
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The Hunt: Nothing a Little Brushwork Can’t Fix
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What I Love: Where the Sofas Come and Go
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A New Brooklyn Condo With a Prewar Aesthetic
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Mortgages: Refinancing to Increase Equity
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A recently overhauled free app that now allows users to read new stories every day and search for homes at the same time.
Great Homes and Destinations
Property Values
What You Get For ... $1,750,000
By MIKE POWELL
This week’s properties include a compound in Alabama, a farmhouse in Massachusetts and a pueblo-style house in New Mexico.
International Real Estate
House Hunting in ... Cambridge, England
By PETER SIGAL
The Cambridge, England, housing market has been hot, based on sound fundamentals, with demand driven by Cambridge University, biotech and high-tech industries, and proximity to London.
On Location
Just Don’t Call It a Lab
By SANDY KEENAN
In Michigan, a passive house that happens to be a laboratory.
On the Market in New York City
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
This week’s properties are a West Village loft, a co-op in Chelsea and a co-op in Park Slope.
On the Market in the New York Region
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
This week’s properties include a five-bedroom in Stamford, Conn., and a four-bedroom in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
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The Upshot
Is It Better to Rent or Buy?
By MIKE BOSTOCK, SHAN CARTER and ARCHIE TSE
The choice between buying a home and renting one is among the biggest financial decisions that many adults make.
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Commercial Real Estate
Splurging on Opulent Holiday Displays at the Office
By JULIE SATOW
For the first time since the recession, many of Manhattan’s real estate firms are spending lavishly on decorations, some investing $1 million on displays.
Thanks for Ripping Up Our Home
By STEVEN KURUTZ
Stephanie Diani for The New York Times
Stephen Henderson and his partner James LaForce spent a year renovating their Chelsea loft. They invited the contractors and crew back and gave them a big party to thank them for their work.
Most people can’t wait to see the back of their contractors. Imagine wanting to give them a party.
House Proud
Taunting the Big Bad Wolf
By NATALIE SHUTLER
The house in Maryland was built with abundant varieties of wood but no nails.
Market Ready
What Can I Do to Make My Outdated Parquet Floors Look More Presentable?
By TIM McKEOUGH
To freshen up your home’s parquet flooring, you don’t necessarily need to refinish.
Q&A;
Victorians’ Rejected Oddities
By PENELOPE GREEN
Julie Halls, a British historian, discusses proposals like an Aerial Machine Adapted for the Arctic Regions (though it “would be a complete death trap”).
Textiles
Space Age Doodles Still Know How to Charm
By ELAINE LOUIE
The Galaxy lace curtain features mid-20th century design.
Houses
A Prefab, Fully Stocked
By RIMA SUQI
The stainless-steel Vipp house even comes with its own linens.
Goods
One Vase Can Lead to Another
By RIMA SUQI
Heath Ceramics’s studio director produced more than 150 vases in an experimental wave.
Books
Textbook Beautiful
By JULIE LASKY
“Flora Illustrata” is a bibliophile’s guide to plants and a visual delight.
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