Month: December 2019

Late comedian Joan Rivers lived in 135 Eastern Parkway in Prospect Heights as a child. Now the prewar co-op’s 16th-floor penthouse is on the market for $4.95 million. Rivers, who was born Joan Molinsky, grew up in apartment 107 with her parents and sister. Joan RiversGetty Images The gut-renovated four-bedroom on the market features a

A baker, artist and entertainer known for her fixation with horror flew in from California to tour — and bid on — a super-cheap mansion in New York’s Finger Lakes region. Christine McConnell — the goth star of the 2018’s “The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell” on Netflix, a mashup of a scripted reality and

Your building may have a gym, but this under-construction Manhattan condo is taking wellness to a whole new level. At 40 Bleecker St. in Noho, residents will have access to at-home IV therapy drips; downstairs, they’ll get cryotherapy treatments and an infrared sauna. The building has teamed with wellness boutique chain Clean Market, which will

The California home belonging to the man believed to be the notorious Golden State Killer — who is accused of committing a dozen murders and nearly 50 rapes from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s — has been sold to a couple gearing up to live there. Joseph DeAngelo’s 1,500-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath ranch home in

Vornado has more on its to-do list than remaking the Penn Station area along with Madison Avenue and East 59th Street. The real estate investment trust led by Steve Roth is re-tenanting a petite retail building at 715 Lexington Ave. — across 58th Street from the Vornado-owned Bloomberg tower and a block south of Bloomingdale’s

A pair of chic fashion brands are moving to East 59th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues, cementing the block as a new luxury corridor. Balmain has now leased 3,200 square feet next to Celine at 650 Fifth Ave., on the north side of the East 59th Street block, while Christian Dior is moving onto

The Meatpacking District is getting another techie tenant. Web design firm Wix has leased retail space in the posh Manhattan neighborhood as a showcase for its own offices — joining Samsung, Palantir, Live Nation, Google, Alibaba and soon, Yext. Situated directly across from the Whitney Museum of American Art at 100 Gansevoort St., Wix’s 15,784

New York’s top building just notched another mammoth sale. Penthouse 73 at 220 Central Park South has closed for a whopping $92.7 million, according to city property records. The unit’s new owner is hidden by an LLC represented by Hodgson Russ attorney Terrence Gilbride. The building near Columbus Circle in Midtown Manhattan, which has recorded

The “retail apocalypse” that landlords and brokers hate to acknowledge hardly applies to the whole city. Vacancies are actually scarce in many parts of the five boroughs and even in parts of Manhattan. But the dreaded “A” is all too real in certain prime shopping districts — especially on Fifth Avenue between East 48th and

The once-drab but increasingly fun-filled block of West 41st Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway now has the trendy Luma Hotel, several cutting-edge Japanese restaurants and a large SoulCycle outpost. Next, it’s getting a big nightclub. A group called Mixx Lifestyle has signed a lease for 10,000 square feet at Tribeca Associates’ 135 W. 41st

It’s not pay to play — it’s pay to live. The capital of Kansas, Topeka, is the latest city to offer a cash incentive — of up to $15,000 — to people who relocate to the city. Metropolitan areas that tout financial rewards for new residents include Chattanooga, Tennessee; Baltimore, Maryland; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The

Billionaires’ Row has earned its nickname. 57th Street in Manhattan, which is lined with a handful of supertall luxury buildings built in the past decade, is the street with the most expensive properties in the world, according to a new study. A new report from Douglas Elliman and Knight Frank tallied the number of homes

This year has not been kind to Meghan Edmonds. The Real Housewives of Orange County alum had to deal with a sexting scandal over the summer because her husband, Jim Edmonds, can’t keep his Dad jeans on. Jim’s biggest claim to fame is his reputation as a philanderer. For some unknown reason, Meghan didn’t kick

Dwyane Wade has cut the listing price of his Miami Beach mansion. Originally listed at $32.5 million, this six-bedroom estate has a basketball court, swimming pool, views of Biscayne Bay — and a reduced price tag of $29 million. Take a tour of the property, including a walk-in closet with plenty of space for the

Lower retail rents are causing building owners to take a chance on tenants seeking shorter terms. That’s good news for online retailers that continue to find success in brick-and-mortar shops. These Web-first companies are both leasing stores on their own and inside innovative new department stores, like Showfields, that rotate brands and goods. At the

In the age of Instagram, a sweet treat needs to be a feast for the eyes, too. That’s why restaurants are upping the ante with crafted desserts designed for likes as well as licks. Spot Dessert Bar, located at 13 St. Marks Place in the East Village, has created “dessert tapas” that resemble everyday objects.

Over 26 million square feet have been leased in 2019 — with more expected to be wrapped by the end of the year. Just last week, the law firm Akerman signed a 100,000-square-foot deal to move to Mitsui Fudosan’s 1251 Ave. of the Americas from 666 Fifth Ave., which is being redeveloped by Brookfield. Large

For retail, the “new normal” has become constant reinvention for brands and business owners alike. “The conversation is, ‘What is the future of retail?’ We are settling into what is that future,” says Brandon Singer of Cushman & Wakefield. “What we are witnessing is a complete change and total transformation of the way people buy

Tenants that are outgrowing coworking facilities are finding a variety of choices and building owners eager to roll out the red carpet. While jumbo leases by companies like Amazon and Facebook get all the attention, smaller tenants make up the majority of city businesses. They also sign the most leases each year. And building owners

This London property’s tickled pink. A rosy three-bedroom, two-bathroom house in the tony Chelsea neighborhood is on the market for $3.9 million (or £2.97 million). Its location on Bywater Street — a tree-lined cul-de-sac popular among Instagrammers for its colorful houses — is its main selling point. And of all the candy-hued facades with bay

Cardi B’s recent Vogue cover photo shoot with baby Kulture was held at 56 Leonard St.’s penthouse 57. The Jenga-like condo building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron, is also home to Frank Ocean. The glassy unit where the shoot took place is 5,252 square feet with 1,763 square feet of outdoor

The emerging skyline of Jersey City may be starting to resemble its Manhattan counterpart across the river, but don’t you dare call it Gotham’s sixth borough. “One thing we don’t want to be is the annex of New York City,” says Jersey City mayor Steven Fulop. Stephen Yang (Fulop spoke to The Post in October,

Actress and entrepreneur Drew Barrymore nabbed a gorgeous Hamptons farmhouse, Gimme Shelter can reveal. And, bless her heart, we hear she has no plans to tear it down to build a newer, modern house. The six-bedroom, six-bathroom shingled home in Sagaponack was last asking $5.97 million — down from its 2016 asking price of $7.49

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani just paid $17.5 million for an Upper West Side penthouse. The Wall Street Journal first reported the deal, but it has now hit public record. The seller was T-Mobile CEO John Legere, who bought it for $18 million in 2015 as a “bachelor pad.” The four-bedroom, four-bathroom unit, at 91 Central