Real Estate

The other day we reported that the developers of Essex Crossing had filed a pre-demolition application for two tenements, 400 and 402 Grand St. They pointed out that a demo permit will not be in hand for several months;...

1BR Efficiency!   Cozy, affordable one bedroom efficiency; Separate living room and bedroom plus a pullman kitchen; Living room and bedroom each have double-width windows looking out over the co-op's private park; lots of greenery and light. 475 FDR Drive #L1003 Asking: $335,000 Maintenance:...

On The Waterfront!  Forget about being a contender, this place is the champ! You're used to reading real estate exaggerations, but this 14th floor 1BR has views so spectacular, we can't even pay our writers enough to describe them, and...

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Samy Mahfar's SMA Equities has acquired another Lower East Side building. According to city finance department records, he purchased 102 Norfolk St. last month for $11 million.  The six story residential building includes 25 residential units and two commercial...

Just yesterday, we reported that the Landmarks Preservation Commission rejected a request to protect 75 Essex St., the former Good Samaritan/Eastern District Dispensary Building.  Now the property, briefly pulled off the market by owner Shalom Eisner, is once again...

There was a bit of news last night during our panel discussion on historic preservation at the Manny Cantor Center.  In the last several days, reported Joyce Mendelsohn of the preservation group Friends of the Lower East Side, hopes...

You might remember a high-profile feud that spilled onto the pages of the New York Post last December, pitting members of the Bialystoker Synagogue against one another over a controversial property transaction.  It concerned the $28 million sale of...

1BR / Art Deco Building 1BR in beautiful art deco building; hardwood floors throughout; 9 ft ceilings; windowed eat-in kitchen that's been updated with new counter tops and modern appliances; windowed bath; eastern exposure; on-site super. The Amalgamated Dwellings, nestled between...

Here's an update on the campaign to protect 75 Essex St., the former Good Samaritan/Eastern District Dispensary Building. Earlier this week, Community Board 3 voted 34-1 in favor of a resolution in support of an application now before the...