The Appraisal
Strategy by Union: Mock a Manhattan Apartment Building’s Selling Points
By MATT A.V. CHABAN
With a parody ad, a building workers’ union takes on the AVA High Line, a luxury New York apartment building.
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Living InA smallish city of around 80,000, Danbury, Conn., just across from the New York border, is less expensive than most surrounding towns and far more diverse.
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What I LoveMary Carillo’s work as a sports analyst and reporter has taken her around the world, but New York still beckons her.
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A room with a view, especially a park view, ranks high on the wish lists of many apartment hunters.
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Beginning next year, a new rule by the city’s buildings department will target balcony or terrace enclosures without permits.
Big Ticket
Condo at One57 Brings $34 Million
By ROBIN FINN
A three-bedroom condo is the first apartment in the Midtown skyscraper to be flipped, and the top residential sale of the week.
Streetscapes
In Old New York, Shouting ‘Fire’ With a System of Bells
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY
A network of quaint towers was displaced by technology and a growing city.
Sluggish Economy Drives Surge in Apartment Construction
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Construction of multifamily buildings has far outstripped that of single-family homes as housing costs and meager wage growth have increased the rate of renting rather than owning homes.
Ask Real Estate
Keeping Prices Up in a Co-op
By RONDA KAYSEN
Worries over low-priced apartments next door; personal data on co-op applications; and insurance for homes with solar panels.
The Hunt
An Apartment In His Own Image
By JOYCE COHEN
Rowan Papier craved a home with charm and feeling of authentic New York.
Transforming a Skyline
By RONDA KAYSEN
Leasing began last month at the Modern, a 450-unit rental building near the entrance to the George Washington Bridge.
Mortgages
Financing Manufactured Homes
By LISA PREVOST
Financing options for manufactured homes are limited and expensive, which has sparked calls for reform.
Living In
Affordable Manhattan in Hudson Heights
By C. J. HUGHES
The Hudson Heights section of Washington Heights offers more affordable housing options, much of it prewar, than other parts of Manhattan.
On the List, and Not in a Good Way
By JULIE SATOW
Nearly all landlords in New York conduct background checks on their prospective tenants.
Wealth Matters
At the Top of the World, a View of the New York Real Estate Market
By PAUL SULLIVAN
In the growing market for homes for the ultrarich, what is it like to make a deal?
Investing in Future Quiet
By ROBIN FINN
For an optimistic contingent of buyers and renters willing to coexist with cacophony, the incentives outweigh the inconveniences.
Big Deal
New York City Brokers Court Foreign Buyers
By JULIE SATOW
With its ever-expanding number of foreigner-friendly buildings, New York is cementing its place as a hot spot for global wealth.
The Appraisal
New Manhattan Tower Is Now the Tallest, if Not the Fairest, of Them All
By MATT A.V. CHABAN
The newest addition to the skyline, 432 Park Avenue, is seen as both a work of art and a status symbol.
Mortgages
Mortgages for Physicians
By LISA PREVOST
Some lenders offer mortgages specifically designed for doctors who are just starting out.
Exclusive
Living Above It All
By ROBIN FINN
A nine-room condominium near the top of the Time Warner Center, with views of the Hudson, Central Park and the cityscape, is poised to enter the market at $35 million.
What I Love
The Real-Life School of Decorating
By DAN SHAW
Good design matters to Amanda Dameron, the editor in chief of Dwell, but no one in her home goes around screaming, ‘Don’t touch.’
Streetscapes
An Aristocratic Painter’s Astonishing Aesthetic
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Murals by Robert Winthrop Chanler may be seen at Coe Hall in Oyster Bay, N.Y.
The Hunt
Is the Floor Sloping or What?
By JOYCE COHEN
Edward Tulin and Joel Fineman went looking for an apartment to buy on the Upper West Side.
Ask Real Estate
When Smoke Gets in Your Apartment
By RONDA KAYSEN
This week’s questions focus on air quality inside New York City homes.
Big Ticket
At $25.5 Million, a Pair of Condos on Central Park
By ROBIN FINN
The fashion designer Elie Tahari is the new owner of the sale of the week, a pair of condos in the tower section of 15 Central Park West.
Another Glass Tower at Madison Square
By ROBIN FINN
A 65-story skyscraper is planned near Madison Square Park, a neighborhood not yet overrun by luxury condominiums.
Living In
Maplewood, N.J.: If Brooklyn Were a Suburb
By JILL P. CAPUZZO
Residents, many of whom are Brooklyn transplants, see their town as an extension of the cultured, community-involved lifestyle they knew in New York.
Kids at Play
By JESSICA GROSS
To create playgrounds for everyone, Monstrum’s designers let their imaginations run wild.
Great Homes and Destinations
Property Values
What You Get for ... $1,500,000
By MIKE POWELL
This week’s properties include a Georgian farmhouse in New Hampshire, a home with an orchard in Arizona and a midcentury modern in Pasadena.
International Real Estate
House Hunting in ...Denmark
By PETER SIGAL
Real estate has remained stable in Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city, in part because of a large university population and diverse job market.
On Location: New Orleans
Between Apocalypses
By PENELOPE GREEN
An artist prepares her house in New Orleans for its next adventure: the end of the world.
On the Market in Telluride, Colo.
By MICHELLE HIGGINS
Rocky Mountain homes listed at $825,000 to $4,995,000.
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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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What I Love
Commercial Real Estate
The 30-Minute Interview
Stephen Rosenberg
By VIVIAN MARINO
Mr. Rosenberg is the founder and chief executive of Greystone , a financial services and development company based in New York.
Koivu table runner, on sale at finnstyle.com.
Deals on Fine Linens, Textiles And Lamps
The National Design Awards Win the Prize for Nonconformity
By JULIE LASKY
There was plenty of high-tech eye candy, but the main activity before dinner was still checking out everyone else’s clothes.
Currents: Open
Lapicida’s First American Showroom Opens in New York
By STEPHEN MILIOTI
The British company that sells natural stone has opened it’s showroom at the Decoration and Design Building on East 59th Street.
Scheherazade Slept Here
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
Actually, Doris Duke did. But her Mughal Suite, now on view, has about 1,001 delights.
The Pragmatist
Ghosts of Plumbers Past
By BOB TEDESCHI
To save money, stick with the bathroom’s original layout.
Shopping With Min Lew
Study in Elegance: Desk Accessories
By TIM McKEOUGH
Organization tools for a world that is still far from paperless.
Market Ready
Would a Home Theatre Increase the Value of My Home?
By TIM McKEOUGH
A professionally installed home theatre is a high-end amenity that can win over buyers.
Q&A
A Religious Retreat All His Own
By STEVEN KURUTZ
Bill Henderson, founder of Pushcart press, on building a small stone “cathedral” on his property near Bar Harbor, Me.
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