Big Ticket
Perched at the Pinnacle
By ROBIN FINN
A duplex penthouse on the Upper East Side, with five bedrooms and views of Central Park, was the sale of the week.
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Amenities may not come with as high a price tag as buyers and renters think.
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Big DealA Hollywood architecture firm’s SoHo-style live/work lofts will be built in the industrial city of Shenyang, China.
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Living InThe housing stock in Hartsdale, N.Y., about 20 miles north of Manhattan, runs the gamut from one-bedroom apartments to five-bedroom houses on nearly an acre.
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What I LoveLora Appleton test-drives rugs and children’s furniture at her family’s in TriBeCa apartment.
Streetscapes
Where Old Masters Flew Off the Walls
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY
The Duveen Brothers gallery at Fifth Avenue and 56th Street was one of the most sumptuous structures ever built in New York.
Mortgages
Lending Outside the Guidelines
By LISA PREVOST
A growing number of lenders are courting borrowers who have been shut out of the mortgage market despite their sound financial circumstances.
The Hunt
Wanted: A View, Preferably of Birds
By JOYCE COHEN
Rachel Klingberg searched the Upper East Side, the Lower East Side and Kips Bay. She finally found her home in the far West 50s.
Your Money
Airbnb Offers Homeowner Liability Coverage, but Hosts Still Have Risks
By RON LIEBER
The home-sharing business now has secondary coverage, which kicks in after a homeowner’s primary insurance.
Getting a Foothold
By ROBIN FINN
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.
Ask Real Estate
When Vermin Come to Visit
By RONDA KAYSEN
This week’s topics include a threatening rats’ nest; a landlord’s responsibility to accommodate a disabled tenant; and a public drainage directed to private property.
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.
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.
Living In
The Grand Concourse: Growing Signs of a Renewal
By C. J. HUGHES
Walk 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.
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.
Architecture Review
A Soaring Emblem of New York, and Its Upside-Down Priorities
By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
A critique of the design of 1 World Trade Center, the newly opened skyscraper built at the base of the former twin towers.
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.
Restoration in Store for Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace
By LISA PREVOST
The historic marketplace still draws millions of visitors annually, but backers hope that an overhaul will bring back a local crowd.
The Hunt
A Tight Budget and a Tighter Schedule
By JOYCE COHEN
Lyndsie Guy and Megan Watson found a share in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
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The New York Times Real Estate App
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 ... $900,000
By MIKE POWELL
This week’s properties include a modern house in California and condos in Boston and Oregon.
International Real Estate
House Hunting in ... British Columbia
By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE
The 2008 financial crisis hit Whistler, British Columbia, hard, but its housing market is improving, with a pickup in sales and modest but steady price increases.
On Location
D.I.Y. Is in Their DNA
By ELAINE LOUIE
Following parental examples, a Miami couple tackle the ultimate hands-on project: building their own home.
On the Market in New York City
This week’s properties include apartments in Midtown West, Beekman and Windsor Terrace.
On the Market in the New York Region
This week’s properties include a Bay Shore, L.I., house with a pool; and a converted barn in Watchung, N.J.
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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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The 30-Minute Interview
Michael A. Carroll
By VIVIAN MARINO
Mr. Carroll is the chief executive of the Brixmor Property Group, a publicly traded real estate investment trust.
A Thousand Dollars and a Dream
By STEVEN KURUTZ
Courtesy Sotheby's
The Basket House at Bunny Mellon’s home in Oak Spring Farms.
Estate auctions of the wealthy and famous give the rest of us a chance to buy a piece of a unique taste-maker. But at what price?
House Proud
Exhausted by a House That Saves Energy
By SANDY KEENAN
A labor-intensive effort to build an energy-efficient home in Vermont leads to misgivings.
Shopping With Kevin Hertzog
Wreaths: Holidays in the Round
By RIMA SUQI
Unexpected materials make festive wreaths, and a dash of glitter never hurts.
Market Ready
What Is the Best Shade of White Paint to Use When Selling a Home?
By TIM McKEOUGH
When it comes to selecting the right white, it’s hard to go wrong.
Q&A
Getting to Know Mr. Nobody
LINDA LEE
Heidi Chisholm and Sharon Lombard, expatriate South Africans, discuss their design company, Mr. Somebody and Mr. Nobody, which makes an appearance during Art Basel Miami Beach.
Furniture
A Nautical Seat for Landlubbers
JULIE LASKY
Rope, woven into a thick, comfortable seat, upholsters Benjamin Klebba’s Harbor chair.
Open
Too Many Hobbies? No Such Thing
RIMA SUQI
A general store in Oregon gives the design entrepreneur Tyler Hays a chance to flex his many creative muscles.
Goods
Starting Over With Fins of Clay
RIMA SUQI
For his second career, Bill Hudnut turns out elegant ceramics.
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