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New Wave of New York City Wineries Find Their Footing - Palate Pres


Palate Pres
New Wave of New York City Wineries Find Their Footing
Palate Pres
The winery is packed; even in the far reaches of Red Hook no inch of New York City real estate can go unused. Red Hook Winery evolved from the relationship between Mark Snyder of Angel's Share Wine Imports and Abe Schoener of Scholium Project.

Along 57th, New Signs of Edifice Complex - Wall Street Journal

Along 57th, New Signs of Edifice Complex
Wall Street Journal
While they haven't revealed their final plans, people in the New York real estate community expect they will build close to that height. Meantime, Houston-based developer Hines is trying to revive the stalled MoMA tower project on West 53rd street that

Trump proposes luxury hotel for Old Post Office Pavilion in downtown Washington - Washington Post

Trump proposes luxury hotel for Old Post Office Pavilion in downtown Washington
Washington Post
By Jonathan O'Connell, Trump Hotel Collection, the luxury lodging brand that bears the name of the New York real estate magnate, has proposed transforming the historic Old Post Office Pavilion into a nearly 300-room luxury hotel complete with

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Mausoleum Market Just As Competitive As Real Estate Market - Village Voice (blog)


Village Voice (blog)
Mausoleum Market Just As Competitive As Real Estate Market
Village Voice (blog)
It's also a primary thrust of death — apparently tombs and mausoleums are subject to the same astronomical prices and cutthroat competition as New York City housing and real estate. In other words, dying in New York is just as crazy as living in New

Brooklyn’s Bushwick becomes world-class arts mecca - The Associated Press


The Associated Press
Brooklyn's Bushwick becomes world-class arts mecca
The Associated Press
In the annals of art neighborhoods, Bushwick harkens back to New York's bohemian Greenwich Village in the 1950s and '60s, when real estate there was affordable, accompanied by drugs that brought murders and muggings to Manhattan's East Village.

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Buying a Final Resting Place, Very Gently Used - New York Times (blog)


New York Times (blog)
Buying a Final Resting Place, Very Gently Used
New York Times (blog)
In New York, where so much of daily life seems to revolve around real estate, it stands to reason that big-money prices and maxims like “location, location, location” figure in death as well. Mausoleums change hands just like two-bedroom co-ops or

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Stalled construction projects litter the city - Crain’s New York Business

Stalled construction projects litter the city
Crain’s New York Business
take longer than it did after the last big real estate downturn in the early 1990s. “It's hard to be optimistic when the list of stalled sites is still so stubbornly high,” said Richard Anderson, president of the New York Building Congress,

Public sector eyed for next MTA chief - Crain’s New York Business

Public sector eyed for next MTA chief
Crain’s New York Business
The Real Estate Board of New York contributed a mere $6000 to the 26 members of the Senate Demo–cratic conference in the past six months, according to an analysis by the New York State Public Interest Research Group. Meanwhile, the well-heeled real
Governor Said to Have Irked Transit Leader Who Is LeavingNew York Times

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Eric Schneiderman flashes business cred - Crain’s New York Business

Eric Schneiderman flashes business cred
Crain’s New York Business
“He has gained a great deal of respect,” said Steven Spinola, president of the Real Estate Board of New York, whose members met with the newly minted attorney general in January. Other business leaders have described Mr. Schneiderman as fair-minded and

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Pros and cons of buying a new houose - San Jose Mercury News

Pros and cons of buying a new houose
San Jose Mercury News
"Prices are fairly low and interest rates are hovering at historic lows … but real estate is very local. It's not just a question of state or city, but ZIP code." The median price of homes sold nationwide in the first three months of the year

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