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This illegal hotel at 49 East 34th Street is now proper rentals

Joyce Chen and Livabl April 2, 2015

The newly dubbed Madison Park Tower hit the market at the end of March, with studios to two-bedrooms.
New seven-story, 75-unit Williamsburg project planned for 94 North 3rd Street

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 31, 2015

The mixed-use development will consist of two connected buildings fronting North 3rd Street and Metropolitan Avenue, with a landscaped courtyard in between.
LIC hotel development site at 38-60 11th Street on the market for $1.75 million

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 31, 2015

At least three new hospitality projects with 275 rooms total have been proposed for the immediate vicinity.
Bow down to your new 1,428-foot-tall overlord at 111 West 57th Street

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 30, 2015

The 1,428-foot-tall project by JDS and PMG will have just 60 units, priced from $14 million.
Blagden Alley micro-units by SB-Urban win final approval

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 27, 2015

The two-building complex will have 121 furnished, compact units for young professionals, with a leasing minimum of 90 days.
212 North 4th Street in Williamsburg opens leasing, with balconies for all

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 27, 2015

Every unit has exterior private space, with French doors opening to a balcony.
Sales kick off at Peter Poon-designed 337 East 62nd in UES

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 26, 2015

Pricing starts at $735,000 for a one-bedroom unit measuring 551 square feet.
Chelsea site slated for ODA-designed cantilevering condos is for sale

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 24, 2015

Permits were filed in September for an 11-story development that would rise between two old tenement buildings and cantilever three stories over its shorter neighbor.
Tribeca conversion 174 Duane hits the market as a 12,300-square-foot mansion asking $22.5M

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 19, 2015

The five-story building, which The Colonnade Group purchased for $11.5 million in 2013, will be sold as raw space “ready for renovations.”
Stalled site at 85 Third Street in Carroll Gardens on market for $3.2 million

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 19, 2015

The lot was previously home to a small three-story brick building that sold for $875,000 and was demolished around 2008.
New website out for UES condominium The Justin, formerly 225 East 81st Street

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 18, 2015

The brownstone conversion by Michael Paul Enterprises started sales in September.
Airbnb will let you sleep in Warren Buffett’s childhood bedroom for free

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 17, 2015

The winner of an Airbnb contest will get to stay three nights at the three-bedroom home where Buffett launched his first business as a boy.
Status update: ODA’s 22-22 Jackson Avenue in LIC

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 16, 2015

The 11-story, 175-unit project by the Gershon Company will measure about 123,000 square feet.
Duplex penthouse at The Greenwich Lane in contract for $45 million

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 16, 2015

So far, 80 percent of the project’s 200 units are in contract, with an average price of $3,183 per square foot.
Mystery Tribeca/Chinatown project 84-86 White Street launches as luxury rentals

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 12, 2015

The site was formerly a parking lot, on one of the blocks that went through the controversial Chinatown rezoning in 2008.
Signage up at Rincon Hill rental Jasper at 45 Lansing Street

Joyce Chen and Livabl March 6, 2015

Amenities will include a gym, pool, sauna, theater and valet parking.