Category: Community Living

Unlike the residential markets in Manhattan and Brooklyn, co-op and condo sales in Queens have shown some resilience in 2018 -- but signs of trouble may be beginning to materialize.   According to Douglas Elliman’s recent fourth quarter …

Updated 2/19/19 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wasn't the only person disappointed about Amazon pulling out of the controversial deal to bring its second headquarters to Long Island City.   The online retailing giant’s surprising reversal…

The Financial District and Williamsburg aren’t the only neighborhoods in New York City brimming with residential development these days. Not just the home of a booming Asian population and the New York Mets, Flushing, Queens…

Whether you’re just tired of looking at the same old cupboards and countertops, or looking to sell your apartment, a kitchen upgrade doesn’t have to require depleting your bank account or taking a second mortgage. Rather, modest and well-co…

Saving energy -- and thereby cutting costs and reducing a building community's carbon footprint -- is a concern for an increasing number of boards and residents. In this quick clip, a conservation pro talks about technologies and innovation…

A townhouse that belonged to Law & Order: SVU actress Mariska Hargitay was among some of the notable New York City luxury residential properties that signed into contract last week amid an ongoing trend of lackluster sales for that pa…

The ‘big city’ is known for its breakneck pace, as life whirls around the unprepared out-of-towner in an overwhelming swirl. Suburbia, on the other hand, is supposed to be a respite from that intense metropolitan grind – a place to patientl…

Technology - in the form of mobile apps, improved connectivity, and the Internet of Things - has forever changed how property managers serve their client communities. In this short clip, two management pros talk about how tech has impacted …

A new report released today by Douglas Elliman painted a less-than-rosy picture of Manhattan condo and co-op sales performance from the past five years. According to The Real Deal , Elliman's study stated that the annual number of…

When one thinks of a wooden domicile, the log cabin might come to mind, or even the treehouse in which one may have spent hours as a youth. But rarely do “wood” and “high-rise condominium development” overlap in the popular imagination. De…