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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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Remaking the Face of Brooklyn

The architect Karl Fischer has designed about 50 buildings in Williamsburg in the last eight years alone, with many of them dominating entire blocks.

Big Deal

Wal-Mart Heirs Sell Chelsea Condo

Josh Walton Kroenke and Whitney Ann Kroenke, who are siblings, sold their two-bedroom apartment for $2.45 million.

Streetscapes

The Mystery of the Lost City

A collection of marble columns in a New Jersey woods turned out to have a connection to what was once the most elegant group of houses in New York.

The Appraisal

Apartment Sellers Insist on Exposure, of the Feet

Sellers and brokers request that potential buyers kindly remove their footwear while looking at top-tier apartments.

Paul Milstein, City Real Estate Titan, Dies at 88

The developer of Milford Plaza had a longstanding business partnership with his brother, Seymour Milstein, until a bitter dispute left them estranged.

Far From the Poor, Real Estate Woes Nip at Lake Forest

The foreclosure crisis is starting to lap at the shores of the upscale suburb of Lake Forest, though for different reasons than it first hit poor neighborhoods in Chicago.

The Hunt

An Affordable Apartment for One

Looking for a studio in a section of New York that had the same leafy feel as Brooklyn Heights, but would be less of a drain on the wallet.

Living In

Woodmont, Conn.

A modest waterfront village, studded with relics of its grand past, is a slice of America.

Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview

Ron Moelis

Questions for the chief executive of L+M Development Partners, which develops, constructs and manages affordable and market-rate apartments in the New York area.

In the Region | New Jersey

Apartment Dwellers Settle for Less Than the Best

People who want to live in buildings with a good location and lots of amenities will sometimes rent or buy the cheapest apartment in the building.

In the Region | Long Island

Boat-Dwellers Face Rougher Waters

As they turn their backs on traditional real estate to live on local waters, many boat-dwellers are contending with tighter regulations that have shuttered some marinas.

In the Region | Connecticut

New Law Calls Condo Boards to Account

Changes to Connecticut’s Common Interest Ownership Act demand greater transparency from condominium boards.

Real Estate Q & A

Renting and owning in the same building; rodents moving in after renovations; and a condo president wearing two hats.

Mortgages

Another Rate Increase Warning From Lenders

For the second time this year, lenders and market analysts are predicting that mortgage rates will rise.

House Tour: New Hope, Pa.

After a doozy of a renovation, the owners find happiness (and cash) by renting out their 175-year-old home to guests.

Big Deal

Mike Love Catches a Wave

The Beach Boy sold his Manhattan condominium for $1.6 million.

Big Deal

‘Devil Wears Prada’ Author Buys Condo

Lauren Weisberger and her husband, Michael Cohen, who is also a writer, bought a two-bedroom in Chelsea.

Big Deal

Vikram Chatwal Buys Town House at Soho Mews

The hotelier, who owns properties from Midtown Manhattan to Cochin, India, paid $5.4 million for the five-bedroom condo.

Sale of Troubled Buildings May Not Mean Rescue

Housing advocates say that some investors rescuing city properties in disrepair will make conditions worse.

International Real Estate

House Hunting in ... Ireland

The housing market in Ireland has dropped by 40 to 50 percent since its peak in 2007, though the decline is starting to slow.

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Manhattan Market Data

Data provided by Miller Samuel, Inc. Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants
2nd Quarter, 2010 by Zip

Parse the market by price and size.

  • Read "Matrix," a blog by Jonathan Miller
In Corsica, a Stone Olive Mill

A four-bedroom converted olive mill in Corsica’s Balagne region is on the market for 1.1 million euros ($1.5 million).

Homes for $500,000

Properties on the market in Pittsburgh, Seattle and Phoenix.

Streetscapes | Colonnade Row

Old-fashioned curiosity and online sleuthing gets to the bottom of a trove of magnificent moss-covered marble in a New Jersey wild.

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Video Showcase

Watch video tours of luxury homes for sale in the New York metropolitan area.

On Location

In Italy, Framing (and Preserving) the View

Michael Pirpamer built his three-story modern house overlooking the Alps to be energy efficient.

What You Get for ... $350,000

A one-bedroom condo in Chicago, a three-bedroom cape in South Woodstock, Vt., and a two-bedroom house in Warner Springs, Calif.

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