Hamilton Heights: Awaiting a Bounce

A new Columbia University satellite campus in Manhattanville is giving the neighborhood next door an extended turn in the limelight.

By C. J. HUGHES

Hamilton Heights: Awaiting a Bounce

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Block by Block

Perpendicular to Brunch

Grand Street is in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but it feels like somewhere else — somewhere quieter and only nascently hip.

By CHRISTIAN L. WRIGHT

Block by Block

Perpendicular to Brunch

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The Hunt

The Wowing of a Practical Person

Dr. Maryann Riordan wanted to buy an apartment within walking distance of her dental practice in Harlem. Her budget was $400,000 to $450,000.

By JOYCE COHEN

The Hunt

The Wowing of a Practical Person

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Living In | Brookfield, Conn.

Exurb With Suburban Trimmings

The town is in many ways a classic bedroom community. But, in fact, it has a rural-weekend-destination ambience.

By C. J. HUGHES

Living In | Brookfield, Conn.

Exurb With Suburban Trimmings

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Square Feet

Squeezing Costs, Builders Take New Look at Prefab

By RONDA KAYSEN

Modular construction, in which major building components are assembled off-site, can cut construction costs by 20 percent and reduce building time by half.

Thriving Corporate Park Spurs Growth in Bronx

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Thriving Corporate Park Spurs Growth in Bronx

By ELSA BRENNER

Joseph Simone’s firm transformed an abandoned site into a Class A office complex with 460,000 square feet of space, spurring other developers to explore an “under-officed” borough.

The Appraisal

Mildred Furiya, 89, bought her town house at 299 State Street in Brooklyn in 1966. It cost $16,000.

Her $16,000 Town House, Now Available for Just $1.879 Million More

By DIANE CARDWELL

An 89-year-old woman who bought her State Street town house in Brooklyn for $16,000 in 1966 awaits the rewards — the asking price is about $1.895 million.

Gotham

Cuomo Pick Played Role in Calamity

By MICHAEL POWELL

An immigrant couple with a home in Brooklyn has struggled under the terms of a No Income, No Assets loan typical of many made in recent years.

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Economic View

The Sickness Beneath the Slump

By ROBERT J. SHILLER

After so many years of great expectations, Americans have turned much less optimistic about long-term housing prices, and the change is coloring much of their thinking.

City Room

Big Deal | An Update on the Apthorp

By SARAH KERSHAW

With finances stabilizing at the elegant but troubled Renaissance Revival Apthrop, buyers are taking a closer look. The fashion designer Alber Elbaz decided recently to buy a condo there.

City Room

Big Ticket | Sold for $12,000,000

By SARAH KERSHAW

A four-bedroom apartment with 4,800 square feet of space was sold by Eugene Melnyk, the owner of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.

The Riverton Houses, a middle- and working-class apartment complex, was bought and refinanced during the property boom.

In Harlem Buildings, Reminders of Easy Money and the Financial Crisis

By CHARLES V. BAGLI

Working-class apartment complexes like Riverton Houses and Savoy Park were bought by investors who loaded them up with debt and cashed out.

Streetscapes | Readers’ Questions

The Four-Story Jigsaw Puzzle

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY

Readers’ questions: The August Zinsser house, and 31 East 17th Street, a building that used to be taller.

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In the Region | New Jersey

White walls in Arthur Simon's apartment gives the bold artwork a pristine backdrop.

A Gallery to Call Home

By ANTOINETTE MARTIN

Some condominium residents are beginning to bring in their own designers during the construction process to create customized displays for personal art.

In the Region | Long Island

REDUCED A four-bedroom home, on half an acre in the Legend Yacht and Beach Club, was listed as a $1.085 million short sale after three years on the market. It was first listed for $2.125 million.

More Luxury-Home Owners Opt for Short Sales

By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER

In Nassau County, 22 houses exceeding $1 million are listed as short sales; in Suffolk the tally is 12.

In the Region | Connecticut

Windermere Village in Ellington, built for the 55-and-up set, is now open to buyers of all ages.

55-and-Up Complexes Shift Gears

By LISA PREVOST

Developers of age-restricted communities are asking towns to allow them to open their sales to all. Empty nesters haven’t turned out in the numbers anticipated.

Mortgages

Changes in Refinancing

By MARYANN HAGGERTY

Fewer borrowers refinancing their loans are looking to cash out — in fact, some are actually putting in more cash in order to increase equity.

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Q & A

By JAY ROMANO

No tally released in co-op board vote; onerous payments on an inherited co-op; adding a spouse to a proprietary lease.

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Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview

Peter M. Lehrer

By VIVIAN MARINO

Mr. Lehrer is the chairman of Lehrer LLC, a construction consulting firm, and a board member of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center.