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Stories in the category Real Estate

For sale: turn-of-century home in safe Chicago neighborhood

By A. James Memmott

September 17, 2009 at 10:52am

A new “for sale” listing in Chicago is getting national attention.

Serena Boardman parlays network to sell Madoff penthouse

By Carol Eisenberg

September 16, 2009 at 7:50am

A scion of one of the nation’s bluest, blue-blood families has been selected to sell off Bernard Madoff’s Upper Eastside penthouse.

Richard Fields flips condo, makes killing at 15 Central Park West

By Carol Eisenberg

January 6, 2009 at 12:00am

Call it the Midas touch: Casino magnate Richard Fields just flipped his three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath condo at 15 Central Park West for $27 million - twice what he paid for it a mere six months ago.

Time Warner Center condo offers soaring views - and $65M pricetag

By Carol Eisenberg

November 14, 2008 at 3:05pm

The economy may be crashing and burning, but luxe New York City apartments are still being offered at scarifying prices.

Yellowstone Club, resort for the wealthy, seeks bankruptcy protection

By Carol Eisenberg

November 12, 2008 at 8:58am

It’s a sign of the times that even the super rich can’t get credit.

Investor Ron Baron on shifting sands

By Laurie Bennett

October 31, 2008 at 11:18am

Last year, investor Ron Baron paid $103 million for a 40-acre oceanfront estate in East Hampton. Now the view in the Hamptons is changing, in more ways than one.

Courtney Sale Ross seeks record price for duplex at 740 Park Ave.

By Carol Eisenberg

October 26, 2008 at 9:25am

It could become the most expensive apartment ever sold in New York.

Erin Callan makes tidy profit on sale of 15 CPW apartment

By Carol Eisenberg

October 16, 2008 at 3:12pm

She may have been forced out as chief financial officer of Lehman Brothers, but Erin Callan appears not to have lost that golden-girl touch.

Retired AIG exec pays $3.45 million cash for Central Park South coop

By Carol Eisenberg

October 2, 2008 at 12:24pm

Some people have a knack for exits. Robert M. Sandler retired as an executive vice president from American International Group six months ago. This week, he paid $3.45 million cash for a coop at 150 Central Park South.

Bonfire of the Vanities at 15 Central Park West?

By Carol Eisenberg

September 19, 2008 at 7:00am

Pity the masters of the universe who sank millions into trophy properties just before their companies collapsed. There are quite a few at this spectacular, new condo development on Manhattan’s Upper West side.

Fixers George Sard and Robert Barnett retained by ex-Fannie, Freddie execs

By Carol Eisenberg

September 11, 2008 at 10:21am

The ousted heads of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have hired two of the nation’s best-regarded fixers to help them hold onto their golden parachutes.

10-foot ceilings, hardwood floors, closet space and servants’ quarters, all for $38 million

By Laurie Bennett

July 24, 2008 at 2:40pm

The luxe 740 Park, described in Michael Gross’s book of the same name as “the world’s richest apartment building,” has a new opening.

Ed McMahon a victim of the mortgage crunch

By Emily Morgan

June 6, 2008 at 12:54pm

Ed McMahon has become the celebrity face of the rampant housing crisis affecting many working-class Americans.

DeNiro asks for forgiveness, not permission, in hotel construction

By Emily Morgan

June 5, 2008 at 6:19pm

Despite all he’s done to build up the New York’s Tribeca neighborhood, Robert DeNiro is having a run-in with the city Landmarks Commission.

Thomas Barrack buys loan on Michael Jackson’s estate, Neverland

By Laurie Bennett

May 13, 2008 at 11:17am

Colony Capital chief Thomas Barrack has bailed out Michael Jackson.

4br penthous/duplex in luxury Obama blg, great location

By Laurie Bennett

May 8, 2008 at 8:07am

Emotions are running so high in this year’s presidential race that real estate agents may want to start promoting buildings not only for their views and their square footage, but for their residents’ political leanings.

Sale of Blixseths’ Yellowstone Club falls through

By Laurie Bennett

March 31, 2008 at 10:10am

Recent weeks have brought financial upheaval to Tim Blixseth.

Smoke gets in Bono’s eyes

By Muckety

May 16, 2007 at 12:38pm

Bono still hasn’t found what he’s looking for.

The lead singer of U2 is an unhappy resident of the historic San Remo on West 74th Street in Manhattan, home to such luminaries as Steve Martin and Steven Spielberg.

The New York Times has uncovered a dispute among the building’s elite: Smoke from fireplaces in the building drifts into Bono’s penthouse.



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