This week's chart plots the vacancy rate and landlord concessionsagainst the change in rental prices. To be clear, Manhattan's vacancy rate has remained nominal for decades, hovering around 2 percent, but we get excited when market reports hype up the rise and fall by a few tenths of a percent
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09/24/2014
With the average Manhattan rent hovering around $3,800, it can seem impossible that there was a time when one could find a whole apartment for $500 to $600 a month, let alone something in the double digits. But throughout the 1940s, rents average a mere $50 per month, with many places costing eve
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09/18/2014
GRAMERCY PARK — Residents of an exclusive Gramercy Park enclave are up in arms after their neighbors — Lauren Santo Domingo, a New York socialite and Voguecontributing editor, and her Colombian billionaire beer heir husband Andres Santo Domingo — began digging a geothermal well beneath their town
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09/11/2014
East 33rd St & Lexington Ave Brand New Private Garden 2 Blocks away from Subway 09.15 ***VIDEO TOUR*** Well maintained townhouse building, first floor unit, brand new renovations, separate kitchen including granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances, modern bathroom, large living area,
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09/05/2014
Spotted by way of Curbed NY is this "totally livable" 242-square-footapartment in NYC's West Village. Once a dormitory for Hudson River dockworkers, the two-person dwelling boasts closets (a relative rarity in New York City), a "storage nook," and other renovations designed to maximize space and
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09/04/2014