Moving the real-estate market forward

In an attempt to make real estate sales more fluid, legislators have been pushing for certain bills to help increase home sales. While the newest plan gives tax credit of up to $8,000 for first-time home buyers, legislators have been proposing several additions to the bill including, setting a new cap of $15,000, extending the tax break into mid-2010, making the benefit available to all home buyers, not just first-timers as well as offering a separate tax credit to $3,000 for... Read More

The New High Line Park

Set in the heart of the meatpacking district, the new High Line Park has continued to impress visitors since its opening this past week. Built in the 1930s and active until the 80s, High Line was formerly an elevated and active railway. In 1999 Robert Hammond and Joshua David, residents in the area, were the forerunners of a group to create a park in the neighborhood modeled after the Promenade Plantée, an elevated park in Paris. The project to redevelop the park also initiated... Read More

This Week Bracha Group HOT LIST!!

401 East 60th Street // 2,000 SF 3 bed/3.5 bath for $2,895,000 Highest 3 BR (convert 4BR), 3.5 BA home in the building w/panoramic city & river. Tastefully decorated by the renowned Jamie Drake (also decorated Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s UES townhouse & Madonna’s LA home). Loft-like ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, herringbone wood floors & beautiful moldings are only a few of the well thought-out features this apartment has to offer. >>> View full... Read More

Summer has arrived on 42nd street!

I don’t know about you, but I’m taking my lunch break in Times Square! Remember the post from last week about how the city is “going green?” Well, I thought I’d share with you what I saw when I walked out from a meeting yesterday. As you see in the pictures, New-Yorkers just love the new idea of blocking the streets around Times Square to allow pedestrians more freedom to walk around and enjoy the sun that finally came out. The Bloomberg administration... Read More

Bracha Group HOT LIST!

240 Riverside Blvd #11E // 1,946 SF 2 bed/2.5bath for $2,695,000 Exquisite 2 bedroom and 2.5 bathroom condo in the elegant “The Heritage” at 240 Riverside Blvd. Featuring spacious living and dining rooms with FULL RIVER VIEWS, extra large 6-foot tall windows and mahogany hardwood floors throughout. >>> View full listing here View Full listing here View full listing here View full listing here View full listing here View full listing here View Full listing here 1287... Read More