Chelsea Luxury Condos

Chelsea-Luxury-Condos photo by edenpictures The Chelsea Stratus at 101 West 24th Street in Chelsea Towering over a choice Chelsea location is the Chelsea Stratus, a 40-story Chelsea luxury condo building. Developed by LCOR, the real estate investment company that’s developed more than 20,000 multifamily residential projects throughout the U.S., invested $260 million to complete... Read More

Role Models in the Real Estate Industry

Gary Keller PART ONE OF A SERIES Whatever profession we choose, we often aspire to and take cues from those who have paved the way and “graduated to greatness.” These individuals not only achieve financial success but are passionate about life, sometimes come from humble beginnings and never give up, despite the odds. They go through lean times and never let the word “no”... Read More

The Best Apps for Realtors and Why Realtors are Using Smartphones

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Why I Love New York!

In case you didn’t see on the national news, here’s a construction worker that provides annoyed Manhattanites some respite from the ongoing 2nd Avenue subway construction noise. Gary Russo from Queens croons some Frank Sinatra to passers-by and his singing is soothing some rattled nerves. (NBC reported a bit of dancing in the streets and quoted, “Only in New York).” Enjoy! Share... Read More

Murray Hill–A Small Midtown East Manhattan Neighborhood

photography by Zruda Murray Hill is a small neighborhood, quiet and elegant, with condos, co-ops, town homes and brownstones. Its unofficial borders are between Fifth Avenue and Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive and 34th and 40th Streets. Unlike some of its more active midtown neighbors, Murray Hill is slower-paced and attracts those who want close access to busy Midtown but prefer to... Read More

Manhattan Parks–The Largest Social Network?

Photography by Funkdooby I wrote a blog last month about Manhattan Getting Bigger and Bloomberg’s plans to make New York City the Number One Digital City. It seems to be happening as a press release from NYC.gov last week announced that Mayor Bloomberg and AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson Launch Free Wi-Fi Service in 20 New York City Parks across the five boroughs. Yahoo!... Read More

The “New” High Line in Chelsea

Photography Joel Sternfeld, Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York. Section 2 Opens for Summer! As a New Yorker, I’m constantly inspired by the innovative ways in which developers and community leaders transform abandoned, seemingly useless relics of history into not only gorgeous green spaces, but places where Manhattanites can relax amongst one of the... Read More

Union Square

Union Square is Manhattan’s Midtown neighborhood that’s center stage and steps away to notable neighbors–to the north is the Flatiron District; northwest is Chelsea; to the east, Gramercy Park; and to the south, lies Greenwich Village. Union Square Park, (Broadway to 4th Avenue, East 14th to East 17th Streets) opened in 1839 and has served as the site for New York City... Read More

Memorial Day Celebrations in Full Swing in Manhattan!

As Memorial Day approaches, New York City is celebrating with plenty of events to honor and remember our country’s men and women who’ve paid the ultimate sacrifice. Fleet Week is in its 24th year here in Manhattan, kicking off this past Wednesday the 25th, with the “Parade of Ships.” With a host of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships and aircraft, the procession made its... Read More

What’s Happening in New York and Manhattan

The Latest About Real Estate, The Economy, Technology and Other News We keep a close watch on what’s going on in Manhattan and I thought I’d share some news about what we’re hearing and reading about. Good News About Employment The New York Post reported recently that New York led the nation in job creation in April. According to the article, new jobs have resulted in the... Read More