Predictions that half-a-million overseas visitors would attend the Olympics accelerated a surge of hotel construction in China. But all that building may have produced a glut of rooms in one of the world's prized hotel markets.
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It's a good week for crumbling historic buildings, or at least a good week in terms of media spotlighting some old gems that are going to seed. AMNY has a list today of 10 historic buildings in the five boroughs
Every week, Jennifer Mankins, owner of the Bird boutiques, tells us about the new 2,500-square-foot store on Grand Street in Williamsburg that she's getting ready to open. Last week, the HVAC was reckoned with. Now Jennifer's team is getting all
It's looking like a great weekend for stoop sales, especially if you plan to be spending any time in Bed Stuy. There's one multi-stoop sale going down on the 500 block of Putnam (that's between Marcus Garvey and Throop) that
Pratt Institute architect Brent Porter and his students have designed a plan for Admiral's Row that would involve preserving the 10 old buildings and also constructing a supermarket and a parking lot. The design would result in the restoration of
We can see how a few naive souls might have been induced to buy this type of thing back when the market was frothing but, seriously, who's going to step up at this point in the market? Are these the
The movie I Hate Valentine's Day, which stars Nia Vardalos, has been covering a lot of Brooklyn ground recently, according to the blog Filming in Brooklyn: Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, Front Street in Dumbo and around Fort Greene Park.
A few months ago the DOB approved plans for an 11-story office building in Gowanus. Details about the Karl Fischer-designed development have been kicking around for at least a year, and the site on 6th Street and 3rd Avenue now
Freddie Mac is considering raising capital by selling as much as $10 billion in new shares to investors. The move would have the potential to avoid a full-blown government rescue for Freddie and Fannie Mae. Friday, Freddie filed an SEC
For much of the 20th century, the proportion of whites shrank in most U.S. cities. In recent years the decline has slowed considerably -- and in some significant cases has reversed. As neighborhoods grow more multicultural, conflicts over home prices
