Last November, the New York City apartment where prominent journalist Barbara Walters lived for 30 years, up until her death in December of 2022, went into contract. But in a surprise turn of events, the Upper East Side unit was quietly placed back onto the market on January 9 at $16.995 million—almost $1 million dollars less than the $17.75 million for which records show the contract was signed. A...
A duplex soaring more than 100 stories over Midtown Manhattan reigned as the priciest home to go into contract last week in New York City, according to Monday’s report from Olshan Realty. The penthouse at supertall skyscraper Central Park Tower, a new development on Billionaire’s Row at the southern edge of the park, was most recently asking $149.5 million, though it’s expected to close for around...
The Real Estate Board of New York has unveiled its latest Manhattan retail report, shedding light on the retail landscape in the borough during the second half of 2023 — showing a real estate market with high demand from retailers, and yet rent levels in most retail corridors continue to lag behind pre-pandemic peaks. The report, which analyzed activity along major retail corridors from July to...
The market got off to a slow start in the first quarter, waylaid by a series of interest rate hikes that continued until November. The subsequent mortgage rate increases limited supply, keeping prices afloat and suppressing activity. As the market struggled relative to the post-pandemic bonanza of 2021 and the first half of 2022 well into the summer, optimistic forecasts from agents in the Northeast for...
Over two years and a $3.5 million price reduction later, the owner of Joan Rivers’s former Upper East Side penthouse has taken the allegedly haunted five-bedroom and five-bathroom dwelling off the market, the New York Post reports. The French neoclassical style triplex, designed by Gilded Age architect Horace Trumbauer, spans 5,200 square feet—plus an additional 430 square feet of coveted outdoor...
Bob Dylan has sold his 16-bedroom mansion in the rugged and wild Scottish Highlands for £4.257 million (US$5.35 million). The Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter put the stately and secluded manor, nestled within the vast Cairngorms National Park and close to the village of Nethy Bridge, on the market in July, asking for offers over £3 million. Dylan had owned the property, known as Aultmore...
With the end of 2023 fast approaching, it’s only fitting that we once again reflect on the most eye-popping celebrity real estate deals of the year. Though the stars behind the 10 priciest transactions spent less on average than last year’s, the number-one deal is certainly one for the books, clocking in at $27 million more than last year’s biggest power player and breaking a state record...
Martin Scorsese is as much a New York City icon as his good buddy Robert De Niro—and like his longtime collaborator, he’s never strayed too far from his roots. Born in Queens in 1942 and raised in Little Italy, the director seems to have an affinity for the city that has never wavered. He did, however, admit to having a bit of a dilemma when it came to where in the city he should ultimately...
Derek Jeter’s former penthouse at Trump World Tower in New York City has hit the market for $16.5 million. The 5,380-square-foot apartment, located in a Trump-branded building opposite the U.N. in Manhattan, is just 35 minutes from Yankee Stadium, which would have made for an easy commute for the former shortstop, who spent his entire 20-year career with the New York Yankees. “It’s really...
Gather round, some hot new travel inspo just dropped. TIME magazine has just released its annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, and we’re here to tell you the where, the why and the what behind its picks. Dominica Keeping the Caribbean beautiful Barcelona An iconic cathedral nears completion Torres del Paine National...