Real Estate
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He Thought He Had Bought a Great Apartment. The Ceiling Held a Secret.
A home buyer quickly found out his co-op shared something in common with Carnegie Hall, Grand Central Station and the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.
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Restoring a Chair Is Easier Than You Think. Ask the Brownstone Boys.
Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon have a lot of practice restoring brownstones in Brooklyn, so refinishing a chair was no big deal. Here’s how they did it.
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Two Floors of a Century-Old Mansion Are Listed on the Upper East Side
The longtime auctioneer David Redden and his wife, Jeanette, are selling their duplex penthouse at the Joseph Pulitzer House. The asking price is $6.975 million.
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$800,000 Homes in Glasgow, Scotland
A Victorian rowhouse in the Kelvinbridge district and two four-bedroom houses in the leafy suburb of Bearsden.
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The Cities With the Most Dog-Friendly Rentals
And the most popular breed and dog name in each.
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Why One Man Runs a Tree Service That Won’t Cut Down Dead Trees
Basil Camu is on a mission to save trees, even the dying ones. His unconventional approach: Let it be.
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$900,000 Homes in Illinois, North Carolina and Arizona
A Frank Lloyd Wright house in Wilmette, an 1897 Italianate home in Wilmington and a renovated midcentury house in Scottsdale.
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Redfin Agrees to Share Data and Pay $9.25 Million to Settle Lawsuit
In addition to paying the fine, the online brokerage would give a group of home sellers access to a nationwide database of commissions paid to real estate agents, pending court approval.
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In London, a Houseboat Used to Be the Affordable Option. Not Anymore.
With land-based home prices increasingly out of reach, more Londoners are taking to the water. But as the canals fill up, even this affordable living option is becoming less attainable.
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The National Urban League Comes Home
The civil rights organization will anchor a sprawling mixed-use development in Harlem that will include a new museum focused on the American civil rights struggle in the North.