September 2007
Monthly Archive
23 Sep 2007 03:33 am
Q & A: Can a Co-op Reject a Large Family?
Can a co-op board reasonably reject an applicant because the number of people in the family is larger than the number of bedrooms?
22 Sep 2007 05:24 pm
Correction: An Early Apartment House by the Master of Tuxedo Park
The Streetscapes column last Sunday, in a response to a reader?s question about the history of 21 East 21st Street, described the original interior of the building incorrectly. It had an elevator. It was not a walk-up.
22 Sep 2007 03:11 am
Living In | Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: A Visit to the Commuting Far Reaches
With many New York-area buyers traveling as far north as Dutchess County to find housing they can afford, Poughkeepsie appears to be rising from its knees.
21 Sep 2007 11:39 pm
National Perspectives: Retirees Find Housing at Their Alma Maters
More than 50 continuing-care retirement centers are operating on or near college campuses, a 30 percent increase over the last decade.
21 Sep 2007 11:36 pm
Your Home: Testing for Lead Around the House
With recent reports about toys containing lead paint, it is also timely for homeowners and renters, particularly those with small children, to test for lead hazards.
21 Sep 2007 11:35 pm
In the Region | Westchester: Lofts With Stories to Tell
Not everyone who moves to Westchester dreams of a four-bedroom colonial with a couple of baths and a tidy lawn.
21 Sep 2007 11:32 pm
Frustrated New Yorkers Grapple With Loan Rates
A month after the mortgage markets started to crumble, brokers and lawyers say that New Yorkers are finding it harder than ever to get mortgages.
21 Sep 2007 11:26 pm
Living here isn?t all Magnolia cupcakes. It?s hard work. After all, there are tourists to instruct and lots of lore to pass along.
21 Sep 2007 11:18 pm
Streetscapes | Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn: Kissing Cousins at 100: Only One Shows Its Age
Two red brick mansions sitting side by side in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, were designed by the same architect and built for branches of the same family in 1899.
21 Sep 2007 11:14 pm
The Hunt: When Smaller Is Better
After being outbid for apartments and spurned by co-op boards, finding a home on East 72nd Street.
21 Sep 2007 11:05 pm
Habitats | Washington Square: The Guilt of Having a Good Thing
One concession to a peripatetic existence: a cello in each city.
21 Sep 2007 11:04 pm
The boundaries of the luxury Manhattan real estate market have been continually expanding during the current real estate boom.
21 Sep 2007 11:03 pm
Big Deal: A Different Kind of View
Rosie O?Donnell signed a contract to buy a pied-à-terre in the heart of the theater district.
21 Sep 2007 11:03 pm
Big Deal: The Luxury Looking Glass
As the apartments begin to close at perhaps the most celebrated new housing development in Manhattan, strivers wonder whose condo is the fairest of them all.