Cash Or Mortgage: Which Is Better?
A place in which you’re interested is for sale. You go check it out, it’s great and you gotta have it, but you’re not alone; if it’s something worth having; it’s likely that there are a few others who feel the same. In this case, how do you make your offer? You could...
Gowanus Is Growing Despite Pollution and Rising Rents
New York City: home of iconic skyscrapers, great pizza, breathtaking arts, and one of the country's most polluted water channels, also known as the Gowanus Canal. Located in south Brooklyn, the Gowanus has long been used as a dumping ground for the city, as it...
The Big Apple Is Bursting At The Seams
New York City is now bigger than ever. No, really. In the past few months, reports have been released which show that America’s largest city has now surpassed a population of more than 8.5 million. Despite the infamy surrounding rising rents and digs from competing...
Benefits of Using a Real Estate Broker in NYC
Many years ago, those moving in New York City did so during one time of year--May 1. It was known as Moving Day, and only ended during World War II, sometime in the mid 20th Century. Today, the 8 million plus New Yorkers are free to move whenever they please; that...
What To Expect in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park?
Located on the New York City’s Upper Bay, overlooking Staten Island and New Jersey’s famous Statue of Liberty, is Sunset Park--a neighborhood of more than 120,000 that was incorporated just a little over 50 years ago. The mostly residential neighborhood boasts a...
Manhattan’s Not Dead
Over the last few months I’ve discussed the increasing popularity of New York City’s outer-boroughs--namely, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx--with regard to residential growth and development. From Crown Heights to Midwood, to Jamaica, Kew Gardens, and Pelham Bay, the...
Is Queens The New, New Brooklyn?
I posed a question on Quora asking users if Queens would begin seeing development similar to Manhattan and Brooklyn. The response I got was yes, Queens is already experiencing that development, with most citing Astoria and Long Island City as examples. Undoubtedly so,...
Crown Heights Reaching New Heights
Over the past few years, outsiders and residents alike have dubbed Brooklyn the “new” Manhattan, in terms of development, art, and a changing demographic. Yet, Brooklyn is large (the most populous borough and only second to Queens in terms of land area), so what...
Welcome To The Hudson
With an already completed, and beautifully designed Subway stop on the 7 train, the area along Manhattan’s 34th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues, feels more real than ever before. Dubbed by developers as Hudson Yards, the forgotten space from which one can view...
Where Did Meatpacking Go?
If you’re visiting New York City’s Meatpacking District in hopes of seeing actual slaughterhouses, you’re in for a surprise. The famous area hasn’t lived up to its name in some time. In fact, the area is currently known mostly for its clubs, great restaurants, upscale...
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