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Entries from June 2008

WTC Rebuilding Faces Big Setback

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

The rebuilding of the World Trade Center will be pushed back into the next decade and will cost up to $3 billion more than planned. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is set to release a report detailing significant delays and cost overruns on construction.

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The Hunt: Life After Tenements

June 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Maggie Weber and Joey Arak decided it was time to move out of their “junky” apartment, but they wanted to stay in the East Village.

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In the Region | Connecticut: Even Richer Areas Feel the Pinch

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Mark and Bonnie Fodor found themselves stuck in a market in Westport so unkind that they are still looking for a buyer a year later.

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Love the home you’re stuck with

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

When prices were soaring, credit was flowing and selling was as easy as jamming a FOR SALE sign into your front lawn, the simplest way to upgrade your home was to sell and get the heck out of it. In other words, move to a bigger and better one.

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Luring Affluent Renters in Manhattan

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The rental market in New York City usually gets stronger when co-op and condo sales slow down. But this year, some landlords of high-end buildings are feeling the need to offer free rent and other enticements.

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Habitats: Hidden Away in Frenetic Queens

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Dan Hendrick and his partner, Jimmy Van Bramer, found a house with a secret garden in the back.

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Streetscapes | Schrafft’s: Midday Havens, Lost to a Faster-Paced City

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Schrafft’s, the lunchroom and candy and ice cream maker, left a few physical traces on the New York landscape.

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Living In | Bedford Park, the Bronx: A Friendly Bustle, With Oases Nearby

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Bedford Park is both affordable and diverse, and has good access to public transportation and major highways for easy commuting to both Manhattan and Westchester.

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No Mortgage? Try Theirs

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The developers of Fitzgerald, a new condominium development carved out of a prewar warehouse on West 117th Street in Harlem, have decided they will issue mortgages directly to buyers.

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Big Deal: New Is Nifty, Old Is Gold

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

15 Central Park West was designed by Robert A. M. Stern to echo the Dakota, but now there are two 10-room apartments on the market in the original building.

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