Northeast
First Smoke-Free Residential Building on Manhattan’s West Side
Residents of Manhattan’s West Side can now breathe a little easier. Equity Residential recently announced that Ten23, Chelsea’s first smoke-free apartment, is open for leasing.
MARKET SNAPSHOT: Manhattan Accounts for 80 Percent of New York City’s Transaction Volume
New York–Apartment transactions in New York totaled 115 during the third quarter of 2011, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ most recent Multifamily Quarter in Review: New York City.
Bloomberg: Hudson Yards ‘Wonderful’ for New York
“It’s a wonderful day for New York,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said of the Hudson Yards development project. The 26-acre site on the city’s West Side is the largest piece of undeveloped property in Manhattan.
Condos in Battery Park City Half Sold
1 Rector Park, a condominium conversion in lower Manhattan’s Battery Park City, has sold more than half of its units, according to the sales agent for the property, Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group.
Via Verde in the Bronx Starts Accepting Applications
The developers of Via Verde, a 222-unit workforce housing development now under construction in the Melrose section of the Bronx, have started accepting residency applications for the property’s 133 affordable units.
Every Dog Has its Day with Opening of Wag Club
Man’s best friend has a brand new friend. It’s Wag Club, a new doggy daycare center that opened Oct. 20 at One Brooklyn Bridge Park, the only residential development situated within the recently unveiled 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park.
MHN Interview: Michael Ytterberg of BLT Architects Takes on Cramped Apartments
Michael R. Ytterberg, principal, BLT Architects, speaks with MHN on the firm’s recent projects, and shares insight on maximizing space in an apartment.
Professor Greens Buildings With Lichens
There are many ways that a large building, including a multifamily structure, can go green. A Rutgers-Camden professor is at work on a new way to green buildings–both figuratively and quite literally–that involves lichen.
Northbridge Breaks Ground on Assisted Living Community
The Northbridge Companies, an assisted living communities developer, recently announced the groundbreaking of Stonebridge at Burlington, a 110-unit assisted living and memory care community.
Affordable Seniors Housing Property Wins $1.1M Grant for Rehab
Denton Green Housing, a 113-unit apartment property for low-income seniors in Long Island, will soon get a much-needed makeover now that the property has won a grant from New York State Homes and Community Renewal.