Northeast

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.

MHN Interview: Jon Gollinger on How to Successfully Auction Real Estate

Accelerated Marketing Partners’ CEO Jon Gollinger gives his company’s strategies for a successful property auction.

PROFILE: Alchemy Properties Inc.

Some market observers may not think of this as much of a condominium market, but the 21-year-old Alchemy Properties Inc. is continuing to develop condos in the Manhattan market as usual.

DelShah Purchases Non-Performing Mortgage Note in Brooklyn

DelShah recently purchased a non-performing mortgage note in Brooklyn, N.Y.