RSS Parrot

The Gym in My Apartment Building Is SO LOUD! What Can I Do?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/realestate/the-gym-in-my-apartment-building-is-so-loud-what-can-i-do.html

Published: December 21, 2024 10:01

It’s possible that a gym isn’t even allowed in your building. If it is, it cannot violate the noise code, the warranty of habitability or the lease.

The Fight to Save Googie, the Style of Postwar Optimism

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/realestate/googie-architecture.html

Published: December 21, 2024 10:00

The car-centric architectural style, characterized by neon signs and dramatic rooflines, is now endangered. Its admirers mourn the loss of the ideals it represented.

Googie, a Futuristic Style of Architecture, Is Endangered

https://www.nytimes.com/video/realestate/100000009827985/googie-architecture-endangered.html

Published: December 21, 2024 10:00

Googie architecture is a midcentury design style characterized by dramatic rooflines, pops of color, large glass windows and flashy signs. Anna Kodé, a reporter covering design and culture for the Real Estate section of The New York Times, describes the…

$1.5 Million Homes in Thessaloniki, Greece

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/realestate/thessaloniki-greece-homes.html

Published: December 20, 2024 10:02

The area in and around Greece’s second-largest city offers traditional Greek houses, modern renovations and waterfront views.

Homes for Sale in Connecticut and New York

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/realestate/housing-market-near-nyc.html

Published: December 19, 2024 10:02

This week’s properties are five-bedroom house in Westport, Conn., and a five-bedroom in New Rochelle, N.Y.

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Staten Island

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/realestate/housing-market-nyc.html

Published: December 19, 2024 10:02

This week’s properties are in the East Village, Chelsea and Port Richmond.

Even Mobile-Home Prices Keep Rising

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/realestate/mobile-home-prices-rising.html

Published: December 19, 2024 10:02

From 2018 to 2023, the average sale price of a new manufactured home grew faster than that of a new single-family home, according to a recent study.

When a Barndominium Won’t Do, Try a Shouse

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/realestate/barndominium-barndo-shouse.html

Published: December 19, 2024 10:00

Homeowners and builders weighed in on the difference between the two design styles taking over rural America.

What Is a Barndominium? Anything You Want It to Be.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/realestate/barndominium-home-design.html

Published: December 19, 2024 10:00

Barndos, large, open-plan structures, have surged in popularity with the recent exodus from urban to rural areas.

Miami Broker Turns Himself In to Face Sexual Battery Charge

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/realestate/miami-broker-sexual-battery-charge.html

Published: December 18, 2024 17:40

Ohad Fisherman is accused of participating in an alleged sexual assault in 2016 alongside Oren and Alon Alexander.

Woman Who Faced Racism When Buying a Home Speaks Out Against Bias

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/realestate/racism-home-buying-settlement-raven-baxter.html

Published: December 18, 2024 10:02

Raven Baxter will be the face of a national campaign to prevent housing discrimination, supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

$300,000 Homes in Kansas, Virginia and New Jersey

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/realestate/300000-homes-in-kansas-virginia-and-new-jersey.html

Published: December 18, 2024 10:02

A Queen Anne Revival in Leavenworth, a ranch house in Richmond, and a rowhouse in Trenton.

Don’t Call It a Bachelor Pad. TikTok Says It’s a ‘Boy Apartment.’

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/realestate/boy-apartments-tiktok-bachelor-pad.html

Published: December 18, 2024 10:02

Men with meticulously curated homes are going viral on TikTok, changing the way people think about male living habits.

She Wrote the Book on Preservation in New York

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/realestate/barbaralee-diamonstein-spielvogel-landmarks.html

Published: December 17, 2024 22:45

Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel has made it her life’s work to make sure that the city’s landmarks, and the contributions of its residents, are never forgotten.

What’s Mitchell-Lama? Timothée Chalamet (Kind of) Explains

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/realestate/timothee-chalamet-mitchell-lama.html

Published: December 17, 2024 20:54

The actor’s family were the beneficiaries of a New York State housing program aimed at middle-income residents.

$1.1 Million Homes in California

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/realestate/1-1-million-homes-in-california.html

Published: December 16, 2024 10:02

A craftsman-style house in Oakland, a 1922 home in Stockton and a midcentury modern-style house in Santa Rosa

My Apartment Is Way Too Cold! How Do I Make the Landlord Fix It?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/realestate/my-apartment-is-way-too-cold.html

Published: December 14, 2024 10:02

If your rental is not properly heated, gather your neighbors and complain together.

Saving England’s Music Oasis From a New Wave of Development

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/realestate/manchester-music-development.html

Published: December 14, 2024 10:00

The working-class city of Manchester has birthed legendary bands for decades. But in its quest for growth, its musical legacy is in danger of being muted.

This Year, Make Your Own Festivus Pole

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/realestate/anti-holiday-festivus-pole.html

Published: December 13, 2024 16:00

After an appearance on “Seinfeld” in 1997, the pole took on a life of its own as the embodiment of the anti-holiday spirit.

$3 Million Homes in the Caribbean

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/realestate/3-million-homes-in-the-caribbean.html

Published: December 13, 2024 10:04

A villa-guest cottage combo and a sleek contemporary house in Barbados, and a luxury bungalow in the Bahamas.

A Modernist’s Dream on Copenhagen’s Harbor

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/realestate/copenhagen-floating-house.html

Published: December 13, 2024 10:00

A couple hired an architect with experience designing floating homes, after a decade of downsizing on dry land.

Alexander Brothers Appear in Court on Sexual Battery Charges

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/realestate/alexander-brothers-court-sexual-battery.html

Published: December 12, 2024 23:09

Oren Alexander, once one of the biggest names in luxury real estate, and his twin brother, Alon Alexander, were held without bond on Thursday.