Market Insight
Earlier this month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that sprawling homeless encampments on the Far West Side near the Intrepid Museum are to be cleaned up. As per the Mamdani administration's new approach, the Department of Homeless Services will conduct the sweeps, as opposed to the NYPD in the p...
For more than three decades, Vickey Barron has been one of New York City's most respected luxury brokers, advising buyers, sellers and developers on everything from prewar co-ops to billion-dollar new developments. Having helped shape floor plans for numerous residential projects, the Compass age...
Like a miracle, in a sea of listings you discover a two bedroom that is not only under $600,000 but also under $300,000. Better yet, it’s in a desirable neighborhood, has recently been renovated and comes with a den, a large living room and an eat-in kitchen. What’s the catch? It is nearly certa...
In the first quarter of 2026, Manhattan’s apartment contracts totaled $6,906,075,016 in ask volume across over 2,500 deals, with the average asking price coming in at $2.681M and an average of $1,709 per square foot. The buildings that accounted for the most activity tend to follow a familiar pa...
From July 7-13, 2026, over 250 condos, co-ops, condops, and townhouses in core New York City areas experienced price reductions. While the slower vacation sales season is in full swing, this shows a far more active week for repricing than the previous week.
Between a successful rental-to-sales conversion of The Strathmore and new construction taking shape, Yorkville's residential building boomlet shows little sign of slowing down. But high-rise rental The Serrano was an early entrant, having been erected at 1735 York Avenue in 1986, and the apartmen...
On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) approved the revised redesign of 675 Hudson Street, clearing the way for BKSK Architects’ restoration and rooftop addition at one of the Meatpacking District’s most distinctive buildings. The former Herring Safe and Lock Company factory, som...
July 14 marks the celebration of Bastille Day, or the national day of France. The day is the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, a significant moment during the French Revolution and now celebrated as a national holiday. National events traditionally feature a military par...
Until the late twentieth century, New York City had one housing option that has now all but disappeared: the single-room occupancy or SRO, also known as a rooming house unit. From the fictional Jo March in Little Women, who lived in a mid-19th-century rooming house, to the real-life Sylvia Plath...
On the week ending July 11, 2026, 330 residential apartment sales were recorded in Manhattan. This is nearly 100 more sales than were recorded the previous week, and included 37 luxury closings priced over $3.9 million; at a total of $253 million, such sales accounted for nearly 40 percent of the...
From July 6-12, 2026, 228 residential contracts were signed in Manhattan. This was a return to a full business week and showed an 18 percent week-over-week increase in the number of contracts signed. The aggregate dollar amount also ticked up during this time despite only one uber-luxury contract...
In new development condos, the uppermost floors are typically reserved for penthouses that are sometimes the only residential units to feature private outdoor space. But in select buildings with prime locations and large upper-level floor plates, high floors are sometimes dedicated to outdoor ame...
Greenery is more than just decorative in the "concrete jungle." A tree-lined block, a planted median, a shaded plaza, or a few thriving pots on a balcony can soften the city’s hard edges and make daily life feel calmer, healthier, and more human. Yet for much of New York’s history, parkland and g...
More In Market Insight
-
6sqft (our blog)
- From Sponsored Content This luxury Fort Greene rental offers rent-stabilized apartments with a $1 amenity fee
- From Policy NYC moves forward with first busway in the Bronx, Central Brooklyn bus upgrades
- From Affordable Housing See plan to add 1,100 apartments and new park across from the Intrepid Museum in Hell’s Kitchen
- From Distinctive Homes Japanese gardens and a koi pond surround the clean geometric forms of this modern Hudson Valley home, asking $4.2M
- From New Developments Harlem to get 11-story condo with 72 residences and a daycare
-
Get To Know
- From Get To Know The pros and cons of buying an HDFC apartment + New listings include an ultra-chic East Village co-op Today, July 16, 2026
- From Get To Know Could SROs help New Yorkers find affordable housing? + The best $500K buys in Manhattan today Tuesday, July 14, 2026
- From Get To Know Manhattan sales stay strong as entry-level market constricts; Artist Karim Rashid says costs and taxes forced him out of NYC Monday, July 13, 2026
- From Get To Know Urban Oases: The best indoor and outdoor plants for apartments as NYC reclaims more space for greenery Friday, July 10, 2026
- From Get To Know How NYC’s 2026 rent freeze is different from past rent freezes + New affordable housing lotteries with rent-stabilized units Friday, July 10, 2026
-
Rental Building News and Offers
- From Yorkville The Serrano is renting gracious Upper East Side apartments with beautiful views and updated amenities from $5,395/mo. Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- From Downtown Brooklyn How NYC’s 2026 rent freeze is different from past rent freezes + New affordable housing lotteries with rent-stabilized units Friday, July 10, 2026
- From Bedford-Stuyvesant When, why, and how to get renters insurance + 10 new and forthcoming NYC rentals Thursday, July 9, 2026
- From Lower East Side Q&A with Ben Picket on Gotham Organization tech-forward approach to improving luxury rental living Wednesday, July 8, 2026
- From Williamsburg Taking game night to the next level: 15 NYC condos with elevated game rooms and billiards tables Friday, June 26, 2026
-
Market Reports & Research
- From New Developments Top-selling NYC buildings and priciest contracts of Q1 2026 Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- From Annual Market Reports NYC’s top-selling buildings of 2025 as Downtown deals reach new highs Friday, January 2, 2026
- From Monthly Market Reports NYC’s top-selling buildings: Downtown deals drive Q3 2025 as outer boroughs gain ground Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- From Monthly Market Reports Manhattan’s market held firm this summer, except in these price-dropping neighborhoods Friday, October 10, 2025
- From New Developments NYC's best-selling residential buildings of 2025 and their availabilities Wednesday, July 23, 2025
-
Great Listings
- From Great Listings The Final Frontier: 15 new projects taking shape on Eleventh Avenue + Beautiful Far West Side listings Today, July 16, 2026
- From Great Listings How Big Is It Really? Vickey Barron on why layout matters more than square footage Today, July 16, 2026
- From Great Listings Price Cuts include massive combo residence at The Plaza reduced by $5M; Marvel Comics illustrator trims price of Sutton Place townhouse Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- From Great Listings The Serrano is renting gracious Upper East Side apartments with beautiful views and updated amenities from $5,395/mo. Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- From Great Listings In honor of Bastille Day, see NYC's grandest Beaux-Arts and French Renaissance-style buildings Wednesday, July 15, 2026
-
Carter's View
- From In The Details Where buildings meet the sky: The return of the cornice, from Fifth Avenue to Lispenard Street Wednesday, April 15, 2026
- From In The Details NYC Brutalism: The good, the bad, and the ugly Thursday, May 15, 2025
- From Behind The Buildings One Hundred Barclay: A Monument of American Progress in Architecture Friday, January 3, 2025
- From In The Details Iconic NYC Holiday Locations Tuesday, December 24, 2024
- From Behind The Buildings As the Waldorf Astoria prepares for new chapter, revisit the legendary history of Manhattan's greatest Art Deco hotel Tuesday, December 17, 2024
6sqft delivers the latest on real estate, architecture, and design, straight from New York City.
