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Could SROs help New Yorkers find affordable housing? + The best $500K buys in Manhattan today

By Cait Etherington | From Get To Know Today, July 14, 2026

Manhattan sales stay strong as entry-level market constricts; Artist Karim Rashid says costs and taxes forced him out of NYC

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Monday, July 13, 2026

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...

NYC Contracts: One of 1122 Madison's last availabilities leads Manhattan deals; Brooklyn Heights townhouse is borough's priciest of 2026

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Monday, July 13, 2026

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...

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Top-selling NYC buildings and priciest contracts of Q1 2026

By CityRealty Staff | From New Developments Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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...

Top 10 new development condos with high-floor terraces for grilling and lounging

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Friday, July 10, 2026

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...

Urban Oases: The best indoor and outdoor plants for apartments as NYC reclaims more space for greenery

By CityRealty Staff | From Get To Know Friday, July 10, 2026

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...

How NYC’s 2026 rent freeze is different from past rent freezes + New affordable housing lotteries with rent-stabilized units

By Cait Etherington | From Brooklyn Friday, July 10, 2026

New York City's Rent Guidelines Board recently delivered welcome news to hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers--a freeze on rent increases on rent-stabilized apartments for the 2026–2027 lease year. While this isn't the first time in recent history that the board has decided not to increase rents,...

Restore vs. Renovate: Historic details NYC townhouse buyers value according to brownstone expert Tali Berzak

By CityRealty Staff | From Goldilocks Blocks Thursday, July 9, 2026

NYC brownstones and historic rowhouses come with details many of us dream about: stoops, carved staircases, pocket doors, marble mantels, shutters, and parlor floors with proportions that are rare in new and post-war construction. Considering many of these details were carved my skilled craftsmen...

When, why, and how to get renters insurance + 10 new and forthcoming NYC rentals

By Cait Etherington | From LIC / Queens Thursday, July 9, 2026

Earlier this week, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's former headquarters on East 42nd Street, which is in the midst of a conversion to residential, appeared to be in danger of collapsing. After the fire department received a call about falling bricks early Tuesday morning, a steel beam on the 21st fl...

Price Cuts: Steve Wynn relists Ritz Carlton penthouse $20M below initial ask; Final availabilities at The Elisa marked down

By CityRealty Staff | From Future New York Thursday, July 9, 2026

From June 30 - July 6, 2026, only 175 condos, co-ops, condops, and townhouses in core New York City areas experienced price reductions. As this week included the Independence Day holiday on Saturday, July 4, observed by many businesses on Friday, it was one of the year's quieter weeks for reprice...

Great Bones: Mint-condition condos in intimate prewar buildings as London Clay Townhouse prepares for sales

By CityRealty Staff | From Great Listings Wednesday, July 8, 2026

In New York City, luxury living is often measured vertically, with sky-high towers, hotel-style services, and amenity suites large enough to feel like private clubs. But for a certain kind of buyer, the more compelling dream is smaller, quieter, and closer to the street: a mint-condition home in ...

Q&A with Ben Picket on Gotham Organization tech-forward approach to improving luxury rental living

By CityRealty Staff | From LIC / Queens Wednesday, July 8, 2026

For many New Yorkers, the experience of living in a large rental building has changed dramatically over the last decade. The doorman, superintendent, and property manager are still essential, but more of daily life now runs through digital tools, from booking amenities and reserving elevators to ...