New York City remains the number one financial center in the world according to an index produced by London's Z/Yen Group in partnership with the China Development Institute. The March 2022 edition of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) shows that Big Apple has extended its lead over its nearest rival London. New York consolidated its leading position in a range of relevant industry sectors, leading in all of the index's five assessment areas: Business Environment, Human Capital, Financial Sector Development, Reputation/General.
Perhaps partly serving as an explanation as to why our housing costs have remained stubbornly high throughout the pandemic, the city ranked as the number one place for the survey's 12,000 respondents to relocate to if they needed to live and work in a different city. Despite our exorbitant housing costs, concerns about safety and quality of life, and an increasingly embarrassing mass transit system, New York received more than double the number of votes as its next rival London.
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See the full GFCI 31 report here (PDF): https://www.longfinance.net/media/documents/GFCI_31_Report_2022.03.24_v1.0.pdf
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As median rents near record highs and purchasing a home near the city center remains unattainable to most, many New Yorkers who are not in the highly-paid financial industries are reaching their breaking point when it comes to housing costs. Nevertheless, the city's massive housing stock presents living situations of all types, shades, and sizes; offering buyers a myriad of options if they are willing to make sacrifices. Below are listed apartments that have had their asking prices recently reduced.
From the Listing: Rarely available, mint condition, prewar studio apartment in a charming Upper East Side elevator co-op. This elegant apartment features beautiful plank oak floors, crown moldings and custom built ins. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Rare Pre-war Jumbo Studio with Office in Sutton Place! Find your future in the pre-war past of this beautifully preserved and unique co-op at 410 East 57th Street. Apartment 8B boasts a large living area that exudes prewar charm at every turn, from high beamed ceilings to herringbone hardwood floors. It is very bright and faces the back of the building. It has the feeling of a grand parlor, and the space itself is very versatile.
See floor plan and full details here.
See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Newly Reduced Price! This handsome one bedroom home in an award winning Carnegie Hill brownstone is a rare find. Generously proportioned rooms highlighted by ten-foot ceilings, new windows, a decorative brick fireplace, and classic architectural revival stylings that frame doorways and windows, make this a uniquely inviting residence. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: This home features a large living dining combination, a windowed wall across the entire living room, abundant closets, HVAC enclosures and hardwood floors throughout. The kitchen has brand new stainless steel appliances, lots of counter space and extra overhead storage. The generously sized Master Bedroom offers multiple closets, lots of windows and an adjacent bathroom with brand new custom glass shower and tub enclosure. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Lovely One Bedroom Unit. Fully furnished and newly renovated offering a completely equipped European style kitchen as well as access to 5-star hotel services and amenities including Michelin rated Jean-Georges restaurant and a 6,000 square foot health club and spa. Fabulous western exposure.
Ownership offers the potential to generate income while the property is rented to hotel guests and is not being utilized by the owner. See floor plan and full details here.
Ownership offers the potential to generate income while the property is rented to hotel guests and is not being utilized by the owner. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: A real one bedroom in Chelsea with pre war details and charm, with the convenience and aesthetic of a modern renovation.Enter your gracious living room - with plenty of space for entertaining, loft-like proportions, and a working wood-burning fireplace with a brick mantle. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: What a gracious layout! Enter this apartment through a generous gallery that leads to a 24-foot living room, separate dining area, two large bedrooms, and two bathrooms with incredible closets and great lighting.
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From the Listing: Welcome Home!
Move right in or collaborate with you designer and create your dream home! Step into this spacious apartment which flaunts massive rooms with closets galore. The Living Room and Primary Bedroom face south and sunshine dapples both rooms all day long! The second and third bedrooms, formal dining room, and kitchen are poised overlooking a leafy glade. See floor plan and full details here.
Move right in or collaborate with you designer and create your dream home! Step into this spacious apartment which flaunts massive rooms with closets galore. The Living Room and Primary Bedroom face south and sunshine dapples both rooms all day long! The second and third bedrooms, formal dining room, and kitchen are poised overlooking a leafy glade. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: THE SEARCH IS OVER, ALL WORK IS DONE AND YOU CAN BEGIN YOUR NEW CHAPTER in this spectacularly renovated, generously proportioned two bedroom, two and one-half bath home which immediately affords a most gracious lifestyle, complete with outdoor space and City views in three directions.
See floor plan and full details here.
See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: This is your opportunity to own a sophisticated Prewar treasure on CPW. A rarely available high-floor enormous alcove studio convertible to a junior 1-bedroom has come to market in one of Central Park Wests most desirable Prewar Doorman Coops. If you are looking for a one-of-a-kind home or a dream pied-a-terre, this exceptionally unique apartment with amazing light- South, West, and East exposures, Juliet balcony, high ceilings, beautiful hardwood floors, skylight, thru the wall a/c and working wood burning fireplace steps from Central Park is a real find. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Receive savings on contracts signed through March!* Ask us how.Welcome to residence 4D at The BLVD. As you enter this impeccable layout and you will first be greeted with larger-than-life windows and sunshine, which you can enjoy from your private outdoor space! This two bedroom and two bathroom home is filled with all of the thoughtful and elegant features you expect in a new development. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Looking for a touch of the quiet life in Manhattan? The Southgate in Beekman is located on a beautiful cul-de-sac on Manhattan's Eastside. 11D is an incredible unit that has triple exposure filling it with natural light all day long. It's easy to entertain guests in the massive living room with ample space for a dining area as you whip up culinary masterpieces in your spacious, exposed kitchen stocked with stainless steel appliances and well-crafted countertops and cabinetry. See floor plan and full details here.
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From the Listing: Triple mint renovated corner one bedroom with breathtaking views. Residence 18D at 425 Park Avenue South is an expansive one bedroom, one and a half bath corner apartment that has been taken down to the studs and renovated to the highest standard. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Receive savings on contracts signed through March!* Ask us how.Welcome to residence 7A at The BLVD a 2-bedroom home with two exposures. Look no further as this corner, two bedroom home spans over 1,200 sf, has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and two balconies! Enter this home through the proper foyer, graced with two closets and be greeted with sunshine from this glorious corner layout. There will be no question how to furnish this home, as it provides you with more than enough living and dining room space to suit your needs. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: First time available in 25 years! Create the loft home of your dreams! Enjoy downtown loft living on the Upper East Side in this spacious and sun-splashed in this one-of-a-kind co-op home on a charming Yorkville block just inches from the East River.
See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Enjoy house-like living in the heart of the city in this expansive three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom co-op featuring a massive terrace, excellent storage and a home office in an amenity-rich Murray Hill building. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Better Than Ever, NEW PRICING Located between Lexington and Third Avenue, this beautiful, renovated duplex home awaits a sophisticated new homeowner appreciative of it's outstanding custom details. Gorgeous hardwood floors, coffered ceilings with glazed ceiling panels, pin lighting and custom window treatments compliment every window, Wood cabinets have been fitted for each heating/ac unit. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: NEW PRICE! Just completed, fully renovated Billionaire's Row 3-4-bedroom beauty! 24-hour doorman, high-floor, panoramic, open views, private outdoor space, swimming pool, garage.
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From the Listing: Fully renovated two bedroom apartment designed with function and sophistication. 650 Park Avenue was architecturally designed to utilize the buildings floor plates and create apartments that maximize each unit layout offering the owners larger rooms, extra closets and large windows. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Located within a full-service white glove pre-war coop, this stunning and spacious three-bedroom/three bathroom apartment has it all and was built in 1908. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Built in 1901, 230 7th Street is a beautifully renovated brick and brownstone townhouse with a great location in the middle of a quiet block, close to the best of Gowanus and Park Slope. The renovation was designed by an internationally renown architect with a background converting Tribeca's famous loft buildings. He brought that aesthetic to 230 7th Street and incorporated historical, industrial, and minimalistic design elements to create a wonderful loft-like feeling throughout. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Enjoy breathtaking 360-degree views in this immaculate two-bedroom plus den/office, two-and-a-half bathroom West Chelsea penthouse with three private outdoor spaces. Measuring an impressive 3,500+ square feet over three levels with 2,456 interior and 1,167 exterior, there is no shortage of space for luxurious living and entertaining in a home uniquely framed with two 20 foot steel casement windows.
See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Grand scale living on Fifth Avenue facing the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Located on the second floor, this sprawling 10 room, 4 bedroom, plus library, 4 bath residence has a wonderful flow and boasts the perfect layout for grand scale entertaining and modern day living. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: ABSOLUTELY STUNNING XXX mint showpiece designer home at The Belaire Condominium. This 43rd floor residence has panoramic views from the Queensborough Bridge all the way south to the Brooklyn Bridge and beyond....from every room!!!
From the Listing: Elegance on Park Avenue. First time on the market in 40 years - A Diamond in the rough! A beautiful and bright, nine room apartment is ideally located in the desirable Lenox Hill neighborhood. Situated in one of New York's finest and intimate prewar, cooperative buildings.
See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Sweeping views of Central Park fill the windows of every major room of this spectacular, MINT, classic seven room home, located in one of the most coveted co-ops in Manhattan.
The elegant entry foyer leads to the spectacular, grand-scale living room with its herringbone floors, wood-burning fireplace, and three park-facing windows, as well as the beautiful, sun-flooded, formal dining room. All three spacious bedrooms face the park, including the primary, which also offers a dressing area, an abundance of closets and a luxurious en-suite, bathroom with a separate glass enclosed shower and soaking tub.
The windowed kitchen has top-of-the-line appliances and new Saint Charles cabinets. It was thoughtfully designed to create an eating area with a built-in banquet and great counter and storage space.
The staff room is the perfect home office and has a washer/dryer plus a full bathroom with a creative shower.
Additional features of this stunning trophy home are central and through-wall air, custom built-ins in the library or third bedroom, a study area in the bedroom wing, three full, windowed bathrooms and soaring ceilings throughout.
101 Central Park West is one of the best buildings in the city with its white glove service, doormen, resident manager, state-of-the-art fitness center, bike room, and basement storage bins. The co-op board will now consider use as a pied-a-terre (on a case-by-case basis), allows a maximum of 50% financing and has a 3% flip tax. See floor plan and full details here.
The elegant entry foyer leads to the spectacular, grand-scale living room with its herringbone floors, wood-burning fireplace, and three park-facing windows, as well as the beautiful, sun-flooded, formal dining room. All three spacious bedrooms face the park, including the primary, which also offers a dressing area, an abundance of closets and a luxurious en-suite, bathroom with a separate glass enclosed shower and soaking tub.
The windowed kitchen has top-of-the-line appliances and new Saint Charles cabinets. It was thoughtfully designed to create an eating area with a built-in banquet and great counter and storage space.
The staff room is the perfect home office and has a washer/dryer plus a full bathroom with a creative shower.
Additional features of this stunning trophy home are central and through-wall air, custom built-ins in the library or third bedroom, a study area in the bedroom wing, three full, windowed bathrooms and soaring ceilings throughout.
101 Central Park West is one of the best buildings in the city with its white glove service, doormen, resident manager, state-of-the-art fitness center, bike room, and basement storage bins. The co-op board will now consider use as a pied-a-terre (on a case-by-case basis), allows a maximum of 50% financing and has a 3% flip tax. See floor plan and full details here.
From the Listing: Rarely available J line at the fabulous Century Condominium! A Central Park West Gem! This large and exquisite two-to-three-bedroom apartment with full formal dining room and huge living room faces Central Park with incomparable views. See floor plan and full details here.
Would you like to tour any of these properties?
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Or call us at (212) 755-5544
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