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Rent Guidelines Board vote June 30th 2025

431 West 54th Street is a co-op building that allows subletting.

Investing

Want to buy an investment apartment to rent out? Here's what you need to know

By Jennifer White Karp

The Search

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By Evelyn Battaglia

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Neighborhood Intel

Elizabeth Street Garden won its fight. What does that mean for housing development in NYC?

June 24, 2025 - 4:30PM

Elizabeth Street Garden will remain undeveloped after NYC leaders backed down from a decade-long fight to build affordable senior housing on the city-... [ Read More... ]

by Celia Young

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Renovation

Turn one room into two: The insider's guide to temporary pressurized walls

May 27, 2025 - 10:30AM

Here's how to safely add a temporary pressurized wall to create a new bedroom and a round-up of the NYC companies that sell and install them. [ Read More... ]

by Evelyn Battaglia

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Private listings: What NYC sellers and buyers need to know about the off-market controversy

April 28, 2025 - 3:15PM

Major real estate firms are leaning into private listings with new platforms designed to work with a broader number of sellers but the trend is contro... [ Read More... ]