amenities

Residential buildings along First Avenue in Manhattan

The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building

… Years ago when I rented a studio apartment in a small selfmanaged coop building in Murray Hill I got into a disagreement with my upstairs neighbor about noise Fed up with her clomping around over my head one …

By Jennifer White Karp |January 12, 2026 - 10:30AM

Rent

No room for appliances? In some luxury NYC rentals, you can borrow them for a fee

By Jennifer White Karp |December 2, 2025 - 1:30PM

The 14-story Nine Chapel luxury condominium is a new development in Downtown Brooklyn.

New Construction + Condos

20 crucial questions for buying a new or pre-construction condo in NYC

… When buying a newly built condo or one in the preconstruction phase in New York City youre inherently taking on some risk with an … for September 2025 Ultimately when navigating the newdevelopment or preconstruction market its critical to …

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 17, 2025 - 12:30PM

139 East 23rd St. #8, a floor-through two-bedroom boutique condo in Kips Bay

New Construction + Condos

What you need to know about buying a NYC apartment with direct elevator access

By Evelyn Battaglia |August 29, 2025 - 9:30AM

The Shoreline at 2230 Cropsey Ave. in Gravesend, Brooklyn

The Market

Want a new rental with a pool in NYC? Dive into the outer boroughs

By Jennifer White Karp |June 3, 2025 - 12:30PM

A kitchen with stainless steel appliances and counter tops and wood floor

Roommates + Landlords

11 things NYC landlords are required to provide, and 11 they’re not that might surprise you

By Jennifer White Karp |April 8, 2025 - 10:00AM

At VU, a 100-unit condo building at 368 Third Ave.

New Construction + Condos

A sleeper no more: What new condo buyers can get in Kips Bay

By Jennifer White Karp |March 18, 2025 - 2:30PM

Gaia Trocchia in her studio in Hell's Kitchen

New Construction + Condos

From Hudson Yards to Hell’s Kitchen: I wanted to own a place and stop wasting money on rent

… When the rent rose for Gaia Trocchias Hudson Yard studio she decided shed had enough She searched the city for a place to buy and landed in nearby Hells Kitchen in a building with … in 2018 for an internship and initially lived on Manhattans West Side I had a studio apartment and the rent was $2900 …