‘The New Kings of New York’ pulls back the curtain on luxury real estate developers

… putting up a luxury residential building in New York City one of the most complicated cities in the world for real … dealmaking Now a new book pulls back the curtains on the real estate giants who put all the pieces together  … went from silver spoon to frozen credit cards how Stephen Ross began with building affordable housing and ended up as …

By Marjorie Cohen |May 24, 2022 - 9:30AM
What the entrances of NYC luxury and historic buildings tell us about who lives there

… in the book the entrance is the opening sentence of the architectural story that sets the mood of the building he … 300 pages in all The photographs are by the New Yorkbased architectural photographer Kenneth Grant and the 30 often … to each building including the name of its developer and architect and some interesting reveals about the buildings …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 4, 2020 - 10:30AM
The 25 best books about the history of New York City's boroughs and neighborhoods

… Last month we shared the 25 best books about New York City history as picked by local … Watson conveys the social life of workingclass speakeasies rent parties and gay and lesbian nightlife as well as the … years of field work in the ElmhurstCorona area Here different immigrant streams were becoming a majority of the …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 30, 2018 - 12:00PM