Brick’s next Book Club read will be ‘The New Kings of New York'

… by Adam Piore The book is a juicy look at the real estate personalities who transformed New York City into a luxury … of all types of housing in the city stretching from 1850 to the current era … All the dirt … When it was first … real estate development to create a story about oversized personalities who amass fortunes lose them win them back …

By Brick Underground |January 8, 2026 - 10:30AM
‘The New Kings of New York’ pulls back the curtain on luxury real estate developers

… City one of the most complicated cities in the world for real estate involves intense behindthescenes dealmaking Now … defeated his plan a classic David and Goliath story  Brick Underground spoke to Piore about Kings of New York and … Ross appreciate good architecture but Gary Barnett who built One57 isnt interested in that He wanted his  supertall …

By Marjorie Cohen |May 24, 2022 - 9:30AM
In 'New York Rising,’ authors explore 400 years of the city's history

… In 1934 the establishment of the New York City Housing Authority which built owned and operated housing for the … class and poor was a watershed it was the first such authority in the country and it immediately embarked on a … … history … new development … Review … In New York Rising authors explore 400 years of the citys history …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 1, 2018 - 9:00AM
A Northampton, Massachusetts, house with a yoga studio, for $489,000

… Northampton Massachusetts home to Smith College and within a few miles of several …   … Escape … Suburbs … art … books … vacation … vacation home … A Northampton Massachusetts house with a yoga studio …

By Rebecca Fishbein |September 21, 2018 - 12:00PM
The 25 best books about the history of New York City's boroughs and neighborhoods

… best books about New York City history as picked by local authors and historians So many good books came up in the … equally remote … Anthony Robins architectural historian and author or New York Art Deco … The Lower East Side Remembered … history of this legendary New York City neighborhood The authors love and affinity for the Village can be experienced …

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