Airbnb goes up against Booking.com, condos in a former Catholic school, & more

By Jennifer White Karp | August 16, 2018 - 11:00AM

Photos are now available of the condo conversion project at a former Upper West Side Catholic school at 555 West End Ave. that’s being designed by architect Cary Tamarkin (Curbed)

A Chinese developer wants to build a 19-story, 506-unit hotel and residential building in Flushing (The Real Deal)

Airbnb is facing competition from travel site Booking.com, which has 5 million non-hotel properties on its site (Business Insider)

A look at what’s like to live in Battery Park City, an area that’s changed dramatically since 9/11, with new buildings, restaurants, and shopping (The New York Times)

Why the Brooklyn real estate boom isn’t going to stop anytime soon (The Real Deal)

Brilliant White, Simply White, and more shades of white paint that designers love for NYC apartments (Apartment Therapy)

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