postwar

Co-ops

Open house checklist: How to size up a co-op or condo at a glance

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 1, 2021 - 9:30AM

Renovation

What you need to know about replacing the wood floors in your NYC apartment or house

By Evelyn Battaglia |March 12, 2020 - 9:00AM

Co-ops

Prewar, post-war, or new construction—what’s the difference between these types of NYC buildings?

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |February 27, 2020 - 9:00AM

Co-ops

What you need to know about buying a 'junior four' in NYC

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |January 30, 2020 - 9:00AM

Live

The real jewels in ‘Uncut Gems’ are the over-the-top homes

… Uncut Gems is more realistic than the lead characters teeth Howard Ratner played by Adam Sandler is a middleaged Jewish … film gets the atmosphere right with lockedoff areas framed money an exotic fish tank sports memorabilia and enough bling … estatewise The sterile postwar bachelor pad is exactly what one would expect of a shady character like Howard to use to …

By Kelly Kreth |December 30, 2019 - 2:00PM

Renovation

How to update a very plain UES co-op, which has a kitchen that looks 'homemade'

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |November 27, 2019 - 9:00AM

Buy

Are postwar buildings from the 1950s and '60s constructed better than ones built later?

… block walls and thicker flooring used in early postwar construction which were replaced in later years by different … but this is difficult to determine from a visit while apartmentshopping Pro Tip … Dont be afraid of coops in NYC … sound when tapping the wall and you will feel the wall give under the bang you just gave it Keep in mind that there are …

By Alanna Schubach |November 11, 2019 - 10:00AM