Desperate office owners are using this conversion trick to make deals
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Desperate office owners are using this conversion trick to make deals

What is the owner of a Manhattan office tower to do in the age of work-from-home? Hotel or residential conversions are complex and costly. Building renovations that add amenities in hopes of luring top tenants are expensive and may not even work. But for those left holding the bag, there…

Related Companies snags new leases at 55 and 50 Hudson Yards
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Related Companies snags new leases at 55 and 50 Hudson Yards

Related Companies has scored 80,000 square feet of new leases at Hudson Yards, according to sources. At 55 Hudson Yards, J.F. Lehman & Company signed for 29,000 square feet, replacing Vista which expanded into a larger space at neighboring 50 Hudson Yards. Separately, Milbank LLP added 28,000 square feet to bring its total…

I’m a pro clean freak — why you should scrub your house every day
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I’m a pro clean freak — why you should scrub your house every day

We’re getting freaky – about cleaning. Don’t let your home become a “bacterial war zone,” cleaning enthusiast Angela Donal warns. The 41-year-old swears by a few simple hacks that keep her home in tip-top shape and ward off bacteria. Her best home-kept secret is to clean her house “every single day”…

NYC home adjacent to Sarah Jessica Parker’s sells for $26.75M
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NYC home adjacent to Sarah Jessica Parker’s sells for $26.75M

A historic West Village townhouse adjacent to Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick’s megamansion on West 11th Street has sold for $26.75 million, according to property records. The seller is Alicia CastroLeal Harper, the daughter of Mexico’s former ambassador to France and the ex-wife of the late TV producer Alan…

PR firm Joele Frank scoops up space at 22 Vanderbilt, aka 335 Madison
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PR firm Joele Frank scoops up space at 22 Vanderbilt, aka 335 Madison

The rarest sighting in this bleak office-leasing season is a deal for more space than a large area rug would cover. But here’s a substantial one: public relations firm Joele Frank is taking 78,353 square feet at Milstein’s 22 Vanderbilt, aka 335 Madison Ave. Joele Frank, which specializes in strategic corporate…

Here’s how Venus Williams plans to save Nina Simone’s home
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Here’s how Venus Williams plans to save Nina Simone’s home

Tennis superstar Venus Williams has teamed up with conceptual artist Adam Pendleton to preserve the house where the late singer Nina Simone grew up. In collaboration with the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, Williams is raising money to renovate the North Carolina property. The fundraising endeavor will…

US home price plunge is ‘just beginning’ as housing market rapidly cools: economist
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US home price plunge is ‘just beginning’ as housing market rapidly cools: economist

A substantial plunge in US home prices is likely “just beginning” as decades-high mortgage rates cause a downturn in the housing market, a prominent economist cautioned Friday. The warning from Pantheon Macroeconomics chief economist Ian Shepherdson followed more dismal data that showed a slowdown in housing activity. Pending home sales…