Why office landlords and developers are partnering with NYC’s top chefs
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Why office landlords and developers are partnering with NYC’s top chefs

ByNews Polite

The Howard Hughes Corporation’s recent purchase of a $55 million chunk of Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s global restaurant company made one thing clear: It’s getting harder to tell where the restaurant world ends and the real estate world begins. Although simple-minded pundits blame the closing of every “iconic” bagel shop on greedy…

Wedding guests stranded after booking lavish Airbnb that’s under construction
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Wedding guests stranded after booking lavish Airbnb that’s under construction

ByNews Polite

This Airbnb was more air and less B&B. A woman said her family members were left devastated when they arrived at a home they booked on Airbnb, only to discover it was under construction. Renee Menzies took to TikTok last Wednesday, saying her sister and 11 other relatives traveled to…

Adrienne Arsht sells Miami estate for a record $106.87M
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Adrienne Arsht sells Miami estate for a record $106.87M

ByNews Polite

Living in the Free State of Florida doesn’t come for free. Businesswoman and philanthropist Adrienne Arsht has sold her 4-acre waterfront compound in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood for a cool $106.87 million, its listing brokerage confirmed to The Post on Friday. The Wall Street Journal, which broke news of the…

Tenants say luxe Jersey City building floods, is a ‘nightmare’
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Tenants say luxe Jersey City building floods, is a ‘nightmare’

ByNews Polite

For Jordan Mendelson, 28, living in a luxury building with a rooftop swimming pool, private gym, floor-to-ceiling views of Manhattan, the Hudson River and Statue of Liberty all within a stone’s throw away from New York City sounded like a dream when she got the keys to her $3,600-per-month two-bedroom…

Conn. estate of late songwriter Lee Pockriss lists for $3M
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Conn. estate of late songwriter Lee Pockriss lists for $3M

ByNews Polite

The Bridgewater, Connecticut, estate of the late ’50s and ’60s hit songwriter Lee Pockriss — of “Catch a Falling Star,” “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” and “Johnny Angel” fame — has hit the market for $3 million. The charming property at 137 Skyline Bridge Road spans 10 acres surrounded by…

Thom Filicia sells upstate New York home to friend for $4.6M
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Thom Filicia sells upstate New York home to friend for $4.6M

ByNews Polite

“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” interior designer Thom Filicia has sold his Skaneateles, New York home in an off-market deal for $4.6 million.  The TV host not only found a buyer for the five-bedroom upstate lakefront spread, but a buyer who’s a longtime friend.  “They separately bought about 60%…