As the housing market continues to struggle across the country, individuals who rely on renting are finding challenges of their own. In Manhattan, where real estate is especially precious, rent for New York apartments jumped by 9.5 percent in the fourth quarter.(PRWEB) January 30, 2012 As the housing market continues to struggle across the country, individuals who rely on renting are finding ...
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The Studio apartment, an extinct species? “This is an incredible thing. It’s new. No human society in all of history has organized life in this way,” enthused NYU sociology professor Eric Klinenberg. He had met The Observer at Jacques Torres in Hudson Square to discuss his new book, Going Solo , which investigates what Mr. Klinenberg sees as a desire of a large number of people to live alone. In ...
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Jersey Journal file photo "The Jersey City Housing Authority has been recognized for their leadership in transforming public housing from a place of last resort to a true community," Healy said. "We thank the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York for their continued support of Jersey City."
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Residents of one Jamaica apartment building say they are living in hell, spending their nights shivering and waiting for their homes to “freeze over” before repairs are made. Numerous tenants of Loval Hall, located at 88-22 Parsons Boulevard, have complained about dangerous and unlivable conditions in their apartments – including leaky roofs, shoddy plumbing and [...]
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NEW YORK CITY-Single-family homes weren’t the only housing type severely impacted by the economic downturn, new research shows. According to a new study from Citizens Housing & Planning Council , over-mortgaged and foreclosed multifamily buildings increase the risk of deterioration of nearby buildings and raise costs for private owners and the city in the form of additional Emergency Repair ...
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As a tide of poverty rises throughout the country, the Bronx stands out as a place where the waters have climbed especially high. So it's no great surprise that a recent review of U.S. Census data by the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness, a New York-based nonprofit, found that nearly a third of applicants to New York City's family shelter system started out in the Bronx.
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John Lennon lived here until he was shot on the steps. His wife Yoko Ono still resides here. It is one of the most famous structures in the city: the Dakota Apartments.
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ALBERT AMATEAU | New York University responded last week to Community Board 2’s questions about the elementary school space proposed for the redevelopment of the south superblock in the N.Y.U 2031 plan.
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SAN DIEGO-New York City-based AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired a $56 million refinancing loan for the 260-unit Sterling Collwood student housing community here.
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York awarded nearly $2 million in subsidies to two affordable-housing projects in Philadelphia and Camden.
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