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Norouz and the Rising Sun on Fifth Avenue
My Haft Seen this year, a traditional table set for the Persian New Year. It's a quiet arrangement of symbolic objects marking renewal, health, and new
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NY's Park Avenue Effect
London's repricing and a moment at the Met
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New Condo Development in 2025: What the Data Shows
NYC safety trends, mortgage rates, and shrinking home sizes.
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New York Steps Into 2026
From Oaxaca to Hong Kong — and the joy of coming home to New York
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NYC's 2026 Shift: Why "Normal" is Your Best Opportunity
Plus: Abu Dhabi's stunning new museum— Norman Foster at his best.
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Frank Gehry’s Legacy & the Lever House That Changed NYC
Visionary design, Brooklyn’s townhouse boom, and shifting markets
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Farewell to Robert A. M. Stern & Keith Haring’s Parade Balloon
From the housing shortage to NYC’s office conversions.
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The Real Story Behind Today’s First-Time Buyers
Homes that inspire for the holidays & a Thanksgiving note
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A Post-Election Surge in NYC Luxury Contracts
Inside 101 Franklin, an 1879 glimpse of the UWS, and a tower that may reshape the skyline.
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The Mamdani Promise & Sotheby’s New Era on Madison
How NYC keeps reinventing itself: politically, culturally, and architecturally.
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Momentum Returns: NYC Defies the “Wealth Flight” Myth
From NYC Marathon to Election Day, New York proves its resilience in every stride.
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Decade of Resales (& Losses) in NYC’s Condo Market
Ruth Asawa’s visionary forms at MoMA and remarkable homes redefining design.
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The City Evolves: From Central Park’s Revival to Office Resurgence
Film studios, skyline shifts, and the quiet power of progress.
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From a Tribeca Rooftop to London: Where Design Meets Desire
Brooklyn’s steady market and London’s most exclusive address
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NYC’s Private Clubs. The Flatiron Launches. Market Steadies.
Where exclusivity meets design — from Manhattan’s Q3 results to standout homes nationwide.
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The $6 Trillion Transfer & First Look at Q3 Manhattan
NYC’s galleries to Gaudí’s Sagrada Família in its final form
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Living in New York: Safer Than You Think
NYC Safety | Morocco Rising | Fed Cuts
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What Is a Home, Really? A Louis Kahn Reflection
Townhouse trends & Manhattan market data with depth
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September in New York: Endurance, Energy, and Design
NYC at 400, Foster’s $3B tower, fall art highlights, and the city that never sleeps.
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$45,000 for a Seat? Game, Set, Sold
Fall outlook and Midtown’s next chapter.
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Labubus for $8? Maybe on Canal Street...
Powell and Jackson Hole, the questions ahead, & an eye-candy home.
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The Cocktail-Party Question Everyone Asks Me
Norman Foster’s New York | $4M+ Resilience & $10M+ Trophies
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$500K for 2 Weeks & Central Park’s Story
From a poet’s vision to shifting markets — NYC, the Hamptons, and beyond.
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Rashid Johnson. 73,000 Jobs. COMPASS Sets Records.
The Fed Paused. President Trump Didn’t.
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Office Towers -> Homes!
From Interest Rates to Reimagined Towers
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Are International Buyers Back? Who's Leading the Charge?
Flatiron Building goes residential | Summer’s CURATED collection of top-tier homes across the U.S.
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Sol LeWitt on Park Ave. & A Changing Upper East Side
Tariffs, Saudi real estate, & June’s U.S. market insights
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From Provence's Sculpture Trails to The Not-Yet Mayor
Affordable Cities & Rent Control