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  • lady moguls

    Barbara Corcoran, Classic New York Broad

    Barbara Corcoran, founder of the Corcoran Group and the Today Show's resident real estate expert person, is sort of a living legend in New York. Everyone knows her name. But do you know the secret to her success? Dick jokes! More »
    07/10/09
    2,858
    5

    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by Pinekatz: I like her and I always have. She hasn't done anything I wouldn't do, so far. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • real estate

    Ruth Madoff's 1BR Fixer-Upper

    Ruth Madoff is looking at an Upper East Side apartment. A smallish one! According to somebody at her broker's office, probably, who leaked to the Post. Behold the grandeur of what could be Ruth's new, diminished home: More »
    07/09/09
    45,573
    103

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by dissentingopinion: Does she really want to stay on the Upper East Side? No one there likes her, and $425k could... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • rich uncles

    Why a Huffington Post Co-Founder Buys Extravagant Real Estate For Pretty Young Ladies

    Cityfile encountered a stubborn mystery this week: Why did Huffington Post co-founder Ken Lerer help People magazine reporter Joey Bartolomeo buy a $1 million Upper East Side apartment? Bartolomeo and Lerer were mum, but we've found a (mundane!) answer. More »
    07/08/09
    11,496
    37

    By John Cook

    Comment by ithabeleng metesunyane: MYSTERY SOLVED: if their uncle fronted all or part of the money for the apartment WITHOUT taking an ownership interest in... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • shut up, brooklyn

    Williamsburg Is Hardcore Again

    The ill-concealed dream of every flyover state art school grad and casual hip hop fan to move to Brooklyn has finally come true: Williamsburg is officially the city's worst urban hell of rusting empty buildings. Just like a real ghetto! More »
    07/06/09
    14,476
    60

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Mount_Prion: This means the coolest place ever is Detroit! You hear that, hipsters?! You just read it on Gawker: The cool kids are... 11 Responses | Other threads

  • relocating

    Sarah Jessica and Matthew Fleeing to Brooklyn?

    We knew there was a reason we're leaving the neighborhood. Sarah Jessica Parker and her mighty steed Matthew Broderick might be movin' on over to Park Slope. The New York Post thinks they've found the family's apartment. More »
    07/02/09
    25,607
    69

    By Richard Lawson

    Comment by mathnet: Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge? Bray it ain't so. 21 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    Amish Chickens Flee McMansions

    The Way We Live Now: Stripped up, ripped up, shacked up and backed up. From the chicken plant recession war to the Amish RV salesman slinging jelly to the empty rows of McMansions—getting paper is a life-threatening hobby. More »
    06/30/09
    3,704
    26

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by kneetoe: If we all move into RV's, that would solve part of the problem. You first. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • badvertising

    The Best of Bad Realtor Ads

    If you're a realtor, it's hard to differentiate yourself, because realtors are all pretty much the same. Doesn't stop them from trying though! In honor of the housing bust, we bring you the best of America's worst realtor ads. More »
    06/18/09
    8,019
    31

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by The-Littlest-Hobo: Why is he a sheep? WHY IS HE A SHEEP? Am I missing something? 3 Responses | Other threads

  • pollster grifter

    Mark Penn Now Helping to Destroy the Housing Market

    Does trying to convince people unsure about the shaky economy and plunging home values to sign mortgages seem like a good idea, right now? Pollster Grifter Mark Penn thinks so! More »
    06/15/09
    1,487
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    By Pareene

    Comment by wasurhandle: Crack makes you feel good too. Just thought it was time someone told the other side. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • real estate erotica

    Buy the European Homes of Creative Geniuses, Hope Some of It Rubs Off on You

    The homes of Nobel-winning writer Hermann Hesse (Siddhartha) and iconic Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal) are both up for sale, meaning you could own a piece of creative history! For relatively bargain-basement prices. More »
    06/15/09
    7,530
    13

    By Richard Lawson

    Comment by Dr. Nick: am I the only one who finds it weird that Ingmar Bergman's house has a swimming pool? 2 Responses | Other threads

  • collapses

    The Weinstein Fire Sale Begins

    Have the Weinstein brothers done anything lately that doesn't signal a desperate need for cash? Now Bob Weinstein, the less violent and insane half of the pair, is trying to unload his Central Park West duplex for $34 million. More »
    06/10/09
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    By John Cook
  • real estate

    Unsold NYC Luxury Condos Turned Into Homeless Shelters

    The developer of a luxury building in Brooklyn was having difficulty selling off his condos in an economic downturn, so he's partnered with the city to turn his vacancies into homeless shelters, leaving residents who actually bought their units livid. More »
    06/04/09
    7,625
    55

    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by ronniedobbs: Why would you be upset, exactly? I'm not being obtuse -- I think the possible answers (safety concerns, wanting to... 13 Responses | Other threads

  • mild success

    The Fabulous Fulds May Settle for Less

    Lehman Bros.' former CEO Dick Fuld was having trouble selling his Upper East party palace with a $32 million asking price so he took it off the market. Now someone's offering $27 million and he's thinking it over. [NYP viaCityfile]
    06/04/09
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    By Richard Lawson

    Comment by econdave: The $5 million discount is because Zuul is still inhabiting the condo. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • real estate

    Facebook Tries to Cool-ify Fuddy-Duddy Office

    Facebook's making the best of its move from downtown Palo Alto to an old Hewlett-Packard building in the suburbs. As if to prove the campus is sufficiently cool, one engineer shot a video in which he skateboards through the building. Someone else took pictures. More »
    06/01/09
    5,080
    14

    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Jackson West: If I'm not mistaken, I used to work in those buildings, which housed HPs Human Resources department among other things.... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • real estate porn

    Padma's Pad

    Padma Lakshmi—the zombified host of Top Chef and former paramour of Salman Rushdie—may have moved to Chelsea a lil' bit back, but she still owned a place in the East Village. But now she's given it up to a personal trust, for $0. More »
    05/29/09
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    By Richard Lawson

    Comment by Claire Keaveney: Too much brick. And there's only so much you can do with those ceilings. 3 Responses | Other threads

  • Media Crack

    Let Us Count The Ways That Print Is Dead

    In your suddenly Tuesday media column: Conde Nast moves its B-team, Larry Hackett despises humanity, and print is dead, along with baseball and apple pie and puppies: More »
    05/26/09
    5,701
    12

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by unclevanya: You will take baseball from me when you pry it from my cold, dead hands. This I vow to my future... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • real estate porn

    Dick and Kathy Fuld's Park Ave Party Palace

    The Observer reports today that embattled and failed Lehman Brothers exec Dick Fuld is selling his massive Park Avenue home for around $32 million. On the market for a mansion? Let's take a look inside. More »
    05/19/09
    17,811
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    By Richard Lawson

    Comment by ecl: why are these places always so tacky. answer me that. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    Well Cover Me in Tiger Skin and Call Me Richie Rich

    The Way We Live Now: Sick of it all. You work and work to stay positive and then one day you come across some superrich asshole whose yacht's decorated in endangered animal skins. Screw it. More »
    05/15/09
    4,164
    26

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Mount_Prion: Eh, I just got passed over for the position I wanted and I think I'm going to quit my job. Lets... 11 Responses | Other threads

  • birthday wishes

    Happy Birthday, Mark Zuckerberg! Welcome to the Rest of Your Life

    What do you get the social-networking mogul who has everything? Click to see Valleywag's gift to the 25-year-old blunderkind CEO of Facebook! More »
    05/14/09
    8,263
    14

    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by sample032: '50s-looking? They weren't using glass like that until the '90s. That's why the largest tree is 30 feet,... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    New York Will Now Send You Back Home

    The Way We Live Now: Like Poors. Have you enjoyed being a member of the Middle Class—nay, Upper Middle Class? We sincerely hope so, because you are now evicted. Time to move to Florida. More »
    05/05/09
    7,509
    67

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by HiredGoons: I actually think New York is about to get really interesting and weird again, and am, for one, excited. 8 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    Dude Trashes Apartment

    After rocking the world with the Hipster Grifter story, former Gawkerer and current Observerer Doree Shafrir is back with a new tale from humanity's murkiest moral precincts: Some dude totally trashed his friend's apartment, bad. More »
    04/29/09
    10,641
    62

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Mount_Prion: Also, is this story even real? From the comments on the Observer: The problem with this story is that they don't... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    America Makes Do

    The Way We Live Now: Very, very still. Americans have stopped moving. Colleges are liquidating everything except their students. Ebay is the new luxury! More »
    04/23/09
    6,584
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by cdmunch: From personal experience, I haven't noticed people cutting back on their booze expenses (this doesn't include bottle service, I don't... 12 Responses | Other threads

  • rumormonger

    Jared Kushner Trying to Exit the New York Observer?

    New York Observer owner and boy wonder Jared Kushner just bought a ("sexy") new $3.2 million apartment. In other news, we hear he'd like out of that paper. If only. More »
    04/22/09
    6,375
    15

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by karion: I've said it before and I will say it again - he looks like Knox Overstreet from Dead Poets Society. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • real estate porn

    Madonna's New NYC Crash Pad

    Madonna, a song singer, paid $40 million to some lucky bastard for a townhouse on the UES. It reminds her of London, they say! Whatever. Here are some interior pictures of this rich, rich place: More »
    04/14/09
    18,570
    76

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by cellardoor: Why does every mega-wealthy person, no matter where they come from, end up with a manse filled with stuffy old... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    Lawyers Paid Not to Work, Finally

    Heather Eisenlord's law firm is paying her $80,000 to take the year off, travel around the world doing whatever, and wait for the economy to rebound. Fine, but who will save the chicken farmers? More »
    04/13/09
    7,732
    105

    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by misslinda: Anyone who takes the Skadden deal, especially that Heather chick who is a 6th year associate (i.e. up for partner... 26 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    America Has Squat

    How does America deal with hard times? By trimming the fat from our budgets. D.I.Y., people! Out: paying people for things. In: squatting in houses and being your own lawyer! More »
    04/10/09
    2,214
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by saythatscool: I'm sorry Hamilton, but let's be clear. Go into any courthouse around the country and go watch the foreclosure proceedings.... 13 Responses | Other threads

  • internal memos

    Can Marc Ecko Pay His Rent? (Updated)

    Last month it was widely reported that free-spending, once-cool designer Marc Ecko's empire was on the verge of bankruptcy. Today, we scored an internal memo from Ecko (kind of) reassuring his employees. And another rumor! More »
    04/08/09
    6,127
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Felix Kim Colon: who wears Ecko fashionably anymore anyway? 2 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    At Least the Ultra-Rich Still Have Ferraris

    "This is a tough time for the very wealthy," begins a story about how "ultra-luxury" auto brands are confident that their customers will survive. Meanwhile, the American dream is now "to be a renter!" More »
    03/31/09
    11,664
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Botswana Meat Commission FC: "Our customer base is not mainly those people," he says. "Those people are quick buyers" who favor other brands that... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • real estate

    Buy Candy Spelling's $150 Million House! (Please?)

    Candy Spelling has a book to sell. And a $150 million manor to sell. Both are good reasons for the widow of Hollywood megaproducer Aaron Spelling to be talking to 20/20. More »
    03/27/09
    27,698
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    By Owen Thomas
  • real estate

    Google's Larry Page Goes on Eco-Friendly Construction Rampage

    To build the new, Google must tear down the old. As must its billionaire cofounder Larry Page, whose neighbors believe he's illegally tearing down houses in Palo Alto to make room for a gargantuan eco-mansion. More »
    03/25/09
    6,255
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by QADude: Any house that size isn't eco-friendly, no matter what fancy materials are used. This is just another one of those... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • image file

    Luxury Kills New York

    Remember the iconic New York Magazine sign on Madison and 49th? Now it's a Burberry sign. Metaphor contest! We say "The triumph of the fetish over the fetishist." Sad for history. [Racked; Click to enlarge.]
    03/25/09
    2,634
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Mount_Prion: "Burberk" sounds like the noise you make just before you heave up vomit. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    Goldman Sachs Bankers Forced Into Fleabag Hotel

    When Ghostface said "The glorious days are gone, and everybody's doing bad," he was referring to the day (today) when Goldman Sachs bankers would be forced to stay in the fucking Embassy Suites. It's bullshit. More »
    03/12/09
    8,347
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Prove to me that the GS flack that pushed out that story stays there and it might look convincing. Partners staying... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • obits

    Braden Keil, New York Post Real Estate Columnist

    Longtime New York Post real estate columnist Braden Keil died last night, after a battle with melanoma. He worked up until the very end, with his wife helping him write his last column. More »
    03/11/09
    10,341
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by bowel_and_the_obstructors: I don't like these solemn posts that force me to reflect on life. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • real estate

    New York Times' Loan Sharks Betting on Paper's Bankruptcy

    Is the New York Times going under? Company officials have scoffed at the suggestion. The moneymen who just gave it a much-needed cash infusion are betting on it. More »
    03/11/09
    3,047
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: A sale-leaseback really isn't all that complicated of a transaction. At least in concept. 5 Responses | Other threads

  • math

    The New York Times's Rent-to-Own Loan

    A debt-strapped New York Times has managed to mortgage its shiny new headquarters for a quick cash infusion of $225 million. But at what cost? Some quick Excel work gives us an ugly answer: More »
    03/09/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by SidAndFinancy: It's rappelling that it has come to this, but it could help the stock price ascend, as long as they... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • scams

    Trump Baja Condo Project Goes South

    Business blowhard Donald Trump has created an indelible meaning for his world-famous brand: failed real-estate ventures. The latest event to cement the Trump reputation: a failed condo project in Mexico which cost buyers $32 million. More »
    03/07/09
    6,577
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Uncle_Billy_Slumming: "Rosarito" Dozens of these shitpiles were going up at the beach in Rosarito financed by cash out refi's, for the most... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • eliot spitzer

    Eliot Spitzer Bought A Building Comically Close to the Scene of His Great Shame

    Eliot Spitzer bought a building in DC! It's a 13-story office tower whose tenants include a PR firm. It's also a short, lovely walk from the historic Mayflower Hotel! Look, we mapped it out. More »
    03/06/09
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    By Pareene

    Comment by scroll_lock: Insert "rear entrance" joke here. 2 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    Rolls Royce-Driving Realtors Are Recession's Littlest Victims

    Last year, class resentment in NYC consisted of the poors complaining about the excesses of the rich, while the rich paid no attention. But now the rich are forced to pretend to change. Slight progress! More »
    03/02/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by pete: Well I'll play both sides on this one. F her for putting a picture of it in all her promotional materials. But... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • recessionomics

    Poor Annie Leibovitz Has Pawned All Her Photos

    We knew that celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz had some serious financial problems. But we didn't know they were so bad that she had to sign over all of her photos to a pawn shop: More »
    02/24/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan
  • great moments in pr

    Facebook Gets the Fortune Cover Curse

    A breathless Fortune story — "How Facebook Is Taking Over Our Lives" — reports that more people use Facebook than watched this year's Super Bowl. Facebook's board of directors must be thrilled, right? More »
    02/17/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Widget Economist: Regarding Fortune: Don't RTFA. This is even more evidence web 2.0 shits don't measure success in dollars. You people fail to recognize... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • reality tv

    Trump Bankruptcy to Come Just Before New Apprentice Season, Reportedly

    Donald Trump's casino group is expected to file for bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal said, less than two weeks before the new Celebrity Apprentice starts. This is among Trump's most embarrassing failures. More »
    02/16/09
    4,685
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by cockfightbarmitzvah: I'm no businessman, but isn't it kinda hard to lose money in gambling when you're "the house". Or did his... 2 Responses | Other threads

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