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'NY Press': Agent Rents Apartments, Sells Soul

As a white, college-educated, American born male, I presumably could have gotten into any number of fields and should have done well. Not to belabor the point, but I was sort of expected to succeed at something.
But at what did Brian Carter choose to succeed? Why, that time-honored career path for white, college-educated, American-born males: shaking down minorities.
A week after completing my [real estate] licensing exam, I was explaining to an Indian couple why that particular unit was such a smart move. They didn't take the apartment, but I left there feeling pretty lit up. I calculated what my fee would have been had they taken the apartment and then immediately began devising ways in which I could have forced them into it.
Ahh, it's always nice to hear from someone who takes real pride in what he does. Question, though, Brian: do you think publically admitting that "if they sign the lease, the checks all clear and no lawsuits are filed, you did your job successfully" might cut into your profit margins at all? More »

11:30 AM on Thu Nov 16 2006
By Emily Gould
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Latest by RandomHookup: "no lawsuits are filed..." Doesn't that pretty much sum up a Gawker editor's job? more »

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Towers, Tenements, and The Times


At left, Renzo Piano's design for the new Times tower. At right, Ann Coulter's vision of the same project. More »

2:14 PM on Mon May 9 2005
By abalk
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Freedom Tower Design Represents American Ideal Of Stealing

Just when you thought the WTC site might be finally, peacefully reconstructed, former Yale architecture student Thomas Shine has filed suit against Freedom Tower architect David Childs (and architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP) for allegedly violating copyrights of designs Childs created while in school. Naturally, we figured ousted WTC redesign head Daniel Libeskind is eating this shit up, so we contacted his lawyer, Ed Hayes, for comment. Hayes cryptically said, "I'd love to give a good quote because it would be such a good story if it turned out to be true, but I haven't a clue about the facts so for once in my life I will keep my mouth shut." Borrrring. We know Libeskind is already on his 5th celebratory drink.
Ex-Yale Student Sues Designer Of Freedom Tower [Newsday]
Freedom Tower Architect Sued For Taking Design [Gothamist]

10:22 AM on Tue Nov 9 2004
By Jessica
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'NYT' Moving On Up, Eventually

The day you never thought would come has finally arrived...or will, anyhow, in 2007. The Times compound on 43rd has been sold to the behemoth Tishman Speyer Properties for a mere $175 million. Editor Bill Keller's special kids will occupy their beloved clubhouse until their new building is ready for occupancy (but, if it goes anything like the Observer office move, the staffers might be waiting until the next presidential election for their new views). More »

5:44 PM on Mon Nov 8 2004
By Jessica
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American Gentrifier: No More ESL Kids Ever!

Entering the already crowded Brownstone Brooklyn magazine market (NRG! BKLN! Other... consonants without vowels!) comes American Gentrifier. Finally, an answer to the question, Bed Stuy: Still Too Black? (Yes, but Black is the new black, right?) More »

9:49 AM on Fri Nov 5 2004
By Haber
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Helen Hunt Flees Tribeca

After a mere three years of enjoying her lovely Tribeca loft, Helen Hunt has put her luxury condo back on the market. Corcoran has the listing at a mere $4.95 million, which buys you eastern views, wide-plank Brazilian hardwood floors and, judging from Corcoran's several pictures, an unoriginal decor job. Located at 140 Franklin Street, we think this piece of post-divorce revivalist magic might provide the perfect refuge during tomorrow's post-election riots.
As Good As It Gets? [NYM (2nd item)]
140 Franklin Street [Corcoran]

9:55 AM on Tue Nov 2 2004
By Jessica
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Stroke Ventures Beyond Avenue A

According to Brooklyn blog Brownstoner, Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi has purchased a townhouse in tony Brooklyn 'hood Clinton Hill; the move could "presage a tectonic shift in hipster demographics." The 3,200 sq-foot digs went for a reported $1.3 million and should be just large enough that singer Julian Casablancas never has to vomit in the same place twice.
Clinton Hill On Fire [Brownstoner]

11:55 AM on Fri Oct 29 2004
By Jessica
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Lenny Kravitz's Craptabulous Crapper

We're half disgusted, half curious about the state of Lenny Kravitz's toilet, which is "blocked, clogged and congested with various materials," resulting in $333,849.77 worth of water damage to his downstairs neighbor's apartment. The insurance company is now seeking reimbursement in full from the rocker. More »

1:24 PM on Fri Oct 22 2004
By Jessica
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Philippe Starck's Delusions Of Downtown Grandeur


We can't quite wrap our head around the image above, but we think it's some sort interpretation of a Parisian acid trip—either that, or it's a rendition of the lobby in Philippe Starck's new Downtown luxury development. Curbed reports, "Your price to be part of this very special freakshow: $1.16m to $4.35m." Alternately, you can save a bit of cash and splurge on a lifetime supply of mushrooms, which will produce a similar effect.
Downtown By Starck
Inside Philippe Starck's Downtown Insanity Palace [Curbed]

3:20 PM on Mon Oct 18 2004
By Jessica
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Living With Babbo

For $10K a month, you too can enjoy the celebu-cuisine of Babbo. We're hearing rumblings that a newly-refurbished duplex at Babbo-epicenter 110 Waverly Place (the building is owned by reddened Babbo chef Mario Batali and his business partner Joe Bastianich) is up for grabs. To boost the listing's "it" factor (or perhaps offset its NYU-infested location), the tenant will receive a monthly dinner and wine for four for the duration of the lease. The catch to this unusual deal? Dinner will be served in the apartment. You didn't actually think you'd get a table in Babbo, did you? Now excuse me, I have to go sit outside the property and stalk Jake Gyllenhaal, who is reportedly quite interested.

11:44 AM on Thu Sep 30 2004
By Jessica
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Service Journalism You Can Use: Where To Get Your Smut On


Honestly, where would sex-starved dildo-aficionados be without the Gray Lady? If the current fixation with West Village sex shops just hasn't reached the frenzied level that gets you off, check out this sexy little map featuring the locations of the neighborhood's best merchants. How ever did they get porn-lover Frank Rich to focus long enough to act as official cartographer?
In The Village, Sex Shops Multiply And Test A Neighborhood's Patience [NYT]
Sex Shop Locations [NYT]
Porn And The Village, Now With Handy Map! [Curbed]

12:01 PM on Mon Sep 27 2004
By Jessica
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The Olsens' Stunning Starvation Station


Curbed points us to the latest issue of Star magazine, which features the exclusive photos of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsens' fabulous Morton Square opium den. It's amazing what $7.3 million can get you, huh? The pictures feature what "might" be the living room and what "might" be the guest room, but we're more interested in the surprising lack of necessary cabinetry for the storage of those special Hers and Hers crack pipes.
Inside The Olsen Pad [Curbed]

12:16 PM on Thu Sep 9 2004
By Jessica
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You Still Can't Afford To Live Here

Suddenly, we've realized the cardboard box we call home is quite the steal: Manhattan condo prices continue to soar above the $1 million mark, making our dream of having a roof over our heads a silly impossibility. Sweet, our hangovers just got that much worse. Curbed reports: More »

1:10 PM on Fri Aug 20 2004
By gawker.com
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Doormen Are the New Pimps

It's not that I don't absolutely love my falling-over shit-hole East Village walk-up, but the Newsday report on doorman-dependent Manhattanites makes me jealous. Particularly because, as our pals at Curbed point out, doormen get you laid:
"They're better than Match.com," Evans said. "If you're single, they have the best eye."
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11:53 AM on Fri Aug 13 2004
By Choire
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The High Line: Nature's Perfect Real Estate Development Plan


Why does this shiny computer-generated vision of the High Line make us want to cry a little? Oh right — because it's never ever going to look like that if/when it gets built. More »

12:59 PM on Thu Aug 12 2004
By Choire
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The Olsen Twins' Magnificent Vomitorium


We didn't print this guide to the Olsen Twins' 5,725-square-footness of penthouse the other day for a very simple reason: Friday's my last day here, and I've vowed NEVER to type the words Mary-Kate or Ashley for as long as I shall live. How great for me — I never ever have to contemplate these entwined suckholes of commerce and teensploitation again. More »

10:16 AM on Wed Aug 11 2004
By Choire
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Rick Marin: Hamptons Girly-Man

NYT Styles writer and author of Cad: Confessions of a Toxic Bachelor Rick Marin wants you to know that he has a house in the Hamptons. He also wants you to know that it's not, like, Hamptons Hamptons, but rather a quaint place filled with locals. Eww! (Best of all? He and his wife bought it "because we couldn't afford to rent.") More »

10:43 AM on Mon Aug 9 2004
By Choire
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Tribeca Lofts Love Rappers; Corcoran Broker Doesn't

Sucks to be Wilbur Gonzalez of the real estate company Corcoran Group. After showing ad-man Peter Arnell's 10,000 square-foot Tribeca loft to both Roc-a-Fellas Damon Dash and Jay-Z, Arnell sold the place to Jay-Z for $7.5 million — and did so behind Gonzalez's back in order to avoid that nasty little broker's fee. More »

10:07 AM on Mon Aug 9 2004
By Choire
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