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West Chelsea development with 1,200 apartments is close to approval

A massive residential development just south of the Hudson Yards megaproject has received the nod of approval from the City Council’s subcommittee on zoning and franchises, Politico reports.

Developers Douglaston Development and Lalezarian Properties want to bring a total of 1,...

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NYC DEVELOPMENT NEWS RENDERINGS In Williamsburg, a soap factory-turned-condo unveils new looks

As a new condo building on North 7th Street, in Williamsburg, gears up for its sales launch, developers Adam America Real Estate and Naveh Shuster Group have unveiled a teaser sitefor the project, along with a new set of renderings.

The nine-story building...

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Spain Enjoying Record Tourism, Foreign Buyer Activity in 2017

            It's turning out that 2017 is becoming a very good year for Spain's property market, as JLL is now forecasting this year will be the eighth consecutive year of foreign buyer property growth. Overseas buyers invested €888 million ($1....

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LA climbs to No. 2 in global real estate investment behind London

Los Angeles has topped New York in global real estate investment in 2017, according to a new JLL report, making it the No. 1 U.S. city.

L.A., which jumped one position from the previous report, had investments of $23 billion last year. That was $2 billion better than New York, which was bumped t...

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Prices will skyrocket in these NYC neighborhoods next year

New Yorkers always ask: Where should I move (or invest) next? Everyone wants to find an affordable place to live — or commit to a purchase while prices are still low but poised to climb. Listings Web site StreetEasy has answers: It just released its ranking of the top 10 New York neighborhoods to watch in 2018. The list is based on four metrics: 2017 changes in median rents and sales prices (the bigger the jump in real estate values, the hotter the ’hood) as well as pageview increases...

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Embark on a Luxury Train Journey through Spain

Travel in style through some of Spain’s most spectacular landscape on one of the world’s most exclusive trains. Whether traversing the mountainous countryside of the north or setting out on a journey through the Andalusian hills, each scenic train journey through Spain provides a five-star experience with an introducti...

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Madrid opens first global roving Auschwitz exhibit

Letters thrown from death trains, tiny children's shoes, a Nazi gas mask... Hundreds of objects from Auschwitz are going on display in Madrid as a roving exhibition on the Nazi extermination camp opens. Some will leave the memorial site of the German death camp in Poland for the first time for an exhibi...

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California Dominates 2017 List Of America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes

The most expensive home for sale in Atherton, Calif., 94027, is a newly constructed, 12,500-square-foot mansion with an asking price of $22.8 million. Looking for something more modest? This Silicon Valley town might not be for you. The least expensive listing there right now has a price tag of $2.789 million. The median ...

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Louis Vuitton: As travel changed, so did luggage

As travel changed, so did luggage. That’s the story told by an elaborate exhibition about Louis Vuitton, the luxury luggage and fashion brand. The exhibition, free to visit and on display in Lower Manhattan through Jan. 7, is called “Volez, Voguez, Voyagez,” which means fly, sail, travel. It showcases th...

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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting TODAY

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Wednesday, November 29, 7-9 p.m. Rockefeller Plaza, between West 48th and West 56th Streets and Fifth and Sixth Avenues The 2017 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a worldwide symbol of the holidays in New York, will be lit for the first time on Wednesday, November 29, wit...

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