There’s still a premium on “green” construction costs, but that doesn’t necessarily translate to resale prices. Photographer: DERRICK LOUIE   In 2012, Dani Mouawad purchased a 1.55-acre piece of property in Chapel Hill, NC, then spent 10 months constructing a...

More Americans are living mortgage free.   Source: Housingwire About 37% of U.S. households are “free and clear,” meaning they no longer have a home mortgage to pay, according to a Zillow data analysis. This number ticked upward after the Great Recession and over the...

    Then and now: The Belnord is a 1908-built Gilded Age apartment complex that takes up an entire city block at 86th and Broadway. HFZ Capital and Westbrook Partners are converting the rental into condos that are currently for sale from $4.99 million. New York Public...

Asking $46 million, on one of the largest lots in Trousdale MIKE KELLEY/VIEWPOINT COLLECTION What is it about Trousdale Estates? This Beverly Hills neighborhood, where a $72 million purchase by Uber cofounder Garrett Camp and his wife Eliza Nguyen recently broke...

The Vessel at Hudson Yards this past June Getty Images for Rafanelli Event   Related has made its name with oversized, transformative urban projects. But are these projects in cities’ best interest? Nearly everything about The 78, a massive redevelopment project...

Malibu rising The coastal city is building fireproofed homes months after one of the largest wildfires in Los Angeles history, while 7-digit closing prices remain the norm   28868 Cliffside Drive, listed by Coldwell Banker’s Chris Cortazzo and Kevin Augunas, recently...

  Mock ups of how Madrid Nuevo Norte will look. Photos: Ayuntamiento de Madrid It has been on the cards for more than two decades, but the Madrid Nuevo Norte project has finally been given the go ahead and promises to entirely transform the Chamartin district of the...

Londonderry Place Source: Society Group   It’s a billionaire’s delight: In a market awash in luxury properties and buyers more skittish about parting with their cash, brokers are working harder to close mega-deals. That sometimes means discounts, and even the...

  MONDAY Melrose Rooftop Theatre presents the screening of Ghost! Get your tickets here.   TUESDAY See Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 70mm at the historic Cinerama Dome! Click here for the 70mm showings this week. WEDNESDAY Louis Vuitton X exhibition is open to...

The quarter-acre respite replaces a Department of Sanitation facility Daniel Avila/NYC Parks A Manhattan neighborhood that’s notoriously lacking in green space welcomed its first new community-based park in 40 years on Thursday. Chelsea Green reclaims a former...