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Do I Have to Allow the Landlord to Do Building Repairs in My Apartment?
The law permits landlords to make upgrades in rent-stabilized units, but that doesn’t mean your rent has to go up.
Central Park Sidewalk Restoration Is Fixing Bumps for Accessibility
A 108-block sidewalk restoration project led by the Central Park Conservancy balances historical aesthetics with modern needs.
4 Ways a Settlement Could Change the Housing Industry
The influential National Association of Realtors agreed to make several changes to its policies to settle class-action lawsuits brought by home sellers who say they were forced to pay inflated commissions to real estate agents.
National Association of Realtors Agrees to Slash Commissions to Settle Lawsuits
The National Association of Realtors will pay $418 million in damages and will amend several rules that housing experts say will drive down housing costs.
How to Style Bookshelves: Jeremiah Brent’s Dos and Don’ts
Interior designer Jeremiah Brent offers guidance on how to style bookshelves.
How to Style a Book Shelf: Jeremiah Brent Shares His Tips
Jeremiah Brent, the newest cast member of Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” shows how he styles the shelves in the home he shares with his husband, Nate Berkus.
$1.5 Million Homes in Paris
An industrial loft in La Villette, a former workshop in Sainte-Avoye and an updated apartment with 19-century touches on Île Saint-Louis.
A New Yorker Decamped to the Philadelphia Area With a Townhouse in Mind. What Would $500,000 Buy?
Bryn Mawr looks for more space, more green, more parking and more parking in Manhattan. She has a grandchild on the way.
I Want the House, Not My Spouse
Dividing the marital home in divorce can be a financially and emotionally fraught experience.
Where Do People Stay in Their Homes the Longest?
More than a third of U.S. homeowners plan to stay in their homes forever, according to a new survey.
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are in Morningside Heights, Murray Hill and Williamsburg.
Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This week’s properties are a six-bedroom in Chatham, N.J., and a five-bedroom in Scarsdale, N.Y.
$550,000 Homes in New York, Ohio and New Jersey
An A-frame cabin in Greene County, a renovated bungalow in Columbus and a 1911 home outside Philadelphia.
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
This week’s properties are in Harlem, Chelsea and Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Andre Dubus III Built His Dream Home With a Boiler Room Office
When the writer built a dream home for his family, he forgot to include one important thing: a place to write. So he found an unconventional solution.
505 State Street in Brooklyn Is NYC’s First All-Electric Building
Alloy Development decided to keep gas appliances out of its new building, 505 State Street, for sustainability. The rule that would have required that move goes into effect in 2026.
$1.2 Million Homes in California
A three-bedroom house in Glendale, a Craftsman bungalow in San Francisco and a two-bedroom condominium in a gated retirement community in Carmel.
A Little House With Grand Aspirations
When a neighbor left her a fortune, she didn’t buy a bigger house. She turned her cottage into a place where Marie Antoinette might have felt at home.
From an Unassuming California Bungalow, She Created a ‘Micro Versailles’
When a neighbor left her a fortune, she didn’t buy a bigger house. She turned her cottage into a place where Marie Antoinette might have felt at home.
$1 Million Homes in London
A cottage in Nunhead Green, a two-bedroom apartment in Wapping and a three-bedroom duplex in Kingsland Basin.
They Wanted a Waterfront House in New York City for $450,000 (but Not for Themselves)
A couple loved living in Sea Gate, Brooklyn, so much that they wanted to share the experience with others. They wanted to restore and rent to a low-income tenant.
Rents Are Flat — or Up, or Down, Depending Where You Look
Nationally, one-year rent increases have leveled out, but local conditions may vary.
My Neighbor May Be a Hoarder. How Do We Get in There and Find Out?
Respecting your neighbor’s privacy is a friendly instinct. But you might have to get aggressive to ensure everyone else’s well-being.
$700,000 Homes in New York, California and Maryland
East Chatham, N.Y. | $695,000
A 2001 farmhouse with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a five-acre lot
This home is a five-minute drive from the center of East Chatham, a small hamlet with a post office, a wine store and several restaurants and inns. East Chatham is near the border of Massachusetts, putting this house within a half-hour drive of Lenox and Great Barrington, in the Berkshires.
The city of Hudson
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Living In ... Port Chester, N.Y.
More than 2,800 new housing units have been approved in the last three years. Not everyone is happy about it.
Port Chester, N.Y.: A ‘Tiny Little Village’ With a Lot of Development
Hai Yang, 37, lives in a one-bedroom apartment overlooking the Byram River in downtown Port Chester, a 2.4-square-mile village in the town of Rye, in Westchester County. The village has granted conditional site plan approval to projects with a total of more than 2,800 units over the past three years. Three large, mixed-use apartment projects. The six-story Tarry Lighthouse, on North Main, will have 209 apartments. The Magellan, on South Main, will add another 95 apartments.
Port Chester, N.Y.: A ‘Tiny Little Village’ With a Lot of Development
Hai Yang, 37, lives in a one-bedroom apartment overlooking the Byram River in downtown Port Chester, a 2.4-square-mile village in the town of Rye, in Westchester County. The village has granted conditional site plan approval to projects with a total of more than 2,800 units over the past three years. Three large, mixed-use apartment projects. The six-story Tarry Lighthouse, on North Main, will have 209 apartments. The Magellan, on South Main, will add another 95 apartments.
There’s a Reason Those Tropical Plants Look Good Enough to Eat
Marianne Willburn, an author and gardener who lives in Virginia, says she found tropical plants incongruous in her garden. The ginger, turmeric or lemongrass that she stashes to enliven a warming wintertime curry make themselves useful in the garden, adding a visual dash of a different climate zone. She refers to plants that do ornamental service. Other tender plants are grouped under chapter titles with a similarly cheeky tone. Ms. Willburn has a similar cheeky tones.
What You Should Know Before Choosing Kitchen Cabinets
Focus on Drawers Start by considering the lower cabinets: Some are
made with doors and shelves, but many designers now prefer those
outfitted with drawers. If you prefer the look of a door, there's a
workaround: Add tray-like pullout drawers inside the cabinet, Ms.
Farmer suggested, behind a door that opens on hinges. "Sometimes
I'll even have a bottom drawer that pulls out with the door and
then place another inner drawer on top." Compared with a
door-and-shelf design, she said, "It's always more functional."... more
$1.3 Million Homes in California
The front door opens into a living room with original maple floors,
a box-beam ceiling and a cast-stone fireplace. A laundry room with
a side-by-side washer and dryer is around the corner, along with a
door to the backyard. The third bedroom is off the living room,
behind original pocket doors. The front door opens directly into
the living room, which has saffron-yellow walls, Saltillo-tile
floors, beamed ceilings, tall windows and glass doors that offer
access to the pool area. A laundry room is off the kitchen,... more
