Real Estate

A former bigwig at a once-prominent Big Apple development firm and a slew of other real estate industry executives were indicted Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than $86 million in a years-long fraud scheme, Manhattan prosecutors said. Nir Meir, 49, and the since-shuttered HFZ Capital Group he once worked for allegedly swindled millions of dollars

A massive New York City industrial building on the far West Side where mighty machines were once unloaded from freight trains will be transformed into the capital of fashion – at least for a week. The Starrett-Lehigh Building, a 1931-vintage leviathan-size monument to the city’s manufacturing and shipping age, will be the new headquarters for

Just a day after the world witnessed King Charles III’s resilient recovery from surgery, a shocking announcement shook the royal circles — the monarch had been diagnosed with cancer. The picturesque Sandringham estate, a backdrop of royal traditions and cherished moments, became the unexpected stage for this diagnosis. Only recently, King Charles III, exuding high

The Upper West Side luxury rental apartment tower known as Aire was quietly sold to the well-established Gotham Organization and Carlyle Group, Realty Check has learned – affirming new energy in the investment-sale market for multifamily properties. The 43-story, 310-unit building at 200 W. 67th St. behind Lincoln Center fetched a healthy $265 million in a

Sometimes, even the fanciest Manhattan apartments get no respect. Just peek inside 1 E. 62nd St., an excellent Upper East Side building steps from Central Park. The palatial penthouse — done up in a boldly Baroque polish as unblushing as Marie Antoinette — was the home of Joan Rivers. The late comedienne maintained until her

Notorious gangster Al Capone’s former Florida address is up for sale.  The Palm Island plot was long home to the Chicago crime boss, but despite much protest, the mansion — specifically, the mansion where Capone died — was demolished last summer, Mansion Global first reported.  Now the 30,000-square-foot lot sits empty among the guard-gated area’s

If these walls could talk, they’d keep it bottled up.  A one-of-a-kind Arizona property built from glass bottles — doubling as a work of art — has hit the market for $432,500.  The Tucson home dates back to the 1960s, when a couple named Theodore and Meletis Bryson, inspired by the ruins of ancient human

The mansion featured in the wildly popular 2023 thriller “Saltburn” is not a soundstage. It’s real, and it’s been around since the 14th century.  The namesake and main shooting location of director Emerald Fennell’s satire of the rich is in fact a historic estate known as Drayton Hall, located in Northamptonshire. And while producers added

A year after renting one of the priciest pads in Brooklyn, red-headed English crooner Ed Sheeran is vacating — and the luxe apartment in the celebrity-studded building is again for rent. This time, the rent for the 3,200-square-foot four-bedroom triplex on the Brooklyn Heights waterfront is $38,000 a month — up from the $36,000 that

In a heartwarming birthday surprise, a woman named Madison Malaga showcased her interior design skills by transforming her sister Rylee’s small 200-square-foot New York studio into a luxurious haven. The entire makeover was documented in a TikTok video, amassing a staggering 4.7 million views after going viral. Malaga, determined to make Rylee’s move to the

Talk about confidence in Sixth Avenue! While some Midtown restaurateurs claim they’re struggling, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse — a three-level, 25,000 square-foot jumbo at 1221 Sixth Ave. —  just renewed its lease with long-time landlord Rockefeller Group for 20 more years. The 2.6 million square-feet office tower above the steakhouse is more than 99 percent leased while

“Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix is finding herself trapped in the love nest she once shared with her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval. The Post has learned that Madix, 38, is facing at least four more months under the same roof as Sandoval, 40, thanks to a legal tangle over the Los Angeles property they purchased together

The multimillion-dollar price tag on this windowless shack outside Kansas City, Missouri is inexplicable — until you see what lies underground. In the 500-person town of Polo, a peculiar property has grabbed the internet’s attention with its unassuming above-ground appearance and the extensive doomsday shelter below.  “This is the most unique property in Missouri,” Colleen

A hedge fund manager turned novelist is listing his Vero Beach, Florida, property for $21.75 million — after buying it for $8 million in April 2021. Jay Newman, who was named one of “the most powerful New Yorkers you’ve never heard of” by New York magazine is also the author of “Undermoney,” a financial thriller

La Dune — once the most expensive estate in the Hamptons, asking $150 million before entering bankruptcy — sold for $79 million at an hours-long auction on Wednesday evening at Sotheby’s in New York.  This likely marks the end of the saga for the 4-acre estate, which consists of two homes on elite Gin Lane

A former gym that’s now a house is courting buyers to take possession of its deed.  In Indiana’s tiny 450-person town of Wilkinson, a local school’s converted sports center has nixed its basketball hoop for a courtside kitchen — and achieved internet stardom. And now it can all be yours. “This historic gym transformed into a

The owners of Gucci on Monday bought a prime Fifth Avenue retail property for a whopping $963 million — and it could mean the boot for rival fashion house Armani from its flagship location. Gucci’s parent Kering scooped up the 115,000 square-foot, three-level retail space at 715-717 Fifth Ave., at East 56th Street, which sits

The much-ballyhooed “flight to quality” was supposed to mean one thing: frill-less Class B office buildings are left in the lurch. But that’s not exactly true. While the biggest property owners are indeed spending fortunes to kit out their glittering glass office towers like five-star hotels, half of the city’s nearly 400 million square feet

Shoppers rejoice, Big Apple retail not only survived the pandemic blues, it  thrived unlike any other sector of the city’s commercial market. Owners that could lease for less money and shorter terms did so, and those generous terms triggered a feeding frenzy for well-located spaces. “We’ve seen a fairly healthy amount of recovery,” said Gene

Owning a home with three or more bedrooms is a lot more difficult for young families these days than it used to be. Baby boomers with no kids at home now own twice the share of large homes than millennials with children, which is a significant shift from just 10 years prior, according to data

Those new, bold visions along the Brooklyn waterfront aren’t just luxury residential playgrounds. Despite record vacancies in Manhattan, developers are betting on prime office space that’s closer to the Kings County homes of the booming borough’s workers. It’s another case where the old adage “location, location, location” pays dividends. Office tenants in Brooklyn don’t pay

Home is where the work once was.  It has long been on Mayor Eric Adams’ agenda to convert New York’s derelict office buildings into much-needed housing — and Axios reports that 46 buildings are currently enrolled in the city’s Office Conversion Accelerator program, with four already in the process of being transformed into more than

Fox News anchor Bret Baier has bid farewell to his Bermuda-style Florida haven for a cool $13.49 million. The upscale property, just a skip away from the Palm Beach Country Club, had entered the Baier family portfolio in March 2022, with a price tag of $12 million, according to Mansion Global. This sun-soaked abode, a

A rare, 46-foot warplane acting as a “garden gnome” outside a $5 million English estate comes for free with the purchase of the sprawling property. The decommissioned Harrier II jet plane — one of eight left in existence — comes as a packaged deal that comes along with Durford Edge, an 8,000 sq ft Arts and

Here’s your chance to spend eternity with Marilyn Monroe. A mausoleum crypt at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary in Los Angeles is going on the block in March, according to Julien’s Auctions of Beverly Hills. The spot — which can hold a “full body or ashes” — is located in the Corridor of Memories,

Don’t let the door hit you in the rear. Allegedly racist Long Island squatters who apparently hadn’t paid their mortgage in more than a decade and repeatedly gamed the court system have finally gotten the boot. On Wednesday, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office arrived to change the locks on the Friendly Lane home in Jericho

A rare bunker with roots in the Cold War era has found its way into the real estate market, carrying an asking price of $1.24 million. Nestled in Sprague, Washington, this property, constructed in 1959, once safeguarded some of America’s most critical nuclear weapons during the tumultuous time, which spanned from 1945 to 1991. The

In the hills of Elverson, Pennsylvania, a fantastical dwelling that looks straight out of “The Hobbit” has just been listed for $425,000 — and it’s capturing the attention of house hunters and fantasy enthusiasts alike. This three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence, often compared to the iconic Hobbit homes, features a distinctive ‘Arch-Tech’ design with arched walls and

This onetime gorgeous estate is seeking an owner to give it a new lease on life. In Westchester County’s coincidentally named town of New Castle, a formerly glorious castle built by Abercrombie & Fitch’s co-founder, the topographer David T. Ambercrombie, is looking for a buyer who doesn’t mind fixer-uppers and has $2.9 million to spare. The

Pretty nice deal for a floating one-bedroom, eh?  Currently docked in British Columbia’s Sailor’s Cove marina, this adorable Canadian houseboat offers 377 square feet of chicly designed living space for $187,000 — much less than a home of similar size might command on land.  The “float home,” as it is repeatedly referred to in the