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New York’s Youngest Real-Estate Agent Is a 19-Year-Old Pageant Queen
“Clients ask how old I am. Old enough to be licensed!” “This is one of my favorite buildings to show,” Erica Parks says as she strides around an empty studio at 8 Spruce, a Frank Gehry tower of undulating glass and steel in the Financial District. The leasing officer who let us in watches from the doorway with a bemused smile as Parks films the space on her phone, clacking around the hardwood floors in nude heels and a backless seafoam dress, a Coach bag slung over her shoulder.
My Co-op Board Rejected My Mother-in-Law and Won’t Tell Me Why
Welcome to “Apartment Department,” Curbed’s advice column by Clio Chang. Join us every other Wednesday for questions about making peace with noisy-sex neighbors, the nuances of roommate fridge etiquette, and whatever else you might need to know about renting, buying, or crying in the New York City housing market. Got a problem? Email clio.chang@nymag.com. Dear Apartment Department, My husband and I have lived in a co-op for a few years now, and an apartment in our building recently went up for sale.
Derek Lam Is Selling His Horace Gifford in Fire Island Pines
The H-shaped Horace Gifford shown in this listing photo is now up for sale. Derek Lam just listed his Horace Gifford in Fire Island Pines. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom house, which the fashion designer shares with his husband, is priced at $2.995 million. The original structure was designed by Gifford in 1965 for interior designer Yale Burge.
Chefs on Bunk Beds, Bartenders on Boats
Living Arrangements is a series about the lengths New Yorkers go to cohabitate. Every summer, chefs and waiters decamp en masse to the Hamptons, where they find temporary housing mostly via word of mouth. In some cases, restaurants and families supply their own accommodations to attract and ensure talent; in others, a bartender may end up sleeping on a 1985 Holiday Mansion houseboat. Below, five food professionals on their seasonal housing setups.
Derek Lam Is Selling His Horace Gifford in Fire Island Pines
3 hours ago For two years, my home was a converted blue school bus. My days on the road revolved around finding water, monitoring battery levels, planning routes, and deciding where I would sleep each night. I learned how to live with less, adapt quickly, and embrace uncertainty. So, last year, when I moved with …
Los Angeles - Curbed
on set June 28, 2026 The film’s production designer, who is also his ex, found it therapeutic to turn it into a cooking influencer’s pink hideaway. architecture Nov. 19, 2025 Los Angeles brokers and door-makers say it’s not just the Erewhon mansion — it’s anyone who wants a bit of prestige. brick and mortar Apr. 10, 2025 “We deeply regret that a roach was found in our tonic bar,” the company wrote after the health department cited its Santa Monica location. celebrity real estate Mar.
Can You Spot the AI Bodega?
Uncanny ChatGPT-generated signs are all over the city. But there’s still something very human about them. Walking to my office generally means passing DJ Fawad’s food cart, a neighborhood fixture for coffee and breakfast sandwiches on the corner of Stone and Broad Street. For years, the wrap on the cart featured an electric-pink chain-link fence and a giant, floating bacon, egg, and cheese next to a similarly giant, floating coffee splashing out of its cup.
Can You Spot the AI Bodega?
1 hour ago The wait for a new Apple TV 4K has been longer than expected, but the latest report from Bloomberg indicates it’s on track for a fall launch with three new features. Siri AI, revised remote, and more Apple Intelligence features rumored for Apple TV 4K, with new HomePods coming too This weekend in his …
Can I Win a Bidding War Without Resorting to Cuck Money?
Welcome to “Apartment Department,” Curbed’s advice column by Clio Chang. Join us every other Wednesday for questions about making peace with noisy-sex neighbors, the nuances of roommate fridge etiquette, and whatever else you might need to know about renting, buying, or crying in the New York City housing market. Got a problem? Email clio.chang@nymag.com.
A stone cottage in Woodstock built by an Impressionist painter
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A Stone Cottage in Woodstock Built by an Impressionist Painter Original
Part of living in New York City is thinking about moving out of New York City. Each month, we’ll round up the best listings within commuting (ish) distance, places where entire houses go for the cost of a “junior one-bedroom” (or less) but you’ll have to fix your own toilet. This month, a house in Woodstock that was built by Paul Arndt in the 1920s. Three-bedroom, two-bath; $1,625,000 The beautifully maintained hardwood floors are a great detail, as shown in this listing photo.
The Upstate Towns Running Out of Firefighters
Shandaken has an empty-house problem. The tiny town in upstate New York, which includes hamlets Pine Hill and Phoenicia, has long been a vacation destination for people looking to visit the Catskills, but the balance of things has fallen off in the last half-decade. Not too long ago, Izaak Schwaiger, a volunteer firefighter in Pine Hill, kicked down the door of a house with its fire-alarm going off only to find no fire and nobody home — just a malfunctioning security system.
Do I Really Need a Trust Fund to Buy an HDFC?
Welcome to “Apartment Department,” Curbed’s advice column by Clio Chang. Join us every other Wednesday for questions about making peace with noisy-sex neighbors, the nuances of roommate fridge etiquette, and whatever else you might need to know about renting, buying, or crying in the New York City housing market. Got a problem? Email clio.chang@nymag.com.
‘Nixon Froze the Rent’
Claire Valdez rents her Ridgewood two-bedroom apartment and is running to take over Nydia Velázquez’s open congressional seat in District 7, which is, like most of the city, a constituency that’s majority tenant. Valdez has fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s support in a primary against Brooklyn borough president Antonio Reynoso, who is endorsed by Velázquez, and Councilmember Julie Won.
Greenpoint Got a Little Beach
On a 90-degree day in May, the people of Greenpoint went to the beach on their lunch breaks, though perhaps “beach” here is a stretch. After many years of delay, the part of Bushwick Inlet Park featuring a patch of sand opened earlier this month on Kent and North 14th Streets. Still, everyone is happy to be there. “It’s the closest waterfront park we have that’s actually water,” says Lane DeVries, who is spending her day off sunbathing on a beach chair plopped down next to the sliver of sand.
The End Is Near for the Soho REI Original
REI’s Soho flagship has an official end date — according to Crain’s, the 35,000-square-foot Puck Building storefront will close on July 23. As the company kicked off its annual Memorial Day sale (which the REI union asked co-op members to boycott), Crain’s picked up a Department of Labor filing that revealed the outdoor-goods store’s plans to shutter and lay off its 72 employees in late July, right in the middle of summer camping season.
A sweaty night at Cara Delevingne’s apartment for the 'Oscars of real estate'
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A Sweaty Night at Cara Delevingne’s Apartment for the ‘Oscars of Real Estate’
This year, the event known as the “Oscars of real estate” was held at Cara Delevingne’s triplex at the Gramercy, an imposing redbrick and terra-cotta co-op on the southeast corner of the park. When I arrived, at 3:30 p.m. on a very hot Wednesday, Terry Cohen, a Compass broker who currently has a $69 million listing on Dune Road in Bridgehampton, was waiting at the front door.
Fashion Photographer Roxanne Lowit’s Kips Bay Penthouse Is for Sale
Lowit loved the view from the apartment, which looks out on the U.N. and the East River. The fashion photographer Roxanne Lowit raised her daughter, Vanessa Contessa Salle, in a West Village artist-in-residence loft where she had wrangled a $500-per-month 20-year lease. By 2000, the deal had expired and the owners wanted $10,000 a month. It was time to move on. She rented a place near the Javits Center but knew it was always going to be temporary.
What’s the Secret to Talking My Way Out of a Rent Hike?
Welcome to “Apartment Department,” Curbed’s advice column by Clio Chang. Join us every other Wednesday for questions about making peace with noisy-sex neighbors, the nuances of roommate fridge etiquette, and whatever else you might need to know about renting, buying, or crying in the New York City housing market. Got a problem? Email clio.chang@nymag.com. Dear Apartment Department, My husband and I found an amazing apartment in Crown Heights with a small landlord.
A Germantown Farmhouse With Wide-Plank Floors, Oversize Windows, and a Guest Barn Original
Part of living in New York City is thinking about moving out of New York City. Each month, we’ll round up the best listings within commuting (ish) distance, places where entire houses go for the cost of a “junior one-bedroom” (or less) but you’ll have to fix your own toilet. This month, we have two flavors of farmhouse and a modern home in the woods. Three-bedroom, two-bath; $945,000 The lofted barn studio featured in this listing photo adds a second home.
It Will Take the Average New York City Buyer 20 Years to Save for a Down Payment
Finally, some good news in the New York City housing market: It will take a person making the median household income only 20 years to save up for a down payment. (The current median is $105,481, and the math here assumes 10 percent put aside in annual savings.) Oh, that sounds like bad news to you?
The Rent Guidelines Board Puts a Freeze on the Table
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign promise of a rent freeze inches closer to the finish line. On Thursday evening the Rent Guidelines Board, the independent body that decides on annual rental adjustments for the city’s one million rent stabilized apartments, issued its preliminary vote. Crowds of tenants showed up inside LaGuardia Community College in Queens as the board voted. It set a range between 0 and 2 percent for one-year leases and between 0 and 4 percent for two-year leases.
A Jeffrey Epstein Museum Is Opening in Tribeca
If you were dying to read the Epstein files on paper for some reason, you can now save yourself some printer ink. A reading room containing all 3.5 million pages of records related to Jeffrey Epstein that were released by the Department of Justice opens Friday in a Tribeca gallery.
Is It a Terrible Idea to Renovate the Kitchen of My Rent-Stabilized Apartment?
Welcome to “Apartment Department,” Curbed’s advice column by Clio Chang. Join us every other Wednesday for questions about making peace with noisy-sex neighbors, the nuances of roommate fridge etiquette, and whatever else you might need to know about renting, buying, or crying in the New York City housing market. Got a problem? Email clio.chang@nymag.com.
The World’s ‘Largest’ Pilates Studio Is Opening in a Chelsea Carriage House
A rendering of Reforming Pilates’s new townhouse space. A Pilates studio is taking over a three-story, 7,000-square-foot former carriage house at 109 West 17th Street, just off Sixth Avenue. The Miami-based chain Reforming Pilates expects the space, its second in the city, to open in June, and, per the New York Post, it will “likely” be the largest Pilates studio in the world. How does one quantify that? Who knows.
The Gate Guy Preparing for a Very Busy Season
In 2009, Michael Bloomberg was reelected to a third term, Sully Sullenberger landed a plane on the Hudson, and the City Council passed a law banning solid roll-down gates that would go into effect on July 1, 2026. “We wanted to give a reasonable phase-in period to small businesses,” the council’s lawyer said at the time. And now, that date is fast arriving.
‘I’m Not Happy. Buyers Are Not Happy.’
Kathy Hochul has found a tax on the wealthy she can get behind: a surcharge on New York City pied-à-terres worth $5 million or more. Details of the proposal, which is backed by Mayor Mamdani, are still being ironed out, but the governor has estimated it would raise $500 million a year. It won’t close the city’s budget gap, but people generally seem to like the idea.
‘I’m Not Happy. Buyers Are Not Happy.’
Kathy Hochul has found a tax on the wealthy she can get behind: a surcharge on New York City pied-à-terres worth $5 million or more. Details of the proposal, which is backed by Mayor Mamdani, are still being ironed out, but the governor has estimated it would raise $500 million a year. It won’t close the city’s budget gap, but people generally seem to like the idea.
Candice Bergen and Marshall Rose’s Co-op at 1040 Fifth Is for Sale
The sprawling Fifth Avenue co-op that actress Candice Bergen once shared with her late husband Marshall Rose has been listed for sale at $35 million. Rose, a real-estate developer reviving the main branch of the New York Public Library and Bryant Park, passed away last year. Their apartment at 1040 Fifth is accessed through a private elevator, spans the entire 16th floor, and has unobstructed views of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
I Have a Crush on My Landlord. Should I Go for It?
Welcome to “Apartment Department,” Curbed’s advice column by Clio Chang. Join us every other Wednesday for questions about making peace with noisy-sex neighbors, the nuances of roommate fridge etiquette, and whatever else you might need to know about renting, buying, or crying in the New York City housing market. Got a problem? Email clio.chang@nymag.com. Dear Apartment Department, I want to have sex with my landlord.
Where have all the normal windows gone?
Clio Chang When my friend and her husband first moved into a new-build Brooklyn mid-rise in 2022, the apartment's floor-to-ceiling windows had been a big selling point. Who doesn't love natural light? But after living there for a while, it became clear that having big windows was actually kind of a pain. First, it was impossible to find off-the-rack curtains — everything that fit was either extremely expensive or custom.
Where Have All the Normal Windows Gone?
When my friend and her husband first moved into a new-build Brooklyn mid-rise in 2022, the apartment’s floor-to-ceiling windows had been a big selling point. Who doesn’t love natural light? But after living there for a while, it became clear that having big windows was actually kind of a pain. First, it was impossible to find off-the-rack curtains — everything that fit was either extremely expensive or custom.
A Mid-Century House in Hillsdale With a Pool and an Artist’s Studio
The mid-century house featured in this listing photo is an incredibly lush property. Part of living in New York City is thinking about moving out of New York City. Each month, we’ll round up the best listings within commuting (ish) distance, places where entire houses go for the cost of a “junior one-bedroom” (or less) but you’ll have to fix your own toilet.
Chris Christie Bought a Co-op on Irving Place
Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, failed presidential candidate, and current man about various political talk shows, appears to have bought an apartment on Irving Place. According to city records filed last week, Christie and his wife, Mary Pat, paid $1,500,000 for the two-bedroom co-op at 61 Irving Place. Christie, who was recently seen complaining about the current mayor and his snow-removal efforts, seems to be undeterred by the city all the same.
How Do I Convince My Landlord to Let Me Store Stuff on My Landing?
Welcome to “Apartment Department,” Curbed’s advice column by Clio Chang. Join us every other Wednesday for questions about making peace with noisy-sex neighbors, the nuances of roommate fridge etiquette, and whatever else you might need to know about renting, buying, or crying in the New York City housing market. Got a problem? Email clio.chang@nymag.com.
Have Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig Left Brooklyn?
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have quietly sold their Cobble Hill townhouse. As the Real Deal reports, the couple’s home for the last decade, 22 Strong Place, went into contract late last year and, per documents posted in April, officially sold for $11.8 million. They also sold their neighboring property at 20 Strong Place back in February 2025 for $4.05 million without attracting much attention. Sneaky.
Pete Davidson Wants Out of Westchester
Spring is here, and like the migratory birds, Pete Davidson seems to be returning home. A few years after buying a four-bedroom, three-bathroom house in Westchester, Mansion Global reports Davidson is now selling the property so he can be closer to his family in Staten Island. (Likely because he’s a dad now — he had a daughter with actress and model Elsie Hewitt in December.) The comedian listed his North Salem home for $2.275 million.
Cea Weaver Is in Her Element at the Rental Ripoff Hearings
At the Rental Ripoff Hearings, Cea Weaver — Mamdani adviser and Post punching bag — is a minor celebrity. Cea Weaver is still adjusting. For one, there is calling Zohran Mamdani “the mayor” instead of his first name. “I just messed up,” the director of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants says after dropping a stray “Zohran” on the first night we meet. It is also weird to have two phones.
An Enormous Labubu Store Is Coming to Fifth Avenue
Are people still buying Labubus? Pop Mart, the company behind the viral collectible plush toys seems to think so — the New York Post reports that the Labubu-maker signed a retail lease on Fifth Avenue and East 54th Street. (Per the Post, Cushman & Wakefield and landlord Josef Buchmann confirmed the lease but declined to name the tenant.) The store will occupy a 7,000-square-foot retail space and sit next to Swarovski and down the block from a forthcoming Rolex headquarters.
A La Guardia TSA Agent Tells All Original
It’s a bad time to be a Transportation Security Officer at La Guardia. A fatal crash closed the airport Monday morning, leaving travelers with canceled flights and winding, hourslong security lines — which only compounded the challenges of week five of a government shutdown that has forced TSA officers to show up to work without pay with many callouts and some agents even quitting.
Can I Shame My Neighbor Into Cleaning Up After His Dog?
Welcome to “Apartment Department,” Curbed’s advice column by Clio Chang. Join us every other Wednesday for questions about making peace with noisy-sex neighbors, the nuances of roommate fridge etiquette, and whatever else you might need to know about renting, buying, or crying in the New York City housing market. Got a problem? Email clio.chang@nymag.com. Dear Apartment Department, There’s a person in my building who routinely doesn’t clean up after his dog. Ever.
A Church Conversion in Saugerties With a Basketball Hoop in the Living Room
Part of living in New York City is thinking about moving out of New York City. Each month, we’ll round up the best listings within commuting (ish) distance, places where entire houses go for the cost of a “junior one-bedroom” (or less) but you’ll have to fix your own toilet. This month, we’ve got a renovated church with a basketball hoop and a Greek Revival–modern hybrid.
Here's what the tiny house in your backyard can look like
Clio Chang If you are looking to build a backyard studio to stash your in-laws, the city has finally released a series of preapproved designs to help you speed up the process. The project is part of former mayor Eric Adams's City of Yes, which legalized ancillary dwelling units. The city opened applications to build them last fall. These ADUs, which range from stand-alone one-bedrooms to a studio dropped on top of a garage, have already been reviewed for code and zoning compliance.
Here’s What the Tiny House in Your Backyard Can Look Like Original
Studio ADU NYC If you are looking to build a backyard studio to stash your in-laws, the city has finally released a series of preapproved designs to help you speed up the process. The project is part of former mayor Eric Adams’s City of Yes, which legalized ancillary dwelling units. The city opened applications to build them last fall. These ADUs, which range from stand-alone one-bedrooms to a studio dropped on top of a garage, have already been reviewed for code and zoning compliance.
Gracie Abrams Is Collecting Penthouses at One Fifth
Gracie Abrams is collecting penthouses. Just a year after the 26-year-old singer bought a three-bedroom on the top floor of One Fifth Avenue, she picked up an adjacent apartment. Per the Real Deal, Abrams bought penthouse 18EF for $4.5 million. (Her other penthouse, 18GK, cost her $5.5 million, making this whole thing very J.J. Abrams’s daughter of her.) Both penthouses are on the top of the historic Art Deco co-op that was once a hotel and haven for artists.
Kennedy Cosplay Is Eating the City
“There were ten people here already this morning,” says Dean, a doorman who works across from 20 North Moore Street. It’s around 11 a.m. on one of the first warm days in months, on one of the loveliest blocks in Tribeca, as we stand there together, staring uneventfully at the co-op where John F. Kennedy Jr. bought a loft in 1994.
How Much Can a Broker Really Lie to Me?
Welcome to “Apartment Department,” Curbed’s advice column by Clio Chang. Join us every other Wednesday for questions about making peace with noisy-sex neighbors, the nuances of roommate fridge etiquette, and whatever else you might need to know about renting, buying, or crying in the New York City housing market. Got a problem? Email clio.chang@nymag.com. Dear Apartment Department, My four roommates and I applied for a house in Bed Stuy.
What Do You Do and What Do You Make?
$42,112 $19,137 from Off Broadway $12,322 from unemployment insurance $4,580 from Broadway $3,450 from social-media brand collaborations $1,801 from freelance performances $822 from workshops In December, I debuted on Broadway as an ensemble member for the first time, after a decade working in the business. I get paid $3,395 a week before my agent takes 10 percent, 2.5 percent union dues, and taxes. If I'm performing a bigger role, I get a bump: $475 a show.
Extell Is Bringing ABBA Voyage to New York City in 2028
The ABBAtars are coming to New York City. Crain’s reported this week that Gary Barnett and his ever-busy Extell Development filed paperwork to demolish half a block on 11th Avenue and West 45th in Hell’s Kitchen to make way for ABBA Voyage, a holograph-forward concert designed by … ABBA. The show, which first opened in London in 2022, has a fairly devoted following and the developers behind the project (Extell is joined by Bluestone Group on this ABBA Voyage) are anticipating crowds.
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