The Daily Dirt: Housing court horrors plague tenants, too

October 31, 2025 / no comments

When a process doesn’t work, people find a way around it — legal or not. Housing court is an example, but first, another one. Trigger warning: It’s about immigration. For some desperate people, the benefits of moving to the U.S. are great, but the chances of immigrating legally are small, and it takes years just to get an answer. So they sneak in, or overstay their visa. For the same reason, some New York landlords change the locks rather than go to housing court to evict someone — especially someone who’s not on the lease. Housing court could be a […]

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City taps Douglaston, Kinwood for Gansevoort Square resi tower

October 31, 2025 / no comments

The city has tapped Douglaston Development and Kinwood Partners to build a 590-unit residential building at the Gansevoort Meat Market site. The city’s Economic Development Corporation issued a request for proposals for the site in January, seeking developers for a 10,000-square-foot lot at the corner of Little West 12th Street and 10th Avenue in the Meatpacking District. Up to 55 percent of the apartments will be set aside as affordable, though the income levels have not yet been finalized. The development team intends to apply for the property tax break 485x; as a result, at least 25 percent of those […]

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NYC’s top deals: Soho retail condo trades for $23M

October 31, 2025 / no comments

There were 189 transactions totaling $445 million recorded in New York City in the 24 hours before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30. 🏆 Residential: Carnegie Hill notched the most expensive residential transaction in New York City on Thursday, Oct. 30. Rick and Simran Singh paid $7.2 million for a sponsor unit at 1289 Lexington Avenue, which was developed by Zeckendorf Development and The Stahl Organization. The condo measures just over 3,700 square feet. The duplex has four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms, and it was listed for sale in March at $7.5 million. Zeckendorf Marketing’s Jill Bernard […]

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