The buyer wants Park or Fifth Avenue. She insists she will not go anywhere else. The perfect apartment is on 57th Street by the East River. What does the resourceful agent do? Alternatively, the buyer wants… More
As a native New Yorker, how do I feel about the gentrifying of the city? I certainly don’t miss the really bad old days. Big kids in Central Park tried to steal a sled from my… More
One of my agents recently closed a $10 million plus deal in a top co-op. The buyer, a Wall Streeter who had made some unfortunate decisions during the recession a few years back, had accumulated a… More
In previous blog posts I have discussed the concept of a dérive, an unplanned walk through an urban environment, and also mused on why city dwellers might be willing to pay a premium for a view… More
Every now and then I catch myself talking almost dismissively about a million dollars. That two bedroom co-op is a STEAL at $1,300,000. This one bedroom condo with a bath and a half is extremely well… More
The line between Carnegie Hill on the Upper East Side and Spanish Harlem, or El Barrio, once seemed carved in stone. Generally speaking, El Barrio stretches north of 96th Street, from Central Park to the East… More
For today’s dérive (an unplanned journey through an urban environment; see my previous posts), you are in another sub-neighborhood of the Upper East Side in Manhattan – Carnegie Hill. Yes, this area is named after Andrew… More
Although the Upper East Side is roughly a large rectangle of space bounded by 59th and 96th Streets to the south and north, and from Fifth Avenue across to the East River, within this large area… More
I love living in New York City. There are so many reasons for this: the palpable energy level, the abundance of every kind of visual and performing arts, limitless food delivery options, yes, even “the city… More
I am a floor plan addict. Andrew Alpern’s book “Apartments for the Affluent”, replete with plans, was largely responsible for getting me into real estate. Night after night I pored over the plans of apartments large… More
is Chief Executive Officer of Warburg Realty Partnership. A graduate of Yale College with a Masters Degree from CUNY, Frederick entered the real estate business as a residential agent in 1980. After working as a Sales Director at Albert B. Ashforth for a number of...