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Congratulations, Wall Street (and NY real estate brokers)!

by Bea Chenowitz | December 18, 2006

The much-awaited Wall Street bonus news have come out last week, with Goldman Sachs announcing the highest annual earnings in Wall Street history, allowing the investment bank to pay out a whopping $16 billion to eligible employees. That is over $600,000 per employee, with some high producers possibly earning as much as $100 million.  Other investment [...]

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Landlords vs. Tenants

by Bea Chenowitz | December 15, 2006

An article in the Sunday issue of the New York Times (“A House Divided:  Uncivil War on E. 73rd Street,” December 10, 2006) describes a dispute between a landlord and an unhappy tenant in a tony Upper East Side brownstone of New York City.  A battle like that is always a case of someone’s word [...]

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Living Among Celebrities in New York

by Bea Chenowitz | December 6, 2006

Living in New York City can be a strange experience.  Your life as a nobody can literally intersect with the lives of the rich and famous.  It’s probably the same everywhere else, but because of the city’s population density (8 million crammed into 5 boroughs) and its concentration of celebrities, this can feel more intense.  [...]

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Architecture

Feng Shui Maniac

by Bea Chenowitz | November 29, 2006

When I discuss with friends about buying real estate in Manhattan, and specifically about why my husband and I have not been able to find anything for years, I always blame him (out of his earshot, of course). He happens to be one of those people who want a perfect home, and we all [...]

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A Glut in New Constructions in New York?

by Bea Chenowitz | November 22, 2006

The million dollar question is, is it true that there is a glut of new constructions in New York City? When the word “glut” is used, it conjures up the image of empty apartment buildings with no takers, which is pretty extreme. But is there some truth to it?
Take 15 Central Park West, [...]

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Blogs

New Twist on the Dilemma of City vs. Suburbs

by Bea Chenowitz | November 15, 2006

For city dwellers with children, there is always this dilemma of whether one should move to the suburbs. The case for the suburbs is pretty cut and dry: there are the obvious lifestyle reasons such as more space for children to run around, and also financial ones, like being able to send kids [...]

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Greetings from New York!

by Bea Chenowitz | November 10, 2006

Thank you, Josh, for inviting me to join the Biggerpockets.com blog community! And I also wanted to congratulate him on his recent nuptials & honeymoon to Thailand & Hong Kong. I’ve spent some time there myself, & they are such amazing places to visit, Thailand with its exquisite beaches & Hong Kong with [...]

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