Woods Bagot’s Hartby converts a 19th‑century St. John’s College in Bed‑Stuy into about 205 apartments, pairing preserved brickwork with roughly 10,000 sq ft of new amenities. Thirty percent of units are rent‑stabilized, but market rents skew much higher.

Rezonings in Long Island City and Jamaica could add tens of thousands of homes, but many Queens residents say schools, sewers and affordability won’t keep pace.

Loan officers say tri‑merge credit‑report pulls now run about $348 for two borrowers, adding hundreds to the cost of shopping for a mortgage. Industry groups and regulators are watching.

A late-19th-century Gramercy walk-up at 129 E. 17th St. is listed for $15M, pitched as a rare condo-conversion with intact Victorian details. The property is drawing developer interest.

Sherwood Equities filed to raise FAR at 460 Tenth Ave, aiming to turn a parking lot into a roughly 42‑story residential tower with 200+ units and an $11.8M neighborhood contribution.

A Park Avenue NYPD lot will be rebuilt as a 19–20‑story affordable tower with supportive housing and a new Afro‑Latin music center. The project pairs cultural space with deeply affordable homes.

Developers added dozens of rental buildings across seven Brooklyn neighborhoods, but new units and temporary concessions haven’t eased rents or unlocked homeownership. StreetEasy and REBNY data show supply and affordability pulling in opposite directions.

Caitlin Chagan is back at Douglas Elliman as president of its New York development marketing arm, rejoining after a brief stint with startup Redeavor.

Julia Haart sold her 7,808-sq-ft Tribeca penthouse at 70 Vestry for $57M, a top downtown closing. The 13-room duplex includes nearly 3,700 sq ft of terraces.

Builder sentiment eased to 36 in February as affordability keeps many buyers sidelined and trials of discounts and incentives climb. The NAHB survey shows traffic and sales expectations falling ahead of spring.

Kasa's acquisition of Mint House folds nearly 1,000 units — including the landmark 70 Pine — into its portfolio, a shift CEO Roman Pedan called a "maturation moment."

GFP Real Estate plans to convert 40 Exchange Place into 382 apartments, backed by $191.5M in construction financing and historic tax incentives. The project also includes ground-floor retail and a mix of affordable units.

Perplexity has stitched together the fourth floors of 841 and 853 Broadway into a contiguous 22,000-square-foot Union Square office as it expands in New York.