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Beautiful Rentals for Manhattan Village-Dwellers

New York City is known for its sky-reaching towers and busy streets packed with endless things to do. But when it comes to living in the city, the most desirable places are the more quaint neighborhoods, tucked away between the tall buildings at the center of Manhattan in the West, East, and Greenwich Villages. Here are three developments still available in the Manhattan villages.

Two Residential Towers to Rise in East Village

13 months after demolition work at two sites in the East Village, foundation is finally set for two new residential buildings. Extell’s towers, one located at 500 East 14th and the other at 524 East and 14th Street, will both rise 7 stories with retail components at ground level.

Apartment Rental Website Airbnb Wins Appeal

Airbnb, the San Francisco-based bed and breakfast startup, has successfully helped to win an appeal for one of its users whose landlord was fined $2,400 for renting out his apartment for three nights. The East Village tenant, Nigel Warren, fought the ruling with his landlord, Abe Carrey, and Airbnb, with the primary argument being that renting a room does not violate the law, as long as a resident under the lease is present during the guest’s stay.

Jared Kushner Buys 17 East Village Rentals for $130 Million

Jared Kushner buys 17 walk-up rental buildings in the East Village

It seems that there’s going to be a lot of change coming to the East Village very soon. According to a report in The Real Deal, Jared Kushner, principal owner of Kushner Properties, has paid about $130 million to buy 17 walk-up rental buildings that are located in this very popular neighborhood. Kushner’s purchase comes close on the heels of a number of other deals that he has done in the recent past, which include properties in New York City, New Jersey and Baltimore as well.

The Last Burst of Summer: August Rental Market Soars

Manhattan Luxury Real Estate - August Rental MarketAutumn is beginning to assert its balmy presence in New York City. With the days slowly becoming shorter, the neighborhood kids back in school, and the ferocious heat cooling to our current mild climate, summer is swiftly becoming a fond, not-quite-distant memory. Though August has ended, its effects will linger well into the fall. We’ve steadily posted throughout the summer about the boost the warmest season gives the Manhattan real estate market -- and predicted that the enthusiastic uptick of the market would continue. But the summer NYC rental season ended with a bang that exceeded even our small blog’s expectations. The Manhattan rental market has recovered completely from this time last year, and jumped ahead in some aspects more than others.

Proposed East Village Historic District Could Raise Rents…Again

Manhattan Luxury Apartments - East Village Historic DistrictOnce a part of a larger, broader Lower East Side, the East Village is one of New York City’s trendiest neighborhoods. Adhering to Manhattan’s street grid unlike its former namesake, the East Village has a vibrant student, immigrant, and artist population, and demand in the area has skyrocketed as a result of being the place to be in Downtown Manhattan. Now, to the chagrin of basically everybody but landlords, rents might increase yet again, but for a completely different reason: the Landmarks Preservation Commission has its sights on the East Village.

In its conspiracy project to landmark all of Lower and Downtown Manhattan attempt to preserve historic architecture from the fate that belied much of the southeastern Lower East Side, the LPC has proposed a district centered on Second Avenue between East Second and Seventh Streets, comprising a wealth of 19th- and early 20th-century brownstones, walk ups, and federal architecture. The aim of this proposal is overwhelmingly positive, protecting a cherished neighborhood from even the smallest possibility of losing character. But what does it mean for rentals, specifically luxury rentals?

The Recovery Continues, Part 23: Atlantic Development Announces Two New Luxury Rental Buildings in East Village and Chelsea

The ongoing economic recovery is good news both for Manhattan real estate developers and everyone who, you know, participates in the economy. That seems obvious, but it's worth mentioning mostly because all the recovery-related news here at the Luxury Rentals Manhattan job could easily be mistaken for a bummer by people searching for Manhattan rental apartments. Here there's news that NYC dwellers can no longer expect generous concessions on their Manhattan rental apartments. There there's news that Manhattan no-fee rental listings are not-so-gradually becoming an endangered species. Yes, it's good that the economy is apparently bouncing back. But where's the benefit for those looking for a Manhattan rental apartment? Well, it's coming, through what looks like a bumper crop of new construction luxury rental buildings that should arrive over the next year or two.