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If a recently filed lawsuit’s allegations are to be believed, it seems that Arianna Huffington, president of The Huffington Post, could benefit with a blog post or two about renting apartments in New York City.

According to the new lawsuit, Huffington caused $275,000 worth of damages to a Chelsea apartment she had leased from documentary filmmaker Eric Steel from May 2011 to January 2013. The apartment, which is located at 227 West 17th Street, is a 4,400 square foot, seven-story loft, and the lawsuit alleges that Huffington left the apartment looking much worse than the way it looked when she entered it.

New York is a city of art lovers. Be it in the relaxed spaces of the city’s charming art galleries, or even by scouting out the various public installations on the streets, New Yorkers are always on the lookout for their daily dose of art. This could explain why many luxury rental buildings in the city are using some of their space to host and display impressive pieces of artwork, which, besides serving as a conversation starter for their residents, also amps up the glamor quotient of the buildings. Here’s a list of three Manhattan buildings that showcase some impressive pieces of art in their premises:

Manhattan’s rental market is cooling down after a strong upward rise over the last few years. However, it continues to progress slowly but surely. This means that more deals are on the market now than at any time since 2009. In neighborhoods such the Lower East Side and the Financial District prices have decreased on both studios to two-bedrooms, so apartment hunters can pay less and gain more while still being able to enjoy the luxury of a Manhattan lifestyle. Though the increase in Manhattan’s rental market has been minimal over the last month or so, thankfully there has been no stagnation or downfall. Based on a recent report, there are plenty of great apartments for renters to choose from.

A formerly hard-partying block in Chelsea has slipped off its dancing shoes and stepped into something a little more comfy -- or, more to the point, a bit more residential. The Wall Street Journal reports that the West 27th Street block between 10th and 11th Avenue, formerly the site of several notably noisy night clubs, has recently given way to new commerical and residential construction -- with Chelsea Muse, a new luxury rental, leading the way. And while the economy is still somewhat unsteady, the development surge in West Chelsea's former club haven is showing every indication of continuing its book. Factor in the arrival of the second leg of the High Line, and it's easy to understand why the Journal deems the northern reaches of Chelsea "poised for a new wave of development."