New York City Luxury Rental Blog Archives for June 2013

Ten years ago, Mayor Mike Bloomberg passed a measure that banned smoking in bars and restaurants throughout New York City. It was a move that was heavily criticized at that point of time, with many saying that it would hurt the city’s hospitality industry. But Bloomberg didn’t flinch, and the naysayers were left grumbling as he went on to expand the ban in 2011, which put an end to smokers lighting up in the city’s parks as well. Now, a real estate company seems to have taken a page out of Bloomberg’s grand book of ideas, and has moved to ban smoking from all of its rental apartments across the country.

Heads up, Park Slope: there’s a new luxury rental building headed your way this August! This shiny new building, which is being called Landmark Park Slope, is located at 267 Sixth Street and will be offering studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments for rent. Given the number of New Yorkers who are interested in finding a home in Brooklyn, one can expect the 104 units that are being offered at this 12-story building to be lapped up as soon as they come into the market.

The 35th Annual Museum Mile Festival - NYC’s big, bold, block party of the year is here again. A mile long stretch of museums along Fifth Avenue will open their doors to thousands of visitors, leaving this block of Gotham City chock-a-block with tons of entertainment and a celebration of visual arts.

Living in New York City comes with a price tag. The higher the price, the better the neighborhood, the more premium the amenities on offer, and maybe a building with a great history, and well known past residents too. New Yorkers have a plethora of options like the uber expensive, recent combo-condo on the market at 15 Central Park West, at a whopping $125,000/month, which was not too long ago on the market for sale by owner Leroy Schecter for a slashed price of $85 million.