1. The Appraisal: For Smokers, Apartment-Hunting Is Even Tougher
Landlords can stipulate a smoking policy, leaving those unwilling to take their cigarette breaks outside with fewer options.
2. The Pest Parade, and How to Stop It
In-house pests are a fact of life in the city. Heres a primer to getting rid of everything from cockroaches to mice.
3. Living In | Downtown Brooklyn: Downtown Brooklyn/Living In To the Heights and the Slope, Add Downtown
To hear its landlords, city officials and residents tell it, Downtown Brooklyn has become extremely familiar with wholesale reinvention schemes.
4. The Hunt: The Hunt | A Home Base for a Touring Musician
Dana Fuchs lived in two combined apartments, but after a while she wanted out from under two maintenance fees. A condominium seemed like a better idea.
5. Streetscapes | Powerhouses: Streetscapes | Old, Massive, Illustrious and Somehow Overlooked
Few today notice the giant 1902 powerhouse at the foot of East 74th Street, or have heard of George H. Pegram, the engineer who designed it.
6. Midtown Penthouse at One57 Sells for New York Record
The sale of the duplex penthouse at One57 for more than $90 million broke the citys previous record of $88 million.
7. On the Market in New York City
A United Nations area co-op, a SoHo co-op and a South Slope condo.
8. On the Market in the Region
A five-bedroom Tudor in Sea Cliff, N.Y., and a four-bedroom colonial in Norwalk, Conn.
9. City Room: Big Ticket | Sold for $52.5 Million
The investor Howard Marks and his wife bought a 30-room duplex at 740 Park. The seller was Courtney Sale Ross, the widow of the Time Warner executive Steven J. Ross.
10. Big Deal: Big Deal - New Yorks Race to the Top
Developers are playing a game of Can you top this? as apartment buildings grow ever taller.
11. Getting Started: Getting Started - The Income-Restricted Apartment
New York City has a few homeownership options for those who cannot afford the market rate, including co-op apartments for buyers who earn a certain percentage of the area median income.
12. Mortgages: Mortgages - How to Pump Up Your Credit Score
Experts offer tips on how to raise your score most effectively.
13. In the Region | Connecticut: In the Region/Connecticut - Hurry if You Want a Pool
Supply remains plentiful for summer rentals in Litchfield County unless youre looking for a place with a pool.
14. In the Region | Long Island: Long Island/In the Region A Cautious Step Toward Growth
The village of Farmingdale has approved plans to build an apartment complex near the train station that is aimed at young adults who commute to Manhattan.
15. In the Region | New Jersey: New Jersey/In the Region A Tilt Toward Renting
The rental market continues strong, a result of a combination of demographics and the economy.
16. New York Real Estate Question & Answer
Everybody into the pool; a quest for electricity; the fine print on security deposits.
17. Property Values: Real Estate for $500,000
An adobe in Tucson, a 1839 house in Michigan and a town house in Houston.
18. On Location: A San Francisco Couple Domesticates a Former Warehouse
In San Francisco, a couple domesticates a former warehouse.
19. International Real Estate: Real Estate in Cyprus
Cyprus suffered a severe blow from the global financial crisis, especially in cities with significant foreign homeownership, where values declined.
20. Bloomberg Strikes Deal to Redevelop Land Near Citi Field
A 1.4-million-square-foot mall and parking garage is planned for one side of the Mets stadium in Queens, with a hotel and stores on the other side.
21. Making a Bathroom Show Better Without Renovations - Market Ready
Are there inexpensive ways to make a bathroom show better, without renovating it?
22. Square Feet: The Business of Retired Planes Attracts Investors
Marana Aerospace Solutions in Arizona is one of a number of maintenance and repair operations where retired airliners are sent to be refurbished or broken up for scrap.
23. Square Feet: Westchesters Cross County Shopping Center Gets a Makeover
At a busy intersection, the Cross Country Shopping Center is trying to lure more upscale businesses and customers.
24. Frank Gehrys Bid for Hong Kong Renters
Swire Properties has unveiled Frank Gehrys new Opus Hong Kong a 12-story apartment complex that is his first major project in Asia.
25. The Appraisal: Colin Beavan, Environmental Activist, Makes a Run for Congress
Colin Beavan, known for his No Impact Man project, is the Green Party candidate for a House seat in Brooklyn.
26. City Room: Q. and A. With Gary Braness: How Do I Deal With Pests?
Mr. Braness, a pest management consultant and owner of Yosemite Environmental Services, is taking readers questions.
27. On the Market in New York City
A United Nations area co-op, a SoHo co-op and a South Slope condo.
28. On the Market in the Region
A five-bedroom Tudor in Sea Cliff, N.Y., and a four-bedroom colonial in Norwalk, Conn.
29. Homes for $500,000
Properties in Tucson, Michigan and Houston.
30. Is It Better to Buy or Rent?
Compare the cost of renting and buying equivalent homes.
31. The Founder of TreeHugger and His Apartment of the Future
It may be that the house of the future is an apartment in a century-old tenement building on Sullivan Street.
32. Design Notebook: Kips Bay Show House Reinvented in a High-Rise
This years show house is set in a modern Manhattan high-rise with sweeping views.
33. How to Tell if Youre Living an Over-Propped Life
If you own any of these items, you may be.
34. Shopping With Paul Loebach: Benches Shopping With Paul Loebach
A bench is the go-anywhere, do-anything of furniture.
35. Home and Garden Tours Around the Country
Across the country, spring tours give visitors a chance to inspect houses and visit interesting gardens.
36. Currents | Q&A: Billy Bob Thornton on His New Memoir, The Billy Bob Tapes
If the actors new memoir reads as if hes sitting around telling stories, its because it was written that way.
37. Currents | Events: Cottage Installations for Country Livings House of the Year
Three cottages have appeared at the base of the World Financial Center, installations for Country Living magazines House of the Year.
38. Currents | Open: Fab Pops Up in FLORs SoHo Space
Until May 22, the online design retailer Fab is populating the FLOR carpet showroom with more than 150 products in brilliant hues.
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