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Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Streetscapes | 532-538 Madison Avenue: Four Modest Neighbors and How They Fared

Even much altered, the four little buildings on a 54th Street corner still capture some of the flavor of the older neighborhood — back when it was still a neighborhood.

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Living In | Manhattanville: At Harlem’s Heart, an Enigmatic Neighborhood

Manhattanville is more warehouses than town houses but has a strip of hot new watering holes just up 12th Avenue and quick access to the Henry Hudson Parkway.

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Mortgages: The Race Is to the Swift

For the average borrower in the greater New York area, the housing bill signed into law late last month represents a mix of good and bad news.

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Posting: How Walkable Is Your Neighborhood?

A Web site called WalkScore lets people find out just what amenities and services are within walking distance in neighborhoods all around the country.

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

Neighborly Competition

When several apartments in one building are for sale at the same time, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Sellers can work together to mutual advantage even as they play up what sets their units apart.

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

The Hunt: Growing Into a Nicer Place

After giving up the instability of an actor’s life and landing a steady job, Matt Mager knew it was time to upgrade his living situation.

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Streetscapes | Readers’ Questions: Echoes of Carnegie Hall on Fifth Avenue

There is a handsome orange brick building at the northeast corner at Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street that looks like the son of Carnegie Hall. Is it a landmark?

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Another Place for ‘Alice’ to Live

Linda Lavin, the actress who was the star of the ’70s and ’80s television series “Alice,” has closed on an apartment at 200 Central Park South.

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

A Glut of One-Bedroom Apartments

The inventory of one-bedroom apartments in Manhattan grows, apparently because buyers, particularly first-timers, can’t get mortgages.

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Habitats | Midtown: A ‘Vacation’ Place, on West 57th

Elinor Lipman once dreamed of a vacation home on Cape Cod but she ultimately found her ideal retreat at the Osborne on West 57th Street in Manhattan.