Can Urban Design Have a Gender? In This Vienna District, the Answer Is Yes.
A new planned community is built on the urban design philosophy known as ‘gender mainstreaming.’ Not everyone is convinced....
$400,000 Homes in Oklahoma, Alabama and Nebraska
A Tudor Revival home in Oklahoma City, a two-bedroom condominium in a converted 1869 warehouse in Mobile and a 1915 American Foursquare house in Omaha....
A Tiny House Reunited Their Family
“A lightbulb went on”: By building a stylish little A.D.U. in front of the main house, he realized, several generations could live happily together....
How to Remodel Your Kitchen Without Actually Renovating
You don’t have to spend a lot to remake your kitchen. Instead, try these six D.I.Y. hacks....
A Brooklyn Artist Reflects on Work and Life in a $600-a-Month Apartment
After more than 40 years in a Williamsburg loft, Noah Jemison says the benefits of his tenure have come with a world of changes outside...
$850,000 Homes in California
A two-bedroom bungalow with a guest cottage in Oakland, a townhouse in Novato and a renovated midcentury home in Los Angeles....
No, King Charles Did Not Just Buy a Condo in NYC
The reports were tantalizing, but someone else was behind the expensive purchase....
Homes for Sale in New Jersey and New York
This week’s properties are a three-bedroom in Nutley, N.J., and a four-bedroom in Thornwood, N.Y....
Is Your Condo Board Falling Short? Here’s How to Take Over.
Building administrators sometimes fail to follow their own rules. Legal action is one option, but a more direct approach can also yield results....
Is Your Condo Board Falling Short? Here’s How to Take Over.
Building administrators sometimes fail to follow their own rules. Legal action is one option, but a more direct approach can also yield results....
The Chrysler Building, the Jewel of the Manhattan Skyline, Loses Its Luster
Is the building’s reputation enough for it to endure as an icon, even as its ownership and interior crumble?...
$1.5 Million Homes in Milan
A two-bedroom flat near Castello Sforzesco, a duplex on the banks of the Naviglio Grande canal, and a three-bedroom in Milan’s historical center....
Which States Pay the Highest Energy Costs?
A recent study ranked all 50 states based on the average monthly energy bill in each. Hint: It’s better in the heat than in the...
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx
This week’s properties are in Turtle Bay, on the Lower East Side and in Kingsbridge....
Amy Tan’s ‘The Backyard Bird Chronicles’ Takes a Novel Approach to Bird-Watching
In her most recent book, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” the best-selling author revels in a newfound preoccupation with birds — and drawing....
$1.5 Million Homes in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
A 1735 stone house on 32 acres in Saugerties, a Queen Anne Revival home in Stockbridge and an early 18th-century farmhouse with a guest cottage...
She Lost Her Home in the 2017 Atlas Fire in Napa. Then She Built Something ‘Different.’
Marian Berg lost nearly everything in the Atlas fire of 2017 — not just the Napa, Calif., house she had built with her husband, who...
Sold Your Home to Pay for Your Child’s College? We Want to Hear From You.
Since the 1990s, the yearly price of attending a four-year private college including living expenses has almost doubled — from around $31,000 in 1992 to...
$3.5 Million Homes in California
Los Angeles | $3.495 Million A 1965 midcentury-modern house with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lot This house was...
A Botanic Garden Determined to Bring Back American Chestnut and Heirloom Apple Trees
“Explore what’s in bloom now,” exclaims a banner on the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill’s website. And, indeed, there is much to see....
Making an Offer: When Is It Lowballing, and When Is It Just a Fair Price?
Q: I’m looking to buy a home in New York’s Hudson Valley, where it seems sellers sometimes ask considerably more than what a property is...
The Simplest (and Cheapest) Way to Decorate With Flowers
What’s the easiest way to make any room look better? A vase of fresh flowers. It’s also one of the least expensive ways — if...
$600,000 Homes in Edinburgh – The New York Times
Calton Hill | $600,000 (£475,000) A three-bedroom mews apartment in a historic Georgian district with park access This rectangular three-bedroom, one-bath apartment is in a...
Homes for Sale in Connecticut and New York
This week’s properties are a three-bedroom in Weston, Conn., and a five-bedroom in Stony Brook, N.Y....
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Manhattan | 400 East 59th Street, No. 15G Sutton Place Co-op $685,000 A one-bedroom, one-bath, roughly 700-square-foot apartment with a small windowed kitchen, a windowed...
Apartments Are Growing in Size. Here’s Where They’re Largest.
Tiny homes are being built across the country, and novel approaches to living small are being explored around the globe. For much of the past...
$550,000 Homes in Maine, the District of Columbia and Kentucky
Castine, Maine | $550,000 A 1909 cottage with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 2.1-acre lot This property is in a town that is...
Cowboy Hats and Koi Fish Photos? There’s a Reason.
Andrew Torrey has turned the front door of his New York apartment into a teleportation device, whisking visitors off to another place and time whenever...
A New World Order for Renters? Well, It Worked for This Guy.
A few years ago, Khaled Khaled was envisioning a new world order for renters: “I started telling everyone, ‘No one is going to sign apartment...
$5 Million Homes in California
Calistoga | $4.979 Million A 2009 stone villa with three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms and a one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest suite, on a 39-acre...
$2.2 Million Homes in Connecticut, Illinois and Texas
Greenwich, Conn. | $2.15 Million A 1929 Colonial Revival house with four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and two half bathrooms, on a 0.4-acre lot This...
Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This week’s properties are waterfront homes in Massapequa, N.Y., and Margate, N.J....
$1.3 Million Homes in Belgium
Brasschaat | $1.39 million (€1.295 million) A four-bedroom, two-bath house from 1938 with a thatched roof in the Antwerp suburb of Brasschaat Built in 1938...
I Can’t Use My Co-op’s Keypad Entry on the Sabbath. Am I Entitled to a Side Door Key?
Q: I live in a co-op in New York City that doesn’t have a doorman. The front door to the building locks automatically every evening...
Small Apartment Design: How Three People Maximized Space in a One-Bedroom
Hardwood floors, beamed ceilings, exposed brick walls, working fireplaces — for many New Yorkers, the elements of a classic rowhouse are as toothsome as a...
Fast-Food and Coffee Chains Are Opening Smaller, Takeout-Only Stores
Chick-fil-A’s new location in New York City has everything you’d expect from the chicken shop: friendly servers, crispy waffle fries and a line of hungry...
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Manhattan | 425 Park Avenue South, No. 15A NoMad Co-op $930,000 A one-bedroom, one-bath, roughly 1,000-square-foot apartment with an open living/dining room, a walk-in closet,...
How Long Does It Take to Save Up for a Down Payment?
With down payments ticking up in tandem with home prices and interest rates, how long does it take to save up enough to put down...
The High Line Opened 15 Years Ago in NYC. What Has It Taught Us?
Be careful: The garden wants to have its own way, to blur the lines and refocus those pictures you planned so carefully and then planted....
A Swindled Immigrant Community in Brooklyn Gets a Housing Reprieve
One man wanted to find a home for his aging parents to retire. One young woman’s mother wanted to raise her family there. Three families...
An Architect Couple Design Their Dream Home on Orcas Island
A home should be a place where you can welcome your extended family — at least that’s what Leah Martin and Vikram Prakash thought. But...
Tal Alexander Steps Down in the Face of Sexual Assault Allegations
Tal Alexander, whose portfolio of luxury real estate transactions includes some of New York and Miami’s most eye-popping sales, is stepping down from the high-end...
$995,000 Homes in the Bahamas
Lubbers Quarters Cay | $990,000 A one-bedroom cottage with a studio guesthouse and a dock on Lubbers Quarters Cay. Two cottages connected by a walkway...
$2.4 Million Homes in California
Altadena | $2.365 Million A 1917 Craftsman bungalow with five bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 0.4-acre lot This house, among the first to be...
In a Tiny Apartment in London, She Created Space in 312 Square Feet
When Helen Zhou began looking for an apartment to buy in London, she already liked the thought of living small. “I’m into the idea of...
Looking for Friends? How About 23 Housemates?
A move across the Atlantic Ocean into the arms of nearly two dozen housemates was not what Ishan Abeysekera had envisioned for himself. But that’s...
Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This week’s properties are five-bedroom homes in Millstone, N.J., and Brewster, N.Y....
What Is a Flip Tax, and Who Has to Pay It?
Q: A month before I sold my Upper Manhattan co-op, I discovered that I would have to pay a flip tax of 2 percent of...
The Bailey Mansion in Harlem Is Transformed by a Couple’s Renovation
The James A. Bailey residence at St. Nicholas Place and 150th Street in Harlem, built in 1888 for the less flamboyant partner of the Barnum...
$1.5 Million Homes in Prague
Modrany | $1.5 million (34.6 million Czech koruna) A three-bedroom loft with designated children’s areas in a reimagined aircraft parts factory from 1925 This three-bedroom...
What’s the Best City for New College Graduates?
Recent college graduates have plenty on their minds this summer: The national unemployment rate ticked up last month, and a widening generational wealth gap is...
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and the Bronx
Manhattan | 340 East 93rd Street, No. 6C Yorkville Co-op $589,000 A one-bedroom, one-bath, roughly 700-square-foot apartment with a pass-through kitchen, a large bedroom, ample...
How One Couple Turned Their Backyard Into an Arboretum
This is what happens if you stay put, and keep digging holes: An effort that begins innocently enough — planting a garden at home —...
$400,000 Homes in New York, Mississippi and Maryland
Catskill, N.Y. | $395,000 An 1860 brick rowhouse with two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 0.05-acre lot This house is a...
Is It Storage or Art? If It’s Hard to Tell, You’re Doing It Right.
What to do when you have too much stuff and not enough storage space? Celebrate it. Storing some of that overflow out in the open...
How to Stay Cool Indoors During the Heat Wave
Summer officially starts on Thursday, and this season is predicted to be hotter than normal — a heat wave across the country this week is...
$1.4 Million Homes in California
Lake Arrowhead | $1.395 Million A 1949 cottage with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a dock house, on a 0.1-acre lot This house is in...
Real Estate Brokerage Shaken by Sexual Assault Claims Against Alexander Brothers
For more than a decade, Oren Alexander was one of the biggest names in ultraluxury real estate in Miami and New York City. He helped...
How Can You Get a Closer Look at Your Co-op’s Expenses?
Q: I am a shareholder in a Brooklyn co-op. One year ago, the board suddenly fired our super, who had worked here for more than...
What is a ‘Zombie Mortgage’?
For most buyers, mortgages are the cornerstone of purchasing a home. Sometimes a second mortgage is necessary, too, to cover the down payment, for instance....
Can Tiny Homes Help Combat Homelessness?
For two years, James Valdez lived in his S.U.V., so it was a relief when he moved into Branford Village, a community of tiny homes,...
Derek Jeter (Finally) Snags a Buyer for His New York Castle
After years of swings and misses, the Yankees legend Derek Jeter has finally found a buyer for his compound in Orange County, N.Y. — after...
In a Tiny Apartment in London, She Created Space in 260 Square Feet
When Helen Zhou began looking for an apartment to buy in London, she already liked the thought of living small. “I’m into the idea of...
Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut
Suffolk | 76 Edgewood Avenue, Smithtown, N.Y. Farmhouse-Style Home $849,000 A four-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath house built in 1900, with a circular driveway, an entry vestibule, a...
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Queens
Manhattan | 62 East First Street, No. 2S Lower East Side Condo $1.65 million A one-bedroom, one-bath 1,027-square-foot apartment with an open floor plan, a...
$1.3 Million Homes in Colorado, California and Massachusetts
Denver | $1.285 Million A 1910 Craftsman house with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, on a 0.1-acre lot This house is in Park Hill, a...
How Do You Use Water to Stay Cool at Home During the Summer? We Want to Know.
Summer is almost in full swing and New York is heating up. As the temperatures rise, we want to know how New Yorkers are staying...
How an N.Y.C. Couple Turned a Cabin in the Woods Into Their Rustic Escape
Natale Adgnot didn’t always see the appeal of owning a cabin in the woods. For years, her husband, Sebastien Adgnot, browsed listings for rustic homes...
Your Chance to Snoop: It’s ‘Open Days’ Season in the Garden
I was at my station, a folding table dressed up with a burlap cloth, checking in visitors at a Garden Conservancy Open Days event maybe...
$3.3 Million Homes in California
Tiburon | $3.295 Million A 1974 house with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, on a 0.3-acre lot with views of San Francisco Bay Almost every...
Homes for Sale in Connecticut and New York
This week’s properties are a four-bedroom in Norwalk, Conn., and a five-bedroom in White Plains, N.Y....
Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Staten Island
Manhattan | 269 West 72nd Street, No. 14D Upper West Side Co-op $425,000 A roughly 450-square-foot studio with an entry closet, a windowed kitchen, a...
How to Make a Bed Like a Professional Designer
Choosing a good bed frame and mattress is important, but there’s something else that matters nearly as much: The way you dress your bed. Your...
I’m Choking on My Neighbor’s Smoke. But She’s Rent-Stabilized. What Can I Do?
Q: I’m a shareholder in a large co-op in Queens. The lease prohibits odors from traveling from one apartment to another, but doesn’t include a...
$950,000 Homes in Bordeaux, France
Saint-Nicolas Parish | €893,000 ($970,000) A five-bedroom loft-style apartment with a private patio in a three-unit building Formerly a commercial storage hanger and now a...
Adam Neumann Lists His Triplex Penthouse, Again. Asking? $25 Million.
Adam Neumann has been doing some downsizing. For several years, the maverick co-founder of what was once the most valuable American start-up, WeWork, has been...
Oklahoma Stakes Its Claim to the Tallest Building in the U.S.
New York City could soon lose its claim to the tallest building in the United States. The Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday gave the green...
Where Should You Raise Your Children?
Raising children in the best possible environment is a solid reason to relocate. But today’s tough real estate market has slowed migration. In 2023, about...
$700,000 Homes in Connecticut, New Jersey and Georgia
A three-bedroom condominium in a converted Gothic Revival church in New Haven, an 1873 rowhouse in Lambertville and a 1938 bungalow in Atlanta....
East Hampton Locals Rally Against Zero Bond
Whether it’s complaints about air traffic at the East Hampton airport, teenagers partying on the beach or the arrival of Uber and Lyft drivers, the...
Wendell Pierce Claims Discrimination in Trying to Rent a Harlem Apartment
The acclaimed actor Wendell Pierce says his rental application for an apartment in Harlem was denied by a white landlord, and he believes racism is...
The Make-or-Break Question for a New Roommate: Do You Drink?
A Brooklyn woman who has been sober for three years needed a roommate. But alcohol would not be allowed in the apartment. Some people thought...
Ford Rescues Michigan Central Station in Detroit as It Plots Its Own Future
When he was growing up in Southwest Detroit, Cristian Rubio was never all that curious about the shuttered train station that loomed over his neighborhood....