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EliteRentals - January / February 2010 Issue
January 21, 2010

EliteRentals is published by Citi Habitats, the premier residential brokerage firm in Manhattan.


EliteRentals - January / February 2010 Issue

Features:

Guide to Renting In Manhattan

4th Quarter / Year-End 2009 Residential Rental Market Report

Cover Story: Lux Living / $9,999 month

 

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Buying? You?
December 14, 2009

New York Times | By VIVIAN S. TOY

ARTHUR FREEDMAN has lived in a rent-stabilized studio in the East Village for 29 years.
 
But as he watched housing prices fall over the last year and as a leak in his bathroom went unrepaired month after month, he decided a few months ago that it was time to become a homeowner.

“Some people might think I’m the luckiest man in the world, paying $725 a month to live in this neighborhood,” he said. “But my friends say: ‘You can live nicer than this.’ And you know what? I should live nicer.”

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Rental Market Analysis - November 2009
December 14, 2009


Average Rents | November 2009

Market-wide for Manhattan, the average November 2009 rental price for a studio was $1,728, representing no change from October 2009; a one bedroom, $2,345 representing a decrease of 2% from October 2009; a two bedroom, $3,298 representing no change from October 2009; and three bedroom, $4,445 representing a decrease of 1% from October 2009.

Vacancy Rates | November 2009

The overall vacancy rate for Manhattan for November 2009 was 1.87% representing no change in the vacancy rate from the October 2009 rate of 1.86%.

A comparison of vacancy rates, by neighborhood, reveals that the SoHo/Tribeca area had the least amount of available apartments at .98%, while the BPC/Financial District, at 2.22%, ranked highest.

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EliteRentals - November/December 2009 Issue
November 12, 2009

EliteRentals is published by Citi Habitats, the premier residential brokerage firm in Manhattan.


 

EliteRentals - November/December 2009 Issue

Features:

2009 Guide to Renting In Manhattan

October 2009 Residential Rental Market Report

Cover Story: Loft of Your Dreams/ $22,000 month

 

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New Development News - 80 DeKalb
November 12, 2009




80 DeKalb Avenue

Committed to sustainability, 80 DeKalb is one of the only rental buildings in Brooklyn targeting LEED certification and will be among the newest residential buildings in the borough.

Located on DeKalb Avenue between Hudson Avenue & Rockwell Place in Fort Greene, the building borders both the BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) Cultural District as well as Fort Greene’s noted Historic District.

The building’s unique architecture features an angled metal and glass facade and is accented by large terraced setbacks at the upper portion of the building. High ceiling and oversized windows give the tower a slender and luminous quality, and will provide residences with abundant light and open panoramic views of downtown Brooklyn, the Manhattan skyline, Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor and historic brownstone Brooklyn.

Designed by renowned architect Costas Kondylis, 80 DeKalb is the first residential tower built by Forest City Ratner Companies (a Brooklyn based development company).

80 DeKalb is convenient to transportation near the B, M, Q, R, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Trains all within a 5 block radius.

Number of Units: 365; 36 floors

Unit Mix Type: Studios, 1 Bedrooms, 2 Bedrooms

Price Ranges:
Alcove Studios from $1,955
1 Bedrooms from $2,255
2 Bedrooms from $3,400  

Amenities: 24-Hour Doorman, On-site Valet Service, Full-Time Live-in Superintendent, State-of-the-Art Private Fitness Center, Yoga Studio, WiFi, Resident’s Lounge with Entertaining Kitchen and Fireplace, Sundeck, Screening Room, Bike Room, Ground Floor Retail Space, On-site Parking Garage

Interior Apartment Finishes: Apartment Finishes include High Gloss White Thermofoil Custom Cabinets with Squared Edges, Polished CaesarStone Countertops with Full Height Viscaya Glass Tiled Backsplashes, Polished Chrome Fixtures, Stainless Steel Kitchen Aid or Summit Refrigerators, Stainless Steel Whirlpool or GE Gas Range Ovens, Stainless Steel Whirlpool Microwaves and Dishwashers, Bathroom Finishes include Crema Marfil Honed Marble Shower Tiles, Sant’Agostino Ceramic Matte Finish Floor Tiles, Custom Japanese Elm Wood Grain Vanities with Undermounted Kohler Sinks and Honed Quartz Countertops, Kohler Fixtures, Toto Commodes, ASKO Stackable Washers & Dryers in all Apartments, some Apartments with Private Outdoor Setback Terraces, Oversized Windows, Wide Plank Maple Wood Flooring (FSC-Forest Stewardship Council), 9ft–11ft Ceiling Heights, Windows with UV Protection, North, South, East & West Exposures.

Visit: www.dklb.com

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