All articles by Diane Pham

Your junk mail will reveal if you’re rich or poor. [Washington Post] Brooklyn is the best bet for house flippers. [NYP] MTA passes $26B budget to cover repairs, improvements and expansion efforts through the next three years. [The Wall Street Journal] Construction spending in NYC is expected to hit a record $39 billion this year. […]

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has released a report saying that the borough is missing out on $6 billion in retail spending. [TRD] Shake Shack is in talks to open in Williamsburg. [TRD] The “NYC Death Map” will tell you who’s died on pretty much every corner and street of the city.  [Gothamist] A “haunted” mafia mansion on […]

A new report from the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development shows that city subsidies have historically gone to the neighborhoods that need it the least. [Crain’s] Why it was faster to build subways back in 1900. [Atlas Obscura] New condos in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights account for 20 percent of the borough’s sales. [DNA Info] […]

A newly announced plan for Pier 40 will see the former cargo terminal transformed into 1,500 West Village apartments. [NYT] “Jeremiah Hamilton made white clients do his bidding…And in 1875, he died the richest black American.” [The Atlantic] What real estate pros are reading. [TRD] Why pricing your apartment lower can get you more money. […]

The townhouse that neighbors actor Ethan Hawke’s Boerum Hill pad is on the market for $3.4M. [NYP] New York City has launched a neighborhood-specific website the lets people find out more on what’s happening locally. [neighborhoods.nyc] Urban B&Bs are on the rise. [CityLab] Investment in real estate is at its highest level since 2007 and […]

The owner of City Spire’s $100M penthouse listing has removed it from the market. [NYP] Williamsburg’s architecturally-forward William Vale Hotel has topped out. [Brownstoner] Five of the U.S.’ coolest tiny homes. [NYP] Airbnb can push rents up by as much as $69 a month in neighborhoods like Williamsburg and Greenpoint, a study has found. [TRD]

A timeline of how Extell pieced together the land and air rights it needed to build the Central Park Tower. [TRD] Why people list their apartments for $999,999 rather than $1 million in today’s hot real estate market. [NYT] Renderings for a 49-story residential tower along Fulton Street have been revealed. [Curbed] Soccer legends Paolo Maldini […]

Katie Holmes’ former Chelsea rental is back on the market. [NYDN] Ben Shaoul’s rental, Bloom 62, will be turned into a condo building. [TRD] New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara just checked out a Flatiron apartment. [NYP] 10 Hudson Yards will open March 2016. [TRD] Images: Katie’s rental (L); The apartment Prince Amukamara was spotted […]