Web ID#: 26252
Property Type: Hi-rise
Beds: 1
Baths: 1
Rent: $2,460

view full listing	The building has a 24-hour doorman, concierge and valet services, a fitness center, a rock climbing wall, a spinning room, a residents lounge with a fireplace and billiard table, a business center and catering kitchen, a sundeck, personal storage on floors, bicycle storage, and is pet-friendly. Welcome Apartment Features: Stu + HO = 1BR, State-of-the-Art Kitchen, Granite Countertops, Dishwasher & Microwave, Washer/Dryer, hard Wood Strip Floors, Marble Bathroom, Pre-Wired Throughout, High Loft-Style Ceilings (9 Ft+), Oversized Windows. LOCATION Neighborhood feel like a European city. Great restaurants,clubs,small parks,plazas filled with art and meandering cobblestone streets of cafes. Every SUBWAY is a few blocks away. CALL SUMER 646.831.3951
Selman Sumer direct: 646-831.3951 cell: 646.831.3951 selmans@nestseekers.com

Web ID#: 25949
Property Type: Hi-rise
Beds: 2
Baths: 2.5
Rent: $8,000

view full listing	Apartment Features:Kitchen: Dishwasher; Bathroom: Marble; Window: New Windows; Building Description:Cross Streets: Central Park West and Broadway. Full Service; Elevator; Post-war; Built 1980. Converted to Condominium in 2009; High-rise; 33 Floors; 609 Apartments. Building Amenities:Bicycle Room; Driveway; Garage; Garden; Health Club For A Fee; Pool; Laundry Room; Rooftop Deck; Common Storage Room; LOCATION:This neighborhood has been steadily improving and offers convenient public transportation and an abundance of restaurants and excellent shopping. Central Park is a block away to the east. CALL SUMER646.831.3951
Selman Sumer direct: 646-831.3951 cell: 646.831.3951 selmans@nestseekers.com

Web ID#: 26251
Property Type: Hi-rise
Beds: 2
Baths: 2
Rent: $6,170

view full listing	True Corner Two-bedroom with 2 marble bathrooms, Empire State Building view – Northwest City views, washer/dryer in unit, Eat-in kitchen with window, bamboo flooring. AC: Central; Kitchen: Eat In; Windowed; Dishwasher; Bathroom: Marble; Window: Oversize Windows; Washer/ Dryer; Corner Apartment; High Ceiling; Floor To Ceiling Windows; Great city views West 27th Street and West 28th Street. Full Service; Elevator; Post-war; Built 2003; High-rise; 38 Floors; 269 Apartments. Garage; Health Club; Laundry Room; Lounge; Rooftop Deck; Common Storage Room;
Krisha Park cell: 917.370.0394 krishap@nestseekers.com

Tax debtors beware: New York State is calling you out.

Last Friday, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance went live on its Web site with lists of the top 250 individual and corporate tax debtors in the state.

The individual debtors range from Onandaga County resident Bradley Cooke, who owes $381,509, to Irving Bilzinsky, the former Scores strip clubs owner from Brooklyn who topped out the list with more than $15 million outstanding taxes from between 2007 and 2009. Among businesses, Gui Hong Chen, of Queens, took the top spot with more than $19 million in unpaid corporate taxes.

This week, The Real Deal combed through the newly-public documents to find the worst offenders in New York City real estate.

They include luxury broker Agnes Nolan and her late husband, who owe more than $850,000 in personal income taxes, a subsidiary of real estate investment firm W.P. Carey, which has a warrant out for roughly $464,000, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, which owes upwards of $300,000 (see the full list after the jump).

Perhaps the highest-profile individuals listed were Ponzi-schemer Bernard Madoff (No. 69, with $984,281 in sales taxes) and celebrity fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz (No. 83, with $503,740 in personal income taxes outstanding). Earlier this week, Leibovitz narrowly avoided emergency sales of her four New York homes — three Greenwich Village brownstones and part of the Astor family’s estate in Rhinebeck, N.Y. — when a Los Angeles private equity firm specializing in distressed real estate agreed to take on her millions of dollars in debt.

Web ID#: 26250
Property Type: Hi-rise
Beds: 4
Baths: 3.1
Price: $4,650,000

Web ID#: 26249
Property Type: Hi-rise
Beds: 2
Baths: 2
Price: $1,050,000

view full listing	Apartment Features: Sponsor Apartment. Dining Bay; AC: Central; Kitchen: Dishwasher; Window: Oversized Windows; Washer/ Dryer; High Ceiling; Home Office; Wood Floors; Located on Greenwich Street, this building is on the cutting edge of designer development. This art deco tower rises 37 stories with sweeping views of the city skyline, Hudson River and beyond. All of the residences feature oversized windows and soaring ceilings. Enter through the buildings art deco façade into a grand marble lobby featuring a hand carved reception desk and grotto water fountain. 5-Star amenities include a café, library with grand piano and fireplace, billiards room w/ flat screen TV, Harbour Room featuring lounge seating, poker table, dining room w/ kitchen and spectacular views and SKY DECK, with lounges and day beds all in traditional South Beach style. These apartments are in excellent condition, as they were built & renovated for high-end rentals in 2000 with luxury bathrooms and luxury kitchens featuring GE refrigerators, microwaves, dishwashers and gas stoves/ovens. Building Policies: Pied-A-Terres Allowed. W/D Allowed. Pets Allowed Weight Limit 30 lbs. Sublets Allowed.
Daniel Fellus direct: 212.252.8772 cell: 212.500.0042 danielf@nestseekers.com

Associated Press

A race at Aqueduct

The office of embattled New York Governor David Paterson scrapped a deal with Aqueduct Entertainment Group (AEG) to develop a casino at the Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, poised to be the Big Apple’s first gambling destination.

The decision shouldn’t have come as a big surprise. Mr. Paterson’s selection of AEG sparked a furor among losing bidders and prompted a federal investigation, as critics complained that AEG wasn’t qualified to spearhead such an ambitious and expensive project.

“The Division of the Lottery has concluded that it cannot issue a gaming license to Aqueduct Entertainment Group (AEG). Therefore, the State has officially withdrawn its support for AEG to develop and operate a video lottery terminal (VLT) facility at Aqueduct Race Track,” Mr. Paterson’s office said in a statement Thursday.  “The Executive Branch advocates that the selection of the Aqueduct VLT franchisee be done pursuant to an expedited, transparent, apolitical and publicly accountable procurement process.”

Mr. Paterson passed over heavyweight gaming companies like Penn National Gaming and MGM Mirage and New York City real estate veteran SL Green Realty for AEG, which has close ties to Floyd Flake, an influential Queens preacher and former congressman. Critics blasted the choice as politically motivated. The losing bidders even considered a lawsuit alleging AEG wasn’t forced to adhere to the same conditions as the other four contenders.

It’s unclear how the state will move forward with another bidding process, but some of the companies want back in the game. “The SL Green/Hard Rock team is still interested and ready to go forward.  We have already fulfilled all of Lottery’s licensing requirements and we remain able to deliver on our promises – both on expedited timing and on our long-term vision for this exciting project,” said SL Green in a statement.

From the March issue: A handful of major real estate management and development firms that have long avoided Brooklyn — even as housing prices in the borough shot up and brokerages rushed in — are finally venturing across the river.

The reasons are twofold. First, new high-rise, high-end construction in Brooklyn fits their business model. And second, values of these new Brooklyn buildings appear to have tumbled further and faster than their Manhattan counterparts, according to brokers and developers. “Developers are looking for opportunities, 100 percent,” said David Maundrell, a Dumbo resident and the president of aptsandlofts.com, a brokerage with a Brooklyn focus. “But they are willing to do that because there is a viable market here. It’s become a destination as opposed to an afterthought for Manhattanites who want a cheaper place.”

Jamestown Properties is one of the developers that recently upped its bet on the borough. In early 2007, the firm had a 60 percent equity stake in be@Schermerhorn, a troubled condo in Downtown Brooklyn, which was developed by SDS Procida and saw construction and sales suspended last year. But in December, Jamestown bought the balance of the mortgage from a consortium of banks. The consortium had originally lent $100 million to SDS Procida.

Fifty-eight-year-old real estate attorney Samuel Himmelstein is getting ready to rock next Friday at Lafayette Grill & Bar at 54 Franklin Street, as his band, the Love Handles, heads back to the stage after a six-month hiatus. Himmelstein, a partner at real estate litigation firm Himmelstein McConnell Gribben Donoghue & Joseph, is part of a six-person band including his old college buddy, tenant advocate attorney Marty Silberman of Silberman Law Firm, 58, who plays the drums. Himmelstein, who plays keyboard, sings lead on a few songs as well as harmony and back-up vocals, and Silberman had talked about forming a band for years before finally doing so in 2001. The band plays music from the 1960s through early 1980s, including hits from Elvis Costello and the Grateful Dead. The group has played at the Cutting Room and the Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor, in Park Slope and for the last three years has been the post-race entertainment at the Komen Race for the Cure in Central Park (see video below). TRD

Web ID#: 9619
Property Type: Walkup
Beds: 1
Baths: 1
Rent: $2,695

view full listing	Well Maintained 3rd floor walk up building features a lovely and charming one bedroom, with decorative fire place, lots of closet space, huge windows, very sunny. Prime West Village location, on Greenwich and 11th st. pre-war apartment is fully renovated, new bathroom with black and white tiles and new renovated kitchen. Steps from supermarket, restaurants, Hudson River park, Magnolia bakery and Marc Jacobs! Please email or call Jillian at 646 220 0201 to arrange a showing.
Jillian Masiello cell: 646.220.0201 jillianm@nestseekers.com Roy Shapiro cell: 646.378.9657 roys@nestseekers.com

Web ID#: 26248
Property Type: Hi-rise
Baths: 1
Price: $495,000

view full listing	*****Owner Is Very Motivated***** *****Under $1k a sq foot!!!***** *****Under $1 a sq foot in common charges***** Call Jason Hargrove at 718.415.9829 to schedule a viewing! Downtown Condos for Sale Comfortably spacious with a distinct character all its own, These amazing units rise above the all too common condominiums on the market today. This unique collection of modern loft condominiums located in the heart of the Financial District was originally designed by the same architects who created The Empire State Building. The classic limestone and granite pinstripes on the exterior envelope the newly renovated residences inside to create a timeless essence of old New York and modern downtown living. Find your new home in one of these Financial District apartments… on par with some of the finest New York City condominiums. Call Jason at 718.415.9829 before these units are no more! Enjoy stylish and impressive amenity spaces for you to entertain family and friends, enjoy some personal time or meet up with your many interesting neighbors. Each space allows you to personalize the experience and make it your own. The roof top dining table provides the perfect setting for a sunset snack and the iPod docking station in the lounge lets you pick your own tunes. The gathering spaces are all yours… whatever your mood. And let’s not forget the 24 hour concierge, parking garage, grocery, drug store and pharmacy all onsite within the building. The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, the architects responsible for The Empire State Building. The resemblance is clear, from the classic limestone and granite façade to the tiered setbacks on higher floors. The old world construction features solid 16+ inch concrete walls, classic architectural details and unique floor plan layouts. Although the building is historic, it has been fully renovated and updated in keeping with modern city living. ***LIMITED UNITS AVAILABLE*** ***OWNER IS NEGOTIABLE***** Call Jason Hargrove at 718.415.9829 to schedule a viewing!
Jason L. Hargrove direct: 212.252.8772 ext 231 cell: 718.415.9829 jasonh@nestseekers.com

Web ID#: 26247
Property Type: Loft
Beds: 1
Baths: 1
Rent: $4,095

view full listing	This Luxurious building is located in the northern Financial District.All apartments have space saving wall flush heating and AC units, dark-brown hard wood floors, granite counters, generous double barred closets. Kitchens are complete with wood cabinets, blackboard back splash, GE Profile appliance package including: side by side fridge, gas range with middle warming tray, dishwasher, and turntable microwave. Baths have rain splash glass showers, slate floors, over sized triple paneled medicine cabinets, and floor to ceiling white tiles. Some apartments have windowed kitchens, and windowed baths. CALL OR EMAIL LAKWAN TODAY FOR A SHOWING!!!
Lakwan M. Anderson direct: 212.252.8772 cell: 917.359.5321 lakwana@nestseekers.com

Associated Press

Crevices, some 15 feet deep, are shown outside three homes at the Rivermist subdivision in San Antonio

Pulte Homes offered to purchase 27 San Antonio homes damaged by a January retaining-wall collapse that created crevices up to 15 feet deep and eight feet wide.

The builder will also erect a new wall, a six-month project with a price tag estimated between $4 and $5 million. Work will begin following city approvals and permits. Given that time commitment, Pulte’s Centex division, which built the homes in this development known as Rivermist, offered to buy back the units deemed uninhabitable.

Pulte, the nation’s largest builder, will also cover moving costs, home improvements and reasonable legal fees. For owners who want to keep their homes, it will provide or fund alternative housing until the new wall is finished and certified.

Spokeswoman Valerie Dolenga couldn’t provide a total cost Thursday.

The community’s average selling price is $200,000, though some of the affected homes commanded more because they are bigger and offer city views. Two of the affected addresses have already closed for an undisclosed sales price.

The builder has not addressed other residents’ complaints of reduced property values, leaving some angry. “We’ve worked all our lives for nothing,” resident Dell Hammett told the San Antonio Express-News. “It makes us sick.”

But since the collapse, six homes have sold at prices similar to before the slope’s failure, Ms. Dolenga said, a sign the community is holding value.

In late January, about 90 houses were evacuated following a “significant soil movement” underneath some of the homes. Most owners returned home quickly, but 27 units were deemed unsafe. Those residents are in hotels or short-term housing paid for by Pulte, Ms. Dolenga said.

San Antonio officials later said the retaining wall went up without a permit. A representative for Pulte, which acquired Centex last year, said in January that “it was our understanding that we were in full compliance with the city requirements.” Pulte hired an engineering firm to test and analyze the soil.

Readers, what would you do in similar circumstances?

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Web ID#: 26246
Property Type: Low-rise
Beds: 1
Baths: 1
Rent: $2,495

view full listing	This cozy and spacious fully renovated one bedroom home in a Pre-war building boasts charm and comfort. Steps to all that the Upper West Side has to offer-museums, parks, shopping and nightlife. Unit has new windows and A/C units throughout as well as fully equipped kitchens. Come see why more and more people are calling the Upper West Side—HOME!
Daniel Fellus direct: 212.252.8772 cell: 212.500.0042 danielf@nestseekers.com

Web ID#: 26245
Property Type: Hi-rise
Beds: 2
Baths: 2.5
Rent: $7,329

Web ID#: 26244
Property Type: Hi-rise
Beds: 1
Baths: 1
Rent: $2,953

view full listing	Outrageous views, an exciting neighborhood and a convenient location that makes it easy to get around and enjoy the city. The kitchens are even garnished with brand new stainless steel appliances. LOCATION Go for a waterside run, shop the chic stores, sip drinks on Stone Street, enjoy the great nightlife – living directly across from the South Street Seaport and adjacent to the Financial District puts the best of New York City at your doorstep. Even the kids have an incredible child-centric downtown oasis, \”Imagination Playground\” opening right around the corner. CALL SUMER 646.831.3951
Selman Sumer direct: 646-831.3951 cell: 646.831.3951 selmans@nestseekers.com

Web ID#: 26243
Property Type: Mid-rise
Beds: 2.5
Baths: 2
Rent: $4,382

view full listing	NO FEE ! CONV/ 3BR, 2 BATH ! This is a great deal ! This bright and airy home has a renovated kitchen with d/w and microwave and 2 full deco tile bath. Loads of closet space, including one walk-in closet. Hardwood floors, high ceilings, excellent light make this flexible space perfect for shares or family. Live in the heart of Tribeca, steps to the best restaurants, nightlife, stores and schools! Just steps from your door you have “1/2/3″ as well as “A/C/E” trains. This award winning elevator/laundry/live-in super building also has an on-site garage. HURRYthis deal won’t last! *$4382 rent reflects last month free on 15 month lease
Sabrina Seidner direct: 646-443-3799 cell: 917-805-9475 sabrinas@nestseekers.com

Web ID#: 26242
Property Type: Mid-rise
Beds: 1
Baths: 1.5
Price: $870,000

view full listing	This uniquely designed apartment was thought out so perfectly well. The rooms have a loft like feel with an extra half bath. Different indeed. The kitchen is equipped with top of the line appliances, Bosch dishwasher, Viking range, Poggenpohl cabinetry. Your spa inspired bathroom can de stress your lifestyle with a steam shower, Kohler tub, marble finishes, and for the winter season- radiant heated floors. Building Amenities 24 Hour Doorman / Concierge Fitness Center 2 Story Court Yard Private Cabanas (250 sq ft – 500 sq ft) Private Storage
Ravi Gulivindala direct: 212.252.8772 cell: 352.476.5009 ravig@nestseekers.com Ryan Serhant direct: 646.957.2462 cell: 646.957.2462 ryans@nestseekers.com