Halstead Property

Greenwich Village$340,000175 West 13th Street, Cambridge HouseOne full bathroomOn the market 7 weeks400-sq.-ft. studio co-op in a postwar building; 24-hr. doormen, concierge. refinished h/w floors, east exposureMaintenance $736, 52% tax deductibleListed at $349,000Brokers: Richard Hamilton and Julie Cushman of Halstead...
New York Times - Sunday, March 11, 2012

Shareholders ask boards to extend expiring rental allowances By Tracey Samuelson When legal recruiter Annie Sud got engaged in 2009, she quickly realized that her 500-square-foot Chelsea co-op was too small for her and her fiancé, so the couple rented a larger...
The Real Deal - Wednesday, February 01, 2012

GREENWICH VILLAGE $340,000 175 W. 13th St. Studio co-op, 400 square feet, with tiled bath, refinished hardwood floors and window AC; building features doorman, garage, roof deck, laundry and live-in super. Maintenance $736, 52 percent tax-deductible. Asking price $349,000, on market seven...
New York Post - Wednesday, December 28, 2011

MANHATTAN Greenwich Village 175 W13th Street #6H $340,000 Co-op studio on 6th floor of doorman building. Separate kitchen, ceramic tile bath. Unit has just been refurbished with new hardwood floors. The Cambridge has a 24-hour foorman, live-in super, common laundry, common roof deck....
Brokers Weekly - Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Boutique condo conversion now a rental From left: 166 Montague and Halstead's Richard Hamilton By Candace Taylor It's been a long road for Brooklyn Heights' old Franklin Trust office building at 166 Montague Street, which was converted to residential apartments four years...
The Real Deal - Thursday, December 01, 2011

BRIAN WHITELEY loves his bicycle, a black fixed-gear Schwinn that he rides around New York City almost every day. His landlord, however, does not share this affection, fearing scuffed floors and chipped paint. And that has become a problem. Mr....
New York Times - Friday, August 26, 2011

By Julie Satow One of Manhattan’s newest skyscrapers is rising on a nondescript corner of the Avenue of the Americas and 32nd Street. In coming months, the building, once called Tower 111 and now tentatively renamed the Continental, will begin marketing...
New York Times - Tuesday, October 19, 2010

By Melissa Dehncke-McGill While the real estate community is inundated with statistics about sales activity and prices when it comes to the condo and co-op market, there's one stat that's rarely bandied about in public: commission fluctuations. In this month's...
The Real Deal - Saturday, May 01, 2010

By C. J. Hughes But that truism seems shaky these days, especially for boom-time buyers. In fact, a high number of sellers are losing money on homes purchased during the defining years from 2005 to 2008, according to data...
The Real Deal - Thursday, April 01, 2010

During the boom, New Yorkers increasingly relied on "price-per-square-foot" as a way to compare rapidly rising apartment values. The metric is even more popular in the downturn, as discount-crazed buyers look for good deals. But price-per-square-foot isn't as reliable a measure as...
The Real Deal - Thursday, March 04, 2010

By S.Jhoanna Robledo There’s no New Yorkier acting gig than a role on Law & Order, and Linus Roache has reportedly put down roots. The man who plays the assistant district attorney in Dick Wolf’s indomitable procedural just closed on a...
New York Magazine - Sunday, December 06, 2009

By JULIE SCELFOWHEN Suzi Jones and her husband purchased an apartment on the fourth floor of a brownstone in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, two years ago, Ms. Jones, a freelance art director from Atlanta, thought what she would like most would...
New York Times - Wednesday, November 11, 2009

By Katherine DykstraFor those looking for a veritable timeline illustrating the evolution of Manhattan's boom and bust, 23rd Street west of Ninth Avenue offers a perfect case study.The street has a slew of modest new condo buildings, the first-built ones...
The Real Deal - Sunday, November 01, 2009

By Candace TaylorAs real estate brokers watch their incomes plummet in a vastly weakened market, experts say there's an accompanying increase in unethical behavior, from inflating asking prices to stealing buyers to making fake offers.While most brokers are well-behaved and...
The Real Deal - Tuesday, June 30, 2009

By Candace TaylorIs the real estate downturn over already?Some brokers are suggesting exactly that -- for New York City at least.Brokers are reporting that contract signings and closings are picking up, in a decided change from this past winter's near...
The Real Deal - Wednesday, June 17, 2009

As prices continue to fall and sellers become more desperate to find buyers, the number of co-exclusive listings could increase. But some brokers say sellers who think listing a home with multiple brokerages will bring in more potential buyers have...
The Real Deal - Monday, March 09, 2009

Brokers say boards' attempts to 'manipulate the market' could hurt their buildings' value By Candace Taylor After a few years in the shadow of the glitzy condos that have been transforming the Manhattan skyline, co-ops may be emerging as a...
The Real Deal - Sunday, March 01, 2009

Offers 20 to 40 percent below ask seem to accelerate drop in prices Richard Hamilton of Halstead By Candace Taylor At the dizzying height of New York City's real estate boom, apartment owners commonly put their homes on the market, then...
The Real Deal - Thursday, January 01, 2009

By Candace Taylor The Jasper condominium's upcoming conversion into a hotel may be disappointing to the 43 buyers of units in the building, but it's devastating to the brokers who sold them. They recently learned they will not receive their...
The Real Deal - Thursday, December 04, 2008

Cheap Village Apartments Location: 101 West 12th Street btwn Sixth/Seventh [Listing] Size: 1BR, 1BA co-op Price: $495,000 ($818 maint.) Pitch: "Handsomely finished junior one bedroom has an unusual and gracious corner layout that strays far from the ho-hum." Open House: Sunday, 2-3:30pm Cheap! Village! Apartments!...
Curbed - Saturday, May 17, 2008

230 East 30th Street Terrific park and river views abound from this three-bedroom unit, which has a private terrace perfect for soaking up the scenery. The stainless steel and granite kitchen has plenty of counter space, and the living room area...
New York Family - Friday, February 01, 2008

Photo Credit: Kate Glicksberg for The New York Times CHELSEA CO-OP $539,000 MANHATTAN: 148 West 23rd Street (between Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue), #12G A large studio loft with one bath and a fireplace in a doorman building. Richard Hamilton, Halstead...
New York Times - Sunday, March 25, 2007

MANHATTAN Upper East Side $2 million 2 East End Avenue (79th Street) 3-bedroom, 3-bath, 2,200-sq.-ft. co-op in a prewar building; 24-hr. doormen, concierge; renovated eat-in kitchen and baths, high ceilings, hardwood floors, 2 exposures; laundry and health club in building; maintenance $2,929,...
New York Times - Thursday, January 18, 2007

CHELSEA $483,000 148 W. 23rd St. Studio co-op, 615 square feet, with 11 1/2-foot ceilings, alcove, designer lighting, custom Boffi gourmet kitchen with Sub-Zero refrigerator and renovated bath; Chelsea Mews building features doorman, roof deck, laundry and bike room. Maintenance...
New York Post - Thursday, January 04, 2007

By Mike McPhate As another round of record Wall Street bonuses beckon this winter, Manhattan luxury real estate brokers are getting ready to chase down the new wealth.Investment banks generated record revenue this year, raising the prospect of liberal payouts. Two...
Resident Publications - Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Photo Credit: Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times CHELSEA LOFT $829,000 MANHATTAN: 148 West 23rd Street (between Seventh Avenue and Avenue of the Americas), #9A A one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath co-op with a den and a working fireplace in a prewar doorman building. Richard Hamilton,...
New York Times - Sunday, November 05, 2006

Photo: Halstead broker Jill Jordan dealt with one landlord who wouldn't fix the toilets in a $9,200 rental. By Philana Patterson Making a living as a New York rental broker isn't an easy proposition in any market, as picky tenants...
The Real Deal - Sunday, October 15, 2006

By Mike McPhate It was the best of times for Manhattan real estate, it was the worst of times for Manhattan real estate. A new stack of reports does as much to confuse as to enlighten about whether the bubble is...
Resident Publications - Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Sellers need to realize buyers have upper hand By PHYLLIS FURMAN Things were dragging on and Halstead broker Richard Hamilton wanted to get the deal done at 148 W. 23rd St., where he recently found a buyer for a studio apartment. "I bought...
The New York Daily News - Sunday, August 13, 2006

By TERI KARUSH ROGERS WHILE strict boards may be looking for letters from important people in important buildings, prospective buyers will probably find that other buildings are more reasonable. ''Regular buildings are just looking for a nice letter that gives...
New York Times - Sunday, May 28, 2006

Chelsea Studio $549,000 MANHATTAN: 148 West 23rd Street (between Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue), #4D A one-bath co-op. Richard Hamilton, Halstead Property (212) 381-6548; www.halstead.com MAINTENANCE: $976.74 a month PROS: The attractive sleeping nook of this approximately 520-square-foot co-op is a...
New York Times - Sunday, May 21, 2006

BY PHYLLIS FURMAN AS A SEASONED REAL ESTATE BROKER, Halstead senior vice president Richard Hamilton has seen his share of lousy looking apartments. But one property he handled, not only looked bad - it felt terrible. "The apartment was so...
The New York Daily News - Monday, May 15, 2006

By TERI KARUSH ROGERSFOR decades, Manhattan's graceful, well-constructed prewar apartments have lorded it over their bland, low-ceilinged postwar kin.Then, brazen and unapologetic, the nouveau condos arrived. From glass-wrapped towers slicked in showy minimalism to more sedate structures melding prewar touches...
New York Times - Sunday, March 19, 2006

IT should be no surprise that entrusting a house key to a virtual stranger who will usher in countless interlopers at random hours to poke through closets and inspect bathrooms invites some awkward moments. And then there are the nakedly...
New York Times - Sunday, November 13, 2005

By PATRICK O'GILFOIL HEALY HAS it finally arrived, the end of Manhattan's real estate orgy, the autumn of our discontent? After four years of record-breaking prices and consistent growth, brokers and sellers are examining the latest sales data and wondering whether...
New York Times - Sunday, October 09, 2005

By LISA KEYS Just days before Christmas, Halstead Property broker Ivana Tagliamonte held an open house for a studio apartment in the Foundry in Gramercy. "I thought it would be a waste of time," she says. (The 500-square-foot apartment had been...
New York Post - Saturday, January 03, 2004