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By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential Some condo conversion projects, like the St. Vincent’s Hospital plan or the Charles Street warehouse, are met with disapproval for the drastic changes they bring. The Printing House building at 421 Hudson Street is not one of those. Converted into a condomi...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential New York University’s expansion plans for Greenwich Village have run into a bit of a stumbling block: Crain’s reports that the City Planning’s land use review process on the NYU expansion plans will be postponed until at least 2012. The postponement comes a...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential One of the more recent trends among developers in the West Village is the “condo conversion,” where an existing building is rezoned and modified for residential use rather than torn down in favor of a completely different design. These West Village condos a...

By Mike Akerly, Esq. of Village Confidential According to a report released by Core Logic this week, national single family housing prices have declined on a year-over-year basis – but not in New York City.  Here, we experienced a 2.2% increase in prices from 9/10 – 9/11.  That increase reflecte...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential The ongoing development saga at the site at the former St. Vincent’s Hospital is drawing closer and closer to a conclusion. Now, DNAInfo.com reports that the planned emergency care center at the O’Toole building on 7th Avenue. The planned 24-hour emergency ...

Beautiful Bay Ridge Two Family Home on Corner Lot Two Blocks From Shore Rd. Overview Maps Photos Features Description Video Neighborhood Open House $1,159,000 Multi Family Main Features 6 Bedrooms2 Bathrooms2 UnitsInterior: 3,165 sqftLot: 2,000 sqft Location 8801 Colonial RoadBrooklyn, NY 11209U...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential We had previously reported on a proposal by the city’s Department of Education that would change the public school zoning structure in the Village. The plan would have eliminated the choice of public schools that residents have enjoyed for years. Currently,...

By Donna Dazzo of Village Confidential So you've had a professional home stager come to your home that's for sale and you've implemented everything that he or she recommended to get your home sold fast and for top dollar. You've removed your family photos so that buyers can imagine themselves liv...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential Westbeth, a collection of affordable West Village apartments designed by Richard Meier, has acquired landmark designation, according to a report on Curbed.com. The landmark designation had been a point of concern for both residents of the Westbeth and local...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential EV Grieve reports about some new plans in store for 220 East 7th Street. The building, which was sold in 2008 for a reported price of $3.2 million, is currently a 1901 four-story townhouse that the former broker advertised as “an excellent opportunity to cr...