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Empire State Building REIT Seeking up to $1.07 Billion in IPO; To Debut October 1
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Mortgage Rates Jump Back Above 6% After Iran Strikes Push Oil Prices And Treasury Yields Higher
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Jim Curtis Lists Seaport Loft-Style NYC Apartment With Brooklyn Bridge Views For $1.525M Amid Jennifer Aniston Romance
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Justin Baldoni Lists Renovated 10-Acre Solar-Powered Ojai Sanctuary For $8.88 Million As Trial Nears With Blake Lively
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Richard Dean Anderson's $45 Million Malibu Retreat: Inside His Hidden Celebrity Property Portfolio
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of social network website ‘Facebook’ has reportedly dropped $1.6 million into the renovation of his residence at Dolores Heights, San Francisco, according to several news reports. Casa Casuarina, the Versace Mansion Goes Under the Hammer for $41.5 Million
The famous Casa Casuarina that once belonged to late fashion mogul and founder of couture brand 'Versace', Gianni Versace, reportedly sold for $41.5 million in the auction held September 17, 2013. The residence went to VM South Beach LLC who won the bid to purchase it. A court will approve the sale of the mansion Wednesday, according to several media sources. Westfield Selling 7 US Malls to Starwood Capital Group for $1.6 Billion
Westfield Group, the Australia-based property giant has reportedly entered into an agreement to sell stakes in seven of its malls in the U.S. to Starwood Capital Group for about $1.6 billion. Westfield is selling in order to consolidate its American portfolio and raise capital to focus on planned development projects. Verizon Communications Selling Part of NYC Headquarters to Magnum Real Estate Group for $274 Million
Verizon Communications, the second largest phone company of the United States has reportedly entered into an agreement to sell a part of its New York headquarters at 140 West St. in lower Manhattan to magnum Real Estate Group, a condo developing firm for about $274 million, according to several news sources. The Unlucky Tale of ’ Friday the Thirteenth’
According to several reports, real estate transactions were barely conducted Friday, Sep 13 as it was considered bad luck. The rare occasion (rather doomsday) of a Friday arriving on the Thirteenth day of a month made it super inauspicious. Many people decided against going to work or even taking a flight. But what exactly makes the day so unlucky? Preserving Memories of Old New York 'Mom n Pop' Stores (VIDEO)
In an effort to preserve and pay a tribute to the oldest and most popular mom n pop stores, Randy Hage, a casual photographer and a TV and Film scale artist has recreated some popular stores of New York city and cast them into plastic, resin, wood and metal! Malkins to Go Ahead with the Empire State Building IPO Plan; Reject All Bids
After a lot of controversy, debate and delay on the decision to roll the iconic Empire State Building into a public real estate investment trust (REIT), Malkin Holdings LLC, the company that manages the building announced Friday that they will be proceeding with the Initial Public Offering (IPO) plan. They have rejected all the bids that were offered to buy the portfolio, according to several news reports. Checkmate: 'Skyline Chess' Casts London’s Architecture into Board Pieces (VIDEO)
Remember how a whole island in Japan was turned into the board game "Game of Life"? Something similar is happening in London. Recently, a couple of London-based architects decided to combine their passion for the game of chess and architecture and converted the chessboard pieces to resemble the London skyline, literally. Here is Your Dream Chocolate Castle: Cadbury Builds Fortress out of Dairy Milk Pebbles
In the latest round of marketing ‘world-wide weird’, Cadbury the chocolate company owned by Mondelēz International built a castle on the pebbly Brighton Beach made of its newly launched ‘Diary Milk Pebbles’, icing and fondant sugar. Hotel Central and Café - World’s Smallest Hotel Booked Up all Summer
When the world’s smallest hotel, The Hotel Central and Cafe in Copenhagen, Denmark opened its doors (or rather door!) to the public on June 19, 2013, little did it know that it was going to be super popular. The hotel is booked up for the whole summer, according to several news reports.