Author Archives: Doug Heddings

Bearish of Bears Roubini Shows Faith in Manhattan Real Estate Market

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Doug Heddings

Bloomberg reports that city records show that Nouriel Roubini, the bearish of bears who predicted the financial crisis, has purchased a $5.5M Manhattan condo.

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Where Are the Wealthy

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Doug Heddings

From today's Wall Street Journal comes this lovely pie chart mapping out exactly where those with $30M in investible assets are living.

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A Manhattan Holiday Moment

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Doug Heddings

My daughter’s holiday concert is taking place right now and quite the production as I’m sure most parents can imagine. But in NYC, you may be sitting with parents like Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld, Kelly Ripa, Michael J. Fox, and … Continue reading →

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5 Napkin “Branch Office”

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Doug Heddings

If you ever need to find me in the middle of the day, the first place you should look is 5 Napkin Burger on 84th and Broadway. It is like my 2nd Manhattan office and the owners and managers are … Continue reading →

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Open House NYC Shooting 2 Episodes at Our 1235 Park Avenue Penthouse

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Doug Heddings

Right at this moment, Sarah Gore and her crew from LXTV's OpenHouseNYC are filming both their January 2nd and 9th episodes from our magnificent 1235 Park Avenue Penthouse!

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TrueGotham is Now On WordPress!!!

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Doug Heddings

We are very excited to have switched to WordPress and look forward to having more contributors  and thus more content populating the site. in the meantime, if you were a subscriber or would like to become a subscriber, you must … Continue reading →

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Heddings In The Right Direction from Brokers Weekly

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Doug Heddings

Download now or preview on posterous Brokers Weekly.pdf (645 KB)

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Extended Tax Cuts and Wall Street Bonuses Formula for Busy Winter Market?

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Doug Heddings

With President Obama announcing the extension of Bush tax cuts, the anticipation of a healthy bonus season on Wall Street, and still ridiculously low mortgage rates, the winter Manhattan real estate market seems to be poised for an increase in … Continue reading →

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Jinxed NYC Restaurant to Receive Prayers and Purification

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Doug Heddings

Owners of residential real estate have long participated in rituals such as smudging and the St. Joseph’s statue upside down burial to bring them a buyer. What’s good for the home seems to be good for the restaurant as well. … Continue reading →

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A Salute to Our Veterans

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Doug Heddings

Remembering my maternal grandfather Wilbert McGee who was so shaky that he had to sit on his hands after arriving home from storming Normandy on D-Day and my paternal grandfather Bernard Heddings who died in the Pacific when my dad … Continue reading →

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