Author Archives: Doug Heddings

Forbes 400’s Blavatnik Rumored to Be Spending $150M for The Mark Penthouse

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Today’s New York Post reports that Leonard Blavatnik has signed a letter of intent to pay $150M for the Penthouse triplex at The Mark. The space for sale, totaling nearly 30,000 square feet, is a combination of five planned units … Continue reading →

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NYC School Grades: Not Exactly What My Real Estate Agent Said?

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Doug Heddings

From Curbed comes this post on Real Estate Agents Happy/Sad About School Grades.  Erin Einhorn and Brian Kates of The Daily News report School report cards may have effect in real estate market. Homeowners and real estate agents are bracing … Continue reading →

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Seller Beware: Is Your Broker Incompetent?

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Doug Heddings

The beauty of having my own real estate blog is that when I get an urge to vent…well…I vent.  Now I will preface the following rant by saying that in my 16 years in the Manhattan real estate business, I … Continue reading →

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Quietest October in a Decade

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Doug Heddings

BUY NOW!!!  SELL NOW!!!  DO ANYTHING!!!  JUST DO IT…NOW!!!  (I’m kidding…kind of) I have always told my friends, family and client base that I would welcome a bit of a market correction here in the Manhattan real estate market.  The … Continue reading →

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Welcome Mermaid Inn to the Upper West Side

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I don’t typically blog about restaurants but thanks to my wife’s awesome job at Food and Wine Magazine I often get the chance to preview a place before the rest of the public.  It’s not often that I feel compelled … Continue reading →

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TrueGotham TV Explores Square Feet: Episode Five

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Last week in our 4th episode of TGTV’s 5 part series on Square Feet we delved further into understanding why consumers can’t seem to get an accurate approximation of square footage for the properties that they are seeing. In our final … Continue reading →

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OpenHouseNYC: Safety in Your Home

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Doug Heddings

A double dip of OpenHouseNYC this week as I couldn’t resist sharing both of these incredibly useful episodes.  First is a piece that shares how to prepare an emergency plan for you and your family: As our host George Oliphant … Continue reading →

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Broker Incentives and More Square Foot Woes

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Broker/Buyer Incentives Surfacing? I’m sitting in my office right now listening to the live broadcast of our weekly business meeting.  I couldn’t resist blogging about something I just heard.  Avonova, one of the latest condo conversions on the Upper West … Continue reading →

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Location, Location, Location

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Location, Location, Location is undoubtedly the most oft-recited mantra in the real estate industry.  Just look at the housing markets across the country (plural because there is no singular "housing market") and you see evidence of the importance of where … Continue reading →

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Buildings Department to the Rescue: What Took So Long?

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Adam Lisberg of The Daily News wrote today that the Buildings Dept. vows crackdown on unscrupulous builders.  Sounds like an excellent idea to me as it seems like everyone and their brother thinks they are an investor/developer these days.  I … Continue reading →

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