Category Archives: Neighborhoods

Changing the Face of Lincoln Center

Posted on August 17, 2006 by Doug Heddings

The heavy work of redesigning Lincoln Center is under way, and Robin Pogrebin of The New York Times has fantastic detail, including a handly little map of what’s going to happen. One important detail: the bridge over 65th street is … Continue reading →

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Manhattan Real Estate History: The Dakota Meets the Developers

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Lauren Bacall, Leonard Bernstein, Connie Chung, Judy Garland, Boris Karloff, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, John Madden, Paul Simon, Sting… a ridiculous number of celebrities and artists have lived in the famous Dakota at 72nd and Central Park West. It has … Continue reading →

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Pete Hamill on Rent Nostalgia

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Have you ever read Pate Hamill’s book Downtown? It has a lot of great stuff about life in New York City. "New York," he writes on the first page, "is a city of daily irritations, occasional horrors, hourly tests of … Continue reading →

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Pete Hamill: Big Things Come and Go, and That’s New York

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Doug Heddings

All over New York, there are people who are upset about this or that building coming or going. I totally understand that urge. But one thing always strikes me: it’s hard to make the case that anything in New York … Continue reading →

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City Streets: What’s In A Name?

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Have you ever wondered who or what streets are named after? If someone tells you to hang a right on Ludlow Street, don’t you, at least for a second, think "what’s a Ludlow?" The truth is there are tons interesting … Continue reading →

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City Streets: What’s In A Name?

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Have you ever wondered who or what streets are named after? If someone tells you to hang a left on Gansevoort Street, don’t you, at least for a second, think "where in the hell did that name come from?" The … Continue reading →

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Sights of the City

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Enjoy this July 4th weekend with some shots of the city by Heddings Property Group team member Jennifer Breu:

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Financial District = Residential Mecca?

Posted on June 29, 2006 by Doug Heddings

According to Ryan Chittum of The Real Estate Journal Wall Street is starting to feel more like home: The south side of Wall Street from the exchange to the East River is almost all residential now or being converted to … Continue reading →

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TrueGotham Reads Some More Five Flights Up

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Doug Heddings

As you know Toni Schlesinger’s book Five Flights Up is a collection of conversations with real New Yorkers about where they live, and why they live there. An interesting topic that comes up a often in the dialogues is why … Continue reading →

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Condominium Conversions Alter the Social Fabric of Manhattan

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Doug Heddings

Josh Barbanel of The New York Times catches up with the rising tide of condominium conversions in Manhattan. It is one of more than 60 pending condominium conversion projects in Manhattan listed by the New York State attorney general’s office, … Continue reading →

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