The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released its annual "State of the Nation's Housing" report on Wednesday. ... Read full Story
Construction is complete on the Tang Wing for American Democracy, a four-story addition of The New York Historical at 170 Central Park West on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects, the 70,000-square-foot sturcture yields new gallery spaces, classrooms, an outdoor courtyard, and a rooftop garden. The wing houses an expanded program for the Academy for American Democracy and also serves as the new home for the American LGBTQ+ Museum. The $175 million expansion is located at the southwest corner of the property along West 76th Street. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 6/19/2026 7:30 AM
Construction is complete on Utica Crescent and work is getting underway on Sparrow Square, two affordable housing developments in East Flatbush, Brooklyn that will collectively deliver 583 residential units. ... Read full Story
Construction has topped out on Majestic, a 10-story mixed-use residential building at 540 Degraw Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Developed by The Domain Companies and designed by Handel Architects, the project will yield 255 rental apartments, approximately 14,000 square feet of retail and office space, and 45 enclosed parking spaces. The development team includes GoodRich Design as interior designer and Future Green Studio as landscape architect. Majestic is targeting LEED Gold certification. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1938 Prospect Avenue, a four-story residential building in Tremont, The Bronx. Designed by Node Architecture Engineering & Consulting and developed by Fredi Bori of Bori Con Corp., the structure yields 14 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $76,629 to $122,160. ... Read full Story
"Those capital requirements help prevent catastrophe when the market takes a sharp turn for the worse," senior economist Joel Berner said. ... Read full Story
Thanks to the double whammy of high home prices and elevated interest rates, house flipping has suffered lately. But the tide might be turning, as a new report shows flipper profit margins are rising for the first time in nearly two years. ... Read full Story
A new Realtor.com analysis shows the highest total ever recorded for adults living with their folks, surpassing the spike seen during COVID. ... Read full Story
YIMBY recently visited six residential buildings that have recently completed construction in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The projects are among the wave of developments transforming vacant parcels, parking lots, and old commercial structures into new housing, and yield a combined 230 rental and condominium units. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 6/18/2026 7:30 AM
A $30 million capital improvement and repositioning program is now finished at 99 Park Avenue, a 600,000-square-foot Class A office tower in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Vocon and developed by Global Holdings, the project introduces a redesigned ground-floor experience, new tenant amenities, and upgraded interiors. The 26-story office tower is currently 97 percent leased, with recent tenants including Cerity Partners and Southern Land Company. The property is located between East 39th and 40th Streets. ... Read full Story
Exclusive photos of its grand interiors reveal the original, bold style that the Argentine-born, hat-wearing creative has become known for. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 534 Third Avenue, a 17-story residential building in Murray Hill, Manhattan. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Gilar Realty under the entity Third Avenue Pavilion Residences LLC, the structure yields 122 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 40 units for residents at 40 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $38,983 to $238,160. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 143-08 84th Road in Briarwood, Queens. Located between Daniels Street and Smedley Street, the lot is near the Parsons Boulevard subway station, served by the E and F trains. Danil Shimonov is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
A new construction home built in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles is designed to withstand up to three hours of direct fire exposure. ... Read full Story
The eye-catching 281 Park Avenue South, the 42,500-square-foot Beaux-Arts landmark once known as the Church Missions House, has entered contract. ... Read full Story
“Game 3 of the World Series was a stone-cold thriller, with peaks of high drama and longueurs of exquisitely tense tedium ...” — Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Did you know?
You’ve probably come across long, tedious sections of books, plays, or musical works before, but perhaps you didn’t know there was a word for them. The French borrowing longueur has been doing the job for us since the late 18th century. As in English, French longueurs are tedious passages, with longueur itself literally meaning “length.” An early example of longueur used in an English text is from 18th-century writer Horace Walpole, who wrote in a letter, “Boswell’s book is gossiping; ... but there are woeful longueurs, both about his hero and himself.”