Developer files plans for 10-story project at controversial Crown Heights site

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/21 11:33P Julianne Cuba

A controversial Crown Heights development site that recently traded hands for more than $50 million is now slated for a mixed-use building. Yitzchok Schwartz, using the Williamsburg-based entity YS Developers, filed permits with the Department of...

Lander announces congressional run against Goldman, with Mamdani’s support

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/10 2:31A Nick Garber

Outgoing Comptroller Brad Lander announced Wednesday that he will run for Congress against incumbent Dan Goldman — with an early endorsement from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. In a three-minute launch video that depicts Lander walking around his...

Midwood house goes for $8 million, a big deal for Brooklyn

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/7 11:33P C. J. Hughes

Midwood — Brooklyn’s suburb-within-a-city — has scored another unusually large residential sale. Yosef Hakoun, a real estate investor, purchased a prewar home on East Eighth Street from Joseph Ben-Haim, a swimwear manufacturer, for $8 million,...

SoulCyle co-founder picks up Cobble Hill brownstone for $6M

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 11/17 11:33P C. J. Hughes

SoulCycle’s co-founder has snapped up a Cobble Hill brownstone. Fresh off the sale of her Colorado estate, Elizabeth Cutler has purchased a renovated 3,200-square-foot Clinton Street property for $5.7 million, according to a deed that appeared in...

Ostad family faces foreclosure at three Upper Manhattan rentals

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 11/12 11:33P C. J. Hughes

A lender has accused landlords and brothers Edward and Michael Ostad of defaulting on about $40 million in mortgages at three Upper Manhattan apartment buildings and is asking a judge to auction off the sites if the Ostads can’t pay their debts. ...

Leslie and 5 other bars and restaurants to try in November

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 11/6 11:33P Julianne Cuba

Miami chef and restaurateur Sebastian Fernandez is stepping into what he calls the "big leagues" with his first New York venture, opening this fall. With four food concepts already under his belt in South Florida — including critically acclaimed...

Park Slope development site slated for demolition

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 10/22 6:22A Eddie Small

A developer has filed demolition permits for an industrial development site in Park Slope, potentially clearing the way for what could become another new residential project in the upscale Brooklyn neighborhood. Developer Scott Domansky of New...

Park Slope music school to open $16M facility for music therapy institute

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 10/19 11:33P Amanda D Ambrosio

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is doubling the capacity of its music therapy program for individuals with disabilities and mental illnesses with a new location in Park Slope. The conservatory, which opened in 1897, announced plans Friday to...

Williamsburg site poised for new 69-unit multifamily building

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 9/18 6:36A Eddie Small

A new residential building is on its way to Brooklyn's trendy Williamsburg neighborhood. Developer Joseph Banda's firm Ranco Capital recently filed plans with the Department of Buildings for a project at 643 Grand St. that would span about 72,000...