http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Construction & Real Estate"  in "New York" Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:56:36 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 69044 | It's All in the Advertising http://en.redtram.com/go/162369340/top100/ 162369340 How many homonym jokes and puns can you make with the word "sold?" Lots, and they're being chronicled by a blog, Keepin' It Realtor, which is devoted to "championing and promoting excellence in all forms of real estate advertising." Or, Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:59:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162369340/top100/ 69044 | Disaster Scene Fire on Fulton http://en.redtram.com/go/162369334/top100/ 162369334 We just got a tip that there's huge gathering of fire engines and ambulances on Fulton Street between South Elliot and South Portland. Anyone know what's up? Can anyone grab some photos quickly? Update: Looks like "disaster" may have been Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:59:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162369334/top100/ 69044 | Dow Status Check http://en.redtram.com/go/162369266/top100/ 162369266 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:59:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162369266/top100/ 69044 | One Sunset Park Hits the Market http://en.redtram.com/go/162369282/top100/ 162369282 Back in 2006, developers purchased 702 44th Street, aka One Sunset Park, for $6.08 million. Since then, they've been converting the 54 rental units into condos as they become available (which hopefully doesn't meant they're pulling a Stuyvesant Town and Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:59:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162369282/top100/ 69044 | Checking In on 5One5 Condos http://en.redtram.com/go/162369126/top100/ 162369126 Last we looked, 515 5th Avenue was a hot, green property, with a green roof and bamboo flooring (pretty standard for green, but enough to use the term as a marketing tool). The six-story building with 15 residential units includes Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:58:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162369126/top100/ 69044 | Happy Birthday PLG! http://en.redtram.com/go/162369013/top100/ 162369013 It was 29 years ago yesterday that the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Historic District was born, an article in today's Brooklyn Eagle reminds us. Built on the former farm of 17th-century Dutch immigrant Leffert Pietersen van Haughwout, the architecturally distinctive community sprang Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:58:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162369013/top100/ 69044 | Closing Bell: Let the Flea Times Roll http://en.redtram.com/go/162368977/top100/ 162368977 The weather last week ended up being sub-par, but this Sunday's looking sweet! In addition to week 2 of the Furniture Fest being organized by Greenjeans, there are a ton of vendors new and old this week; over on the Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:58:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162368977/top100/ 69044 | Today on the Brownstoner Backpages http://en.redtram.com/go/162368974/top100/ 162368974 Over on the Flea Blog, the Furniture Festival returns for Week 2.Here are some of the topics posted on The Forum today:Need to Install a New Sprinkler SystemRecs for Sidewalk RepairHelp with Low Voltage WiringInstallation of French DoorsRecs for Accountant Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:58:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162368974/top100/ 69044 | Open House Picks: Six Months Later http://en.redtram.com/go/162368729/top100/ 162368729 Comment: Some good news, some bad.Open House Picks 4/6/08 [Brownstoner] Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:56:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162368729/top100/ 69044 | Just Sold in Brooklyn http://en.redtram.com/go/162368699/top100/ 162368699 SOUTH SLOPE $850,000497 12th StreetPrewar two-bedroom, 1½-bath duplex, 1,055 square feet, with 300-square-foot outdoor space, tin ceilings, new kitchen with dishwasher and renovated bath with claw-foot tub. Common charges $340, taxes $183. Asking price $819,000, on market three months. Brokers: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:56:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162368699/top100/ 69044 | Green on Brownstoner: Salvage on State Street http://en.redtram.com/go/162368696/top100/ 162368696 Earlier this year, Mr. B gave this place a bit of a whooping for what he thought was an out-of-scale addition (though plenty of readers disagreed with us). If only we'd known how the addition helped reinvent this State Street Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:56:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162368696/top100/ 69044 | Open House Picks: Price Cut Edition http://en.redtram.com/go/162368697/top100/ 162368697 Prospect Heights287 Park PlaceCorcoranSunday 2-4$2,195,000 $1,999,000GMAP P*SharkBoerum Hill150 Bond StreetCBHKSunday 12-4$2,495,000 $2,375,000 $2,295,000 $2,195,000 $2,095,000 $1,995,000GMAP P*SharkWindsor Terrace247 Windsor PlaceBrooklyn PropertiesSunday 12-2$1,250,000 $1,150,000GMAP P*SharkVictorian Flatbush2117 Albemarle TerraceBrown Harris StevensSunday 2-4:30$979,000 $945,000GMAP P*Shark Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:56:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162368697/top100/ 69044 | Streetlevel: Wedding Dresses Coming to Jay Street http://en.redtram.com/go/162368662/top100/ 162368662 In the space formerly occupied by the Chabad center at 69 Jay Street, a new wedding dress store called The White Gown is in the process of opening. While the store is new, the dress designer has been operating out Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:56:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162368662/top100/ 69044 | Bird Blog: Week 19 http://en.redtram.com/go/162368652/top100/ 162368652 Every other week, Jennifer Mankins, owner of the Bird boutiques, tells us about the new 2,500-square-foot store on Grand Street in Williamsburg that she's getting ready to open. Up this week: a review of the store's progress (including the dumbwaiter!), Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:56:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162368652/top100/ 69044 | Quote of the Day http://en.redtram.com/go/162368612/top100/ 162368612 Each day as I read The What's explanations and referenced articles I could see the unthinkable WAS occurring. And let's face it, who else on this blog was predicting the catastrophic collapse of the US banking system and the economy? Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:56:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/162368612/top100/