http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Construction & Real Estate"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:45:08 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 69044 | Closing Bell: Last Outdoor Flea of the Season! http://en.redtram.com/go/231123216/top100/ 231123216 This is it, folks! We've arrived at the final weekend of the outdoor flea season and luckily it looks like the weather is going to cooperate both days. And for those of you who like to plan ahead, remember that Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:35:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123216/top100/ 69044 | Development Watch: 575 5th Avenue Coming Along http://en.redtram.com/go/231123197/top100/ 231123197 All the construction netting on the Fifth Avenue Committee's supportive housing project on 5th Avenue and 16th street has come down, and it's now possible to see progress on the corner of the structure. The rendering above shows how it's Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:35:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123197/top100/ 69044 | StreetLevel: South, New 5th Avenue Bar, Opens http://en.redtram.com/go/231123186/top100/ 231123186 South, the new bar in the on 5th Avenue between 17th and 18th streets, has opened. According to , South is run by the same people who own the Brooklyn Ice House in Red Hook and has half a dozen Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123186/top100/ 69044 | Open House Picks http://en.redtram.com/go/231123178/top100/ 231123178 Park SlopeCorcoranSunday 2-3$1,950,000 Ditmas ParkDouglas EllimanSunday 2:30-4:30$800,000 ( $995,000) Greenwood HeightsBrown Harris StevensSunday 1-3$749,000 Bedford StuyvesantFenwick KeatsSunday 12-1:30$525,000 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123178/top100/ 69044 | Open House Picks: Six Months Later http://en.redtram.com/go/231123172/top100/ 231123172 Six months ago it was Memorial Day weekend and there were not enough open houses to make doing an Open House Picks post worth. Therefore, there's no Six Months Later post to run today! [Brownstoner] Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123172/top100/ 69044 | Checking In On 660 Bergen Street http://en.redtram.com/go/231123162/top100/ 231123162 Things have been going pretty well over at 660 Bergen Street, the 16-unit Karl Fischer-designed condo development in Prospect Heights. When we took its temperature back in March, six apartments were in contract. And now? 12 are either closed or Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123162/top100/ 69044 | New Restaurant Coming to Bergen Street http://en.redtram.com/go/231123150/top100/ 231123150 The public notice regarding the liquor license application is a couple of weeks old at this point, but the tipster who alerted us to the fact that a new restaurant is slated for the storefront space at 68 Bergen Street Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123150/top100/ 69044 | Viridian Two-Thirds Rented http://en.redtram.com/go/231123136/top100/ 231123136 After a tough run as a condo development (it at the beginning of the year), the Viridian has had a nice reversal of fortune recently in its new life (under new ownership) as a rental building. We passed by yesterday Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123136/top100/ 69044 | New Cafe for The Heights http://en.redtram.com/go/231123133/top100/ 231123133 Brooklyn Heights Blog has the scoop (and the photos) on the latest addition to the neighborhood's culinary scene: A cute spot called the Iris cafe opened yesterday at 20 Columbia Place in Willowtown. Anyone tried it yet? [BHB] Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123133/top100/ 69044 | Plans for J.J. Byrne Park in the Slope Unveiled http://en.redtram.com/go/231123119/top100/ 231123119 The schematic plan above details the next round of renovations the city is for J.J. Byrne Park in the Slope. (Click on the image to enlarge it.) The revamps are the result of a couple years' worth of community listening Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123119/top100/ 69044 | 868 Metropolitan Sells Out in Less Than Two Months http://en.redtram.com/go/231123101/top100/ 231123101 As Curbed yesterday, the eight-unit condo development at 868 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg sold out in just seven weeks. (This news came via an email announcement from the team at Douglas Elliman responsible for marketing the project.) So the question Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123101/top100/ 69044 | Open Thread http://en.redtram.com/go/231123096/top100/ 231123096 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:34:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123096/top100/ 69044 | Huh? Benetton for Bed Stuy Stretch of Bedford Avenue http://en.redtram.com/go/231123082/top100/ 231123082 We wouldn't believe it if we hadn't seen it with our own two eyes...Benetton has opened a store at 741 Bedford Avenue between Flushing and Park Avenues. Seems like an odd location for the upscale brand's only store (as far Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:33:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123082/top100/ 69044 | Weekend Events http://en.redtram.com/go/231123070/top100/ 231123070 The Brooklyn Museum presents the third annual Children's Book Fair, with more than 30 Brooklyn authors and illustrators. The fair features storybooks, picture books, and graphic novels and will include author readings, a game for children, and café service. Sponsored Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:33:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123070/top100/ 69044 | Friday Links http://en.redtram.com/go/231123049/top100/ 231123049 NY Times] [NY Times] [NY Times] [NYT/Local] [NY Post] [NY Daily News] [Brooklyn Paper] [Brooklyn Eagle] [Brooklyn Eagle] [WNYC] [Gothamist]Photo by Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:33:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231123049/top100/ 279562 | Metro Detroit first time home buyers tips part 10- putting the bid in http://en.redtram.com/go/231085521/top100/ 231085521 Now is the time to put everything you have learned as a Metro Detroit first time home buyertogether. It's about time to put in a bid. You have your mortgage pre-approval letter and you know what you can afford in Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:21:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231085521/top100/ 286916 | When Title Matters http://en.redtram.com/go/231084887/top100/ 231084887 I recently had a transaction close where the title company "forgot" to record the transaction on a Friday afternoon. I won't name names, but it was not one of the companies I frequently use. It was a bit of a Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:14:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231084887/top100/ 283286 | Bank Foreclosure Cases Overwhelm Legal System http://en.redtram.com/go/231074487/top100/ 231074487 The increasing number of cases is clogging the courtrooms in several areas in the country. The pileup of foreclosure cases is partly due to the shortage of lawyers who are experienced enough to take the cudgels for the thousands of Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:27:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231074487/top100/ 283286 | Bank Foreclosure List Includes Lots of Florida Apartments http://en.redtram.com/go/231074473/top100/ 231074473 based Sovereign Bank contains lots of multifamily properties in South Florida, based on foreclosure filings in the county courts of Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:27:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231074473/top100/ 283286 | Pittsburgh Foreclosures for Sale Curtailed Price Increases http://en.redtram.com/go/231074462/top100/ 231074462 curtailed home price increases in the July-September quarter, based on data from the National Association of Realtors. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:27:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231074462/top100/