NYC's Brutalism Batch: The good, the bad, and the really ugly
Frills are not part of the Brutalist vocabulary.
Brutalist architecture has never been very popular but its blunt forcefulness, its rude breaking with tradition, and its often startling and simplistic inventiveness have made it hard to ignore, and therefore still very much alive.
Brutalism's ro... Thursday, May 15, 2025
Where to find furnished apartments in NYC: Best rental companies + Gorgeous availabilities for sale
If you have a long-term (30+ day) New York City stay planned--i.e., for a work gig or a semester of study--a hotel room can get really impersonal (and expensive!) really fast. Renting a room for this stretch is more difficult in the wake of the short-term rental crackdown, but furnished apartment... Thursday, May 15, 2025
Gowanus Rising: Over 5,000 apartments, art, and a $1.6B cleanup spur neighborhood revival
It stinks to be known for an odor, but for over a century, Gowanus was defined by the polluted canal running through its core. That said, it’s now one of Brooklyn’s most closely watched real estate frontiers. With the Superfund project 15 years in, working to clean the canal, and a sweeping rezon... Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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