A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

What Kind of Fireplace Do You Get for $8.5 Million?
New York Magazine

With temperatures diving below freezing, New York Magazine took a moment to roundup some of the best fireplaces currently on the market in NYC. Emily and Elizabeth Beare’s Upper East Side townhouse exclusive at 407 East 75th Street made the cut for its modern, minimalistic fireplace.

Just Sold!
New York Post

Jarrod Guy Randolph’s recent penthouse sale at the Upper East Side’s Isis condominium was featured. Although the penthouse sold in what seems like no time at all, Jarrod completely changed the space by fully staging it in September. Check out his full, “before and after” staging post here. (more…)

A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.
“Predicting the 2013 Market”
The Real Deal

Industry professionals, including CORE Executive Vice President Michael Graves, reflect on 2012 and weigh in on what’s ahead in 2013.

“The Naming Process: How City Buildings Get Their Monikers”
AM NY

One Museum Mile at 1280 Fifth Avenue is featured in a piece that dissects how and why buildings are given their names. CORE Managing Director, Tom Postilio, explains the marketing efforts behind our new development which will soon be home to the Museum for African Art.

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A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“Race to the Top (Price) at a Tony Address”
The Wall Street Journal

A profile on 15 Central Park West’s continuously soaring and record-breaking resale and closing prices featured Emily Beare on the pricing of her $95M exclusive, which stretches across 6,000-square feet and offers panoramic views of Central Park and the Hudson River.

“93 Worth Launches, with Revised Price-Tags”
The Real Deal

The launch of sales at CORE’s new development 93 Worth was featured in various outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Curbed, and Tribeca Citizen. Visit 93 Worth’s website for more information on this building’s residences and amenities.

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A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“A Dream New York Penthouse”

Wall Street Journal

Owning a New York penthouse at 310 West 52nd Street was a dream-come-true for producer Don Blanton. Now, the place that gave him views of a city that has seen him through good times and bad is on the market for $5.95 million. View the slideshow of this gorgeous property listed by Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon.

“Ultimate Kitchens for the Holidays”

Forbes

Jarrod Guy Randolph was quoted in an article spotlighting dream kitchens sure to set a merry mood not just for holiday house guests — but for the host too.

A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“Slim supply gives condo prices new pop”
Crain’s
Record rents, low interest rates and wealthy buyers looking to invest their fortunes are all helping to pump up the condominium sales market, Crain’s reports. One of the projects benefiting from the lack of new inventory is CORE’s Walker Tower development (above). “Walker Tower is shattering record prices for downtown,” CORE CEO Shaun Osher tells Crain’s. For more on Osher’s take on the current real estate market, read his comments on the new housing shortage.

“Trophies On Display: In Gaga Global New York, the Loudest Listings Bag the Billionaires”
New York Observer
In the Observer’s look at the current culture within Manhattan’s luxury real estate world (”If you’ve got it, flaunt it. That’s the new rule of thumb in luxury real estate, anyway.”), CORE Managing Director Emily Beare commented on the important roles advertising and publicity play in marketing expensive properties.

“What’s new”
New York Post
The Post’s big fall real estate preview featured CORE’s upcoming 93 Worth Street project on its cover. The former garment factory in TriBeCa, built in 1924, will launch sales later this fall with prices from $1,250 to $2,000 a square foot. Click here for more on the project.

A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“Argentines Turn Cash Into Condos in Miami”
New York Times
Alexei Barrionuevo’s latest Big Deal column, on South American — and particularly Argentinian — buyers looking to invest their savings in Miami and New York real estate, highlights One Museum Mile (right) as a new luxury development in Manhattan that is getting lots of investor interest.

“CORE to open retail office on UES”
The Real Deal
CORE’s exciting announcement of a new Madison Avenue office is covered by The Real Deal, which writes, “The firm, which was recently ranked by TRD as the city’s top boutique brokerage based on the value of listings, has inked a 10-year lease for a 3,500-square-foot office at 673 Madison Avenue that will open next spring, the spokesperson said. A gut renovation of the place will begin this fall.

“Residential Sales Around the Region”
New York Times
The sale of the Chelsea Skyhouse, a triplex penthouse at 213 West 23rd Street listed by CORE’s Emily Beare and Christian Rogers, is featured. The trophy apartment, with 6,000 square feet of private outdoor space and a 30-foot atrium, sold for $8.2 million.

A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“House of the Day: New Jersey Home’s Swimming Pool Is in the Living Room”
AOL
105 Chestnut Ridge Road, a 25,000-square-foot French-style manor in exclusive Saddle River, New Jersey, listed by Michael Graves, is an AOL House of the Day. The mansion has an indoor swimming pool, a popular feature that helped make the listing CORE’s most popular of the week.

“The incredible $19M New Jersey mansion with a swimming pool in the living room”
Daily Mail
The Saddle River mansion and its indoor pool also caught the attention of the UK’s Daily Mail, which writes, “If you’re spending $19 million on a new home, you would expect a few extras thrown in. And, with a swimming pool in the living room, this opulent French manor house won’t let you down.”

“At 46 Lispenard — 80% of units sold, five days in”
The Real Deal
CORE’s Walker Tower development in Chelsea is highlighted as a new building with strong sales in the typically slow summer months.

“Profile of real estate social media leader: CORE Group Marketing”
RE Tech Bits
Kristina Helb, CORE’s Director of Communications, is interviewed about her thoughts on social media — and how CORE uses it — by the RE Tech Bits blog, which covers the role of technology in real estate.

A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

Residential Sales Around the Region
New York Times
The sale of the colorful Flatiron District loft at 15 West 20th Street (aka Altair 20) by CORE’s Adrian Noriega, a 2,300-square-foot pre-war condo that closed for $3.375 million, is featured in the New York Times’s snapshot of recent sales.

10 Unique Multimillion Dollar Homes
CNBC
The “Slide Penthouse” in the East Village’s A Building (click here to see more coverage of the apartment), listed by CORE’s Elizabeth Kee and Lindsee Silverstein, is highlighted in a slideshow on unique multimillion dollar homes.

Market Ready
New York Times
Gail Dunnett, whose Studio D firm recently staged model apartments at One Museum Mile, offers advice to a Times reader who asks about whether to furnish a spare room as a bedroom or office when putting the property on the market. “The more bedrooms the better,” Gail says.

A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“The Most Pampering, the Highest Fees”
New York Times
CORE Managing Director Emily Beare (right) commented on Manhattan’s hotel co-ops in Alexei Barrionuevo’s latest “Big Deal” column, which took a close look at the higher fees (and higher level of service) found at classic buildings like the Carlyle and the Pierre. The Real Deal also chimed in on the story.

“Sheik of E. 71st St.: Qatar PM doles out $47 million for double-wide townhouse”
New York Daily News
Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the Prime Minister of Qatar, has ended his headline-grabbing NYC housing hunt at 22 East 71st Street, a large beautiful townhouse the Sheik reportedly paid $47 million for. CORE’s Jarrod Guy Randolph, who is very active on the Upper East Side, provided some analysis: “A townhouse may have been the right move for this guy from the beginning. The upper East Side townhouse market is strong, but it doesn’t have the cachet of a new condominium, especially among foreign buyers. We’re not even close to the $100 million townhouse sale.”

A sampling of last week’s press coverage of CORE and CORE properties.

“The Rewards of Patience”
New York Times
CORE CEO Shaun Osher and CORE’s Walker Tower development (above) are featured prominently in this New York Times column on high-end real estate projects that waited out the worst of the economic downturn and now stand to perform well in the current thriving luxury property market. The Times‘ Alexei Barrionuevo writes, “[D]omestic buyers are also circling, and are especially eager to buy downtown, developers say. And as downtown projects go, nothing seems as primed to capitalize as quickly on the favorable market conditions (for the industry) than Walker Tower, the Chelsea building originally designed by the architect Ralph Walker that is now being converted into 50 condominiums.”

“Turning Double Play Into Big Single”
Wall Street Journal
Steel magnate Leroy Schecter is combining his two 35th-floor apartments at 15 Central Park West — one of the most successful and famous residential buildings in New York City — and has listed the massive spread for $95 million with CORE Managing Director Emily Beare. It is one of Manhattan’s most expensive listings.

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