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

“‘Burg’s New Most Expensive House Comes With Loading Dock”
Curbed
The new listing for 257 Berry Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the neighborhood’s most expensive single-family townhouse, made a big splash on NYC’s most popular real estate blog. CORE’s Doug Bowen and Vickey Barron have the listing. The Real Deal also wrote about the unique house, seen at right.

“Gimme Shelter”
New York Post
Olympic hero Shaun White toured a $5.75 million loft at TriBeCa’s 72 Reade Street listed by Michael Graves. The full-floor apartment has 3,360 square feet, which might be just big enough for a snowboarding half-pipe.

“Harlem becomes magnet for wealthier New Yorkers”
New York Daily News
The sale of a $3.1 million penthouse at CORE’s One Museum Mile luxury condominium development is proof of a big shift on upper Fifth Avenue.

“Living Large: A Penthouse Apartment With A Slide”
CBS
CBS’s Emily Smith took an on-camera tour of the A Building duplex that comes complete with an indoor slide for her Living Large series.

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

Photo: Nico Arellano

“House of the Day”
Wall Street Journal
At 72 Reade Street, an “airy, 3,360-square-foot apartment in Tribeca [that] still bears remnants of its industrial past,” listed by Michael Graves, was a Wall Street Journal House of the Day. Photo above, and check out the complete photo slideshow on the WSJ website.

“A tale of two markets”
The Real Deal
“In a still-difficult economy, developers are increasingly tailoring buildings to suit the needs of serious buyers,” The Real Deal reports, and that includes building “supersized” apartments into new developments. The list of supersized new buildings includes Walker Tower, where apartments average 3,000 square feet, and where CORE will launch sales next month.

“Best place of the week: 55 White St.”
New York Daily News
Ryan Fitzpatrick’s spectacular triplex listing at 55 White Street in Tribeca “has the kind of grandeur that evokes library scenes from movies like ‘The Music Man’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast.’”

“Houses of the Week”
New York Post
A turn-key condo loft at the crossroads of Chelsea and the West Village, listed by CORE Managing Director Vickey Barron, was highlighted by the Post.

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

From our first look inside Walker Tower. Photo by Michael Toolan.

“Exhibit Takes Soaring Look At Skyscraper Master’s Work”
NY1
NY1 real estate reporter Jill Urban takes a tour of the Ralph Walker exhibit currently on display inside Walker Tower, where CORE will launch sales this spring. The “exhibit highlights the impact Walker had on architecture starting in the roaring 20s,” reports Urban. Click through for her full video segment.

“How to make your own starchitect: Walker Tower draws buzz with book”
The Real Deal
Focusing on the exhibit and accompanying book, The Real Deal took a look at the inventive marketing campaign for Walker Tower, which CORE will launch sales of later this spring. “Marketing and selling is about educating the consumer,” CORE CEO Shaun Osher told TRD.

Ralph Walker: America’s Most Underrated Architect
Core77
The Ralph Walker rediscovery journey also made a stop at influential online design publication Core77 (no relation!), which offers a look at the exhibit and a nice recap of Walker’s personal history.

“Penthouse at Blue Hits Rental Market for $14,000/Month”
Curbed
The rental listing for the duplex penthouse inside one of downtown Manhattan’s most architecturally adventurous new buildings, which we covered on the CORE Blog last week, got picked up by Curbed, which added a photo gallery and dipped into the building’s recent listings history.

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

“Not Far from Pratt, Renovated Rental Asks $4,300/Month”
Curbed
CORE’s Win Brown and Doug Bowen are listing for rent a beautifully renovated duplex apartment in an Italianate row house dating back to the 1850s (above), located in a newly designated historic district in Brooklyn. Writes Curbed about the property, “The quality of the renovation, a gracious floor plan, and a private office add to the desirability.”

“Score for Core: A BHS vice prez joins the firm”
The Real Deal
Jarrod Randolph’s move to CORE was covered by The Real Deal, which noted that his $15.8 million penthouse sale at the Lucida last year was the highest price per square foot paid in the well-known Upper East Side building at that time. For our interview with Jarrod, click here.

“Selling New York S5E8: Chilly Reception & Hot Houses”
Curbed
Still hungry for information about last week’s episode of “Selling New York” after reading our recap? Curbed has an entertaining summary, featuring quite the photo of our Tom Positilio.

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

“Dial C for Condos”
New York Times
CORE’s Walker Tower project, the conversion of a classic pre-war Art Deco telephone building into 53 luxurious residences, made a splashy debut in the New York Times over the weekend. The paper wrote: “The developers say they are sparing no expense in the furnishings and finishes. The 12- to 15-foot-high ceilings will be coffered. Radiant heat will course through French-oak herringbone floors.” Curbed and the New York Observer also weighed in on the initial Walker Tower details, and The Real Deal added that CORE’s Emily Beare and Vickey Barron will head up the sales team.

“Stalled LIC condo set to hit market in April”
The Real Deal
Walker Tower wasn’t CORE’s only big reveal last week. Long Island City’s One Murray Park was also unveiled on the CORE Blog, and The Real Deal spoke with CORE’s Doron Zwickel about the launch of sales. Curbed also shared the initial details about the project, which is the first new LIC development in over a year.

“House of the Day”
Wall Street Journal
Adrian Noriega’s colorful loft listing at 15 West 20th Street was spotlighted by the Wall Street Journal, which explains that the design is inspired by an Indian color palette. Click through for an excellent slideshow.

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

“House of the Day”
Wall Street Journal
Step inside the sumptuously decorated pre-war Upper West Side co-op of bridal designer and self-described “glamour puss” Kenneth Pool. The apartment, at 55 West 95th Street (above), is listed by CORE’s Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon.

“Ask a broker”
New York Daily News
CORE Senior Vice President Doug Bowen was on the Daily News’s hot seat last week. Read his Q&A to find out his tip for New York’s next hottest neighborhood, and why he calls himself a “Walloon.”

“Climate change: With warm weather brokers report an early spring activity bump”
The Real Deal
Does warm winter weather lead to a hot real estate season? The Real Deal investigates in its March issue, and CORE Managing Director Tom Postilio takes the temperature of the market.

“Reality bites: A history of reality TV and real estate”
The Real Deal
Also in the March issue of TRD is this entertaining history of New York City real estate converging with reality television, including CORE’s continued co-starring role on HGTV’s hit show, “Selling New York.”

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

“The luxury list”
The Real Deal
In its first ranking of the top luxury real estate brokers in Manhattan based on sales, The Real Deal magazine tapped CORE Managing Director Emily Beare as one of the top dealmakers in Chelsea, highlighting her $7 million sale at the neighborhood’s iconic Chelsea Mercantile building.

“Houses of the Week”
New York Post
Speaking of the Chelsea Mercantile, Michael Garr’s listing in the building–a great 1,500-square-foot loft priced at just over $2 million (above)–was one of the Post’s featured properties last week. The six large tilt-and-turn windows have some stunning city views, if that’s your thing. (It’s certainly ours.)

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Photo collage of CORE's Vickey Barron, matchmaker Samantha Daniels and 256 West 10th Street via The Real Deal.

What makes a person really tick? Just ask their real estate broker. People share everything with their brokers — their hopes, dreams, likes, dislikes, wants, desires and, of course, their financials. In fact, you could argue there’s no one more qualified to pair a single person up with the perfect mate than that person’s house hunter. With that in mind, and with Valentine’s Day approaching, CORE Managing Director Vickey Barron is setting out to prove that home truly is where the heart is. The Real Deal reports that Barron has teamed up with professional matchmaker Samantha Daniels for an event called “Love and Real Estate.” The invitation-only event, held at Barron’s listing at 256 West 10th Street, will include a group of her single clients as well as some of Daniels’. It’s not as crazy as it sounds.

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

“Added Life, Costs on West 29th Street”
Wall Street Journal
The WSJ included Parul Brahmbhatt’s quirky listing at 120 West 29th Street (right) in its look at how the boutique Ace Hotel has transformed the neighborhood now being referred to as NoMad. We took a closer look at the topic last week.

“Manhattan Sales and Rental Projects Hitting the Market in 2012″
Curbed
The 54-unit Walker Tower, an ultra-luxury Art Deco condo conversion being brought to the market in the spring, is highlighted in Curbed’s map of new developments to watch in 2012.

“Development updates”
The Real Deal
The Real Deal reported that just two apartments remain available at 83 Franklin, the new Tribeca luxury rental building that starred on an episode of “Selling New York” last month. Apartments in the building have rented for up to $22,500 a month.

“On the Market in New York City”
New York Times (12/4)
This past weekend’s On the Market slideshow included a visit to a two-bedroom CORE listing at 247 West 46th Street (above), a stunning glass tower named the Platinum. Here’s what the Times said about the apartments “pros:” Floor-to-ceiling windows offer stunning southern and western views of the city and the Hudson. Designer finishes and high-end appliances are virtually brand-new.

“2012 residential market predictions: As clear as eggnog”
The Real Deal (12/1)
The real estate magazine asked a number of top real estate minds to review the state of the market and make some predictions for where the market is headed in the new year. What’s holding back the current market? According to CORE Senior Vice President Doug Bowen, a lack of new product and a tricky mortgage landscape.

“Core takes over for BHS at 1280 Fifth”
The Real Deal (11/28)
The Real Deal’s website broke the news of CORE taking over the sales and marketing of 1280 Fifth Avenue, a new 116-unit tower designed by Robert A.M. Stern that faces Central Park. Word quickly spread to other sites, like Citybiz and Harlem Condo Life.