A Botanic Garden Determined to Bring Back American Chestnut and Heirloom Apple Trees

This botanic garden is determined to bring back the American chestnut tree and heirloom apples that taste like those grown 500 years ago. It won’t be easy.

Cowboy Hats and Koi Fish Photos? There’s a Reason.

Some interior designers decorate their adult apartments to be reminded of the hometowns where they grew up.

What to do in Denver in July 2024

 

July Events Around Town!

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$5 Million Homes in California

A stone villa in Calistoga, a Spanish-style retreat in Santa Barbara and a four-bedroom house with a guest cottage in Los Angeles.

A New World Order for Renters? Well, It Worked for This Guy.

During the pandemic, a man realized he was free to work remotely in any city he wanted, in the U.S. and abroad. After moving a dozen times, he had a second epiphany.

I Can’t Use My Co-op’s Keypad Entry on the Sabbath. Am I Entitled to a Side Door Key?

Because of your religious beliefs, your co-op could face legal liability if it fails to accommodate your request.

Fast-Food and Coffee Chains Are Opening Smaller, Takeout-Only Stores

Retailers like Chick-fil-A are opening smaller, takeout-focused outposts with little or no seating to complement their traditional locations.

Small Apartment Design: How Three People Maximized Space in a One-Bedroom

Co-op rules meant they couldn’t add a second bedroom, so they came up with an elegant workaround.

$1.3 Million Homes in Belgium

A four-bedroom house with a thatched roof, a turn-of-the-century rowhouse and a three-bedroom duplex in a converted grain distillery.

Pandemic-Era Newlyweds Consider an Age-Old Question: To Buy or Not to Buy?

With their lease on a Lower East Side apartment expiring, two software engineers wondered if buying made more sense than renting, now that the housing market wasn’t quite so frenzied. Here’s what they found.

How Long Does It Take to Save Up for a Down Payment?

Facing high home prices and mortgage interest rates, many people need huge down payments to afford a mortgage.

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn

This week’s properties are in NoMad, the East Village and Park Slope.

Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey

This week’s properties are waterfront homes in Massapequa, N.Y., and Margate, N.J.

A Swindled Immigrant Community in Brooklyn Gets a Housing Reprieve

A tight-knit immigrant community trusted a developer as one of their own. But he pocketed the money, according to the state attorney general’s office.

The High Line Opened 15 Years Ago in NYC. What Has It Taught Us?

The world-famous New York City gardens offer a master class in how to grow and maintain a naturalistic landscape. Here are a few takeaways.

$2.2 Million Homes in Connecticut, Illinois and Texas

A Colonial Revival retreat in Greenwich, a Prairie-style house in Chicago and a Queen Anne Revival home in Houston.

Tal Alexander Steps Down in the Face of Sexual Assault Allegations

Tal Alexander, who rose to fame in the luxury housing market with his younger brother Oren, will take a leave from the firm he helped to create. Oren left earlier in June.

An Architect Couple Design Their Dream Home on Orcas Island

The small house in Washington was designed to sit lightly on the land: It touches the ground in only six places, and they didn’t cut down a single tree.

$2.4 Million Homes in California

A Craftsman bungalow in Altadena, a three-bedroom condominium in San Francisco and a renovated midcentury house in Sausalito.

What Is a Flip Tax, and Who Has to Pay It?

Flip taxes, also known as a transfer fees, help co-op buildings raise money for repairs and improvements, and they must be described in your governing documents.

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