NYC rents hit 3-year high, an $85 million penthouse comes with a space trip, & more

By Nikki M. Mascali | June 5, 2019 - 11:00AM

The median rent for a one bedroom in NYC jumped 4.6 percent to a three-year high of $2,980 (Zumper)

Atelier’s $85 million penthouse has over-the-top perks like a trip to space, fancy cars, and a house in the Hamptons (New York Post)

Dozens of rent reform activists are arrested in Albany days before the current laws expire (The New York Times)

New York nurses would have to spend seven years full years of income to buy a home (PropertyShark)

$44 million worth of real estate went into contract in Brooklyn's luxury market last week (The Real Deal via Stribling & Associates)

Luxury rental building 57 West is hosting an organic mud play date on Sunday for kids 5 and under who live in select Durst Organization buildings (press release)

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