The last couple of months would suggest that if you could pick one industry not to be in, it would be real-estate.  And yet, there are always those few that seem to defy the odds (or so it seems).  Enter Michael Shvo and Matt Moinian.  Shvo, described by NY Mag as “the most loathed broker in New York” (due in part to his success and youth) teamed up with real-estate heir Moinian in 2008 on the downtown W Hotel. This Saturday, the two teamed up at Bagatelle’s Saturday brunch. No word on the financial health of the W Hotel operation, but a tipster notes (with questionable grammar) that their personal conspicuous consumption sure hasn’t declined: More»

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Holy cow.  You’re looking at the latest renderings of “Clinton Park,” the latest building in the works in NYC that may actually convince all of us to move to Hell’s Kitchen.  Enrique Norten is in the midst of creating this gem which will provide some much-needed green space to the concrete jungle on the west side. And be the talk of the town for months. Click below for more….

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Wanna own a piece of history? You may have heard: party girl Linsday Lohan’s former apartment on West 42nd street! And the price keeps dropping! The apartment in question is a 1,000 square foot condo with a pricetag of $1,250,000 (down from $1,300k.  Apparently Lohan put in 100k worth of the “finest upgrades” to the space. The location is questionable (42nd and 12th), but we agree with commenter “sticky” on where the bigger problem lies: More»

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There’s a new treehouse in town, and, it may not be as grand as our pick last week, but it’s in Madison Sq. Park!

[Photo Of The Day: A NYC Treehouse!]

[Julia Schnabel's Palazzo Chupi in the West Village]

Most of the socialites who frequent Rose Bar probably know of Julian Schnabel as the designer of this posh spot.  Or perhaps they know of his daughter, Stella Schnabel, the “curator” of art at this Gramercy Hotel haunt.  But real estate aficionados know him as the creator of the ersatz Italian Palazzo in the West Village, known as Palazzo Chupi. An artist with substance, its unfortunate that he has overplayed his hand with Chupi.  Even with countless shoutouts in Vanity Fair from Graydon Carter and other social pals, the units won’t sell.  So for those of you who are not familiar with this pink tower, we offer you a brief history:

Substance:

Chupi is to an Italian Palazzo as Sanka is to Coffee.  In its short life, the paint has already begun peeling off at a rapid rate consistent with the decline of its own listing price and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. But it’s not what’s on the outside, it’s what’s on the inside right? More»

[Rachel Roy, Nicole Esposito, Christina O'Neill, Laura Brown. Photos by CHANCE YEH for PMc]

Glenda Bailey helped host a party to TOAST David Collins and the debut of his newest residential collection “The Charles” at his first NYC project, The London Hotel on 54th. The Charles is currently in the works on 72/73rd street and 1st avenue and is a 35 floor building has 45 full and half floor apartments that range from $2 to $16.5 million dollars. Besides his The London Hotel here in NYC, this name brand designer has tackled high-end hotels, restaurants and private residences in Europe.

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Want a chance to walk the same parquet floors as Serean van der Woodsen?  Curbed reports that a house on Albemarle Road in Prospect Park that was used in a second season episode where Blair and Serena get into a knockdown fight, is now on the market.  For only 2.35 mil, you too can have three floors of

“all original oak detail. The foyer boasts beamed ceilings, fluted columns, a window seat, two Tiffany stained glass windows and a fireplace.”

Plus, maybe a headband or two.  Print up some fake realtor cards, and scour the wraparound porch for possible chunks of hair.

[Photo via Curbed]

[On the Market: the Flatbush Gossip Girl House]

This 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house costs a mere $43,900.  The only problem: it’s in Akron, Ohio.  I’ve never been to Ohio but clearly we are all morons.

Lockhart: you think there’s potential for a Curbed in Ohio?  Because this house has you and Jessica written all over it.  Seriously.  I can picture the backyard bbq’s now.  For more 4 bedroom houses way under $50k, aka things that 6 months rent would buy, go HERE.

[Photo via NYT]

A rose is a rose is a rose. At least it seems that way for our city’s night spot’s lately.  A friend of ours ventured to the newly open Rose club at the Plaza hotel.  He genuinely liked the atmosphere of the place (save for the typical promoter’s table with their models), and reported that he simply “walked right in” to the space.  “There was no doorman or list or anything, but maybe it was because it was a slow night.”

My bet is that this place will remain attainable.  It’s no small feat getting the late night crowd to venture uptown…just ask the Koch Brothers.

[A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose]
[Farewell Jour Et Nuit....]

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Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. is selling his east village bachelor pad to move across the river, in with his fiance,l model Agyness Deyn. I would never have thought that Mr. Hammond’s pad would look so much like the inside of a Lisa Perry boutique! It can be yours for $1.199 mil.

[Lisa Perry In Sag Harbor]

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Those real estaters out there may have been following Michael J. Fox’s recent purchase of a house in Quogue, NY (Hamptons) for 6.3 million. The Newsday ran a story, and the real estalker blogged about Fox’s new 7000 square foot place and the town of Quogue:

Quogue a sleepy and (some might say) staid village at the western end of the Hamptons that is wall to wall with old school estates carpeted with vast lawns and anchored by gigantic shingled summer “cottages”.

This doesn’t come as too much of a surprise since Fox has been renting in Quogue for years, and was often spotted at the Baby Moon Pizzeria in Westhampton.

But now that the word has broken, and given the close proximity of his house to Quogue Street in the middle of town, Fox can expect a lot of gawkers to be coming by and ogling his place. And unfortunately for him, his hedgerow is pretty nascent, and will probably not fill out by the time the summer rolls around. Well Michael, I suggest you set your sprinklers on high!