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What’s dictating NYC real estate design and trends now?
We recently covered some of the hot colors, furniture styles, and décor trends happening in NYC real estate this year, but what’s driving those trends? What is deciding what is built, and what is in demand? 1. Walkability Love walking or not; walkability continues to be a popular factor. Developers and planners are putting more consideration into this factor when it comes to building, it is increasingly a highly marketable factor, and it’s even easier for renters, businesses, and buyers to figure out the walkability of a site or unit thanks to tools like Walk Score. 2. Sustainability Sustainability regulations and how buildings now compete based on their level of sustainability is forcing new innovation in this area. This is now going beyond just being ‘green’ and LEED certifications to pushing the envelope in buildings becoming self-sufficient in terms of water, power, and in many cases food. 3. Affordable or Not The US real estate market is being torn into two very opposite directions. One is the urgent and desperate need for affordability. High prices, and New York’s notoriously high property taxes are definitely helping to push more people outwards. At the same time many professionals and funds are flush with cash. For this group out of this world prices are a status symbol and a reward of itself. These diverging trends are only likely to fuel each other ahead. We’ll see more action in boroughs outside of Manhattan, as well as glitzier and more glamorous developments in Manhattan and Brooklyn’s hottest neighborhoods. 4. Lifestyle Design The above trends aren’t just about money. In fact, they are much more about lifestyle design. That applies to the richest fund managers and the joy they reap from trumping their competitors with big deals, as well as to those looking for housing payments well below their means so that they can enjoy living more freely. 5. Foreign Buyers There is really no such thing as a ‘foreign’ buyer in NYC. It’s a global metropolis. Still, Forbes recent slideshow ranking the top US cities for foreign buyers in 2016 still puts New York right up there. Expect to continue to see substantial amounts of capital coming from overseas, as well as the impact of international designers on home interiors. 6. Fashion Europe’s most fashionable luxury brands are increasingly working their way into real estate. From brand name labeled interiors and furniture to entire condominiums named for brands like Armani, Fendi, and Porsche expect this trend to grow, and add a lot to price per square foot. 7. In Pursuit of Epicness NYC is famous for its monumental buildings, but it can’t sleep on its past acclaim. Emaar Properties in Dubai just announced it is building another massive skyscraper that will surpass even the Burj Khalifa (currently the world’s tallest building). Someone has to come up with something even more special for the Big Apple. 8. Availability Of course one of the biggest challenges to development and real estate design in NY is availability. The space and zoning permission to do it. Savvy developers often buy up parcels quietly and piece them together before remarketing a project. If sellers catch on too early they pump their prices up beyond making sense. But it is being done by those with connections to off-market deals, who are tuned into what the leaders are doing with zoning changes and variances, and with the right teams. Want to build, buy, or rent something amazing in NYC this year? Get in touch with your off-market NYC real estate experts The Ratner Team – we’d love to help!
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There are many obvious things to love about NYC real estate. Then there are some often overlooked perks that not everyone is aware of…
Magnificent Condos and Homes New York City is famous for being home to some of the most spectacular penthouses in the world. They are prized treasures which are as much art and collectibles as anything else. Then there are equally fabulous homes right in the heart of the city, and they are in very limited supply. Boating and Marinas Believe it or not NYC is home to many waterfront parks, marinas, and even affordable private docks. Even in the Bronx there are incredibly affordable waterfront condos and properties for boaters. Beachfront Property Beaches in NYC? Yes! At the southern point of Brooklyn, Brighton Beach offers beachfront condominium and coop resorts, as well as single family homes within walking distance of the beach. Many are far cheaper than you could imagine. Many even cheaper than similar properties down in sunny Florida. Creative & Innovative Solutions One of the most notable things about the Big Apple is its diversity. And here your real estate can be unique as you are, and is only limited by your imagination too. Perhaps you want convert mixed use space on the edge of Brooklyn’s developing neighborhoods into an epic live, work, play pad of your own. You can buy up prime lots in Manhattan and merge them together to put up a monumental NY condominium of your own, or connect homes together and enjoy thousands of square feet in the city’s most exciting neighborhoods. Or perhaps your vision is to launch a new startup, or setup the headquarters to a new world dominating brand. You can do that two by completely designing your own commercial space. And there is nowhere better to do it. Find Your Next Space in NYC Now… Whatever your NYC real estate dreams, it all starts with discovering what’s available, or putting a pro to work to find it for you. Explore the latest exclusive listings here, or get in touch with The Ratner Team to find off market gems, and source the perfect property… |
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