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NYC's 2026 Shift: Why "Normal" is Your Best Opportunity

Dec 14, 2025

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8 min read

NYC's 2026 Shift: Why "Normal" is Your Best Opportunity

Plus: Abu Dhabi's stunning new museum— Norman Foster at his best.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
Frank Gehry’s Legacy & the Lever House That Changed NYC

Dec 7, 2025

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11 min read

Frank Gehry’s Legacy & the Lever House That Changed NYC

Visionary design, Brooklyn’s townhouse boom, and shifting markets

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
Farewell to Robert A. M. Stern & Keith Haring’s Parade Balloon

Nov 29, 2025

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12 min read

Farewell to Robert A. M. Stern & Keith Haring’s Parade Balloon

From the housing shortage to NYC’s office conversions.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
The Real Story Behind Today’s First-Time Buyers

Nov 23, 2025

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11 min read

The Real Story Behind Today’s First-Time Buyers

Homes that inspire for the holidays & a Thanksgiving note

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
A Post-Election Surge in NYC Luxury Contracts

Nov 16, 2025

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7 min read

A Post-Election Surge in NYC Luxury Contracts

Inside 101 Franklin, an 1879 glimpse of the UWS, and a tower that may reshape the skyline.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
The Mamdani Promise & Sotheby’s New Era on Madison

Nov 9, 2025

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10 min read

The Mamdani Promise & Sotheby’s New Era on Madison

How NYC keeps reinventing itself: politically, culturally, and architecturally.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
Momentum Returns: NYC Defies the “Wealth Flight” Myth

Nov 1, 2025

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5 min read

Momentum Returns: NYC Defies the “Wealth Flight” Myth

From NYC Marathon to Election Day, New York proves its resilience in every stride.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
Decade of Resales (& Losses) in NYC’s Condo Market

Oct 26, 2025

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8 min read

Decade of Resales (& Losses) in NYC’s Condo Market

Ruth Asawa’s visionary forms at MoMA and remarkable homes redefining design.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
The City Evolves: From Central Park’s Revival to Office Resurgence

Oct 19, 2025

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7 min read

The City Evolves: From Central Park’s Revival to Office Resurgence

Film studios, skyline shifts, and the quiet power of progress.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
From a Tribeca Rooftop to London: Where Design Meets Desire

Oct 12, 2025

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8 min read

From a Tribeca Rooftop to London: Where Design Meets Desire

Brooklyn’s steady market and London’s most exclusive address

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
NYC’s Private Clubs. The Flatiron Launches. Market Steadies.

Oct 5, 2025

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7 min read

NYC’s Private Clubs. The Flatiron Launches. Market Steadies.

Where exclusivity meets design — from Manhattan’s Q3 results to standout homes nationwide.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
The $6 Trillion Transfer & First Look at Q3 Manhattan

Sep 28, 2025

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8 min read

The $6 Trillion Transfer & First Look at Q3 Manhattan

NYC’s galleries to Gaudí’s Sagrada Família in its final form

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
Living in New York: Safer Than You Think

Sep 21, 2025

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9 min read

Living in New York: Safer Than You Think

NYC Safety | Morocco Rising | Fed Cuts

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
What Is a Home, Really? A Louis Kahn Reflection

Sep 14, 2025

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9 min read

What Is a Home, Really? A Louis Kahn Reflection

Townhouse trends & Manhattan market data with depth

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
September in New York: Endurance, Energy, and Design

Sep 7, 2025

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9 min read

September in New York: Endurance, Energy, and Design

NYC at 400, Foster’s $3B tower, fall art highlights, and the city that never sleeps.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
$45,000 for a Seat? Game, Set, Sold

Aug 31, 2025

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9 min read

$45,000 for a Seat? Game, Set, Sold

Fall outlook and Midtown’s next chapter.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
Labubus for $8? Maybe on Canal Street...

Aug 24, 2025

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10 min read

Labubus for $8? Maybe on Canal Street...

Powell and Jackson Hole, the questions ahead, & an eye-candy home.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
The Cocktail-Party Question Everyone Asks Me

Aug 19, 2025

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11 min read

The Cocktail-Party Question Everyone Asks Me

Norman Foster’s New York | $4M+ Resilience & $10M+ Trophies

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
$500K for 2 Weeks & Central Park’s Story

Aug 12, 2025

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14 min read

$500K for 2 Weeks & Central Park’s Story

From a poet’s vision to shifting markets — NYC, the Hamptons, and beyond.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
Rashid Johnson. 73,000 Jobs. COMPASS Sets Records.

Aug 8, 2025

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9 min read

Rashid Johnson. 73,000 Jobs. COMPASS Sets Records.

The Fed Paused. President Trump Didn’t.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
Office Towers -> Homes!

Jul 27, 2025

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10 min read

Office Towers -> Homes!

From Interest Rates to Reimagined Towers

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
Are International Buyers Back? Who's Leading the Charge?

Jul 20, 2025

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9 min read

Are International Buyers Back? Who's Leading the Charge?

Flatiron Building goes residential | Summer’s CURATED collection of top-tier homes across the U.S.

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
Sol LeWitt on Park Ave. & A Changing Upper East Side

Jul 13, 2025

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14 min read

Sol LeWitt on Park Ave. & A Changing Upper East Side

Tariffs, Saudi real estate, & June’s U.S. market insights

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian
From Provence's Sculpture Trails to The Not-Yet Mayor

Jul 6, 2025

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10 min read

From Provence's Sculpture Trails to The Not-Yet Mayor

Affordable Cities & Rent Control

Bahar Tavakolian
Bahar Tavakolian

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