Living In | Kew Gardens, Queens: Off the Grid, but on the RadarKew Gardens is compact and has wood-frame colonial and Tudor houses and six-story prewar co-ops.
Habitats: Home at First SightAmy Gottlieb found a home in the close-knit neighborhood of City Island in the Bronx.
The Hunt: A Hunter Finds Gleaming Skyline, by the WindowfulAlinur Salur needed both an apartment and a parking spot suitable for someone in a wheelchair.
Big Deal: Real Estate Separation for Jann Wenner and Wife Jann S. Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone,and his wife, Jane Wenner, may finally be headed toward a more formal parting of the ways.
Hochfelder’s Fast Rise and Fall in Real EstateNow indicted for a second time, Adam C. Hochfelder once ran a partnership that managed or had a stake in eight million square feet.
Square Feet | The 30-Minute Interview: Mark P. BoisiAs of March 1, Mr. Boisi will become the chairman for the New York region of Cassidy Turley, a new commercial real estate company made up of eight firms.
Mortgages: Another Foreclosure AlternativeWith short sales beyond the reach of some homeowners, another foreclosure alternative is emerging: “deeds in lieu of foreclosure.”
In the Region | Long Island: In Long Island, a Home for All GenerationsAcross the Island, builders are emphasizing versatility in their designs, putting up homes easily adaptable for multiple generations seeking to live under one roof.
In the Region | Connecticut: After Plea, Top Builder Awaits His FateRichard R. Girouard is to be sentenced in the next month or so, having pleaded guilty in November to conspiring to bribe a bank official.
In the Region | New Jersey: In New Jersey, No Consensus on Foreclosure ProblemSome see the state as relatively unscathed at this point, with the situation about to improve; others see worsening conditions that may turn downright severe.
Streetscapes | MacDonough Street, Brooklyn: An Architectural Encyclopedia, Vols. 1860-1890MacDonough Street in the Stuyvesant Heights Historic District of Brooklyn has 1860s villa-style mansions and 1890s mass-produced brownstones.
Big Deal: Geffen Buys Fifth Avenue Co-op for $14 MillionDavid Geffen, the Brooklyn-born record and film producer, just bought an apartment with sweeping Central Park views at 785 Fifth Avenue for $14.17 million.
Big Deal: More ‘Soul’ for the MoneyChristopher Hyland, a Manhattan designer and the owner of a high-end fabric house, has listed his 4,000-square-foot apartment in Chelsea for $22.45 million.
Big Deal: Where Black Is BlacklistedThe 2,270-square-foot condominium loft that director Barry Sonnenfeld and his wife, Susan Ringo, just sold in the financial district for $1.8 million is all about white.
Big Deal: When Opportunity Comes Knocking Christopher W. D. Gould, who publishes Broadway plays and produced “Prelude to a Kiss,” said a broker knocked on the door and made him and his wife an offer they couldn’t refuse.
Big Deal: ‘Needs Work,’ and Art When Caral Gimbel Lebworth, an heiress to the Gimbel Brothers department store chain, died in 2008 at age 93, she left behind an impressive art collection and an 11-room apartment on Park Avenue.
California-Style Living High Above SydneyCharlie Brown's harborside home, surrounded by water, wildlife and open spaces, seems like a world away from the hustle and bustle of the Australian fashion industry.
On Location: In Berlin, Filling a GapJörg Ebers built a home in a small vacant lot on Auguststrasse in Berlin-Mitte.
Projects Draw Attention to Argentine CountrysideIn recent years, buyers with the patience to build their own homes have begun to look beyond Buenos Aires.
Property Values: What You Get for... $880,000A converted church in Woodstock, N.Y., a house near the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and a penthouse in Seattle.
International Real Estate: House Hunting in ... HungaryDemand remains healthy for upmarket projects with lake frontage in the Lake Balaton region of Hungary.
Square Feet: The Washington Area Primps as Northrop Grumman Shops for a New HomeNorthrop Grumman’s decision to move its headquarters to the Washington area has put officials in Maryland, Virginia and Washington in competition.
Square Feet: InterContinental Takes a Chance With a New HotelThe InterContinental will be the largest hotel built from the ground up to open in the city since the Westin in 2002.
Entry Level: Bringing a Rarity to Real Estate: PatienceHaley S. Bullock left North Carolina with plans to work on developing housing for the poor in New York. Then a sudden illness caused her to make a huge career change.
Letter: Ah, Skee BallRe: Streetscapes, “Allowances Were Squandered Here,” Feb. 7.
Letter: Moving House, Radio-StyleRe: Streetscapes, “Where the Orchestras Played and the Mice Presided,” Feb. 22.
Letter: Cardozo Lived HereRe: Streetscapes, “Back to Its Old Brownstone Self,” Jan. 17.
Letter: Not the Way It WasRe: Habitats, “The Domestication of a Dive,” Feb. 14.
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