By Stephen Jacob Smith 3/06 5:12pm

Brooklyn Transfers

Bible tracts no more—the penthouse at the old Watchtower warehouse is asking $5.5 million.

No Witnesses: One Brooklyn Bridge Park Penthouse Seeks $5.5 M.

The Watchtower Society may have all but divested itself of its waterfront Brooklyn holdings, but those seeking their own personal watch tower in the sky need not convert to get it—One Brooklyn Bridge Park, at 360 Furman Street in Brooklyn Heights, has re-listed its 14th-floor penthouse, and it can be all yours for just $5.5 million.

The unit has been on the market on and off since 2007, said broker Penelope Stipanovich at MNS, who has the listing, and the price was just cut from $7.25 million. Read More

By Kim Velsey 5/09/12 4:16pm

Mysteries of Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Nice place, but the food is terrible

Quintessential Upper East Sider Elizabeth Stribling May Have Moved To Brooklyn, But Still Grocery Shops in Manhattan

It’s good to change with the times, move to new neighborhoods (boroughs even!), expand one’s client-base. But, you know, nothing too wild, like buying groceries in Brooklyn.

In a Real Deal profile, Brooklynite Elizabeth Stribling talks about how she and her brokerage firm have changed, expanding their focus beyond the most elite and elitist precincts of Manhattan, but reveals that she still does her grocery shopping on the Upper East Side. Read More

By Matt Chaban 1/11/12 6:16pm

This Old House

It's a shadow!

Elizabeth Stribling Is Not Afraid of Her Shadow Inventory

Shadow inventory. It was supposed to be the boogeyman of the real estate bust, thousands upon thousands of unsold properties scattered across the city. Bought or built for more than they were worth, people would hang onto these homes until the market improved, giving a better appearance to the housing supply than actually existed. It’s like the difference between the standard and broad rates of unemployment.

No matter. To real estate doyenne and new Brooklynite Elizabeth Stribling, there is no shadow inventory, or so she tells The Times in one of its patented 30-Minute Interviews. Read More

By Tom Acitelli 1/24/08 8:54pm

Plaza's Grand Ballroom Officially Re-Opens

We got a press release trumpeting the official reopening of The Plaza’s Grand Ballroom. It’s been "meticulously restored to its 1929 opulence," and had a soft opening last week as the site of a party for Chanel Fine Jewelry.

I got a sneak peak at the Ballroom last month, when it was still undergoing the Read More

By Tom Acitelli 12/11/07 2:01pm

Elizabeth at The Plaza

Ms. Stribling: The lobby you’re entering now has the original mosaic floors of the Plaza that were created in 1907—we just celebrated our 100th anniversary. They’ve really been polished and brought back to their splendor. … We echo some of the mosaic work in the bathrooms and the kitchens of the residences. This is the Read More

By Staff 3/16/06 11:29am

Power Divas


Hello, I’m Giorgio Armani.

While we still love the last issue of Haute Living, there is already a new one out. This issue features some of the most powerful women in Manhattan real estate.

Find out all you’ve ever wanted to know about Pam Liebman, Dottie Herman, Louise Sunshine, and Read More