Kate Akerly's (akerlyre) Blog

by Kate Akerly of Village Confidential I’ve been telling myself for months that I need to incorporate video into my marketing but I’ve let my lizard brain take hold and have continuously made excuse after excuse. Here are some of my best ones! I don’t own a video camera! Guess what, you don’t nec...

By Mike Akerly of Village Confidential   Inspired by a buyer that our team was working with, we headed to Riverdale last night to attend a special event at The Solaria (640 West 237th Street).  I was already aware that the building is the premier condominium development in the neighborhood, so I...

  By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential Previously, we covered the development proposal at the site of the former St. Vincent’s Hospital complex on 7th Avenue. The proposal from new property owners The Rudin Family included a renovated 24-hour medical treatment center, a new elementary school, ...

In April of 2011, our team member, Kate Akerly, appeared on NBC’s Open House New York with her client while they shopped for $1mil one bedrooms. She previously wrote about preparing for the production before the show aired. Congratulations to Kate for a job well done on her first television appea...

By Mike Akerly, Esq. of Village Confidential   If you find this helpful, please suggest that it be featured!   Most of us know that the Statute of Frauds in each state requires that a contract for the sale of real estate must be “a writing.”  Oral agreements to sell real property are not enforce...

By Village Confidential In March, development began on the site of the Whitehall Storage building at 150 Charles Street. There was some concern from preservation groups about the building being torn down for new condominiums, but developer Dirtworks assured that they would be constructing upon t...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential The city’s Department of Planning is considering an overhaul of current zoning regulations in preparation for future development projects, Crain’s reports. The announcement comes after pressure from the mayor’s office to make significant changes to the 50 ...

By Kevin Korber of Village Confidential   Greenwich Village’s Blue Note jazz club, one of the most notable jazz clubs in a neighborhood full of them, is welcoming saxophonist Dee Lucas this Saturday. Lucas, a self-taught saxophonist, is currently touring behind his third record, Standing Room On...

By Mike Akerly, Esq. of Village Confidential Historically, the U.S. housing market has lead the country out of recession. But that has not happened during the Great Recession of recent years. In an interview with CNBC (video below) Jonathan Miller, CEO of Miller Samuel Inc., said the housing mark...