Robert DeFalco's (defalcorealty) Blog

Spotlight on the Meatpacking District! Don’t be fooled by the name! The Meatpacking District – which runs from West 15th street to Gansevoort Street and from Hudson Street to the Hudson River – is a prime spot, known for its hopping nightlife, excellent restaurants and high-end shopping. For home...

  Spotlight on SoHo! SoHo (South of Houston) is south of Greenwich Village and west of Little Italy, a small neighborhood surrounded by Broadway, the Hudson River, Houston and Canal Streets. This residential area has its roots in industry, with the real estate boom coming from artists settling in...

Spotlight on the Lower East Side! North of Houston and south of Division Street, between the East River and Bowery, sits the Lower East Side. Steeped in history, this vibrant neighborhood was once a bustling settlement of immigrants, whose cultural mark remains intact. Investment and a renewed in...

Spotlight on the West Village! One of the most desirable neighborhoods in New York City, the West Village is home to celebrities and notable New Yorkers as well as families and young singles, all seeking a quiet oasis in the bustle of Manhattan.This is a neighborhood which manages to blend classi...

Spotlight on Greenwich Village! Greenwich Village sits from 14th to Houston Street between the Hudson River and Broadway. It's been the "in" spot for artists and intellectuals for generations and that tradition remains today, as they are joined by young families, Wall Streeters and couples settin...

Spotlight on the East Village The East Village is demarcated as being North of Houston Street and South of 14th Street. Despite a great deal of "updating," this NYC neighborhood has kept close to its bohemian roots.  Many of the buildings here are typically older generation tenement-style apartme...

 Spotlight on Lefferts Garden!Lefferts Gardens is located in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, a warm, active and diverse neighborhood with a history of “stoop life.” Residents enjoy walking on tree-lined blocks of stone row houses, greeting neighbors and enjoying frequent block parties. Communit...

Spotlight on Bath Beach! Bath Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn, located at the southwestern edge of the borough on Gravesend Bay. It runs along the Belt Parkway. A diverse community of affordable semi-attached houses and small apartment houses, Bath Beach is warm c...

Spotlight on Seagate! Seagate is a private gated community at the western end of Coney Island in Brooklyn. It contains mostly single-family homes in a variety of architectural styles, including Queen Anne Style and Mediterranean, some directly on Gravesend Bay. Residents pay for Seagate Police, s...

 Spotlight on Brooklyn Navy Yard! A little under two miles northeast of the Battery on the Brooklyn side of the East River, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was decommissioned by the Navy in 1966 and sold it to the City of New York. Since then it’s been a commercial hub – but that’s all about to change. Ho...