• Why this West Village “townhouse” was a hard sell,
The Real Deal

    Why this West Village “townhouse” was a hard sell

    The red brick townhouse at 197 West Houston Street seems to have it all: real oak floors, a working wood-burning fireplace and a hidden back garden surrounded by leaf-vined walls. A listing for the home touted “a rare opportunity to experience true townhouse living,” and with an asking price of just

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  • A Brooklyn dealmaker’s legal avalanche ,
The Real Deal

    A Brooklyn dealmaker’s legal avalanche 

    Brooklyn dealmaker Bert I. Dweck is staring down a legal avalanche that reads less like a routine business dispute and more like a slow-motion collapse. Dweck, of Dweck Group, faces seven lawsuits in New York state court seeking at least $14.4 million over allegations that include unpaid loans, dive

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  • No profit, no project: Reynoso tries to demystify
development,
The Real Deal

    No profit, no project: Reynoso tries to demystify development

    A basic fact not well understood by the public and politicians is that developers must raise money for their projects — and cannot if the expected return doesn’t compensate for investors’ risk. In other words: No profit, no project. One elected official who gets it is Brooklyn Borough President Anto

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