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A revised redevelopment proposal for Armonk’s Brynwood Golf & Country Club includes fewer housing units and some site changes. Mark Weingarten, an attorney for owner Brynwood Partners LLC, gave an overview of the changes at the North Castle Town Board’s meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The housing changes include a cut in the units to 80, down from 88 in a previous iteration. The new unit mix includes 63 condos that would be market rate, 10 “Golf Cottages” that would be taxed like single-family homes and seven affordable housing units. Additionally, Weingarten discussed a potential alternative plan, which would involve keeping 80 on-site units but replace the affordable units with seven market-rate condos. In exchange, eight affordable units would be built off site. This scenario depends on whether offsite space could be found, Weingarten disclosed. The housing cut is the latest for Brynwood, which originally proposed 243 units. One notable measure calls for Brynwoo...

Two-and-a-half years into the U.S. housing recovery, the real-estate industry is rolling out new ways for individuals to invest in the property market. Brokers, property managers and others are helping buyers purchase houses in distant cities and manage them as rentals for a fee. Publicly traded trusts that collect rental income are selling shares to investors. And crowdfunding startups are matching buyers with willing lenders. The latest pitches generally aim to eliminate the day-to-day headaches of being a landlord, and the potential payoff can make the concept worth considering. Investors can buy in for the price of a single-family home or a single share of stock. But the plunge in U.S. home prices in the financial crisis should be a fresh reminder that bets on housing can sour in a hurry. The latest deals often don’t depend on home values going up, which sets them apart from the house-flipping strategies that cost many home buyers dearly when the market collapsed. Yet inve...

8 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://seattle.curbed.com/archives/2014/09/seattles-pricey-shorts-15m-1909-mansion.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/540e224ef92ea17373016ee2/1_689448_0_1409618413_636x435.jpg" width="500" height="334"></a><br /><a href="http://seattle.curbed.com/archives/2014/09/seattles-pricey-shorts-15m-1909-mansion.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> A mansion built in 1909 is now up for a short sale 105 years later . Must be time for a rebirth in spirit only because it certainly doesn't look like it needs a remodel or renovation. $1,500,000 buys a brick classi...

A slew of shockingly good housing data shook U.S. markets last week, especially lumber. Reports showed that construction of new homes is rising from the post-recession doldrums and that sales of existing homes increased for the fourth straight month. Lumber, which is closely tied to the construction industry, has been rising with the restrengthening housing market, reaching a five-month high Friday at $355 per thousand board feet. Though still down drastically from the 2004 peak price of $460, lumber has been gaining due to better U.S. housing data and ongoing demand from developing countries, especially China. Although the Chinese import most of their lumber from Russia and Canada, China’s impact on the global market raises local U.S. lumber prices as well.   Alongside lumber’s rally, copper prices gained as well, climbing to a 10-day high Friday at $3.21...

The Small Town Theatre Company Presents Summer Concerts at Wampus Brook Park If you're having trouble seeing this e-mail, you may view it online . Welcome Summer Enjoy some 1930's - 1940's jazz and swing goodies by world-famous bandleaders Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw. On Saturday, August 23rd, at 8 pm, the Swingaroos will bring you jive and hot swing with Hollywood class and a Vaudeville spirit. Free Admission Wampus Brook Park · Armonk, NY ...

Nobody likes a house with an outdated bathroom. Of course, you can use a blue toilet and bathe in a pink tub, illuminated by eight naked light bulbs shining on a stained 1970s laminate countertop. But do you really want to? Building the spa bathroom of your dreams may cost more than you want to spend. But you don't have to empty your wallet to improve your bathroom. A little bling and a few luxurious touches can give you a big impact for a small amount of money, and that's a good place to start. "One little thing creates that luxury instead of worrying about everything else," says Laura Redd, an interior designer in Greensboro, North Carolina. "I think sparkle is a big thing." The easiest way to cut costs on a bathroom renovation is to keep the old bathroom footprint. Keep the toilet, sink and tub or shower in the same locations, just replacing the old with the new. That saves the thousands it costs to add to the footprint of the house...

The former L.A. home of actress Agnes Moorehead , who played Endora on Bewitched , has been relisted after a short hiatus from its $18.99M ask, and Curbed LA notes that it once bore the mark of late great artist and designer Tony Duquette . According to Just Call Me Aggie, a blog dedicated to the late actress, Moorehead enlisted the celebrated maximalist to help her decorate the place, but the interior of the gated Spanish-style estate has since been altered from the way Moorehead had it when she passed in the mid-'70s. The antique doors have been stripped of their black paint, the wood, which she had painted white, has been restored to its natural color, and the black-and-white marble floor of the rumpus room has been covered with carpet. The "outrageous chandeliers" that Morehead and Duquette had installed in the living room have been replaced with period-style chandeliers reminiscent of the '20s, when the home was built, and the bedroom no longer sports the ...

If you love the idea of a relaxing soak in your own backyard hot tub , but don’t want a big, unsightly plastic and fiberglass tub, why not try one with a more organic look? With wood, stone or concrete surrounds (and some strategic landscaping), these 12 hot tubs complement their natural surroundings — so you can enjoy the view and soak in peace. Projects by Giffin & Crane Save to Ideabook Email Photo Curvy surround with sliding cover. This innovative tub, which the designers call the 007 Spa Deck, includes cedar decking set into a stainless steel frame, with a cover that slides into place. The swoop of the deck echoes the roundness of the hot tub, helping the tub look at home in the landscape. Margie Grace - Grace Design Associates Save to Ideabook Email Photo Nestled into rocks. Tumbled rocks hug this beautiful wooden tub, creating a natural staircase into it. Rocks are also used here to create a built-in bench surrounding the fire pit. S...

Banish those bare walls. Go from boring to unbelievable with a few creative tricks: Hang Plates The good china needn't stay behind the cabinet glass. Display plates or flea-market finds in a space where art would feel cramped, such as in the corner of a large kitchen or along a lengthy corridor. A casual assemblage of patterned and neutral plates delivers a visual bang that's homey. (For this project, pick up special wire hangers from the local hardware store.) Hang Plates Create a Gallery Let your wall express yourself. There are no rules saying everything needs the same frame or, better yet, that everything needs to be framed. Choose art, prints, and photos that tell a story about people, places, or things in your life. If you're hanging a grouping of art, maintaining two inches or more between frames on all sides is a good rule of thumb. Gallery Wall Transform A Stairway When it comes to hanging art, we often need to force ourselves to think beyond the li...

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12 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/05/06/canary-yellow-florida-manse-assaults-senses-wants-17m.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/536865b8f92ea13dd000e9ab/l9ee7ae44-m0o.jpg" width="500" height="334"></a><br /><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/05/06/canary-yellow-florida-manse-assaults-senses-wants-17m.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> Location: Lantana, Fla. Price: $16,995,000 The Skinny: The eye-scorching canary yellow exterior is just the beginning with this home in an exclusive gated neighborhood on South Florida's Hypoluxo Island; within these walls lies room after room of diabolically decorated interiors, revealed layer by layer like a Russian nesting doll of bad taste and worse furniture. The Florida room sets the tone...

32 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/04/30/satsang-and-its-insane-indoor-pool-ask-20m-in-socal.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/5360a640f92ea1611b029e48/22.jpeg" width="500" height="326"></a><br /><a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/04/30/satsang-and-its-insane-indoor-pool-ask-20m-in-socal.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> Location: Yorba Linda, Calif. Price: $20,000,000 The Skinny: Apologies to the listing , but if you're looking for an "architectural masterpiece", move along, nothing to see here. If, however, you're looking for the best SoCal trainwreck since this rough beast slouched toward La Quinta, waiting to be sold, step right up and behold Satsang. This truly amazing home, which looks sort of like Richar...

Advocating Good Government Concerned Citizens of North Castle Established 2004 You are Cordially Invited To An Open Discussion of Property Tax Trends and Issues in Westchester County Featuring: Mary Beth Murphy Executive Director Westchester County Tax Commission Thursday, April 24 th at 7:00 pm at the American Legion Hall 35 Bedford Road, Armonk, NY 10504 Come and meet your neighbors, enjoy some wine and cheese, discuss the future of property taxes in Westchester County and the Town of North Castle, and how they affect your home values now and in the future. The Concerned Citizens of North Castle, Inc.* was established in 2004 as a non-partisan, not for profit community organization. Its mission is to help North Castle residents learn about, and objectively discuss, all sides of critical issues impacting the Town. This meeting is the first of a series of ...

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You are Cordially Invited To An Open Discussion of Property Tax Trends and Issues in Weschester County Featuring: Mary Beth Murphy Executive Director Westchester County Tax Commission Thursday, April 24 th at 7:00 pm at the American Legion Hall 35 Bedford Road, Armonk, NY 10504 Come and meet your neighbors, enjoy some wine and cheese, discuss the future of property taxes in Westchester County and the Town of North Castle, and how they affect your home values now and in the future.

12 images <div class="gallery loaded"><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/08/here_now_brooklyns_10_most_expensive_apartments_for_rent.php"><img src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/534441c7f92ea17a8902e09b/69706880.jpg" width="500" height="334"></a><br /><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/08/here_now_brooklyns_10_most_expensive_apartments_for_rent.php" style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;">Click here to view the full photogallery.</a></div> Attempting to round up the most expensive rental apartments in all of New York City leaves us with options that are only in Manhattan, asking upwards of $70,000 a month. But limiting the search to Brooklyn yields some slightly more accessible options; namely, the fanciest townhouses and chicest condos that the borough has to offer . We start with No. 10, the historic-looking y...

The bloom may be officially off the boom in investment sales as they declined in 2013 for a second straight year after soaring in 2011 at the height of the large foreclosure inventories. Investor purchases declined 15.9 percent last year from the 1.23 million sales peak set in 2011. Investment-home sales fell 8.5 percent to an estimated 1.10 million in 2013 from 1.21 million in 2012. By comparison, owner-occupied purchases rose 13.1 percent to 3.70 million last year from 3.27 million in 2012. The sales estimates are based on responses from households and exclude institutional investment activity according to NAR’s 2014 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said the pullback in investment activity is understandable. “Investment buyers slowed their purchasing in 2013 because prices were rising quickly along with a declining availability of discounted foreclosures over the course of the year,” he said. “In 2011 and 2012, investment property was...

nce you’ve decided whether your cabinets will be painted or stain-grade , how the boxes and doors will be constructed , and what style of doors they’ll feature, there are still some final decisions that need to be made. The cabinets’ hardware and millwork will help determine how the units look and function — and will also have a big impact on the cost. Ventana Construction LLC Save to Ideabook Email Photo Hardware. Hardware has come a long way from the days of visible, face-mounted hinges and no drawer guides. (Drawers would just slide over internal wood supports.) Now consumers can choose from a panoply of beautifully engineered and inventive options. Save to Ideabook Email Photo Hinges. Most cabinets sold now don’t have visible door hinges. These concealed workhorses fit neatly into routered spaces inside the door, and some interesting upgrades are available. The simplest concealed hardware is usually still adjustable, allowing up-and-down and side-...

Last month, the Canadian government announced the termination of the Immigrant Investor and Federal Entrepreneur programs. This canceled the applications of approximately 65,000 individuals who were on the waiting list backlog for these two programs. Given that 70 percent of these applicants were from mainland China, and given the importance of Chinese investors to the Vancouver property market (especially in the high end), many analysts have predicted that this change in government policy will have a significantly negative effect on Vancouver-area real estate values. Before assessing what the true impact will be, let’s consider how these programs functioned, and where they had the most impact. The Canadian government introduced the Immigrant Investor Program in the mid-1980s in order to promote immigration by business people and their families. Quebec subsequently negotiated with the federal government to have its own, parallel program. The programs enabled qualified investo...

Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS ® ), showing average fixed mortgage rates moving down following weaker than expected economic and housing news. News Facts 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.28 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending March 6, 2014 , down from last week when it averaged 4.37 percent. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 3.52 percent. 15-year FRM this week averaged 3.32 percent with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.39 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 2.76 percent. 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 3.03 percent this week with an average 0.4 point, down from last week when it averaged 3.05 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 2.63 percent. 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 2.52 percent this week with an average 0.3 point, unchanged from last week. At this time last year, th...