Turning a Garage Into Living Space: When It’s Legal—and When It’s Not

If you’re lucky enough to have a garage on your property, converting it into living space can be an effective way to increase your usable square footage, home value, and potentially, income.  Whether your goal is to create a guest suite, home office, or rental unit, permits, zoning laws, insulation,

Single-Family Home Construction Drops in January Amid Winter Storms

Construction activity on single-family homes dropped in January amid severe winter storms, with little hope for a quick rebound as permits fell as well. Single-family housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 935,000 in January, down 2.8% from December, the U.S. Census Bureau and D

It’s an Interesting Time to Live Next Door to Mamdani

“There goes our quiet neighborhood,” says a man who lives in my building as we enter our lobby on East End Avenue. A newly installed gated security barrier sits outside in the nearby intersection; the flashing police and ambulance lights of vehicles lining the block create a chaotic scene. Before...

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Wonder Woman’ Star Gal Gadot Lists Her Stunning Oceanfront Malibu Penthouse for $8.75 Million

"Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot is looking to make a superhero-sized profit on her picturesque Malibu, CA, home after listing the elegant property for $8.75 million—nearly $4 million more than she paid for the oceanfront pad just five years ago. Gadot, 40, and her husband, Jaron Varsano, purchased the