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Perspectives

July
15

A Designer Prizes Simplicity in a Hudson Retreat

July 15th, 2026 by Tim McKeough and Lauren Lancaster

Image Caption: An LED strip light illuminates the ceiling behind a credenza.

Brian Messana of Messana O’Rorke selects some practical lighting and special seating in his upstate bedroom.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Interior Design and Furnishings, Hudson (NY), Content Type: Personal Profile

July
15

When Your First Apartment Is a Lemon

July 15th, 2026 by Jill P. Capuzzo

Image Caption: Susan Deng bought her Brooklyn home in 2021 and has spent years dealing with various issues that were the result of faulty construction.

What New York homeowners can do before and after a purchase to avoid or mitigate shoddy construction.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Buildings (Structures), Suits and Litigation (Civil), Building (Construction), Brooklyn (NYC), East Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)

July
14

Largest Landlord in the U.S. Accused of Widespread Fair Housing Violations

July 14th, 2026 by Elizabeth A. Harris

Greystar, the nation’s largest rental property manager, allegedly rejected renters with Section 8 vouchers at buildings including this one in College Park, Md.
Image Caption: Greystar, the nationâ��s largest rental property manager, allegedly rejected renters with Section 8 vouchers at buildings including this one in College Park, Md.

Greystar turned away apartment applicants trying to use housing vouchers to pay rent, according to a watchdog group.

Category: Greystar Worldwide LLC, Vouchers, Public and Subsidized Housing, Section 8 (Housing), Renting and Leasing (Real Estate), Housing Rights Initiative, Carr, Aaron, United States, California, Maryland, Virginia, Hawaii, New Jersey, Michigan, Washington (DC)

July
13

Justin and Hailey Bieber Buy $12 Million West Village Condo

July 13th, 2026 by Daniela Gorny

The Biebers’ open-plan living room looks out to the Hudson River and has motorized shades for complete privacy.
Image Caption: The Biebersâ�� open-plan living room looks out to the Hudson River and has motorized shades for complete privacy.

The pop star and his entrepreneur wife bought a condo in a luxury building on the edge of the Hudson River, and other celebrity real estate deals.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Celebrities, High Net Worth Individuals, Bieber, Hailey, Bieber, Justin, West Village (Manhattan, NY), Jenner, Kylie, Los Angeles (Calif), Love, Mike, Lake Tahoe (Nev), Heigl, Katherine, Park City (Utah), Zeitz, Jochen, Harley-Davidson Inc, Santa Fe (NM), internal-open-access-from-nl

July
11