Do you know who this man is? I don’t, but I’m not much of a fashionista — most of my shopping is done at the Banana and Gap outlets in Jersey (somewhere, my girlfriend is sighing in frustration…) That said, apparently designer Alber Elbaz is some sort of a big deal in the fashion world. [...]

The mess at the Apthorp just keeps going, and going, and going… The Real Deal reports the latest chapter in this saga is a lawsuit filed by the developers against New York State Division of Homes and Community Renewal. The suit alleges that the agency has failed to respond to the developer’s application to to [...]

Let’s head to the famed Apthorp (West End Avenue at 78th) for this week’s unattainable apartment.  This 5-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom home in the landmark building boasts 4,252 square feet, a southeast location, and four rooms offering windows facing Broadway.  In addition, a lower level offers a den and a fifth bedroom that could be used as [...]

A-lister Matt Damon has been on the hunt for an Upper West Side home for himself and his family lately, with a far-from-discrete search for a pad… each place he checks out seems to be an immediately-publicized event.  The Real Deal reports that Damon is currently living in a rental at the Belnord (225 West [...]