Real Estate & Local News

Today's Real Estate News

  • WTC Development Talks Continue
    Negotiations continued between developer Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority who are trying to resolve an impasse over the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site before a critical deadline Friday.
  • Fortis Sues Lender Kennedy in Debt Case
    Kennedy Funding, a New Jersey lender to cash-strapped real-estate developers, has plenty of experience going after debtors who fall behind on their payments. But now it's Kennedy's turn to get squeezed.
  • Helmsley Estate Sells Manhattan Hotel
    The Helmsley Carlton House is being sold to a partnership between private-equity firm Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Extell Development for about $170 million.
  • General Growth Debt Bet Pays Off
    A handful of investors dug to the bottom of the discount bin and snapped up General Growth's convertible bonds at three cents on the dollar. They now trade at 103 cents.
  • European REIT Rollout at Hand
    With European property markets beginning to recover from the market downturn and global recession, there are signs that the REIT revolution could be at hand.
     

Restaurant Reviews

  • Molly's serves up big portions of comfort food

    Molly's Restaurant and Pub actually serves American pub fare, with no obvious traces to Irish cuisine aside from a few dishes with Irish names.

  • Sauces overwhelm otherwise fine menu at Amari

    Amari, which opened in 1999, has ambience to spare: the dark wood interior with exposed beams makes Amari feel like a ski lodge, or about as close as you'll get in a place as flat — and usually short on snow — as Cape Cod.

     

Theater Reviews

     

Home & Garden

  • Attack of the Rotten Tomatoes
    Rookie mistakes and a cruel growing season had some new gardeners wanting to throw in the trowel. But experienced gardeners say early spring is the perfect time to correct last year's problems.
  • Baby, It's Iconic Outside
    Homes looking out on famous landmarks in New york, Seattle, and Virginia.
  • Why Won't Anyone Clean the Fridge?
    Most Americans tidy their refrigerators only once or twice a year, so manufacturers are unveiling new technologies to help combat the mess.
  • One Bedroom, Hundreds of Pots
    A collector has turned his 850-square-foot New York apartment into an homage to premodern cooking.

Real Estate News Stories

  • Cotuit cottage between the waters

    Co-ownership offered for property nestled between beach and salt pond.

  • Architects see uptick in home upgrades

    CHICAGO — Instead of playing the trade-up game, more homeowners are staying in their homes, upgrading kitchens and baths and building additions to accommodate their needs instead of moving into a bigger house, but there are also some early signs of...

  • Cape and Islands foreclosure activity spikes

    After a year that saw steady declines in the number of foreclosures completed on Cape Cod, the number of foreclosure deeds filed shot up nearly 50 percent in January, according to numbers released last week by The Warren Group, a Boston-based firm that...

  • Cottage in the dunes overlooks the bay

    Brewster condominium refreshed throughout.

  • Cape Cod sales surge continues

    In February, for the third month in row, the value and volume of real estate sales were both up compared with the same month in the previous year.

  • Falmouth condo builds on grandeur

    Three-story unit available in mansion

  • Commercial real estate woes expected to linger

    The commercial real estate market is not expected to recover this year, with vacancy rates set to rise and rents forecast to fall, the National Association of Realtors said last week.

  • Cape home sales jump in January

    Housing sales volume and prices on Cape Cod were up for the third consecutive month in January, according to a report released this week by The Warren Group, a Boston-based real estate and banking publishing firm.

     

Second Homes News

  • 10 Best Places for Second Homes
    Prices of luxury real estate are finally starting to rise, as bargain hunters swoop in. Some of the best deals are in second homes with discounts of as much as 40%.
  • Keeping Warm and Green
    Ecologically focused homes for cold temperatures in Colorado, New york, and Massachusetts.
  • Edward Albee's Private Stage
    The playwright talks about his art "accumulation" in his cavernous New York loft.
  • Hilton's CEO Sells in L.A.
    Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta has sold his L.A. home for $18 million,. Plus, Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot cut the price on his Atlanta home, and late author Sheila Lukins's Manhattan apartment of has gone into contract.
     

OnCape Dining

  • Acapulcos spices up family dining

    Acapulcos in West Yarmouth offers fun, festive and affordable family dining with impeccable service and a welcoming atmosphere.

  • Palio Pizzeria covers the basics

    No matter how creative your toppings are, pizza starts and ends with the crust and while most crust made in a brick oven has a nice bite to it, Palio's has mastered the art of balance.

  • Yarmouth House a real deal

    This time of year local restaurants offer some of their best deals and the Yarmouth House Restaurant currently has a different special every night.

  • Wok-n-Roll follows simple beat

    Wok-n-Roll has a large menu of Cantonese and Szechwan specialties, priced from $4 to $9, with a dinner special for two at $16 75.

  • Diners feeling underwhelmed at Rosina's Cafe

    Sometimes you want to like a restaurant more than you actually do, and that was my experience with Rosina's Cafe in Orleans - I love Italian food enough that I could eat it every night of the week, so my expectations were high — perhaps too high.

  • A taste of Jamaica at The Jerk Cafe

    During my visit to The Jerk Cafe, which opened four months ago in a South Yarmouth storefront adjacent to the Chinese restaurant Wok-n-Roll (more about that next month), I learned two important lessons.

  • Big portions, big flavor at Carbo's Grille

    We left Carbo's with full stomachs and happy hearts and the resolve to return the next time we're on that end of the Cape.

  • Naked Oyster takes fresh approach

    The Cape has plenty of nautical-themed family dining seafood restaurants and Naked Oyster - romantic, citified and sophisticated - provides an appealing alternative.

 

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