A working-class neighborhood became a bohemian theme park, which in turn became a fantasyland for luxury-condo developers. Now, littered with half-built shells of a vanished boom, Williamsburg is looking like something else entirely: Miami.

The Harlem mansion custom-built for James Bailey, co-founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, is on the market.

Lenders and co-ops are tightening up—but it’s hard to say no to cold, hard cash.

Four days before his Billy Elliot won the Tony for Best Musical, Stephen Daldry bought a house in Chelsea.

Long live Rosendale.

Our roundup of news from around the city.

Rupert and Wendi Murdoch have put their North Shore summer getaway, on the market for $12.8 million.

In a recession, does green development sell?

The most ostentatious mansion in Greenwich history managed to survive the outrage. Now, will it survive the bust?

The global economic meltdown means incredible last-minute deals.