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Editor's Note: Malcolm Carter, a columnist for West Side Rag and real estate broker who specialized in Upper West Side properties, is about to depart the Upper West Side for a

By Malcolm Carter It is always abundantly, sometimes pungently, clear who lives in some properties that are on the market. Is it the owner or a tenant?  You can tell all too easily. When I opened the closet door of the Upper West Side apartment in the photo above not ...

Upper West Siders heeded the call to help out the people who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy, bringing clothes and volunteering their time at shelters over the past few days. Evacuees from other parts of the city were sent to the neighborhood, and hundreds

By Malcolm Carter “Dining room” surely is one of the most commonly abused labels in the world of real estate sales as the term relates to space in an apartment. (Well, I have to admit that “walk-in closet” is one of several other strong contenders.  Sometimes, “bedroom” is as well.) ...

By Malcolm Carter Loved the apartment, hated the clutter. This condo on a lower floor of a boutique building that is a stone’s throw from Lincoln Center in the mid 60s has a great deal going for it (though not views). Among the pluses of this 1,586-sf unit are 10-feet-high ...

By Malcolm Carter On a clear day, you can. . . climb up forever. Selling an apartment is hard enough these days.  Selling one in a building without elevators is a challenge that can be overwhelming. The photo above (looking up from the bottom of the stairwell) nicely illustrates the ...

By Malcolm Carter Add me to the legion of Manhattanites who complain about cyclists who race the wrong way on streets, barrel along sidewalks and ignore traffic lights. My complaint is about the men — only men, I think — making deliveries on bicycles and their employers.  I should say ...

November 10, 2011 Weather: Afternoon Showers, High of 63 Degrees.

Most of us have a clue as to why developers pay so much attention to lobbies that impress buyers. Such lobbies can tip the balance between making an offer and continuing the search for a new home.

October 6, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 68 Degrees. News: People placed flowers and candles in front of the Upper West Side Apple Store to commemorate and mourn Steve Jobs' death. Someone also placed an iPhone next to the flowers with a picture of Steve Jobs on it, as you ...

During my routine tour of open houses one Sunday, I happened upon a two-bedroom, two-bath co-op in the high 60s off of Central Park West.

September 19, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 66 Degrees. Notices: There are still tickets available for Landmark Feast this Sunday on the Arthur Ross Terrace at the Museum of Natural History. The event benefits the preservation organization Landmark West and Friends of Roosevelt Park, the group that maintains and ...

August 25, 2011 Weather: Afternoon Thunderstorms, High of 85 Degrees. Notices: There is a barefoot runners club that runs in Central Park. So far, 2 people have signed up for next Wednesday's run, but more than 600 have joined the group. "Baring soles together is good for the soul," writes ...

August 23, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 79 Degrees. Notices: If you'd like your photo to be featured on West Side Rag like @isardasorensen above, please email us or contact us via twitter. News: The striking workers at the Central Park Boathouse are telling people who pass by that ...

By Malcolm Carter In the course of my open house rounds, I see properties that are listed for as little as $300,000 and as much as many millions, well into the double digits. You might expect me to go gaga (sorry, Lady) over the most expensive ones.  And they obviously ...

By Malcolm Carter The owner of a one-bedroom condo on a corner of Broadway in the mid-90s was telling me how he had carefully done his research before setting the asking price for his pied-à-terre in a post-war building with a health club and other amenities. Jeff had looked at ...

By Malcolm Carter Gazing at water -- an ocean, a lake, a river has its manifold virtues. Views of water may suggest variations of tranquility, power, beauty, faith and myriad other shades of human emotion. Even rain, whether an evening shower or a threatening thunderstorm, has the same potential as ...