Michelle Cohen

The World Trade Center Oculus will mark its 10th anniversary next month with 10 straight days of celebrations honoring the architectural landmark. Running from Friday, August 7 through Monday, August 17, festivities at the Lower Manhattan transit hub will include the unveiling of a new floral sculpture, giveaways, live music, artwork created on-site, and other free offerings open to the public. The event series kicks off with an exclusive rededication ceremony and the unveiling of the 10-foot “TEN IN BLOOM” floral installation, designed by world-renowned floral design company Fleurs de Villes.

Just 50 miles beyond New York City, this bucolic 10-acre property at 89 Fairmount Road West is home to By Pond Farm, a four-bedroom home that looks to be part modern farmhouse, part Adirondack lodge. But it’s not in the Adirondacks (it’s in Tewksbury Township, New Jersey), and though it offers every modern comfort, the original home was constructed in 1900. Recent renovations (as seen in House Beautiful) have brought what the listing refers to as a “gentleman’s farm” into the 21st century with state-of-the-art appliances in the kitchen, a movie theater, and a saltwater pool. There’s even a glass elevator. In addition to the farmhouse, the property, asking $3,995,000, features a party barn, a pond, outbuildings and barns, and beautifully landscaped grounds.

The giant shopping bag sign proclaiming Macy's Herald Square as "The World's Largest Store" was removed over the weekend, revealing a 100-year-old building that had been hidden for decades.

This 20-foot-wide 1920 brick townhouse at 445 West 44th Street is itself a bit of an oasis in busy Midtown. Set within the timeless architecture of a historic Hell’s Kitchen block, the renovated turnkey home, asking $6,500,000, has interiors that invite the light, but not the city grit, inside. Its 3,886 square feet of living space comes with 2,000 square feet of private outdoor space–including a glass-clad rooftop oasis.

A 24-story luxury condo tower is taking shape in Tribeca. Developed by Sky Equity Group, 65 Franklin Street broke ground in April and is now starting to rise at the corner of Franklin Street and Tribeca. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the 106-unit building features a hand-laid brick facade, landscaped loggias, and will be all-electric and “ultra-low energy.” Amenities include a pool, porte-cochère, and private parking.

Surrounded by the wilderness of the western Catskills in Franklin Village, New York, this unique mixed-use property at 422 Main Street has both history and charm. Built in 1878 as the town bank and post office, it was the creative workplace and showroom of noted apparel designers Sean Scherer of Kabinett & Kammer and Gary Graham. The creative duo created a live/work opportunity that is as flexible as it is livable.

Due to work on the Brooklyn Bridge-Montgomery Coastal Resilience project, the +POOL team says piloting of the self-filtering pool has been pushed back to 2027.

This historic three-story home at 674 East 24th Street is on a tree-shaded block in Ditmas Park, the Brooklyn neighborhood, also known as Victorian Flatbush. In addition to curb appeal, gracious proportions, and seven bedrooms, this classic late-19th-century home, asking $1.95 million, has the rare city perk of a private driveway and a two-car garage.

Crown Heights takes the crown for the best landscaped block in Brooklyn once again. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Tuesday named Lincoln Place between New York Avenue and Nostrand Avenue as the winner of its annual “ Greenest Block in Brooklyn ” competition, the fourth time the block has come in first. As a whole, the neighborhood is no stranger to the green accolades: a residential block in Crown Heights has won four of the last five contests.

Each year, New York City loses another piece of its history as beloved neighborhood establishments and longtime businesses close their doors, like