| NYT > Real Estate The Pest Parade, and How to Stop It In-house pests are a fact of life in the city. Here?s a primer to getting rid of everything from cockroaches to mice. Living In | Downtown Brooklyn: Downtown Brooklyn/Living In ? To the Heights and the Slope, Add ?Downtown? To hear its landlords, city officials and residents tell it, Downtown Brooklyn has become extremely familiar with wholesale reinvention schemes. The Hunt: The Hunt | A Home Base for a Touring Musician Dana Fuchs lived in two combined apartments, but after a while she wanted out from under two maintenance fees. A condominium seemed like a better idea. Streetscapes | Powerhouses: Streetscapes | Old, Massive, Illustrious and Somehow Overlooked Few today notice the giant 1902 powerhouse at the foot of East 74th Street, or have heard of George H. Pegram, the engineer who designed it. Midtown Penthouse at One57 Sells for New York Record The sale of the duplex penthouse at One57 for more than $90 million broke the city?s previous record of $88 million. |