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Astor estate on the market for $12.9M

Holly Hill, the Briarcliff Manor home of the late Brooke Astor, sits on 64.5 acres of prime Lower Hudson Valley real estate. More

Rockland luxury-home developer files bankruptcy

The Chapter 11 filing is yet another blow to the troubled Highgate Estates development on Cheesecote Mountain, which is at the center of a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by the village of Pomona. More

Old World meets New World in Dobbs Ferry home

Custom homebuilder Kristen Sokich, left, and his wife, Kristin, stand on the steps of their 4,000-square-foot home in Dobbs Ferry. The European-flavored home, below, is nestled into the hillside. Seth Harrison/The Journal News

When custom homebuilder Kristen Sokich set out to build the four-story European-styled home, guided by his father (his building mentor and next-door neighbor), not only was it a yearlong labor of love and a family affair, it turned out to be a reflection of his Croatian roots. More

Spring Valley passes affordable housing law

SPRING VALLEY -The Village Board has passed a local law requiring developers of multi-family dwellings of at least 10 units to set aside 10 percent of those units for affordable housing. More

Developer's Mamaroneck parking plan revised

MAMARONECK - A developer who has yet to build planned apartments on Madison Avenue has reached an agreement with the town for a change in the parking it will be required to provide. More

'Technologically smart' apartments to open in New Rochelle

NEW ROCHELLE -A local developer is opening a new affordable housing building near downtown and has dubbed the 25 units there "technologically smart." More



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Aidan Sullivan and his younger sister Kaylee, play with a firetruck in their Brewster home Nov. 19, 2008.  Aidan suffers from hemifacial microsomia, a condition where one side of his face is underdeveloped. Ridgefield firefighters will be hosting a fundraiser for the 7 year old on Saturday.( Frank Becerra Jr  / The Journal News ) Aidan Sullivan plays with a firetruck in his Brewster home Nov. 19, 2008.  Aidan suffers from hemifacial microsomia, a condition where one side of his face is underdeveloped. Ridgefield firefighters will be hosting a fundraiser for the 7 year old on Saturday.( Frank Becerra Jr  / The Journal News ) Aidan Sullivan plays with a firetruck in his Brewster home Nov. 19, 2008.  Aidan suffers from hemifacial microsomia, a condition where one side of his face is underdeveloped. Ridgefield firefighters will be hosting a fundraiser for the 7 year old on Saturday.( Frank Becerra Jr  / The Journal News ) Aidan Sullivan plays with a firetruck in his Brewster home Nov. 19, 2008.  Aidan suffers from hemifacial microsomia, a condition where one side of his face is underdeveloped. Ridgefield firefighters will be hosting a fundraiser for the 7 year old on Saturday.( Frank Becerra Jr  / The Journal News ) From right, Tim Sullivan helps his son Aidan put on his fire coat, while his sister Kaylee and mom Colleen watch in their Brewster home Nov. 19, 2008.  Aidan suffers from hemifacial microsomia, a condition where one side of his face is underdeveloped. Ridgefield firefighters will be hosting a fundraiser for the 7 year old on Saturday.( Frank Becerra Jr  / The Journal News )
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