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Curbed is a popular American real-estate blog founded by Lockhart Steele.[1][2] As of 2014 there are area-specific editions for New York City, the Hamptons, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Seattle, Cape Cod, Vancouver, Toronto, and North American ski towns, .[3] The site hosts an annual contest, the Curbed Cup, to pick the best neighborhood in each city.[4]

The Curbed Network also includes dining website Eater and fashion website Racked.[5]

On November 10, 2013, the New York Times reported that Vox Media had purchased the Curbed Network.[6] The paper reported that the cash-and-stock deal was worth between $20 and $30 million.[6]

References

  1. ^ Mitchell, Dan (30 October 2007). "Not All Is Gloomy in Real Estate: A Blog Network Attracts Capital". New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (19 March 2010). "The Optimist's Blogger". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ^ "About Curbed". Curbed. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. ^ Wilkey, Robin (4 January 2013). "San Francisco Best Neighborhood Of 2012: Lower Haight Takes The Curbed Cup". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  5. ^ Hagey, Paul (14 December 2012). "The view from the curb". Inman News. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  6. ^ a b Kaufman, Leslie (10 November 2013). "Vox Media Buying Curbed.com Network of Sites". New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2013.