In the News: Bogardus Clock

••• Reade57, the 20-story condo at Broadway and Reade, is about to come onto the market: “The John Buck Company,[…] the builders behind the swanky Standard Hotel in the Meatpacking District, plans to launch sales at the 84-unit condo in the middle of next month, with Brown Harris Stevens Select serving as the exclusive marketing agent.” (The Real Deal)

••• Soul Daddy, the new Seaport reality-TV-winning-franchise, gets reviewed by Grub Street.

••• At the new Liberty Green condo-turned-rental in BPC, “Studios will start at $3,195/month, 1BRs at $3,895/month, 2BRs at $6,150/month, and 3BRs at $8,500/month.” (Curbed)

••• More on the clock that Friends of Bogardus Garden wants to install at the south end of the triangle: “A resident has pledged the money to buy the clock—up to $22,000 […]. But additional costs will bring the total to at least $100,000, money that the group will have to raise.” (Tribeca Trib)

••• The cat that washed up on Governors Island will be named Mary Ann, Ginger, Molly Brown, Salty, or Buttermilk. How about Gertrude, as in Ederle? (DNAinfo)

••• “Now, the only way to cross West Street at Vesey Street is a pedestrian bridge, but the bridge’s elevators and escalators frequently break down, making the crossing more difficult for everyone and impossible for those with wheelchairs and strollers.” CB1’s BPC Committee wants the street-level crossing. (DNAinfo)

••• “Construction on Pace University’s [bland] new 24-story dorm is already two months behind schedule. To speed up the project at Broadway and John Street, the developer wants to work extra hours on evenings and Saturdays. But local residents are objecting that the extended hours will hurt their quality of life.” (DNAinfo)

 

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