LOFT PEEPING: DESIGNER VISIONS SHOWHOUSE AT 250 WEST
A trio of Hearst magazines partnered with 250 West for Designer Visions, showhouses that were supposed to be kicked off with a big party on Oct. 30. Hurricane Sandy intervened, and my plan to go to the party (I was even invited) and scope out the public spaces as well as the showhouses fell by the wayside. I’m a little iffy on showhouses—I prefer to see real people’s homes—but those of you who just want decorating inspiration in a Tribeca setting will be in heaven. (But whatever you do, don’t look into the eyes of the face above the bed!) The first apartment (pictured above) is by Tribeca’s own David Rockwell; the second one is by Anthony Todd; and the third is by Matthew Patrick Smyth.

BASED IN TRIBECA: PURGATORY PIE PRESS
The letterpress experts at Purgatory Pie Press let Tribeca Citizen readers poke around their office at Hudson and Reade (right). “Boys like it here,” says Esther K Smith, “but think before you bring the mother of the bride.” (P.S. The deadline for datebook orders is near….)

IN THE NEWS
••• 11/23: Basement fire in FiDi. Plus: New York Ranger Brad Richards is being a mensch; 1 World Trade Center spire is on a barge; ways to hide kids’ crap.
••• 11/25: PATH service resumes downtown. Plus: New York Times visits the Ludlow Shop; local author Jim Fusilli; is Murry Bergtraum High School being abandoned by the Bloomberg administration?

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Jim Smithers, who correctly identified the location of last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (left). Click the link to see the answer.

REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were “recorded” by the city in the past seven days (ending 11/24/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier.