LOFT PEEPING: MELANIE & PHILIPPE ZRIHEN
Melanie and Philippe Zrihen took two apartments purchased at a foreclosure auction and converted them into a 3,500-square-foot, four-bedroom home. Keep an eye out for Superman and Gilligan.
INTRODUCING CLARA’S, YOUR NEW SOURCE FOR FITNESSWEAR
While looking for new workout clothes one afternoon, Pilates guru Alycea Ungaro was surprised to realize that Tribeca has far more places to exercise than places to buy fitness apparel. So she and her team have converted a 15-foot-high, 100-foot-long ground-floor wall of her Real Pilates studio on Duane into a boutique called Clara’s, after Joe Pilates’s wife. The clothing isn’t just for Pilates—or even just for exercise. Mention Tribeca Citizen and get 15% off any retail item (excluding sale items) in June. Click here to take a look around. Sponsored by Clara’s.
RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES IN TRIBECA
Eight sales were recorded in the past week (including a biggie at River Lofts).
CB1 TRIBECA COMMITTEE: THE UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
It’s that time of the month again! Discussed: Masa Takayama’s new restaurant, Tetsu (that’s a page from the sample menu); the prepared-food shop coming to Warren (another menu); Fresh Direct complaints; a possible newsstand; and more.
IN THE NEWS
••• 6/14: 290 West rendering revealed. Plus: Obamas to screw up downtown commutes this afternoon; drag queens; a new beer garden; chili lobster.
••• 6/15: Hudson River Park BID. Plus: Shaun Hergatt leaving SHO; Cyndi Lauper; rat-watching with the band Fun.; real-estate hunt; Obama’s visit to WTC (including the PATH shutdown).
••• 6/17: Duane Street duel. Plus: The backstory on a “Loft Peeping” apartment; Ina Bernstein’s tribeca; Justin Bieber.
NOSY NEIGHBOR: WHAT ARE THOSE ORANGE AWNINGS FOR?
“To the right of the Conrad’s main entrance, there appears to be a restaurant of some kind getting ready to open but I can’t find work permits to give me a clue.” —D. It’s not a restaurant, but it could be one someday.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 6/14: Free admission to the Seaport Museum. Plus: A sandcastle; Tenoverten opens a new location; Macao Trading Co. starts delivery; parking nixed on Staple Street; Greenmarket report.
••• Congratulations to Andrea for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? We’ll play again Friday at 8 a.m.
••• 6/17: More on Asphalt Green. Plus: Retail storefronts at 55 Warren and 55 Murray; art installation on the Lilac.