Newsletter: July 29

LOFT PEEPING: 270 BROADWAY PENTHOUSE
Promised “freedom from budget constraints,” local architect Steven Harris went all out, creating a dazzling 8,000-square-foot aerie with jaw-dropping views. Coolhunting had the story.

NOW THROUGH AUGUST 18: THE SUMMER OF SLEEP AT DUXIANA®
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ALOHA RAG HAS CLOSED UP SHOP
All signs are that the closing of the supercool west Soho boutique was somewhat abrupt, although the website does say that the shop is moving.

A BROADWAY TOUR
The owner of several Broadway buildings that still rent to creative types invited me over to look around—I got new views of Franklin Place, the 84 White penthouse, and Cortlandt Alley, and I learned how those great old Tribeca fire doors worked.

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to J Allen for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to learn the answer—it’s just the most romantic restroom in Tribeca.) We’ll play again on Friday morning.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 7/25: New Amsterdam Market to be monthly this fall. Plus: Mangez Avec Moi’s off-menu Laotian feast; architect chosen for Trinity Church tower; Brookfield Place’s Devon & Blakely to close this week.
••• 7/26: Bottomless brunch at Tribeca Canvas. Plus: Simit + Smith has opened; Kitchenette taking brunch reservations; Mavis Staples in concert; Star Pizza back in business; Hudson River Park update.

“LIGHTNESS OF BEING” AT CITY HALL PARK
There’s a new sculpture exhibit up at City Hall Park. Be warned: It includes clown performances.

IN THE NEWS
••• 7/25: A preview of Sweetgreen, opening this winter on Greenwich. Plus: Vermouth founder’s apartment; does South Street Seaport owner owe $1.8 million in back taxes?; construction fencing on Fulton; 80 John analysis.
••• 7/27: Condo vs. dog owner. Plus: The duo behind China Blue; Ronnie Cutrone; Atera raises its price; Trinity Church’s demolition plan.

REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days.

WELCOME TO TWEEBECA
Who’s tweeting what about Tribeca….

 

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