LOFT PEEPING: INDOOR-OUTDOOR PENTHOUSE IN NORTHWEST TRIBECA
The most notable feature is the giant retractable skylight, which turns a mezzanine terrarium into a recessed terrace. But the details are just as memorable, and much of the decor was sourced locally. Take a look around.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/12: Embezzlement at Downtown Little League. Plus: Why Terra was closed; Chipotle’s status; Community Board 1 meeting moved; vacant storefront on Duane.
••• 2/13: Shake Shack and Wahlburger rumor. Plus: Pressed Juicery at the new Equinox; opening date for the Supermarket (above); marketing materials for 147 Duane storefront; questionable ads.
••• 2/14: Hudson reconstruction update. Plus: Bar Cyrk’s big heart; another Street Seats application in Community Board 1; up next at Pen Parentis; the Dreaded Drill of Destruction.

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FIRST LOOK: THE NEW SCULPTURE COMING TO TRIBECA PARK
It’s titled “Head of Goliath” and it’s made from repurposed materials. Take a peek.

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INSIDE NIKE’S ZOOM CITY BASKETBALL COURT
Those Nike tents at Canal and Varick are home to “a state-of-the-art basketball facility featuring a full-sized LED basketball court.” Watch the video.

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CB1 TRIBECA COMMITTEE: THE UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
Discussed at February’s meeting: The controversial seasonal café on the street outside Laughing Man; the long, ugly reconstruction of Worth Street; plans for the 101 Murray tower; and various street-activity permits. (The photo above, of a Street Seats café on Sullivan, is by Ian Dutton via Streetsblog.)

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IN THE NEWS
••• 2/12: When the Brookfield Place restaurants will open. (And Saks, too.) Plus: New renderings of the 24 Leonard garage conversion; Haus Alkire fashion house; father-son real estate drama; Lispenard condo boom; Community Board 1 stiffed on Sandy relief.
••• 2/13: Massive air-rights deal in the Seaport. Plus: Sixth Avenue’s permanent sidewalk café; where the criminal summons court is ending up; Hudson loft analysis; another Merchants restaurant; girls’ softball team gets funding.
••• 2/14: Hope for East River bridge tolls. Plus: 250 West penthouse sold for way under ask; more on the South Street Seaport air-rights purchase; World Trade Center name rights settlement; religious exemptions for vaccinations.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to GWA for correctly identifying the location of last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to learn the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning….

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