The building is 500 feet and 42 stories with a "pleated" glass curtain wall façade on the upper floors. The apartments start on the 15th floor; the base up till that point is cast stone. / 1 comment
Plus two local residents spark joy; seats outdoors at Frenchette in time for summer; a performance for Pride at St. Paul's TODAY; a Red Cat for Soho.
Plus 108 The Store gets some attention in Ireland; common spaces in luxury buildings keep residents busy; could a Mister Dips open here? / 3 comments
Tenants won a lawsuit against their landlords arguing that their apartments should have been rent stabilized since the landlords accepted a 1995 tax abatement called 421-g. / 18 comments
Plus Community Board 1 seeks answers on Barnett Newman Triangle; a film permit war in Soho; a pay-to-play scheme at the World Trade Center.
Renzo Piano's first residential building in New York City is being built by a local resident and staged by another -- designer Damon Liss.
Plus Christie Brinkley's son sets up a Hamptons shuttle; 111 Murray gets sued; PS 150 parents thank the mayor; Sleep No More is exactly the point, say neighbors. / 1 comment
The sidewalk shed on the landmarked building at 280 Broadway between Chambers and Reade is coming down after 11 YEARS. / 2 comments
Stonehill Taylor architects have filed permits on behalf of the owner for an 11-story, 135-foot-high hotel with some residences for a grand total of 70 units. / 3 comments
Honey bees swarm a delivery bike, plus an apartment that has a music history; Safavieh opening in Soho; a roundup of Seaport events for summer; 25 Park Row is nearing completion. / 1 comment
The architect and the MetLife executive are selling their expansive and creative triplex at 13 Jay as they head north.
Plus The Times on the Howard Hughes mercury-laden site; 91 Leonard wraps up; a memorial planned in BPC for victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico; a bike storage pod calls it quits.
As I see it, it all matters. A civilized city should have good solutions to all of these issues. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
With Paper Source now closed inside Maman, where are people buying greeting cards/wrapping paper locally? (I want to avoid Hobby... — Sara / Seen & Heard: Maman is back open
I prefer the stickers to homeless, junkies, and excrement from dogs or humans. Focus on what matters maybe? — Thomas / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Agreed about the sidewalk stickers, along with the painted on / sprayed on sidewalk ads and "clever" saying. Also, what... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Those sidewalk stickers are a new out of home ad treatment; they are everywhere, they are hideous and yes, they... — nichole / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
I love this interview. What that NC senatorial candidate said about Morris -- that he captured her voice uniquely well... — Komanoff / TCQ&A: Morris Katz
a reminder to parents and care givers: Duane Park Patisserie gives homemade treats to trick or treaters from toddlers through... — madeline c lanciani / Halloween in Washington Market Park — and more to come