Tech billionaire Robert J. Pera has picked up the last penthouse at 56 Leonard and the townhouse-to-be at 11 Hubert. / 2 comments
The plans to make the corner of Hubert and Collister into the biggest single-family home in Manhattan are on their third iteration in four years.
Plus some pics of One Seaport, or 161 Maiden Lane; an artist's obit for Dean & DeLuca; a few of David Yurman's favorite things. / 8 comments
Plus an update on super tall 45 Park Place; a reminder of a hidden gem of a park in Fidi; NY Waterway ferries get cited by the Coast Guard. / 1 comment
Plus: Community Board 1 wants Citi to let little league players use its ferry; commercial rent-control bill being debated by the city council; Au Cheval forecast. / 1 comment
At a building developed by friends of the President. Plus: The history of 44 Walker includes a rooftop bird-and-butterfly sanctuary; massive price chop for potential Hubert single-family home; hummus ice cream; mulling the next huge Seaport development.
Plus: Artist alleges that 11 Hubert was illegally subleased to her; "Tip-Jar Bandit" caught red-handed; Eben Lillie on growing up at Chambers Street Wines; a disastrous idea to let developers build taller. / 14 comments
Plus: Spec mansion renderings and floor plans; artists opening their studios this weekend; new dental office on Harrison; ball fields have reopened; new Canal Street Market vendor. / 2 comments
Plus: "Sphere" sculptor Fritz Koenig died; Dean & DeLuca on Wall Street said to involve a diner; the Bayonne Bridge. / 2 comments
Plus: The revamped seats at the Regal Battery Park cineplex; Hamptons real estate showroom opening here; the Renwick side of the big new rental building on Hudson; survey time!
It'll have five bedrooms, eleven bathrooms, two kitchens, two studies, two bars, a screening room, and a 5,000-square-foot fitness center. / 3 comments
Plus: The Post-it war on Canal is worth checking out; peeking inside the lobby of 443 Greenwich; produce finally back at the City Hall Greenmarket; an ethical dilemma about disclosing who owns the mansion planned for Hubert Street. / 10 comments
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