Plus: Lost cat; possible new look for Leonard Street building; Verizon's refusal to take responsibility for its batteries; art exhibit. / 8 comments
If it seems like there's a new building going up on every other block, that's because there is. Here's a recap of the 19 new buildings under construction in Tribeca—all but one are residential. / 6 comments
Plus: Ten Thousand Things jewelry store has opened; Joy Gryson spring warehouse sale; demolition at 24 Leonard; Falafellas in FiDi. / 1 comment
I have a mental list of things to keep an eye on when I walk around, and right now that list is dominated by buildings waiting to be unveiled. Let's recap what's happening behind the curtain. / 3 comments
Plus: Checking in on the SeaGlass carousel and 50 West tower; Brookfield Place passageway open; dealing with the icy river; 24 Leonard. / 6 comments
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. / 4 comments
And here's the rendering to prove it. Also, there will still be commercial parking, believe it or not!
Plus: Inside the Concepts store; should trucks be banned from Canal Street?; the restaurant replacing Mas (la Grillade); Piora update. / 1 comment
There's a lot of demolition going on right now—and there's a lot more to come. Here's a look at what we're losing, along with how much taller the new buildings will be. / 14 comments
As foretold here a year ago, the parking garage at 24 Leonard is getting turned into condos.
The parking garage at 24 Leonard has been sold. Let the condofication begin. / 1 comment
That's the rumor, anyway. And since the site falls just outside the Tribeca West Historic District, the Landmarks Preservation Commission won't have any say over it.
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