In praise of the atria/skylights in the rear of so many Tribeca buildings—usually on the ground floor, and often extending down to the basement, or possibly lower. What really gets me excited is when someone tweaks the idea.... / 1 comment
At the new nine-story building at 403 Greenwich, no two units are the same layout—and at the top is a four-floor, five-or-six-bedroom penthouse with three terraces. Let's take a look.... / 5 comments
Plus: Ecco is open again; a neat atrium skylight at 403 Greenwich; FiDi tower sketch; activity above the Diane Von Furstenberg store at Brookfield Place; checking out Pier 17 from the water.
Plus: Battery Park City resident hit by car driving on sidewalk; another victory in rent-stabilization fight; model sues over moths; pedestrian bridge to be rebuilt; CB1's BPC chair resigns; Art Deco windows at risk; 403 Greenwich launches sales. / 2 comments
Plus: New building on Greenwich revealed; crossing guards on West Street; the design firm responsible for the Four Seasons plaza; Poem in Your Pocket Day at Poets House; 1st Precinct community meeting tonight; private tea pop-up. / 7 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: Pizza joint opens just north of Canal; 3 World Trade Center is starting to block 4 World Trade Center; the spray-painted sidewalk on Church; 56 Leonard curtain wall; new Greenwich Street condo is above ground-level. / 1 comment
Plus: Rats still a problem on Greenwich Street; cab driver has fatal heart attack and runs into bus; how Grazin' sources its ingredients; state senator's community convention. / 6 comments
Plus: Conversion to be half condo, half hotel; more on L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon's plans; work finally to start on new Greenwich Street building; 56 Leonard from a distance. / 3 comments
Plus: Whole Foods devastation; vacant lot to finally get built on; Leonard Street conversion update; is Tetsu stalled?; Sixty Soho Hotel. / 3 comments
Plus: Big new Bright Horizons preschool; new TD Bank branch reveals itself; accessories shop closed "until further notice"; Greenwich Street rat lot moves forward; new FiDi tavern; sidewalk construction near the WTC. / 3 comments
[Warning: graphic image.] Plus: Park51 ticked off its landlord; new tenant for Nirvana International space?; Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon Levitt filming here; box bonfire on Broadway; 56 Leonard shadow. / 16 comments
While I imagine there may be more risk with a small developer, over 90% of the time the problem is... — Reademan / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Thanks, Barrie. :) — Tribeca Citizen / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Pam… you are a TriBeCa TREASURE…THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU RESEARCH AND REPORTING in the interest of the rest of... — Barrie Mandel / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Tribeca Alliance focuses on building a community of local business owners who share resources and support one another. A BID... — Bogardus Plaza / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
The stability of existing structures can be affected by nearby construction work. We saw that on Park Place with the... — Gary / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
We all know the classic definition of insanity... trying the same thing over and over, hoping for a different result.... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / Bogardus kiosk is back to square one
Since the Starbucks has closed, how about a coffee stand. Not necessarily another Starbucks, but a nice stand with could... — CR / Bogardus kiosk is back to square one