See the Enormous Tower Poised to Rise in Sheepshead Bay
The sleepy south Brooklyn neighborhood of Sheepshead Bay is getting a tall tower of its very own, and renderings for the 30(ish)-story development have finally come down the pipeline. 6sqft notes that, by Manhattan standards, 30 stories is not all that tall, but the development is poised to soar four times higher than any other building in the neighborhood. The sore thumb of Sheepshead Bay is designed by Perkins Eastman and co-developed by Muss Development and AvalonBay, who are noted tall building developers throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Columbia Street Sale Could Mean More Affordable Housing
A sale of a tiny vacant lot in the Columbia Street Waterfront District could mean dozens of affordable apartments for residents in that neighborhood and in Red Hook as well, DNAinfo reports. A neighborhood group, the Carroll Gardens Association is looking to sell the just under 2,000 square feet of land at 163 Columbia Street to Brooklyn-based developer, Avery Hall Investments, for an as yet unnamed price that will be around twice the market rate.
Artist Seeks $5M Profit On an Industrial-Chic Soho Loft
Talk about a smart real estate investment: According to city records, the owner of this apartment, artist Abraham Lubelski, paid $500,000 for the place back in 2003. Now, it's on the market for $5.5 million, meaning he could make a staggering $5 million profit if it sells for its full ask. (It's done a fair bit of price jumping over the years—it was priced at $7.4 million in 2011, $3.3 million in 2013, and then $6.75 million again last year.) Granted, the space is pretty raw, and the listing even notes that "this residence provides a unique opportunity to bring your architect to overhaul and customize." There are five official bedrooms, and tons of other living spaces—a home office, two galleries, and a loft, along with two kitchens and several bathrooms. So basically, if you have money to spend and a big idea on how to transform a space, this could be the perfect place.
Willets Point May Be Used As Parking During LaGuardia Reno
Photo by Evan Bindelglass for Curbed
The industrial neighborhood of Willets Point, Queens will likely be used as long term parking for travelers using LaGuardia Airport, while it undergoes its massive $4B renovation, DNAinfo reports.
Mapping New York City's Iconic Signs That Are No More
A subtle indication of a changing city are the iconic signs and signageit leaves behind. New York is no stranger to that loss, most recently seen in the South Bronx's History Channel billboard, which is being dismantled right now, according to DNAinfo. Signs and signage are suggestive of a city's industry, a recollection of its past, and a rallying point for the nostalgic. Some of the city's most well-known signs and signage are gone now—the catch: are they well-known because they're gone?—so let's take a look back at the ones we miss, shall we?
—Amy Plitt and Zoe Rosenberg
—Amy Plitt and Zoe Rosenberg
Map: A Castle in Every State in the U.S.A.
The United States of America is not typically thought of as a land of castles, and with good reason—the uniting of the American states coincided, not coincidentally, with the beginning of the end of the era in which kings and queens ruled over everything, holing up in huge fortified houses so that the peasants and/or invading barbarians couldn't kill them.
But in a way, that's too bad, because the U.S.A. is a land of excess, and there's nothing more excessive than a castle. And there are somecastles in this country—maybe more than you'd expect—which range from (mostly) vanity projects, to mini golf courses, to even a few places that originally served some military purpose. Not only that, but many of them are currently for sale. If you've ever dreamed of owning a castle of your own, you could, for as little as a few hundred thousand dollars, or as much as a over ten million. (If you want to have your wedding in a castle, the options are even more vast.) In fact, we found a castle in every state in the U.S.A.
Jehovah's Witnesses Pledge $5.5M To Fix Up Dumbo Park
[Photo of Bridge Park 2 by Community Newspaper Group / Jaime Lutz, via Brooklyn Paper]
Before the Jehovah's Witnesses depart their Brooklyn headquarters, they'll help beautify one extremely unloved corner of Dumbo: the Brooklyn Paper reports that the group has pledged $5.5 million to clean up Bridge Park 2, a decrepit patch of concrete that's mere steps away from the much swankier Brooklyn Bridge Park.
New York City Rent Comparison: What $1,500 Gets You
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various NYC neighborhoods. Is one man's studio another man's townhouse? Let's find out! Today's price: $1,500/month.
↑ This one-bedroom in Ridgewood, Queens is priced at $1,400 per month, and can fit a lot for the tiny amount of space it offers. The windows have beautiful wooden shutters, and the real estate agent seems to have fitted out the living room with a couch, a dining table, and kid's bed too. The bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen are a tight squeeze, but the cosy decor somehow makes up for it.
Village House Designed By Carnegie Hall's Architect Asks $9M
A lovely, albeit pared-down townhouse nestled into the West Village between 11th and Bank streets is looking for a new owner—still. The 1888-built townhouse has been on and off the market since 2009, when it first appeared asking $7.8 million. A few relistings later, the townhouse is back asking $8.75 million. The townhouse may be of note to some who remember Stanley William Hayter, a printmaker in the 1950s who worked from the property at 245 Waverly Street. Another neat fact: the townhouse was designed by William Burnet Tuthill, the architect of Carnegie Hall, and is one of only three townhouses of his design remaining in Manhattan.
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New Looks at Bjarke Ingels's High Line-Hugging Buildings
[Rendering by Bjarke Ingels Group, via YIMBY]
It was only a few months ago that the first renderings for 76 Eleventh Avenue, a new development by HFZ Capital with a design by Bjarke Ingels, became available, but it looks like the project is already getting changes. New renderings first posted by YIMBY reveal more of Ingels's twisty design, and show how they'll look in context both with the High Line and the West Side Highway, both of which the development will border.
Herzog & de Meuron's 160 Leroy Street Finally Unveils Its Listings
[Renderings by DBOX.]
As is customary these days, sales in new high-end buildings launch long before their listings appear online. True to form, when listings for Ian Schrager's forthcoming West Village development at 160 Leroy Street arrive online this afternoon, the building will already be 50 percent sold. Available residences in the 49-unit building, an undulating wave of glass inspired by Oscar Niemeyer and designed by Schrager's 40 Bond collaborators Herzog & de Meuron, will ask from $2.4 million for a one-bedroom and reach up to $26.5 million for the five-bedroom Penthouse 1 South.
Brooklyn Supertall Gets a Size Bump, But Fewer Apartments
The most recent plans for Brooklyn's tallest proposed building at 340 Flatbush Avenue Extension reveal the building will top out at 1,006 feet making it the tallest proposed building in the borough. But we already knew it was going to be the borough's tallest. So what's new about the project? NY YIMBY reports that the building will now have more space, and fewer but larger apartments.
A Local's Guide to Gowanus, NYC's Neighborhood of the Year
The People's Guide is a new series examining New York City's many, many neighborhoods, led by our most loyal readers, favorite bloggers, and other luminaries of our choosing. Have a piece to say? We'll be happy to hand over the megaphone. This time around, we welcome Jason Sahler, a four-year resident of Gowanus and founder of Strong Rope Brewery, who recently opened a taproom in the neighborhood.
Curbed readers recently named Gowanus as New York City's neighborhood of the year in the 2015 Curbed Cup. To get more intel on the Brooklyn neighborhood, we tapped (get it?!?) Jason Sahler, the founder of Strong Rope Brewery (which recently debuted a taproom in the area), to give us the low-down on the good and not-so-good about the area.
Tell us something we don't know about Gowanus.
The people here are amazing and the most friendly bunch, both the neighbors and the businesses. Come for whatever reason you want, but stay for the people. Strike up a conversation and meet someone new.
The people here are amazing and the most friendly bunch, both the neighbors and the businesses. Come for whatever reason you want, but stay for the people. Strike up a conversation and meet someone new.
Are there any local customs of note?
It's a new one (and a bit of self-promotion), but hit up the little brewery trail that is growing in the area. Other Half Brewing, Threes Brewing, and Strong Rope Brewery are all within walking distance of one another and a great way to spend the day.
It's a new one (and a bit of self-promotion), but hit up the little brewery trail that is growing in the area. Other Half Brewing, Threes Brewing, and Strong Rope Brewery are all within walking distance of one another and a great way to spend the day.
Proposed 'Coachella East' Set For Randall's Island, Not Queens
[Looking onto Randall's Island from the 103rd Street footbridge. Photo by Jeff Reuben/Curbed Flickr Pool]
It looks like Flushing Meadows-Corona Park won't be getting a music festival after all: AEG-Goldenvoice, the concert promoters behind the massively popular Coachella, announced that the inaugural Panoramamusic festival will happen this July—on Randall's Island.
Nab a Classic 1920s Tudor-Style Stunner Near NYC for $5.7M
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All images via Zillow
Location: Bronxville, New York
Price: $5,695,000
Price: $5,695,000
Over in Bronxville, N.Y., a well-to-do village 15 miles north of Manhattan, a magnificent Tudor-style home has come on the market, offering the top-notch craftsmanship Tudors are known for and then some. The first thing you might notice about the house is the cluster of five chimneys, so show-stopping it landed the 1928-built residence on the cover of Tudor Style (2002), a comprehensive showcase of the popular home style in America. Anyway, the 4,684-square-foot house was designed by Charles Lewis Bowman, a Tudor Revival virtuoso who designed over 50 homes in Bronxville.
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