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Friday, March 18, 2016

Curbed NY


Single Organism Living In Utah Is Larger Than Dumbo

Analysis pits two life forms against NYC neighborhoods
 

Lovely Clinton Hill Condo Inside a Cathedral Wants $850,000

Features some stunning features like soaring 15-foot high ceilings, wooden French doors, and terrazzo floors in the living room. This building was once home to the Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception.
 
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The M Train Will Partially Shut Down For Sandy Repairs

The MTA announced that, before moving on to repairs to the L train, the agency will have to fix damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. This will happen over a ten-month period which, in MTA speak, means about 20.
 

For $30,000/Month, Rent In Daniel Radcliffe's Former Soho Building

He's not the only famous former resident at 40 Mercer Street. Fashion designer Marc Jacobs has also lived in this building, and it's celebrity connection doesn't end there either. Starchitect Jean Nouvel designed it, Andre Balazs developed it.
 

Alert! Curbed NY Is Hiring a Full-Time Nights and Weekends Editor!

We're looking for an eager editor to to cover a number of the beats this site treasures, including neighborhoods, culture, urban planning, design, and real estate. Is it you?
 

Flushing Site Once Primed For Massive Development Could Fetch $120M

Plans once called for the creation of 450 apartments along with a hotel and retail component. The financial crisis in 2008 put an end to all that. The property has also been embroiled in legal controversy in subsequent years.
 

Could This Proposal Replace the Expired 421-a?

Program that spurred development across the city for decades expired in mid-January.
 
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New York Cabins Offer Woodsy Escape 

New black exterior homes are coming online at Hudson Valley between New York City and upstate New York, just in time for summer.
 

Owner of Downtown’s Priciest Property, a Walker Tower Penthouse, Revealed

The buyer of downtown's priciest property, now for sale for $55 million, has finally been uncovered. The figure is currently being eyed in connection with a major international money laundering scandal.
 

Beleaguered Plaza Hotel May Be Heading to the Auction Block

Despite its status as one of NYC's most storied (and expensive) hotels, the Plaza may be facing even more financial trouble. There's a report that the Fifth Avenue hotel may be heading for auction.
 

Renzo Piano’s Hudson Square Condo Gets More Renders

The condo project includes two residential towers that will rise to 290 feet and have 115 apartments spread out between the both of them. The project is being developed by a consortium of four developers and sales are expected to launch in the...
 

Seaport Supertall Could Rise a Whopping 1,436 Feet

Howard Hughes was able to transfer over 300,000 square feet of additional air rights thereby completing the sale with China Oceanwide Holdings which purchased the site last year for $390 million.
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National Academy Museum Will Sell Its Fifth Avenue Headquarters

Say goodbye to one of Museum Mile's underrated gems: The National Academy Museum, facing insurmountable financial issues, will sell off the two buildings that make up its Upper East Side headquarters.
 

Financial Guru Suze Orman Sells Her Plaza Apartment for $4m

Suze Orman and wife Kathy Travis picked up their small $3.6M one-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment at The Plaza in 2007. The couple is now in the green after selling their apartment for $4M.
 

NYCHA Under Fire For Exposing Residents to Lead Paint

Many of the NYCHA buildings were constructed in the 1930s and 40s. Many of them used lead paint at the time. In recent years the work orders to remove that paint have been piling up with the agency.
 
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Construction Matters: How Advances in Brick, Steel, and Concrete Changed Architecture

How the technology behind the building blocks of construction informs the craft and creativity of architecture
 

Midtown 'Castle' Returns For $15M After Major Gut Renovation

After selling for $3.05 million in 2011, the townhouse returns to the market with a slew of new and stunning features like a double-height living area and master bedroom and a new historically replicated stoop.
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NYC's Free Wi-Fi Might Not Be As Secure As We Thought

NYCLU is asking questions about how LinkNYC stores its data and whether this information if this information can be accessed by the NYPD. The city and LinkNYC representatives have dismissed these claims.
 

Michael Shvo's Greenwich Street Supertall Gets New Rendering, Details

The mysterious skyscraper that's set to rise at 125 Greenwich Street just got a new round of funding, but that's not the exciting news. Curbed also has a new rendering of the supertall building, designed by Rafael Viñoly.
 

Noho Condos With a Private Alleyway Entrance Launch Sales from $4.9M

The BKSK-designed building has its own private entrance on Great Jones Alley, accessed through Great Jones Street between Lafayette Street and Broadway. Each of the apartments also have private elevator entrances.
 

Could an Extension of the 3 Train Help East New York?

As more housing and other developments move in to East New York, one concern is that the neighborhood doesn't have adequate transit options. One urban planner thinks that extending the 3 train could help that—here's how.
 

Big Reveal: $835,000 For a Park Slope Co-op With Private Roof Deck

This week's Pricespotter apartment is a charming Park Slope co-op that has two bedrooms and a private roof deck. And the ask? Less than a million. Did you guess the correct price?
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First Look at the Luxury Condos Replacing Bowlmor Lanes

Annabelle Selldorf is behind the 23-story luxury condo tower that will rise on the ashes of what was once Bowlmor Lanes. Curbed has the exclusive on renderings for those condos, sales for which are scheduled to start this spring.
 

Forecasting NYC's Climate Change Future in Jamaica Bay

A new film details the history of Jamaica Bay detailing its numerous environmental challenges, the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy, and the initial rebuilding efforts in its communities. Here, photographer Nathan Kensinger explores the bay.
 

Rock Legend Keith Richards Lists His Fifth Avenue Penthouse

After snatching up the property in 2014, Richards and wife, model Patti Hansen have relisted their penthouse at 1 Fifth Avenue. The recently-renovated apartment comes with three terraces and, of course, the cachet of living in the onetime home of...
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Walker Tower's Most Expensive Penthouse Gets a Hefty Pricechop

When Penthouse 1 at Walker Tower sold for $51 million in 2014, it broke the record for the most expensive apartment sold in downtown Manhattan. Now, it could still break its own record—but it's selling for way less than its original $70 million ask.
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NYC's Expanded Ferry Service, Set to Launch Next Summer, Now Has a Provider

The ferry will first operate routes to the Rockaways, Astoria, and South Brooklyn. Fares will be the same as on a subway at $2.75 per trip. Two more routes, going to the Lower East Side and Soundview in the Bronx will be added in 2018.
 

Private Pool-Equipped Soori High Line Condos Are Back

Architect Soo Chan is the mastermind behind these swanky condos, which come with one very luxe amenity: private pools in many of the 31 apartments. After some time off the market, four of the condos are for sale again.
 

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