Condos at Toll Brothers' Sutton Are Starting at $950,000
Name: The Sutton
Address: 959 First Avenue
Developer: Toll Brothers
Architects: Goldstein Hill & West, Incorporated
Size: 29 stories, 113 units
Prices: $950,000 - $8 million
Sales and Marketing: Toll Brothers City Living
Address: 959 First Avenue
Developer: Toll Brothers
Architects: Goldstein Hill & West, Incorporated
Size: 29 stories, 113 units
Prices: $950,000 - $8 million
Sales and Marketing: Toll Brothers City Living
The Sutton at 959 First Avenue—Toll Brothers' new Sutton Place development—just recently topped out, and now, the huge condominium has launched sales. Designed by firms Goldstein HIll & West Architects and Incorporated Architecture and Design, the 29-story, 131-unit tower has a vaguely art deco feel—Adam Rolston, Incorporated's managing and creative director, told The Times that the building's facade and interiors borrow from the "grand luxury buildings like 1 Sutton, for scale and proportion."
Apartments range from studios to four-bedrooms (as well as three penthouses), and are priced from $950,000 to $8 million. Amenities will include a fitness center, storage (for bikes, too), a residents' lounge with fireplace, and a playroom. In the lobby, high ceilings will be "clad in reclaimed wood from a water tower and basket weave oak flooring," leading out to a residents' garden. Each units' kitchens will have "custom millwork with ribbed glass upper cabinets, polished white glass countertops and backsplashes, and Gaggenau® refrigerators, dishwashers, and ovens."
This Map Lists Every Tree in Washington Square Park
Next time you're lounging around in Greenwich Village, pull up this new map of Washington Square Park. The map was created by "community and urban forester" Georgia Silvera Seamans (along with the good people at Washington Square Park Blog), and is part of WSP Eco Projects (a neighborhood group that "celebrates the wild things of the park").
The WSP Eco Map acts as a miniature database of every tree in the park, revealing each tree's species, diameter, and other pertinent info, such as historical footnotes and the location of nesting boxes. It also includes an overlay of the semi-legendary Minetta Creek, and plots a walking tour of one of New York's largest and most important natural streams (which may or may not still exist).
Overall, it's a fascinating synthesis of urban ecology and historical record, and it's well worth checking out for those with an interest in either.
· WSP Eco Projects [official]
· Track the Buried Minetta Creek in Greenwich Village, Washington Square Park Trees with WSP Eco-Map [WSPB]
· WSP Eco Projects [official]
· Track the Buried Minetta Creek in Greenwich Village, Washington Square Park Trees with WSP Eco-Map [WSPB]
Gowanus Swimmer Not Dead; The Story of Hillary's BK HQ
· The Gowanus Canal swimmer is "feeling healthy" [NYDN]
· William R. Salomon's 550 Park Ave home sells for $6.8M [NYO]
· Writer Eddie Joyce on his Staten Island-set novel [NYT]
· 10 Madison Square West is nearly sold out [A Fine Blog]
· Condo board at TWC wins right of first refusal suit [TRD]
· Looking back at the Lower East Side's changes [WBUR]
· Adam Van Doren on having Mad Men shoot in his home [NYT]
· Inside 1 Pierrepont Plaza, Hillary Clinton's campaign HQ ['Stoner]
· William R. Salomon's 550 Park Ave home sells for $6.8M [NYO]
· Writer Eddie Joyce on his Staten Island-set novel [NYT]
· 10 Madison Square West is nearly sold out [A Fine Blog]
· Condo board at TWC wins right of first refusal suit [TRD]
· Looking back at the Lower East Side's changes [WBUR]
· Adam Van Doren on having Mad Men shoot in his home [NYT]
· Inside 1 Pierrepont Plaza, Hillary Clinton's campaign HQ ['Stoner]
Abandoned Bronx Courthouse Finally Used, For Art Exhibition
This week, the gorgeous (and sadly decrepit) old Bronx Borough Courthouse opened its doors for a massive art project organized by No Longer Empty, the very group that took over the Bank of Manhattan building in Long Island City several years ago. Titled When You Cut into the Present the Future Leaks Out, the exhibition is spread across three floors and collects the commissioned work of 26 artists, which, according to the official press release, "echoes approaches attributed to cut-up poetry, early Hip-Hop, Spoken Word, and the sculptural practice of artist Gordon Matta-Clark, who sliced into urban spaces as social commentary."
Pictures inside the abandoned courthouse and the exhibition itself are forthcoming in Thursday's Camera Obscura column, but for now, enjoy some shots of the empty, ruined courthouse courtesy of Nathan Kensinger after the jump.
High School Teacher Seeks 2BR in Riverdale
Welcome to It Happened One Weekend, our weekly roundup of The New York Times real estate section...
2) Every "The Hunt" column begins with the Hunters describing the apartment they want, and ends with them rationalizing whatever they came away with. This is The Hunt: Dreams vs. Reality
The Hunters: a high school teacher and her son looking to buy
Price
Dream: $270,000
Reality: $215,000
Neighborhood
Dream: Riverdale
Reality: Spuyten Duyvil
Amenities
Dream: 2BR, 1.5BA, outdoor space, indoor parking
Reality: 2BR, 1.5BA, balcony, indoor parking, pool
Summary
This weekend's Hunter is a high school math teacher from Ossining, who works in The Bronx. She was looking to upgrade apartments, and with a budget of $270,000, she set her sights on Riverdale. Specifically, she was hoping for a two-bedroom with one-and-a-half baths, in a co-op building with indoor parking and outdoor space. That sounds like a tall order, but she easily found what she was looking for in nearby Spuyten Duyvil, after seeing numerous similar apartments in Riverdale. Her new place has two bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths, a balcony, a garage, and even a pool. It wasn't in the best shape, but after paying just $215,000, a month spent renovating was pretty manageable. [The Hunt/A Fixer-Upper in Riverdale; photo by
The Hunters: a high school teacher and her son looking to buy
Price
Dream: $270,000
Reality: $215,000
Neighborhood
Dream: Riverdale
Reality: Spuyten Duyvil
Amenities
Dream: 2BR, 1.5BA, outdoor space, indoor parking
Reality: 2BR, 1.5BA, balcony, indoor parking, pool
Summary
This weekend's Hunter is a high school math teacher from Ossining, who works in The Bronx. She was looking to upgrade apartments, and with a budget of $270,000, she set her sights on Riverdale. Specifically, she was hoping for a two-bedroom with one-and-a-half baths, in a co-op building with indoor parking and outdoor space. That sounds like a tall order, but she easily found what she was looking for in nearby Spuyten Duyvil, after seeing numerous similar apartments in Riverdale. Her new place has two bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths, a balcony, a garage, and even a pool. It wasn't in the best shape, but after paying just $215,000, a month spent renovating was pretty manageable. [The Hunt/A Fixer-Upper in Riverdale; photo by
Bed-Stuy Building Workers Protest Slashed Wages, Benefits
On Thursday, a group of union protesters gathered outside the offices of Bushburg Properties in Borough Park in support of nine maintenance workers, after learning that the company would be cutting both their pay and benefits, Gothamist reports.
The protesting workers are employed at 1711 Fulton Street (also known as 88 Chauncey Street), a 79-unit rental building recently purchased by Bushburg for $38 million, according to The Real Deal. When Bushburg bought the property in March, the new management announced that maintenance workers would see their pay cut by $10/hour and the revocation of most benefits.
Weekend Open House Tour: Harlem
This weekend on the Open House Tour, we're checking out what's on the market in Harlem. There are some nice, relatively affordable listings this go-around (despite the loathsome use of the term "SoHa") including a two-bedroom on West 131st Street asking $649,000, a one-bedroom on West 117th asking $899,500, a newly-constructed townhouse on West 131st asking $2 million (above), and more.
Bethenny Frenkel's New Digs; Vanderbilt Manssion Wants $59M
See the $4.2M Home of Real Housewives' Bethenny Frankel, Tom Brady & Gisele Barely Touched Their Now-Rented Condo, Anderson Cooper's Mother's Former Mansion Asks $59 Million, What $3,700/Month Can Rent You in New York City, This New York City Map Will Offend Pretty Much Everyone, For $35M, Live in the J. Crew CEO's Designer Apartment, The Perfect Walking Tour of NYC, According to a Data Scientist, Crane Accident at Midtown Hotel Site Kills Construction Worker, Inside Skinnygirl Bethenny Frankel's Renovated Tribeca Condo, Skinnygirl Bethenny Frankel Buys Plus-Size Tribeca Condo for $5Mil
One Madison Lost Tom, Gisele, and Rupert, But It Has Croquet
The dark, modern tower at the southeast corner of Madison Square Park is shedding celebrities like a molting bird: Rupert Murdoch wants $72 million for his triplex penthouse (which he hasn't even lived in); meanwhile, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen rented their place for $40,000-ish/month. But lest anyone think One Madison has lost its luster, enter unit 8A, which hit the market today asking $10.95 million. The three-bedroom, 3.5-bath has a massive L-shaped terracethat overlooks the park and has views up to the Empire State Building, with room for a proper lawn (staged with croquet equipment) as well as a big outdoor dining table and grill. All lit, at night, by candle- and lantern-light, of course. The space could also be used, as per the brokerbabble, for "badminton, a yoga/meditation platform overlooking the city or even a putting green!!" The owner, shielded behind an LLC, closed on the apartment for $8.25 million in August of 2014, so the turnaround here is pretty quick. Was there time for a renovation?
POPULAR
Corcoran Open House Roundup
Corcoran.com has an exclusive Open House Planner, perfect for weekends. Below, a roundup of some choice picks.
Weekend Sales
- 174 Hicks St., 2.5BR, 2BA, $1.85M [The Corcoran Group]
- 230 Central Park South, 3BR, 3BA, $6.75M [The Corcoran Group]
- 193 Clinton St., 2BR, 1BA, $1.25M [The Corcoran Group]
- 12 West 18th St., 2BR, 2BA, $2.995M [The Corcoran Group]
- 531 Main St., 3BR, 2.5BA, $1.495M [The Corcoran Group]
- 285 Lafayette St., 4BR, 3.5BA, $12.995M [The Corcoran Group]
- 20 Sutton Place South, 1BR, 1.5BA, $1.595M [The Corcoran Group]
- 88 Chambers St., 2BR, 2BA, $2.79M [The Corcoran Group]
- 37 Riverside Dr., 3BR, 2.5BA, $3.395M [The Corcoran Group]
- 12 Monitor St., 3BR, 2BA, $1.195 [The Corcoran Group]
- 200 North End Ave, 1BR, 1BA, $6,000 [The Corcoran Group]
- 96 2nd St., 2BA, 2BA, $6,000 [The Corcoran Group]
- 255 West 23rd St, 1BR, 1BA, $4,500 [The Corcoran Group]
- 101 Cambridge Pl., 3BR, 2BA, $5,500 [The Corcoran Group]
- 90 William St., 2BA, 1BA, $4,500 [The Corcoran Group]
Weekend Rentals
The Perfect Walking Tour of NYC, According to a Data Scientist
New York City is chock full of cultural and historical landmarks, some of which not even the most seasoned New Yorkers have visited. So how is it that tourists, who are in the city for a fraction of the time, whittle down their list of must-sees? Well here's some good news for the eager sightseer (who's totally okay ignoring every borough that isn't Manhattan): the same data scientist behind the optimal U.S. road triphas applied his Where's Waldo? algorithm to New York City to produce an optimized walking tour of the city's most popular tourist destinations (h/t BBH).
Second Avenue Subway Brings Fear-Inducing LED Streetlights
The Second Avenue Subway has provoked countless grievancesamong neighbors. The latest: that the LED streetlights that will replace existing ones for energy-efficiency reasons will be too bright. Set to be installed as part of Phase One of the subway—for which projected completion is December 2016—the plan has neighbors worried that lighting will be overwhelming, illuminating the place up like an airport.
So the beleaguered avenue is expected to be rid of construction sheds and fences by the end of 2016. And street lighting entered the picture after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Construction agreed last year to replace street furniture—not just in areas of current construction, where pieces of sidewalk and street have actually been ripped up, but also from East 63rd Street on up to unify the look of the area. Residents said at a community meeting Thursday night that despite public forums where their concerns were voiced, those blasted environmentally friendly LEDs are still on the agenda. They hold that those lights will make the street akin to a highway and shine harshly into windows. (LA switched to LED, by the way, and no one made that big of a fuss.)
For $35M, Live in the J. Crew CEO's Designer Apartment
As with the emergence of J. Crew's more experimental aesthetic, it looks like company director Millard "Mickey" Drexler has gotten tired of the same ol', same ol': Drexler has listed his massive Tribeca penthouse for $35 million. First reported by NYDN, the listing comes after a thorough redesign from interior decorator to the likes of Bill Gates and Calvin Klein, Thierry Despont. The 6,226-square-foot apartment comes with five bedrooms and five bathrooms, as well as all of the Despont-placed decor (read: this place is up for grabs fully-furnished), which gives meaning to the apartment's major ask compared to Drexler's $14.3 million buy at 140 Franklin Street just three years ago.
Assembling Ikea Furniture is Now a Tool in Couples Therapy
It's often joked that Ikea's labyrinthine stores and hard-to-assemble furniture can ruin relationships (see: Tina Fey and James Marsden's Ikea-induced fight on 30 Rock). But according to a new Wall Street Journal report, the struggles of tackling Ikea as a couple are so real that at least one psychologist started using the retailer's furniture as a tool for improving couples communication. According to Santa Monica-based clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula, Ikea stores have become "a map of a relationship nightmare," with the kitchen section stirring arguments about who shoulders more of the cooking, the children's section opening a whole different can of worms, and so on.
What $3,700/Month Can Rent You in New York City
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: $3,700/month.
↑ In Prospect Heights, a small but very penthouse-y penthouse is asking $3,700/month. It includes two floors, a private terrace, and what the broker describes as a "chef kitchen," apparently having forgotten that pictures were included with the listing.
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
FOLLOW CURBED NY
See On
- What It Takes to Restore a 1929 Brooklyn 'Wonder Theater'
- How Ice Skating Made Fifth Avenue a Fashionable Destination
- Bleecker Street's Evolution From Sleepy Suburb to America's Left Bank
- Following Hook Creek Through Ghost Towns and Wetlands
- How Brooklyn Heights Became the City's First Historic District
- Remembering the Grand Spectacle of the 1939 World's Fair
- The Strange History of the East Village's Most Famous Street
- The Battle Over NYC's Folk Art Museum, Now Lost to MoMA
- How SHoP Became NYC's Go-To Megaproject Architects
- Tracing Three Centuries of Williamsburg's Bedford Avenue
- A 24-Hour Stay on the Rapidly Changing Governors Island
- The Gilded Age Origins of New York City's Rooftop Gardens
- How NYC's Decade of Rezoning Changed the City of Industry
Your answer to the question, "Where should I stay in New York City?"
NEWS BY NEIGHBORHOOD
MASTHEAD
- Senior EditorHana Alberts
- Senior EditorJessica Dailey
- EditorJeremiah Budin
- Associate EditorZoe Rosenberg
- Features EditorSara Polsky
- Weekend EditorRowley Amato
- PhotographyWill Femia
- PhotographyMax Touhey
- PublisherVox Media
MONTHLY ARCHIVES
All archivesFROM OUR PARTNERS
PREFERENCES
Open external links in new tabs?
Get daily updates and breaking news alerts from Curbed NY delivered straight to your inbox:
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please leave a comment-- or suggestions, particularly of topics and places you'd like to see covered