First Look: Cary Tamarkin's UWS Catholic School Conversion
When Cary Tamarkin bought the former St. Agnes Boys High School on West End Avenue at 87th Street from the Archdiocese of New York for $50 million, no one thought it was going to be a rehab charity case. Of course the prolific architect and developer is vying to turn the 1919 limestone and brick structure into apartments. Ahead of the presentation of conversion plans to both the Landmarks Preservation Commission on May 19 and CB7 on May 14, a tipster sent a rendering of what exactly Tamarkin has up his sleeve.
620 Turtles Currently Living in an Upper West Side Apartment
What happens when a shipment of illegal baby turtles that are bound for the storefronts of Chinatown gets seized by the Department of Environmental Conservation? An Upper West Side woman ends up with 620 of them in her bath tub, that's what. A Post report aptly titled"Woman with 620 turtles in her bathroom has no clue what to do with them" describes the story of Lorri Cramer, a state-licensed wildlife rehabber who stepped up to the plate after a massive shipment from China of the golf ball-sized contraband was seized from a Chinatown warehouse.
Steps From Central Park, a Duplex With a Terrace for $895,000
Welcome back to The Six Digit Club, in which we take a look at a newish-to-market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tipline.
This one-bedroom duplex on West 72nd Street is just half a block from Central Park, but if the thought of joining hordes of shirtless sunbathers on the Sheep Meadow makes you shudder, never fear. This cute little apartment—no square footage is listed, so one can only assume—comes with its own terrace, so you can enjoy the outdoors without leaving. The bedroom and bathroom are located up a spiral staircase, as well as a huge walk-in closet that, according to the floorplan, has its own sink. Hmm. Recently renovated, it's on the market for $895,000.
What $3,000/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: $3,000/month.
↑ In Park Slope, a floor-through garden-level one-bedroom is asking $3,050/month. It includes a decorative fireplace, original wood shutters, and access to a very nice backyard.
Contested UWS Church Conversion Is Stymied (For Now)
[Photo via PropertyShark]
After several heated meetings, the Upper West Side's community board finally gave its blessing to the controversial condo conversion of the former First Church of Christ, Scientist at the corner of 96th Street and Central Park West last month. However, that approval only came from a committee, and DNAinfo reports that the full board voted against the project this week. Changes to the 112-year-old building were approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in March, but the developer needs a zoning variance to allow the project to actually move forward, so it must go before the Board of Standards and Appeals. The BSA will consider the community board's decision, but ultimately, the board's vote is only advisory.
15 Central Park West Two-Bedroom Wants 'Only' $7 Million
A two-bedroom apartment on the eighth floor of 15 Central Park Westhas been listed for $7 million, a notably small amount for the famously expensive Robert A.M. Stern-designed building. The unit was purchased for $2.6 million in 2007 by a couple, Miami-based real estate person Z. Richard Mecik and Marina Martsyalene, the general manager of an airport equipment supplier, according to Michael Gross, the Varys of 15 CPW. The apartment, though cheap by the building's standards, is still asking over $5,000 per square foot, as is customary for the Limestone Jesus. The other two units currently listed are a larger $10.9 million two-bedroom and another two-bedroom on the 30th floor, asking $26 million, over $10,000 per square foot.
Arquitectonica, GHWA Submit Designs for Riverside Center
[One of Arquitectonica's designs. Via YIMBY.]
Despite the fact that the massive Riverside Center complex is already on the rise, many of the West Side megaproject's planned buildings are still without formal designs. However, with YIMBY got a hold of some of the submitted designs for "Building 1" at West 61st Street and Riverside Boulevard, including two by Arquitectonica and one by Goldstein, Hill & West Architects.
There are two designs submitted by Arquitectonica—the same firm behind nearby 606 West 57th Street—one is extremely angular, while the other incorporates more curves and slopes. Both, however, heavily feature cantilevers and incorporate many of the design elements present in Christian de Portzamparc's original masterplan (now more or less scrapped), such as two towers rising from a smaller platform.
For $18M, an UWS Townhouse With a Wet Bar in the Bedroom
Four years after purchasing the townhouse just half a block from Central Park for $5.15 million, the LLC behind 38 West 87th Street is looking to sell the property for nearly 250 percent more. At that rate, and judging by the Gilbert A. Schellenger-designed townhouse's listing pictures, it must have undergone one heck of a renovation in the past four years. Now asking $18 million, the 8,400-square-foot townhouse comes with a master bedroom replete with a wet bar, three cedar walk-in closets, and two marble-clad bathrooms, as well as 1,190-square-feet of outdoor space, a cellar, gym, integrated Sonos sound system, and other fancy things that people who can afford an $18 million house like.
The 'Approachably Priced' Astor Launches Sales
Name: The Astor
Address: 235 West 75th Street
Developer: HFZ Capital
Interiors: Pembrooke & Ives
Size: 12 stories, 199 units
Prices: $1,525,000 to $9,204,000
Address: 235 West 75th Street
Developer: HFZ Capital
Interiors: Pembrooke & Ives
Size: 12 stories, 199 units
Prices: $1,525,000 to $9,204,000
HFZ Capital's Upper West Side rental-to-condo conversion The Astorlaunched its website today, and with it the listings for 15 apartments, with prices starting at $1.5 million for a one-bedroom and topping out at $9.2 million for a four-bedroom. The development's hook is that the condos have "approachable prices," which, everything being relative and the definition of the word "approachable" being fairly malleable, is more or less true.
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Balconied One-Bedroom Off of Central Park West Asks $695K
Welcome back to The Six Digit Club, in which we take a look at a newish-to-market listing priced under $1 million, because nice things sometimes come in small packages. Send nominations to the tipline.
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On West 83rd Street just half a block from Central Park is this petite one-bedroom pad that joins a small group of apartments with six-digit asks and winsome outdoor space. While it doesn't quite have all the bells and whistles, what the second-floor co-op does have is the makings of a lovely little dwelling: a wood-burning fireplace, a large terrace, and stainless steel appliances. The apartment last sold in 2010 for $576,000, a whole $27,000 over ask, and is now asking $695,000.
Upper West Side Penthouse Comes with Egg-Laying Chickens
This duplex penthouse atop Upper West Side condo building 259 West 85th Street, just listed for $1.195 million, would be a highly attractive apartment even if it didn't include the two-level terrace with an urban farm and a chicken coop with two egg-laying chickens, named Fricassee and Marsala. The owners—the one with the chickens describes himself to the Daily News as "the country mouse that married the city mouse"—are getting out of the city, and their place is up for sale, chickens and all.
Pianist's Upstairs Neighbor Can Make Lots of Noise Too
Perhaps composer Jonathan Breit was on to something when he was sued by his upstairs neighbor for playing the piano incessantly and told the Daily News, "This is definitely an Upper West Side problem." Now another lawsuit is brewing in another fancy Central Park West apartment building, although this time it's the piano player doing the suing. Concert pianist Laura Leon claims that her upstairs neighbor in 327 Central Park West is retaliating against her for practicing by "harassing her" with a noise that sounds like "a bowling ball being dropped on your head" at all hours of the day and night, the Post reports. When asked for comment, the neighbor replied, perfectly, "I wasn't aware of any of this."
First Look at Central Park West's Newest Condo Conversion
The juggernaut-like rental-to-condo conversion train is next bearing down on 96th Street and Central Park West. There, on the southwest corner, Argo Real Estate is taking a 16-story, 146-unit rental building and turning it into condos. YIMBY has the first CetraRuddy-designed rendering of the project, which basically looks like a spruced-up version of the same building. There's a teaser site, so we're getting somewhere, but the number of condos hasn't been announced yet because plans have yet to get the OK from the Attorney General's office.
'Poor Door' Critics Don't Stop 88,000 From Vying for 55 Spots
The Hudson River-facing building known by many names—50 Riverside Boulevard, One Riverside Park, and 470 West 62nd Street—has attracted its fair share of controversy over Extell chief Gary Barnett's plan to have separate entrances for its market-rate condo tenants and its 55 affordable rentals. Critics and some elected officials exclaimed, "A poor door?!?!" Unfair and inhumane, they said.
Then again, when a $833/month studio, an $895 one-bedroom, and a $1,082 two-bedroom are up for grabs on the Upper West Side, controversy won't stop the affordable housing-seeking hordes from trying their luck. Earmarked for applicants with incomes ranging from $30,240 to $50,340, depending on the unit, the 55 affordable rentals had received 88,000 applications by yesterday's deadline, Extell told the Times. With those numbers to back him up, Barnett confidently concluded that the poor door brouhaha was a "made-up controversy."
Demi Moore's Fabled San Remo Penthouse Finally Lets Us In
"The South Tower Penthouse is the embodiment of the last unicorn of Manhattan," begins the long-awaited listing for Demi Moore's San Remo penthouse which, after a year of quiet shopping, has finally listed on the open market for a bonkers $75 million. The listing brings with it the first interior shots of the Emory Roth-designed penthousethat the actress and ex-husband Bruce Willis purchased and renovated in the "Southwestern Mission motif." Although there aren't a whole lot of pictures—just four from inside the 14-plus-room apartment—they promise that the triplex is as drool-worthy as a penthouse atop one of the city's most iconic buildings should be.
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