Naming Neighborhoods; Gentrification in Upper Manhattan
· What's in a neighborhood's name? [Medium]
· That time a crazy drunk landed a plane in Washington Heights [ENY]
· Everything built while waiting for the Second Ave subway [DNAinfo]
· The history of 19th century New York's gay bars [Bowery Boys]
· Inside the gutted Quad Cinema, set to reopen next year [JVNY]
· All the stuff getting built in Hudson Square [NYT]
· Investors buy Wythe Ave parcel for $700 per square foot[TRD]
· Developers want to turn Staten Island into the "Urban Getaway"[Gothamist]
· Cash-strapped MTA is making a killing selling property [Crain's]
· Pols Ydanis Rodriguez, Mark Levine on Upper Manhattangentrification [WNYC]
· That time a crazy drunk landed a plane in Washington Heights [ENY]
· Everything built while waiting for the Second Ave subway [DNAinfo]
· The history of 19th century New York's gay bars [Bowery Boys]
· Inside the gutted Quad Cinema, set to reopen next year [JVNY]
· All the stuff getting built in Hudson Square [NYT]
· Investors buy Wythe Ave parcel for $700 per square foot[TRD]
· Developers want to turn Staten Island into the "Urban Getaway"[Gothamist]
· Cash-strapped MTA is making a killing selling property [Crain's]
· Pols Ydanis Rodriguez, Mark Levine on Upper Manhattangentrification [WNYC]
Fire at Luxury Condo Building on UWS Leaves 1 Injured
huge fire on west side highway (I took this video) pic.twitter.com/Q11sw1Bru5
— sophie morello (@sophiee_annee_) June 27, 2015
A fire started this afternoon at The Avery, a luxury condo building on the Upper West Side that's part of the Riverside South (aka Trump Place) development.
According to Gothamist, the blaze broke out on a 21st floor terrace at around 12:20. The FDNY says that the fire has been contained, though one person is being treated for injuries.
Studios at Windsor Terrace's 22 Caton Start at $1,750
Work has been ongoing at Hudson Companies' 73-unit building 22 Caton, but earlier this month, leasing at the Windsor Terracedevelopment officially launched. Units ranging from studios to three-bedrooms are available, and studios are starting at around $1,750/month.
Construction on the project began in 2013, with architects Kiss + Cathcart designing the building to be highly energy efficient, and aiming for LEED Gold certification. Some of the green features of the building include rainwater harvesting technology, energy efficient appliances, and gardening plots for residents. Other amenities include a pet grooming room, gym, children's playroom, bike storage, a yoga room, and parking. Most units have private terraces, and there's also a common rear garden, a boule court, and a rooftop equipped with gas grills and tables.
Maine Man Seeks Manhattan Pied-Ã -Terre for Wife
Welcome to It Happened One Weekend, our weekly roundup of The New York Times real estate section...
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 man looking to rent
Price
Dream: $5,000/month
Reality: $5,050/month
Neighborhood
Dream: Manhattan
Reality: West Chelsea/Midtown
Amenities
Dream: 1BR
Reality: Corner 1BR, views
Summary
This weekend's Hunters is an older man from Maine, looking to rent a pied-Ã -terre as a surprise for his wife's birthday. With a budget of $5,000/month, he set out to find a one-bedroom somewhere in Manhattan, after realizing that $1 million wouldn't buy much. Eventually, he came across a corner one-bedroom apartment on a high floor of the High Line adjacent Abington House, which was the perfect match. The rent was $5,050/month, and Mr. Moyer arranged a nauseatingly adorable scavenger hunt that sent his wife to the building, where he handed over the keys. [The Hunt/A Token of Affection With a Manhattan View; photo via Will Fermia]
Massive Mixed-Use Project Coming to East 86th Street
It's been in the making for a while now, but a massive mixed-use tower is finally coming to the busy intersection of East 86th Street and Lexington Avenue.
Stillman Development, Ceruzzi Properties, and Kuafu Properties bought the properties at 147 and 151 East 86th Street last year for $85.5 million, with tentative plans to build a "mixed-use tower with retail on the first four floors of the building and high-end residential units up top." Now, more details have emerged about the building.
Weekend Open House Tour: Williamsburg
This weekend on the Open House Tour, we're checking out what's new to the market in Williamsburg. There's a one-bedroom on Maspeth Avenue asking $599,000, a two-bedroom at 538 Union Avenue asking $1.677 million, and a penthouse at 20 Bayard asking $5.5 million (above), and more.
Seinfeld's Apartment; Touring Neglected High Bridge Park
Seinfeld Apartment Opens, Is Immediately Broken by Fan, This New York City Map Will Offend Pretty Much Everyone, Behold, the Best New York City Rooftops for Spectacular Views, How It Feels to Stand Inside Jerry's Apartment from Seinfeld, The Newly Opened World Trade Center Intersection Is Here, As High Bridge Reopens, a Neglected Park Remains in Its Shadow, Capturing JFK's Space-Age TWA Terminal Before It's Revamped, Live Right in the Middle of Billionaire's Row for Just $429,000, What $2,400/Month Can Rent You in New York City, Million Dollar Listing NY S4E11: Ghosts of Real Estate Past
Model's East Village Condo With Real Fireplace Wants $899K
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 East 11th Street apartment belongs to fashion model Amy Hixson, who purchased it in 2010 for $625,000 and embarked on a three-month gut renovation from Brooklyn-based designers Own Entity. (The new listing claims that it was "inspired by ... Roman and Williams," whatever that's supposed to mean.) The apartment, with its refinished original oak floors, closets made with reclaimed barn wood doors, crown moldings, working fireplace, and exposed brick, is now on the market for $899,000.
Of Course This Small Tribeca Building Isn't Going To Survive
Tribecans hopes, dashed. When Greystone bought a one-story buildingat the corner of Church and Chambers last year, developers said they planned to keep some of the existing tenants—a hardware store, a coffee shop, and a liquor store—in place. That gave neighbors false sense of security that a big ol' tower of condos wasn't immediately going to rise on the site, whose address is 108 Chambers Street. Well, that's gone now. Tribeca Citizen reports that the residents of 38 Warren Street, a condo building whose side facade faces Church Street and whose back faces the southern end of Greystone's development site, got a letter telling them that 108 Chambers was going to be demolished, and that a 10-story building would rise in its place. Is anyone surprised?
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New Williamsburg Condos Try Really Hard To Lure Hipsters
Name/Location: 280 Metropolitan Avenue
Developers: CB Developers and SK Development
Architect: Garrison Architects
Size: 6 stories, 28 units
Prices: Available units priced between $865,000 and $980,000
Marketing: MNS
Developers: CB Developers and SK Development
Architect: Garrison Architects
Size: 6 stories, 28 units
Prices: Available units priced between $865,000 and $980,000
Marketing: MNS
There's something to be said about a new condo building that courts residents with pictures on its website of really expensive handbags, obscure booze, and the—ahem—unabridged version of On the Road. That something might be that 280 Metropolitan Avenue is trying really hard but, however insufferable, it seems to be working because two of the building's four listed apartments are in contract after sales launched on Thursday from $815,000. The building's 24 remaining apartments, spanning in size from studios to three-bedrooms, have yet to show up. The apartments have walnut hardwood floors, central heating and air conditioning, bianco statuario countertops, Bosch washers and dryers, and high-end kitchen appliances to boot. Two- and three-bedroom apartments come with wine refridgerators, and half of the building's apartments have private outdoor space (that all pale in comparison to the yet-to-be-listed penthouse's 50-foot-long terrace.)
Law & Order Star Tries Again to Sell Midtown Condo, Asks $9M
Continuing the proud tradition of Law & Order stars having troubling selling their expensive apartments, Christopher Meloni, who played Detective Stabler on 12 seasons of SVU, has re-listed his Park Imperialfour-bedroom after failing to sell the apartment when he listed it (along with a Porsche) for $12 million in 2012. The price made it down to $9.95 million before it was taken off the market last May. Now it's back for $8.95 million. Meloni bought the condo for $5.45 million in 2005 and was at one point renting it out to a Saudi prince for $55,000/month, so he's still doing okay.
Embattled Brooklyn Landmark Won't Become Condos After All
[The Brooklyn Lyceum as seen this month. Photo via PropertyShark.]
The Brooklyn Lyceum, a landmarked former bathhouse on Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, sold to a developer in a foreclosure auction last year, and all signs pointed to a condo conversion. But Greystone, the new owner, has had a change of heart. DNAinfo reports that the building will not become condos, but Greystone may still build a 12-story rental building next door. The building dates to 1910, and it was most recently used as a performing arts center run by former owner Eric Richmond, who fought hard to keep it.
The Historic LGBTQ Sites That the U.S. Should Preserve Next
Earlier this month, Chicago's Henry Gerber House, a starting point for the gay rights movement in the United States, was designated a National Historic Landmark by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, making it the second such LGBT heritage site to be landmarked in the United States (after New York's Stonewall Inn). But that's far from the only such site on the radar of the Rainbow Heritage Network, a group trying to gain recognition and most importantly, protection, for the nation's LGBTQ history.
A coalition of more than 400 preservationists and gay rights activists, Rainbow Heritage, which started in January, has begun to push for preservation on a national level. According to one of the founders, Mark Meinke, who also worked with the Rainbow History Network, preserving LGBTQ sites on a local, state and federal level presents its own unique challenges.
Bonkers, Unsellable Bronx Mansion Returns Asking Even More
It's been a long, hard slog for the Bronx's mind-bogglingly gilded mansion at 360 West 253rd Street, and rightly so. The over-the-top estate has been on and off the market since 2009, most recently appearing for $10.99 million in early 2014. Although the house has failed to sell for all of six years, it's appeared on the market yet againasking even more than before, at $11.2 million. Although that's nowhere near the home's 2009 ask of $15 million, it's still the most expensive house in the Bronx and the second most expensive lot for sale in the borough only behind a mysterious "L-shaped waterfront property" in Hunt's Point asking an outrageous $25 million.
Discover 30 of New York City's Best Secret Gardens
Tired of being cooped up in a cubicle—or in your apartment? Seeking somewhere to hang while waiting for your air-conditioned movie to start? Just looking for a spot to get away from it all? As much as we love the city's biggest green lungs, New York City is full of smaller, lesser-known gems. There's a "secret garden" in every single borough, and we've mapped 30 of the best. They range from plots overseen by neighbors filled with flowers and yoga classes to little strips of foliage tucked away between (or even in) office buildings. If we missed one of your favorites, please do drop us a line. Grab some sunblock, a good book, and a picnic... and enjoy!
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