Millennial Communes; Making the Case for Coyotes
· This "millennial commune" thing is the worst thing ever [NYT]
· Gothamist tried to track down The Watcher in Westfield, NJ[Gothamist]
· A scathing attack against NYC's preservation activists [Crain's]
· New apartments are rising at 9 and 11 Orient Avenue ['Stoner]
· City caves on entrance of Marine Transfer Station on the UES [NYDN]
· The story of a mysterious Upper Manhattan Star of David [ENY]
· H&H Bagels is (sort of) returning to the Upper West Side! [WSR]
· The importance of coyotes in NYC [Slate]
· Gothamist tried to track down The Watcher in Westfield, NJ[Gothamist]
· A scathing attack against NYC's preservation activists [Crain's]
· New apartments are rising at 9 and 11 Orient Avenue ['Stoner]
· City caves on entrance of Marine Transfer Station on the UES [NYDN]
· The story of a mysterious Upper Manhattan Star of David [ENY]
· H&H Bagels is (sort of) returning to the Upper West Side! [WSR]
· The importance of coyotes in NYC [Slate]
New City Policy Would Tie Affordable Housing to Rezoning
A new affordable housing policy would require developers to build a certain number of affordable units for low- and middle-income residents when they seek approval to rezone land, Capital New Yorkreports. The plan—called "mandatory inclusionary zoning"—was first announced as a cornerstone of Mayor de Blasio's affordable housing plan, and will be implemented in the coming months.
The mandatory inclusion plan allows for two possible options: one would require developers to designate 25 percent of their units affordable for residents making 60 percent of the area median income, while the second option would require 30 percent of all units to rent to residents making 80 percent of the area median income. However, these options will be chosen by the Department of City Planning and the City Council, not the builders themselves.
Westchester Couple Moves from Condo to House
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 couple looking to buy
Price
Dream: $900,000
Reality: $937,500
Neighborhood
Dream: Larchmont
Reality: Larchmont
Amenities
Dream: 4BR house, basement, yard
Reality: 4BR house, finished basement, yard
Summary
This weekend's Hunters are a young family looking to buy a new house in Westchester. The Mosses moved out to Larchmont eight years ago, buying a three-bedroom condo. But after having two kids, they started to think about upgrading to a house. They had a budget of $900,000 and specifically wanted a fourth bedroom, a basement for storage, and a small yard. Eventually, they found a four-bedroom Tudor that was smaller than they expected, but it was still a nice property with more space than their condo. They paid $937,500 and moved in last spring. [The Hunt/Condo to House: Same Town, More Room; photo via Joe Desiderio/Curbed Photo Pool]
The Hunters: a couple looking to buy
Price
Dream: $900,000
Reality: $937,500
Neighborhood
Dream: Larchmont
Reality: Larchmont
Amenities
Dream: 4BR house, basement, yard
Reality: 4BR house, finished basement, yard
Summary
This weekend's Hunters are a young family looking to buy a new house in Westchester. The Mosses moved out to Larchmont eight years ago, buying a three-bedroom condo. But after having two kids, they started to think about upgrading to a house. They had a budget of $900,000 and specifically wanted a fourth bedroom, a basement for storage, and a small yard. Eventually, they found a four-bedroom Tudor that was smaller than they expected, but it was still a nice property with more space than their condo. They paid $937,500 and moved in last spring. [The Hunt/Condo to House: Same Town, More Room; photo via Joe Desiderio/Curbed Photo Pool]
Sunnyside Manufacturer Wants $65 Million for Warehouse
Mana Products—a Queens-based cosmetics manufacturer—has just put its 215,000-square-foot warehouse in Sunnyside on the market, and The Real Deal reports that they're asking $65 million.
The warehouse/distribution facility is located on a 2.5 acre lot at 27-11 49th Avenue, directly adjacent to the Dutch Kills tributary of Newtown Creek. It currently has 75 parking spaces and 21' ceilings, though Joe Ibrahim and George Raftis of Right Time Realty are apparently marketing the site as an office conversion. The warehouse is also located just a few blocks away from Sunnyside Yards, the proposed site of a controversial new megaproject.
Mana Products has owned the property since 2003, when it paid around $10 million.
· Cosmetics maker asking $65M for Sunnyside warehouse [TRD]
· Cosmetics maker asking $65M for Sunnyside warehouse [TRD]
Weekend Open House Tour: East Village
This weekend on the Open House Tour, we're seeing what's on the market in the East Village. There's a one-bedroom on East 12th asking $725,000, a two-bed on East 13th asking $1.349 million, a one-bed on East 4th asking $1.55 million, and more.
Who's Stealing Pigeons?; Visiting Coney Island Boardwalk
Someone Stole 300 Pigeons From Washington Square Park, Peek Inside the Woolworth Building's $110M Penthouse, What $3,100/Month Can Rent You in New York City, See How One Man Lived On an East Village Rooftop for 6 Years, 15 Central Park West Duplex Returns for an Inexplicable $65M, New 220 Central Park South Rendering Shows Pricey Villas, This Map Helps You Avoid NYC's Hottest Subway Stations, Ricky Martin Sells 40 Bond Street Condo for $7.55 Million, What Comes Next for the Changing Coney Island Boardwalk?, Will LaGuardia Airport's Makeover Actually Be Good for NYC?
Charming East Village Apartment Asks a Wee $495,000
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 East Village apartment on 11th Street between avenues B and C might not look like much from the get-go, but it's got all the makings of a lovely little house: a whitewashed exposed brick wall, an updated kitchen, a windowed bathroom, a washer and dryer, and access to a communal backyard. Yes, the bedroom is teeny tiny, but so is the apartment's ask: it wants just $495,000. It also comes with a built-in gym membership in the form of five flights of stairs.
Rendering Revealed for Essex Market-Replacing Condos
6sqft has an initial rendering of "Site 9," the mixed-use building that will eventually replace Essex Market, via architects GF55 Partners. The 12-story building will contain two levels of commercial space with condos on top. The market, meanwhile, is still operating, but will soon move across Delancey Street to the base of a 24-story tower designed by Handel Architects, hopefully retaining a fair number of tenants in the process. It is expected to reopen in 2018.
10 Modern NYC Playgrounds Made for Design Lovers (and Kids)
[Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 6 playground via Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates]
Playgrounds just aren't like they used to be. The inauguration for New York's first playground, Seward Park on the Lower East Side, was nothing short of apocalyptic. Twenty thousand children held Manhattan's first playscape hostage, Jacob Riis had to go home early, and two hundred police officers were brought to their knees. 700 playgrounds later, each decade has gifted New York with a wildly different philosophy towards play. Of course, the aughts are no different. With acclaimed architect David Rockwell as its standard-bearer, we've ushered in an entirely new age of play. Long gone are concrete flooring and mile-high fences. Culled from the last 15 years, we've assembled 10 of the best pint-sized play spaces in New York City sure to please design-loving parents—oh and their kids, too. So, please, judge away. And if we've forgotten any, do let us know.
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Bloomberg's Ex Sells Bond Street Penthouse In Just One Month
After a little over a month on the market, Susan Brown Bloomberg has unloaded her Noho penthouse. As the Observer points out, the apartment at 41 Bond Street is decorated a helluva lot wilder than the residences of Bloomberg past, which stuck to staid, traditional design—a look the ex-mayor will probably rehash for his new $26 million London mansion. Brown bought the penthouse for $8.2 million in 2011, and relisted it for $11.7 million in late June.
Brooklyn Waterfront Streetcar Might Actually Happen
[Photo via Shutterstock.]
The wishes of Times archicritic Michael Kimmelman (and others) could actually become a reality, as an advisory committee of developers, transportation experts, and community organizers has commissioned a study from HR&A Advisors to determine the economic feasibility of a streetcar or lightrail running from Sunset Park in Brooklyn to Astoria, Queens. Everything is very theoretical right now, as questions who would fund and and operate it, as well as a potential route, are still up in the air.
NYU Expansion Kicks Off With Work at Doomed Sports Center
New York University is kicking off its massive Greenwich Village expansion with design and prep work at the site of Coles Sports Center, at the corner of Mercer and Bleecker streets. In a memo sent to the NYU community and spotted by DNAinfo, NYU's vice president of operations said that architectural teams have started boring into walls for "sub-surface" information that will inform the demolition of the grim, dated gym at 181 Mercer Street. The gym will remain open until at least mid-November, and will then take up operations in Crunch's old space on Lafayette Street.
See Where New York City Parks Are Being Beautified & Built
One of the great pleasures of living in New York City is being able to escape New York City without actually leaving. The parks and green spaces throughout the five boroughs make this possible, and new acreage is being added all the time. In the last two years alone, we've seen the opening of the High Line's last leg, the completion of a new section in Prospect Park, the remaking of a huge swath of Governors Island, and the rebirth of the long-closed High Bridge. And while some may argue that the current administration doesn't care enough about parks, there are still dozens of open spaces through the city being revamped. We've mapped 19 parks projects, both big and small, including those well underway and those about to start. The list only includes those that will actually happen (or at least have a timeline), so proposals for things like the Brooklyn Strand or the Haven Project in the Bronx didn't make the cut.
—With research and writing by Wesley Yiin
—With research and writing by Wesley Yiin
What $3,100/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: $3,100/month.
↑ On the Upper West Side, this somewhat odd two-bathroom duplexfeatures one room on each level. The upper level has the kitchen, some exposed brick, large windows, wood floors, and recessed lighting. The lower level has mirrors that are being removed and a tile floor that is being replaced. The whole thing is asking $3,050/month.
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