New Look at FXFOWLE's 'Luxurious' Harlem Condo
Architect FXFOWLE and developer Artimus Construction have been quietly carrying out plans for a new curved glass condo building right on the border of the Upper West Side and Harlem along Frederick Douglass Circle. Other than a singular rendering of the project that showed up just about a year ago, details for the building have been few and far between—until now. The building's teaser site just launched, and while it isn't a wellspring of information, it does offer up some new, exciting details. The building at 285 West 110th Street (formerly 2040 Frederick Douglass Boulevard) will go by the name Circa and will contain 38 "luxurious" one- to five-bedroom condos, many of which will have private outdoor space. Along with word of the teaser site comes a new rendering of the building's curved facade (↑).
15 Central Park West Penthouse Cuts Absurd Ask By $5M
Back in July, when penthouse 18/19B at 15 Central Park West went on the market for a whopping $65 million, we questioned whether or not the massive apartment would actually sell at that price (which we called "inexplicable"). Turns out, that skepticism was well-founded: the apartment's price was recently chopped by $5.5 million (nearly nine percent), making it now $59.5 million. The price is still absurd—it's still going for more than $10,000 per square foot—but it's now ever-so-slightly less absurd. This also means that the apartment has now been bumped down the list of the most expensive homes for sale in NYC right now (though not by much). It's yet another setback for the beleaguered 15 CPW, which has seen several price cuts and relists in recent years—but maybe this is the price that'll stick for this one. (We remain skeptical.)
William Randolph Hearst's Glorious Manhattan Penthouse Sells
Publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst's real estate legacy may be mired to his sprawling, seaside castle in San Simeon, CA, but his two New York penthouses—both up for grabs this year—are equally impressive; and it seems that, finally, someone agrees. The regal oak-clad Central Park West penthouse that Hearst once called home has been snatched up for $18 million, public records show. The buyer is T-Mobile CEO John Legere.
New-York Historical Society To Open Women's History Center
[A rendering for the Eva Jiřičná-designed gallery coming to the New-York Historical Society.]
The New-York Historical Society has announced its plan to turn the fourth floor of the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture on Central Park West into a permanent collection on women's history and scholarship. The center will be the first of its kind in a U.S. museum. The Historical Society is moving forward with a design by Czech architect Eva Jiřičná for a glass gallery where a collection of Tiffany lamps, discovered to be the work of Clara Driscoll and the "Tiffany Girls," will be on display. It will be Jiřičná's first major New York City project and is slated to open in 2017.
This Central Park West Studio Is Asking Just $339,000
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.
What this Central Park West studio lacks in niceties, it makes up for with its prime location. Sure, this little studio looks onto a light shaft and could use some updating (to say the least), but it's in co-op building The Alden which fronts the city's green lung between West 82nd and West 83rd streets. The location is only rivaled by its ask: an unheard of $339,000. The building is designed by Emory Roth, which is an added perk to boot.
Lincoln Square Studio Seeks $849K After Austere Makeunder
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.
Less than one year after a fine-but-by-no-means-stylish studio in Lincoln Towers sold for $479,000, it's reemerged—and it's hardly recognizable. The co-op has undergone a transformative minimalist makeunder that saw its galley kitchen gutted and replaced with an austere kitchen with a hidden refrigerator and freezer (and no other appliance or flourish to speak of, but for a very calculated staged loaf of bread [Update: camouflaging an induction cooktop].) Everything in this apartment feels deliberate, down to the light that files in in squares onto its wide-plank bleached maple floors. The renovation also added to the studio ambient core lighting with push button switches and a bathroom with a concrete-finished walk-in shower with Vola finishes. The term less is more holds up here—the apartment's now asking $849,000.
Luxe Rentals in Landmark UWS Building Ask From $5,775/Month
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It was just a month ago that renderings for 393 West End Avenue, a landmarked building-turned-luxury rental development, were revealed in all of their fancy glory. Today, developers Simon Baron and Quandram Global have launched leasing for the building's 43 high-end units, with apartments ranging from 796-square-foot one-bedrooms to 2,224-square-foot four-bedrooms. The pricing is predictably high: a one-bedroom starts at $5,775 per month, and the most expensive unit is a four-bedroom penthouse, available for a whopping $26,245 per month. In a press release, Matthew Baron of Simon Baron Development said, "Our vision was always to create grand rental homes—a rarity to this neighborhood—to meet the demand of so many interested renters looking for high quality design with space." (So basically: rich renters want fancy spaces. Got it.) Building amenities include a roof deck, 24-hour concierge, and a children's play room.
Eclectic UWS Townhouse 'Has to Be Seen to Be Believed'
The brokerbabble for the mansion at 3 Riverside Drive, new to the market for $27 million, says that "the stunning details and scope of this riverfront home have to be seen to be believed." And while that's certainly true—the ornate 19th-century house is one of architect C.P.H. Gilbert's NYC mansions—the interiors of the place are definitely a little quirky. The house was originally built in 1898 for Philip and Marie Kleeberg, prominent socialites who would occupy the five-floor structure for only a few years before Maria ended her life there by drinking carbolic acid. (Yikes.) In its current iteration, the home still has many of the original details: the limestone exterior, a marble staircase (actually, there's marble everywhere), and decorative cherubs and gargoyles on the top of the structure. Some of the rooms, however, have gotten more modern upgrades—seriously, what's with the blue kitchen?
UWS Residents Rally Against Natural History Museum Expansion
First it was the Whitney, then it was MoMa, the Frick, and even the Guggenheim; now it's the American Museum of Natural History's turn to take center-stage in the Expansion Debate theater. The museum's plan to expand into the surrounding Theodore Roosevelt Park has already riled Upper West Side NIMBYs, and now DNAinfo reports that a breakout local group is banding together to shrink the project or thwart it altogether. Defenders of Teddy Roosevelt Park Inc. say that the museum's expansion into the public parkland is "reckless and insensitive."
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Gorgeous Riverside Drive Mansion Gets $13M Price Chop
The Kleeberg Residence—a stunning, 18-room, 11,000-square-foot mansion at 3 Riverside Drive on the Upper West Side—made a splash in 2013 when it hit the market asking a whopping $40 million. Now, two years later and after a few months spent off the market, the French Renaissance Revival home has received a 33 percent slash in price, and it's now asking a (slightly) less bonkers $27 million.
The house was built in the 1890s and has a gorgeous carved limestone facade, a roof with copper trim, 18 rooms, and nine gaslit fireplaces, among other lovely features brought in by current owners, developer Regina Kislin and photographer Anatoly Siyagine. They bought the house in 1995 for $10 million and spent 20 years restoring it to its former grandeur.
Weekend Open House Tour: Upper West Side
This weekend on the Open House Tour, we're seeing what's new on the Upper West Side. There's a one-bedroom on West End asking $859,000, a two-bedroom on West 82nd Street asking $1.4 million, a gorgeous five-bedroom in the Ansonia asking $7 million (above), and more.
NYPD: More Tickets for Cyclists Lead to Drop in Injuries
A recent crackdown on cyclists has lead to a drastic drop in bike-related injuries, police say. According to DNAinfo, officers of the 24th Precinct on the Upper West Side handed out 135 tickets during the month of August 2015, compared to 52 at the same time last year—an increase of 160 percent. As a result, the precinct saw just 12 injuries from collisions involving a bike or a car last month, as opposed to 20 in August 2014. Most of the citations written were for typical bike violations, such as running red lights and riding on the sidewalk.
Of course, the Upper West Side has never been the friendlist neighborhood for bikes, and according to Captain Marlon Larin, the precinct always gets a "high volume" of complaints from residents. Nevertheless, bike advocate Ken Coughlin took issue with the crackdown.
"Every ticket written for a cyclist is a ticket not written for a more dangerous violation," he said at a recent meeting with police and members of the community. "I would urge you to enforce against the truly dangerous violations."
· Spike in Tickets to Cyclists on UWS Leads to Drop in Injuries, Police Say [DNAinfo]
· Spike in Tickets to Cyclists on UWS Leads to Drop in Injuries, Police Say [DNAinfo]
A Funky, Whimsical Four-Bedroom In The Dakota Seeks $17.5M
Even with its recent co-op board troubles, The Dakota remains one of New York City's toniest—and most desired—addresses. And while you might expect apartments in the landmarked building to be staid, rather fussy spaces, that's not always the case. See, for example, this recently listed four-bedroom apartment, on the market for $17.5 million. It has a lot going on, design-wise: bright blue area rugs, flooring that's straight out of Q-Bert, walls painted to look like clouds, etc. (Thank the current owners for that—previously, it was just another formal, sort of fussy apartment.) The space itself also comes with nice touches, including both an eat-in kitchen and a formal dining room, a library, and a gallery. We're sure you could change up the interiors after buying the space, but after seeing that 8-bit-style bathroom tile, why would you?
Large Condos In Former UWS Garage Hit the Market From $4M
Name: 221 West 77
Address: 221 West 77th Street
Developer: Naftali Group
Architect: Thomas Juul-Hansen
Size: 18 stories, 26 apartments
Prices: from $4 million
Sales and Marketing: Stribling
Address: 221 West 77th Street
Developer: Naftali Group
Architect: Thomas Juul-Hansen
Size: 18 stories, 26 apartments
Prices: from $4 million
Sales and Marketing: Stribling
Naftali Group's second garage-to-condo conversion on West 77th Street has been in progress for some time now, with a design by Danish architect Thomas Juul-Hansen and a selection of 26 two- to five-bedroom condos. And while it's not slated for occupancy until 2017, its units are officially on the market (h/t BuzzBuzzHome), priced from $4 million to a whopping $23 million. The smallest unit is a 1,735-square-foot two bedroom, but larger units include a 3,200-square-foot townhouse, and an even larger penthouse. Building amenities are numerous, as you'd expect, with a fitness center, basketball court, on-site parking, and roof deck among the offerings. Naftali also revealed its first renderings for the building, which you can check out below.
Judge Dismisses Case Against 'Racist' Dakota Co-op Board
The Dakota's co-op board sure does know how to attract controversy. Take, for instance, the recent accusation by developer Robert Siegel, who says that the board wined & dined him for six years, until the statute of limitations for filing a fraud lawsuit against them passed as they strong-armed him for over a decade from moving into a duplex he purchased in the building.
While that case is ongoing, the board has finally cleaned their hands of another that's plagued them since 2011: the New York Times reportsthat a Manhattan judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by former Wall Street wiz Alphonse Fletcher Jr., who alleged that the co-op board is just plain ol' racist.
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