Live in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Former Plaza Apartment for $39.5M
Inside Wright's former digs here
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Tommy Hilfiger has dropped the price of his palatial Plaza penthouse by $5 million to $75 million. [NYP] Demo is planned for a site that once served as an underground railroad stop in order to make way for a Downtown Brooklyn tower. [Brownstoner] A new study reveals that Airbnb is indeed pushing the prices of […]
We’ve all been there; it’s 4:00pm and every single cab has its off-duty lights on. Here’s a statistical analysis of how to fix the problem. [I Quant NY] A photographer is on a mission to give the outer boroughs their fair share of exposure with a new exhibit at the New York Public Library called “Outer […]
Broadway between 26th and 27th Streets, part of the current Madison Square North Historic District, via Wiki Commons
One Vanderbilt gets the green light. The City Planning Commission gave unanimous approval (12-0; 1 recusal) to the controversial Midtown project slated to rise on a site adjacent to Grand Central Station. [6sqft inbox] More units at 432 Park are coming to the market. Nine new listings, including a $76.5 million penthouse, have been posted in the last seven […]
Map Showing Location of Odor Producing Industries of New York and Brooklyn, circa 1870 (“Charles F. Chandler Papers,” Columbia University Rare Books and Manuscript Library)
On March 30th, 1906, the Queensboro Bridge opened to traffic and forever changed the fabric of Queens. [Brownstoner Queens] In the wake of last week’s East Village building explosion, new reports show that it could cost up to $26 billion to replace all the city’s leak-prone gas mains. [Crain’s] A lecture tomorrow will look at […]
March’s 10 Most-Read Stories Woody Johnson’s Co-op Sale Still Sets Record, but Comes In Lower Than Expected at $77.5M REVEALED: ODA Architects Design Cantilevering Ziggurats for Gowanus Site Supermodel Freja Beha Erichsen Snags a Stunning $3M Carroll Gardens Townhouse Construction Update: COOKFOX’s 855 Sixth Avenue Tops Off, Ties for City’s ‘Shortest Skyscraper’ Tiny 500-Square-Foot Apartment […]