Manhattan

First look: This $5M Essex Crossing penthouse has a huge terrace overlooking the Lower East Side

All photos courtesy of Evan Joseph

September 9, 2022

First look: This $5M Essex Crossing penthouse has a huge terrace overlooking the Lower East Side

At the top of a newly-minted CetraRuddy-designed building in a classic downtown Manhattan neighborhood, 6sqft can now share an exclusive first look at a newly-available penthouse atop One Essex Crossing at 202 Broome Street. If you love marble, luxury finishes, outdoor entertaining, and above-it-all views, you'll want to check out this sleek aerie overlooking the Lower East Side. Priced at $4,985,000, it's the headline-stealing 14-story building's last two-bedroom penthouse, with 1,693 square feet of interior space and over 700 square feet of private terrace.
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Baz Luhrmann’s Gramercy townhouse hits the rental market for $75K/month

All photos courtesy of Nina Poon/MW Studio for the Corcoran Group

September 8, 2022

Baz Luhrmann’s Gramercy townhouse hits the rental market for $75K/month

By Aaron Ginsburg

Famed director Baz Luhrmann's Gramercy Park townhouse could be yours to rent for $75,000/month. Located at 243 East 17th Street, the six-bedroom home spans five stories and overlooks Stuyvesant Square Park. The extravagant townhouse is also available for purchase. Luhrmann and his wife Catherine Martin first listed the home for $19,995,000 in March but later dropped the price to $18,999,500, as first spotted by the New York Post.
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New MCNY exhibit explores what New Yorkers eat and why it matters

Mary Mattingly, Biosphere, 2015. Courtesy of Mary Mattingly, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de la Habana

September 8, 2022

New MCNY exhibit explores what New Yorkers eat and why it matters

By Aaron Ginsburg

A new exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York dives into the "powerful connections" between New Yorkers and food. Called Food in New York: Bigger Than the Plate, the indoor-outdoor show features the work of more than 20 artists that explores the city's food systems and the challenges that come with it. Food in New York opens on September 16.
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Memorial honoring Black lives lost to acts of racism will open in Central Park

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September 7, 2022

Memorial honoring Black lives lost to acts of racism will open in Central Park

By Aaron Ginsburg

A new exhibition honoring Black lives lost to racial injustice in the United States will open this month in New York City's historical Seneca Village, once home to a thriving black community that was displaced by the city to make way for Central Park in the 1850s. Presented by the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art (SDAAMFA), the Say Their Names Memorial Exhibition is a month-long augmented reality experience debuting on Saturday, September 17 at West 85th Street in Central Park.
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History

Boutique Noho condo relaunches sales with stylish $8M duplex

All photos by Allyson Lubow for The Corcoran Group

September 7, 2022

Boutique Noho condo relaunches sales with stylish $8M duplex

By Devin Gannon

Six years and one unit sold later, boutique Noho condo 22 Bond Street relaunched sales last month, with a sleek three-bedroom duplex now on the market. Designed by BKSK Architects, the six-unit luxury building first launched sales in 2016 but residences, all of which are three-bedroom duplexes with private outdoor space, have struggled to sell. Asking $8,000,000, the available apartment measures over 2,900 square feet and has a balcony that overlooks the building's lush multi-level garden.
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Investigation underway after arsenic is found in water at East Village public housing complex

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September 6, 2022

Investigation underway after arsenic is found in water at East Village public housing complex

By Aaron Ginsburg

Residents of the Jacob Riis Houses in the East Village may have been exposed to water with dangerous levels of arsenic for more than a week without being notified by the city's public housing authority (NYCHA) until last Friday, as first reported by the non-profit news site, The City. While recent tests indicate there are no longer high levels of arsenic in the water, the public housing complex's roughly 2,600 residents still lack clean water. The federal monitor overseeing NYCHA opened an investigation this past weekend into the agency's actions surrounding the test results.
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Affordable Housing

A food truck with free samples from Jean-Georges’ Tin Building is popping up across NYC

All photos courtesy of Arkan Zakharov

September 2, 2022

A food truck with free samples from Jean-Georges’ Tin Building is popping up across NYC

By Devin Gannon

Last month, Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's huge culinary marketplace opened for limited previews at the restored Tin Building in South Street Seaport. For those who haven't had a chance to check out the 53,000-square-foot culinary destination yet, a food truck is bringing free samples inspired by the new marketplace to spots across New York City, starting this weekend at Domino Park in Williamsburg.
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Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks” (1942); Public Domain

August 31, 2022

New exhibit at the Whitney offers a comprehensive look at Edward Hopper’s life and work in NYC

By Devin Gannon

A new exhibition that explores the work of artist Edward Hopper and his relationship with New York City will open at the Whitney Museum this fall. Hopper, who called Greenwich Village home from 1913 until his death in 1967, uniquely captured an evolving city at a time of historic development and population growth. On view at the museum starting in October, Edward Hopper's New York will feature more than 200 paintings, watercolors, prints, and drawings by Hopper, along with additional archival materials like photographs and notebooks.
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Your guide to the Financial District, NYC’s oldest new downtown neighborhood

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August 31, 2022

Your guide to the Financial District, NYC’s oldest new downtown neighborhood

By Michelle Cohen

Located at the southernmost part of lower Manhattan–and at the center of the global financial universe–New York City's Financial District in many ways represents New York City to the world. Encompassing the area south of City Hall Park, with the corner of Wall and Broad Streets as its center, this bustling grid of streets is also a waterfront neighborhood, surrounded by New York Harbor and the East River. As a backdrop, the towering masts of South Street Seaport's tall ships recall the maritime history of the city's earliest days. The business of finance is still anchored here, but as with all New York City neighborhoods, change is around every corner, and the number of residents who call this downtown district home continues to grow.
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Inside Peachy Keen, a ’70s-inspired Times Square restaurant with funky decor and comfort food

All photos courtesy of Alejandro Ramos

August 30, 2022

Inside Peachy Keen, a ’70s-inspired Times Square restaurant with funky decor and comfort food

By Devin Gannon

An over-the-top dining experience bursting at the seams with color, patterns, and nostalgia opened in Times Square this summer. Peachy Keen is a sprawling restaurant with exaggerated 1970s-inspired interiors, decked out in a vibrant color scheme of coral, turquoise, orange, and pink with design elements like white ceramic tiles with pink grout and neon signs. The team behind the delightfully retro restaurant's design is Wid Chapman Architects, the hospitality experts who designed New York City hot spots like Dhamaka and the restaurant inside 70 Pine Street. Serving up inventive comfort food and funky cocktails, the all-day eatery is massive with a little over 140 seats, but pockets of tucked-away seating and banquettes provide space for private moments, too. Ahead, hear from architect Wid Chapman on how Peachy Keen's colorful menu inspired the restaurant's technicolor vibe, as well as the firm's design process and his favorite thing to order from the new restaurant.
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Tribeca’s historic skybridge building finally sells for $24M

All photos courtesy of Eitan Gamliely for Sotheby’s International Realty

August 29, 2022

Tribeca’s historic skybridge building finally sells for $24M

By Aaron Ginsburg

After nearly a decade on the market, a Tribeca home that has its own skybridge has sold for $24,000,000 in an off-market sale. The unusual listing included a townhouse at 9 Jay Street and a separate loft condo at 67 Hudson Street, connected by the famed footbridge suspended over Staple Street. The deal sets a new record for the highest per square foot sale for a townhouse in the neighborhood.
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$7M UWS penthouse has two balconies and Billionaires’ Row views

Photos courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens

August 29, 2022

$7M UWS penthouse has two balconies and Billionaires’ Row views

By Devin Gannon

From the two south-facing balconies at this Upper West Side penthouse, you get picture-perfect views of New York City's towering skyscrapers that dot Central Park's edge. The rarely-available 3,000-square-foot penthouse takes up the entire 19th floor of 160 West 86th Street, a boutique condominium off Amsterdam Avenue. While looking outward is nice, the views inside aren't too bad, either, thanks to its spacious and functional layout and four exposures.
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NYC renames Harlem street in honor of tennis star Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson was honored with a ticker tape parade in New York City after she won the 1957 Wimbledon Women’s Singles Championship. Photo via Wikimedia

August 26, 2022

NYC renames Harlem street in honor of tennis star Althea Gibson

By Aaron Ginsburg

A block in Harlem was renamed on Thursday in honor of tennis star Althea Gibson on what would have been her 95th birthday. Gibson broke the color barrier in tennis, becoming the first Black player to compete in the U.S. National Championships and in the tournament at Wimbledon. The section of West 143rd Street between Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard and Malcolm X Boulevard will be called "Althea Gibson Way."
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History

A ‘secret’ sushi restaurant is opening below Midtown skyscraper One Vanderbilt

All renderings courtesy of SL Green

August 25, 2022

A ‘secret’ sushi restaurant is opening below Midtown skyscraper One Vanderbilt

By Devin Gannon

A new sushi restaurant will open below Midtown's tallest office tower next month. Located in a hidden nook in Grand Central Terminal and underneath the 1,401-foot office tower One Vanderbilt, Jōji will offer an "unexpected Omakase experience" led by Chef George Ruan, the former sushi chef at high-end Masa, and Chef Daniel Boulud.
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Food & Dining

For $7.2M, an exclusive penthouse at the Ritz-Carlton Nomad

All renderings courtesy of Douglas Elliman Realty

August 24, 2022

For $7.2M, an exclusive penthouse at the Ritz-Carlton Nomad

By Aaron Ginsburg

A penthouse suite at one of the world's most iconic hotels has hit the market for $7,200,000. Located at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, New York, Nomad, this two-bedroom corner penthouse is one of 16 residences available for purchase at the building. Situated above the hotel floors, the one- and two-bedroom homes have access to the five-star services and amenities for which the Ritz-Carlton is known. Owners and their families and guests can stay up to 120 nights per year and have their homes managed by The Ritz-Carlton when away, providing the perfect pied-a-terre opportunity.
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Independent bookstore McNally Jackson to open new flagship location at Rockefeller Center

McNally Jackson’s South Street Seaport location; Photo by Yvonne Brooks

August 24, 2022

Independent bookstore McNally Jackson to open new flagship location at Rockefeller Center

By Devin Gannon

Bookworms will soon have a new reason to visit Rockefeller Center. This December, beloved independent bookstore McNally Jackson will open a new flagship location at the iconic commercial complex in Midtown, Tishman Speyer announced this month. The new bookstore will measure 7,000 square feet and include McNally Jackson's stationary store, Goods For The Study.
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City Living

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka fetch $6.99M for five-story townhouse, a new record for Harlem

All photos courtesy of Will Ellis / DDreps

August 23, 2022

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka fetch $6.99M for five-story townhouse, a new record for Harlem

By Devin Gannon

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka sold their Harlem home earlier this year for $6,990,000, setting a new townhouse record for the Manhattan neighborhood. The couple picked up the property at 2036 Fifth Avenue in 2013 for nearly $3,600,000 and conducted a thorough renovation of the historic home, which was constructed in 1908 as a bed and breakfast. The new neighborhood record breaks the one set in April by the home at 32 Mount Morris Park, which sold for $6,400,000.
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Janet Jackson sells her Central Park West home for $8.8M

All photos courtesy of Yoo Jean Han for Sotheby’s International Realty

August 22, 2022

Janet Jackson sells her Central Park West home for $8.8M

By Devin Gannon

Janet Jackson sold her Upper West Side apartment for $8,800,000 last month, slightly below the initial asking price. As the Wall Street Journal first reported, the pop star's three-bedroom condo in the Trump International Hotel and Tower at 1 Central Park West hit the market in April for $8,995,000. Jackson has owned the home since 1998 but has not lived there since the pandemic.
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Asking $27M, the last available penthouse at Waterline Square has the perfect private terrace

All photos courtesy of Evan Joseph

August 18, 2022

Asking $27M, the last available penthouse at Waterline Square has the perfect private terrace

By Devin Gannon

Boasting more than 6,500 square feet of interior space, a decked-out terrace, and iconic skyline and water views, this penthouse at Waterline Square is just as lavish as expected. Since it's the last such unit available at the mixed-use development, we're taking a closer look at the residence, which is currently on the market for $27,000,000. Sitting atop Richard Meier's One Waterline Square, the home has five bedrooms, 50 feet of direct Hudson River views, and an outdoor terrace that feels open, yet secluded at the same time.
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‘Gatsby’-inspired Art Deco theater with state-of-the-art technology opens at Manhattan West

Photo courtesy of Jason Greenspan

August 18, 2022

‘Gatsby’-inspired Art Deco theater with state-of-the-art technology opens at Manhattan West

By Aaron Ginsburg

A new theater opening in Midtown next month adds a modern twist to a classic New York City experience. Opening on September 21 at Brookfield Properties' mixed-use development Manhattan West, Midnight Theatre is a 160-seat performance venue that flaunts an Art Deco-inspired interior coupled with state-of-the-art technology. The theater includes a 270-degree immersive projection system that can alter the appearance of the venue's interior and can "transport visitors anywhere as part of a performance's narrative or needs." Conceptualized by creative director Warren Adcock, the venue will be a hotspot for music, theatre, performance art, and magic.
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Photo courtesy of The Corcoran Group

August 18, 2022

A $26M duplex co-op in Jacqueline Onassis’ childhood building recalls the Gilded Age

By Michelle Cohen

A mansion-sized 14-room duplex at 740 Park Avenue, a building considered to be Manhattan's most luxurious residential address, is now on the market for $26,000,000. Built in 1929 by James T. Lee, grandfather of Jacqueline Bouvier (later Kennedy Onassis), who lived there as a girl, the Art Deco building was designed by Rosario Candela. One of its first notable residents was John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who resided in a duplex similar to the one featured here.
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New York commits $8M to renovate Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Image of the Schomburg Center via Wiki Commons

August 18, 2022

New York commits $8M to renovate Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

By Aaron Ginsburg

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced the state will commit $8 million for upgrades to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. The investment will go toward the refurbishment of the building's facade, replacement of the roof and windows, and the installation of much-needed safety and energy-efficient features. The state's announcement comes during Harlem Week, a weeklong celebration of the neighborhood's history and culture.
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See inside One Wall Street, the largest office-to-residential conversion in NYC

Photo credit: Evan Joseph for Macklowe Properties

August 17, 2022

See inside One Wall Street, the largest office-to-residential conversion in NYC

By Devin Gannon

A New York City Art Deco landmark is showing off its second act as a luxury residential tower. Once one of New York's tallest office buildings, One Wall Street now boasts a new superlative: the largest office-to-residential conversion in the city's history. Developed by Macklowe Properties, the 566-unit tower sits within the restored former Irving Trust Company Building, designed in 1931 by famed architect Ralph Walker. New images of the residences and innovative co-working space were released this week, providing a first peek inside one of the city's most unique new residential buildings.
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This $22M UES penthouse in an Emery Roth building has mid-century good looks and a huge roof terrace

Photo credit: Eytan Weber

August 17, 2022

This $22M UES penthouse in an Emery Roth building has mid-century good looks and a huge roof terrace

By Michelle Cohen

Atop an Emery Roth-designed Art Deco-style building at 880 Fifth Avenue, this two-floor co-op has the kind of elegant Manhattan cachet you won't find on Billionaires' Row. Along with its classic mid-20th-century interior style (lots of sleek wood and architectural built-ins), the luxurious 2,800-square-foot trophy pad boasts 3,350 square feet of private outdoor space, including a manicured rooftop terrace that's akin to having your own private park. And it's across the street from Central Park itself, with the iconic park and city views you'd expect from an Upper East Side penthouse with a $22,000,000 price tag.
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Jean-Georges to open restaurant at Norman Foster-designed office tower 425 Park Avenue

All renderings courtesy of Foster + Partners

August 17, 2022

Jean-Georges to open restaurant at Norman Foster-designed office tower 425 Park Avenue

By Aaron Ginsburg

Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten is opening another restaurant in New York City. L&L Holding Company on Monday announced the world-renowned chef will create and operate a 14,000-square-foot, two-floor restaurant on the ground floor of 425 Park Avenue, a recently completed 897-foot office tower in Midtown designed by Norman Foster. The restaurant, which will boast soaring ceilings and a 1,000-square-foot show kitchen, is expected to open by late 2023.
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Food & Dining

Moving ‘sculpture garden’ with glowing, handmade lanterns will light up Morningside Heights

Morningside Lights 2019; Photo by Michael Seto

August 16, 2022

Moving ‘sculpture garden’ with glowing, handmade lanterns will light up Morningside Heights

By Aaron Ginsburg

Morningside Heights' annual lantern festival will light up the sky for the first time totally in person since 2019. Hosted by the Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre at the Columbia University School of the Arts, the 11th-annual "Morningside Lights" event allows visitors to create their own lanterns and float them in a procession from Morningside Park to Columbia's campus. Free lantern building workshops will be held on September 17 through 23 and the procession kicks off on September 24 at 8 p.m.
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Image of the 9/11 Tribute Museum via Wiki Commons

August 16, 2022

NYC’s 9/11 Tribute Museum is closing

By Aaron Ginsburg

The museum which told the stories of September 11 survivors is officially closing its doors. The 9/11 Tribute Museum will close on August 17 due to financial hardships stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, as NBC New York first reported. The museum will shift to a fully online format to continue telling victims' stories and support those affected by the attacks.
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