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Michelle Williams Sells Boerum Hill Townhouse for $8.8M Jessica Helgerson-Designed Brooklyn Brownstone Features Colorful Modern Design REVEALED: 141 Willoughby, 30-Story Mixed-Use Tower to Replace Site Once Slated for Eminent Domain Takeover West Village Townhouse by 1100 Architect Maximizes Natural Light in a Historic Structure Sandy-Ravaged Chelsea Building to Sprout New Apartments Daphne Oz, Co-Host of […]
Twice as many condo units as 2014 (6,500 to be exact) are expected to hit the market in 2015. [NYT] Two 14-story rental towers are coming very close to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. [FC] Are boutique condos replacing major developments like One57 as the sexiest place to live in NYC? [NYP] Queens affordable […]
Hedge fund manager Mark Brodsky, founder of Aurelius Capital Management, is probably the buyer of a $53 million pad at One57. [NYO] Hoboken might not be as frat-tastic as you think. [NYT] 17-property Williamsburg site will likely sell for $80 million. [TRD] Two Queens historic sites, the John Bowne House and the Old Quaker Meeting House in […]
Drink like an architect this New Years Eve. Check out these graphic postcards that link iconic buildings with their appropriate drink. [ArchDaily] Take a look inside the historic abandoned Loew’s Canal Theatre. [After the Final Curtain] This humorous illustration series shows the evolution over time of how architects portray themselves publicly. [designboom] Meet the architecture student who started designing […]
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The West 90s, long considered the more affordable part of the Upper West Side, is seeing an influx of luxury development. [NYT] 70,000 people applied for 38 affordable apartments in Williamsburg at 59 Frost Street. [DNAinfo] Not everyone agrees with the Times endorsement of the QueensWay. [2nd Ave. Sagas] Soap opera star Noelle Beck lists […]
Meet the fluffy and cuddly but “angry, hardened city rabbits and possibly carnivorous” bunnies of Gowanus. [DNAinfo] How a ferry ride helped make Brooklyn the original suburb. [NYTimes] An adorably preppy apartment on Hudson Street with English touches designed by Jenny Wolf Interiors. [Domaine] When time is money, you have to learn how to eat your meals […]
The QueensWay gets a major endorsement. [NYT] Trinity Church has filed demolition permits for 68-74 Trinity Place, where they plan to erect a 46-story residential building designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli. [CO] The Port Authority is considering selling off its real estate, including One World Trade Center, to fund the agency’s overhaul. [WSJ] Collegiate School, the […]
You may know where Brooklyn’s various neighborhoods are on a map, but do you know how they got their names? [Mental Floss] A look back at how the Guardian Angels got their start taking crime prevention into their own hands. [NYC, 1981] Meet news anchor and reporter Charlie Pellett, the man who’s the voice behind […]
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Brooklyn may hold the title for most unaffordable place to buy a home in America, but when it comes to affordability for renters, the Bronx is the worst. According to the Daily News, a new report shows that tenants in the borough spend 68% of their earnings on rent, which roughly equates to $2,000 per month for a three-bedroom […]
December’s Top 10 Stories Vote for 2014′s Building of the Year! Park Slope’s Iconic Pavilion Theater May Go Residential New Yorker Spotlight: Drag Queen Coco Peru Reminisces About Her Hometown of City Island in the Bronx Walk This Way: How Observant Jews Shop for Real Estate with the Torah in Mind Hudson Yards Observation Deck […]
Sale of two Williamsburg buildings on Bedford Avenue for $40 million sets a new record. [Crain’s] Extell employs holograms to market its One Riverside Park condominium. [NYT] Google is expanding its footprint in Chelsea, creating a 3.5-million-square-foot urban tech campus. [WSJ] Art Deco Plaza condo drops asking price by $15 million. [Curbed] Images: Rendering of the new […]
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Manhattan Community Boards 5 and 6 want to redesign SL Green’s 67-story One Vanderbilt tower. [NYP] Fresh Direct breaks ground for its South Bronx headquarters, but locals protest that it will further damage the area’s air quality. [NYT] An opinion on why the proposed megatower on the pier would ruin the South Street Seaport. [NY Mag] Long Island […]
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Imagine waking up one morning and getting pulled into a whirlwind of adventure, art, history, and preservation. That’s exactly what happened to Doris Cultraro of DC Studios in upstate New York when she was called in to clean and restore a 60-square-foot stained glass panel with over 6,000 pieces in 2007. “Although the original studio […]