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Critics may hate One World Trade Center, but the public loves it. [NYP] The world’s tallest modular tower, the B2, is back on track as Forest City rehires its 150 workers to finish construction. [NY1] The historic Renaissance Theater and Casino in Harlem is slated for demolition, but preservationists are set on stopping the wrecking ball and the […]
The Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum, the city’s first institution focused on the music genre, is headed for Midtown and Harlem in 2017. [Daily News] Track Santa, visit the North Pole, and find the best neighborhood light displays with these holiday-themed apps. [NY1] An historic automat façade was revealed on 104th Street and Broadway. [West […]
Is 125th Street the Next 14th Street? Big-Name Developers Think So. Brand New NYC Water Taxi Stop Makes It Easier to Explore Red Hook Explore NYC in 3-D with Latest Google Maps Update Couple Fills a 242-Square-Foot Village Apartment with Brilliant Interior Design Ideas REVEALED: NoMad Tower by FR-EE; Is It a Cowbell, Exclamation Point, […]
Architecture critic Carter B. Horsley shares his top 10 picks for best renderings of the year. Chuckle-worthy commentary included. [CityRealty] An 11-story, 235,000-square-foot Bjarke Ingels-designed residential project is coming to Harlem. But will BIG’s tower be as bold as their 57th Street project? [TRD] The $1.75B sale of the Crown Building at 730 5th Avenue sets a […]
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Macy’s in 1948. [Messy Nessy] A new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, Crossing Brooklyn, will showcase work from 35 artists and collectives from the borough. [Hyper Allergic] The city may need to hire a proofreader… a new Brooklyn street sign misspelled Remsen Street. [Daily News] Hershey’s is creating a 3D […]
DRUMROLL PLEASE… You came, you voted, and now we’re pleased to announce the winner of our first-ever Building of the Year competition! Congratulations to the Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed, Continuum Company-developed 45 East 22nd Street tower which won the hearts of 29 percent of over 3,500 readers who came to cast a vote. We’re not sure if it was the champagne flute-like design that sold […]
The Dime Savings Bank has just hit the market. The building, located next door to Junior’s diner and owned by JP Morgan, could fetch more than $100M. [Crain’s] An ongoing struggle… Here are all the ways the New York Times has tried to describe One57’s sales. [NYO] Developer Ben Shaoul sells his West Chelsea townhouse for $8.5M. He […]
Derby the dog was able to run for the first time thanks to 3D-printed paws. [Designboom] This Staten Island library recalls the neighborhood’s maritime and oystering history. [ArchDaily] Fashion Week needs a new home; it’s been evicted from Lincoln Center. [West Side Rag] NYC’s “awkwardly shaped” tax lots, like the Hess Triangle, equal over five million square […]
Units in a brand new five-story residential building in Ridgewood are going for $339,000 all the way up to $769,000. The listings have only been live a day and two units are already in contract. [Curbed] Here are some renderings of the condo replacing Clinton Hill’s White Castle on Myrtle Avenue. [Brownstoner] The Naftali Group has sold The Bergen for […]
Everyone can use a break from the city, even those college professors we can’t imagine having lives outside the classroom. Equipped with a dream and a newly-bought plot of land in New Jersey, one NYU educator hired Derek “Deek” Diedricksen of RelaxShacks.com to build a tiny cabin perfect for grading papers and relaxation. The micro-pod was constructed on […]
Everyone’s favorite theoretical physicist, Sheldon Cooper—or Jim Parsons when he’s not playing his famous character on “The Big Bang Theory”—has purchased a $2.9 million Gramercy Park penthouse with his partner, Todd Spiewak, according to city records. In fact, this is the couple’s fourth buy in 36 Gramercy Park East. Yesterday, they also picked up a $815,000 unit; […]
Check out the private pools at Extell’s “Poor Door” building, One Riverside Park. [Curbed] Co-working is cool! Shared workspace startup WeWork is now worth a staggering $5B. [WSJ] Not all of the city’s rising residential buildings are in a race to the finish line. This Brooklyn project has been stalled for nearly a decade. [NYT] Retail, […]
25 percent of all subway trains are late, up 6 percent from last year. How ya feeling about that MTA price hike now? [Daily News] Legendary East Village Italian bakery Veniero’s is giving out free butter cookies to celebrate its 120th birthday on Thursday. [DNAinfo] The Living Christmas Tree Co. lets you rent live trees…we need to bring this to […]