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Big-box retailer Target is opening its newest store across from Macy’s in Herald Square. The store will be the anchor tenant of a 92,000-square-foot retail complex owned by Empire State Realty Trust that will offer more of the usual suspects, in this case Sephora, Swatch and Foot Locker, all behind a new Studios Architecture-designed curtain wall, according to the New York Post.
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March 20, 2017

L train shutdown will be 15 months instead of 18 months

Finally, there’s some good news for the nearly 225,000 daily L train riders commuting to Manhattan. This weekend the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced that the Canarsie tube, which carries the L train between Manhattan and Brooklyn, will be closed for 15 months instead of 18, three months ahead of schedule. As reported by the Daily News, the MTA plans to begin rehabilitating the tunnel in April of 2019.
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March 19, 2017

Stately Staten Island Victorian hits the market for $1.5M

By Emily Nonko

You can't find homes like this in Manhattan--you're going to have to venture over into Staten Island. This freestanding Victorian, which occupies a large corner lot with a front and back yard, can be found at 309 Guyon Avenue in the neighborhood of Oakwood. Both the interior and exterior have been well preserved, with a turret and framework on the outside and fireplaces galore inside. The second floor holds four bedrooms, and there's a finished attic on top of that. It's up for grabs at a price just under $1.5 million.
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Distinctive Homes

March 17, 2017

NYC schools, housing, and transit to lose hundreds of millions in federal aid under Trump’s budget

Under President Trump’s first budget proposal, New York City will lose hundreds of millions of dollars for schools, housing, transportation, homeland security, and other city agencies. According to the Daily News, city schools and afterschool programs can be expected to lose $140 million, homeland security grants will be cut $190 million, and NYCHA will lose $370 million, which is on top of the $76 million cut they were already expecting. Ironically, the budget also slashes transit projects by $2 billion, which means completing projects like the Second Avenue Subway and the Gateway trans-Hudson River tunnel may be on the chopping block, despite the fact that they were specifically called out in Trump's previous $1 trillion infrastructure plan to receive $14.2 billion and $12 billion respectively.
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Policy

March 17, 2017

FREE RENT: This week’s roundup of NYC’s rental concessions

By Ondel Hylton

Sutton Place High Rise Re-Introduced as Oriana Launches Leasing with Two Months Free [link] Downtown Rentals at 90W in the Financial District Offer Up to 2 Months Free [link] Spring 2017 Leasing Announced for DUMBO’s 181 Front Street, Website Launches with New Photos [link] LIC Rental ‘The Independent’ Offers Two Months Free with 14-Month Lease […]

Real Estate Trends

March 17, 2017

$525K Fort Greene studio has pre-war details and a thoughtful layout

By Emily Nonko

Perched atop the 15th floor of the prewar Griffin co-op at 101 Lafayette Avenue, in Fort Greene, is this lovely studio apartment. Although it's modest in size, prewar finishes, large casement windows, and a well-thought-out layout (not to mention the attractive mix of rustic and modern decor) offer a sense of light and spaciousness. It has just been listed for sale at an ask of $525,000.
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Distinctive Homes

March 16, 2017

Bid on a VIP tour of Yale with Robert A.M. Stern and other starchitect experiences

The Van Alen Institute announces their fourth annual Auction of Art + Design Experiences, offering a rare international sampling of curated events with leading names in the creative world. Like an omakase of "distinctive experiences" with some of today's most notable innovators in the architecture, design and culture spheres, the benefit auction, available via Paddle8, offers a Robert A.M. Stern-led VIP preview of the architect’s addition to the Yale University campus, an afternoon in the archives of Lina Bo Bardi’s Casa de Vidro outside São Paulo, a workout at Medellín Sports Coliseum with its architect, Giancarlo Mazzanti, a visit to a collection of stilted Miami beach houses with architect Terry Riley, meditation studio time with Winka Dubbeldam and a tour of John Lautner-designed horror story homes in the Hollywood hills, to name just a few.
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March 16, 2017

Art Nerd New York’s Top Event Picks for the Week- 3/16-3/22

By Lori Zimmer

In a city where hundreds of interesting events occur each week, it can be hard to pick and choose your way to a fulfilling life. Ahead Art Nerd founder Lori Zimmer shares her top picks for 6sqft readers! Break out after the blizzard cabin fever, and get into an evening at MoMA for their yearly Members Party (yes, that means you need to become a member if you aren’t already!) If architecture is more your thing, celebrate the Van Alen Institute at The Tunnel, or if you’re just not into parties, get cultural at the opera in Bushwick. BBQ joint/gallery Fort Gansevoort welcomes guest curator Hank Willis Thomas for a new show, and Creative Time stages a Shirin Neshat talk at the beautiful Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Enjoy historic postcards of synagogues of the past at Museum at Eldridge Street, then appreciate the surreal illustrations of You Jung Byun. Finally, get an insider’s tour of Grand Central Terminal, including a jaunt across its catwalk to get your very own aerial pictures of the beautiful concourse.
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Events & Things To Do

March 16, 2017

Huge Whole Foods coming to Brookfield’s Manhattan West

Along with its glassy towers on the rise and big-name corporations leasing office space, the Hudson Yards district is now displaying another show of how the mega-development is pushing the once-desolate Midtown West area forward--the announcement of a 60,000-square-foot Whole Foods. The green grocer will move into Brookfield Property's eight-acre Manhattan West complex, located at 5 Manhattan West on the corner of 10th Avenue and West 31st Street, directly across from Related's Hudson Yards. Echoing the sentiment of the "Whole Foods effect"--the pattern of real estate values increasing when high-end grocery stores open nearby, both due to convenience and prestige--a press release from the developer says the news "is a significant first step in creating a first-of-its-kind global retail hub at Manhattan West."
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Real Estate Trends

March 15, 2017

This $4,250/month sublet is the perfect spot to get acquainted with the East Village

In the heart of it all at 50 Avenue A, this fully-furnished sublet is a walk-up on the third floor of a building known as Hearth House. Built in 1929, its quirky architecture fits right in with mid-century gems like the Burger Klein building just up the street; the building's terraces add a rare and fun way to survey the neighborhood from above. Unlike many East Village apartments, this one has two real bedrooms, two full baths and plenty of room for living.
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Distinctive Homes

March 14, 2017

Norman Foster shares his personal life on Instagram; Where are Einstein’s eyeballs hiding?

The 100 most influential people in Brooklyn culture 2017. [BK Mag] 81-year-old starchitect Norman Foster created an Instagram account to debunk imposters. [dezeen] Related founder Stephen Ross gives a behind-the-scenes look at Hudson Yards. [Fox5 NY] Why are Albert Einstein’s eyeballs in a safety deposit box in the city? [Untapped] Checking in on Robert A.M. Stern’s […]

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March 14, 2017

Fewer young foreigners traveling to NYC because of Trump

New York City expected tourism from foreigners to fall after President Trump’s chaotic announcement of his first executive order in January which banned travel from seven majority-Muslim countries because it was unclear which travelers would be allowed into the country. However, as reported by Crain’s, it’s not just money-spending travelers that have avoided the Big Apple; it’s student and youth groups that are canceling trips to the city.
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March 14, 2017

Rare East Coast Eichler home asking $490K shows off its unique modern design with new interior photos

The single-floor house at 130 Grotke Road in Chestnut Ridge, NY really is, as the listing boasts, a "unique home straight out of the pages of CA Modern Magazine." 6sqft previously covered the home–one of a trio of East Coast Eichlers; the four-plus-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot 1962 slate gray beauty is on the market for $489,900. Joseph L. Eichler, whose modernist tract homes can be found throughout Northern California as well as the Greater Los Angeles area, was one of the most prolific residential homebuilders of the mid-20th century. Today, his homes are “collected” by modern design buffs for their ahead-of-their-time design and anti-McMansion cachet.
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March 13, 2017

For $337K, this petite Upper East Side studio is perfect for girls’ night in

Though this 388-square-foot pre-war co-op at 330 East 70th Street is no airplane-hangar sized loft, it has all the makings of a sweet landing spot on a tree-lined Upper East Side block. Though pastel paint and flirty upholstery needn't stay, plenty of closets and a dressing room outside the bath would please any diva. The boutique full-service elevator building is also a block from the Second Avenue Subway, making the $337,000 ask seem like an even better idea.
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Distinctive Homes

March 12, 2017

$825K East Village co-op boasts a blend of prewar and modern charm

By Emily Nonko

There's nothing to hate about this prewar co-op at 199 East 7th Street, a stately brick building in the East Village. Now on the market for $825,000, it holds one bedroom and one bathroom over 750 square feet. Original details like oak floors and high ceilings are coupled with newer upgrades like recessed lighting and a modern kitchen. All together, the mix of finishes makes for one very cute apartment.
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Distinctive Homes

March 11, 2017

Weekly highlights: Top picks from the 6sqft staff

By 6sqft

New rendering for the Sheepshead Bay condo that’s the tallest residential building in South Brooklyn Lottery opens for historic brownstone-replacing apartments in Harlem, from $659/month Hidden underground tunnel will take you from Rockefeller Center to Times Square Herzog & de Meuron will turn Gowanus’ graffiti-covered ‘Batcave’ into an art production factory This striking $3.9M duplex […]

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March 10, 2017

Renderings revealed for former Citicorp Center’s proposed new ‘Market Building’

The Midtown East skyscraper formerly known as the Citicorp Center, now called simply 601 Lexington Avenue, was made an official city landmark this past December, thanks to distinctive features including its 45-degree angular roof and base of four columns that resemble stilts. When designed by Hugh A. Stubbins & Associates in 1978, the site also included a privately owned public space with a connection to the Lexington Avenue-53rd Street subway station, which co-owner Boston Properties is now looking to update. They've tapped the designers at Gensler to envision a 200,000-square-foot "Market Building," which will consist of a new outdoor plaza and terraces, as well as an interior atrium space that will host trendy dining and retail options.
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Architecture And Design

March 10, 2017

FREE RENT: This week’s roundup of NYC’s mountain of rental concessions

By Ondel Hylton

Brookfield Launches Leasing at The Eugene with One Month Free; Sole Residential Building in Manhattan West is Now Midtown’s Tallest Rental [link] Leasing Launches at Hayden; Studios Starting from $2,281 with One Month Free [link] Leasing Launches for Phase One of Journal Squared; Live in 53-Story Tower for $1,855/Month [link] Avalon Brooklyn Bay Prepares for […]

For $125K, you can buy the first map to credit Henry Hudson

Photo courtesy of Martayan Lan Rare Maps & Books

March 10, 2017

For $125K, you can buy the first map to credit Henry Hudson

This weekend, head over to the New York Antiquarian Book Fair, located at the Park Avenue Armory, where the first map to credit Henry Hudson with navigating his nominative river will be on display (h/t NY Times). The map, the third engraving of its kind known to exist, is being sold by Robert Augustyn, who owns Martayan Lan Fine Antique Maps, Atlases and Globes in Manhattan. The minimum asking price for the 12-by-17 inch, 280-year-old map? $125,000.
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History

March 9, 2017

More renderings, details released for massive South Bronx waterfront development

Just two days ago, 6sqft brought you a brand new rendering of the second parcel at Somerset Partners and Chetrit Group's massive South Bronx waterfront development, and now, YIMBY has uncovered even more views of the full seven-tower, 1,300-unit residential project, along with some more specific details. The renderings come courtesy of Hill West Architects and also show the publicly accessible 25,500-square-foot public waterfront esplanade.
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March 9, 2017

The hidden ferry history of NYC; Bjarke Ingels launches in-house engineering department

Ten fun ferry-related historical facts about the New York City waterfront. [Untapped] Tomorrow is the last day to apply for Stuyvesant Town’s affordable housing lottery. [6sqft inbox] Mets right fielder Jay Bruce is renting a luxury pad in Midtown’s Aalto 57. [NYP] Bjarke Ingels‘ firm BIG launched an in-house engineering department, catering to their technically ambitious projects. [Dezeen] […]

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March 9, 2017

Take a virtual tour of the Waldorf Astoria’s freshly landmarked interiors

On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to designate most of the famed Waldorf Astoria's first three floors an official interior landmark. The decision came just a week after the iconic hotel closed for what's expected to be a three-year renovation and condo conversion. But for those who missed their chance to get inside before the doors shut, Google Maps has released a virtual 3D tour of the Art Deco interiors, including the Park Avenue lobby with its bronze-and-mahogany clock tower, Peacock Alley restaurant, the grand ballroom and balconies, and Louis Rigal's "Wheel of Life" mosaic made from 140,000 marble tiles (h/t Crain's). You can even go inside the Guerlain Spa and some hotel rooms.
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March 9, 2017

Charming and surprisingly spacious Ditmas Park co-op asks just $399K