How NYC Could Be Better, Architects Vishaan Chakrabarti and Gregg Pasquarelli Sound Off

By Diane Pham

October 27, 2015

SHoP architect Gregg Pasquarelli and Vishaan Chakrabarti of Partnership for Architecture and Urbanism (and formerly of SHoP) talk about all of the infrastructural and architectural improvements NYC needs. The pair cite solutions spurring change in other cities around the world as examples of what we should be doing. [Curbed via Wired]
The NYC Marathon generates millions of dollars for the city each year. [NYDN]
Westfield World Trade Center is fully leased with all 125 stores expected to open in the first half of 2016. Outlets such as Tiffany & Co., Michael Kors and H&M will be taking up space. [Women’s Wear Daily]
NYC office rents are the second highest in the world, following Hong Kong. [TRD]

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$50M penthouse is the last residence available at the Upper East Side’s famed Surrey Hotel

By Aaron Ginsburg

Manhattan's famed Surrey Hotel is making a comeback. Following bankruptcy proceedings, new owners, and a renovation, the 100-year-old Art Deco landmark at 20 East 76th Street on the Upper East Side reopened last month as a condo hotel, with 100 hotel rooms and 14 condos, part of the Surrey Residences. Now, after a whisper sales campaign, just one remaining apartment is about to hit the market: a three-bedroom duplex penthouse asking $50,000,000. The sprawling residence, the building's most expensive, offers 5,195 square feet plus 2,346 square feet across three terraces and a private rooftop.
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