For $12M This West Village Townhouse/Condo Has It All, Plus a Rooftop Pool
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100 years ago today, the city enacted its first Zoning Resolution, which dictated building heights and setbacks, as well as usage. [NYT] To compete with UberPool and Lyft Line, the taxi industry is launching ride-sharing for half its fleet through two apps. [DNAinfo] This year has seen a 23 percent increase in the number of stop-work […]
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Historic details, gardens, privacy, numerous bedrooms and bathrooms… In a crowded city like New York where quarters often come cramped, townhouse living is truly what real estate dreams are made of. However, while townhouses can offer far more space and flexibility than say an apartment in a glass tower, unlike buying into a condo or a co-op, they also come with a whole other […]
The 285 market-rate units at Related’s 15 Hudson Yards will start at $2 million. The two most expensive condos will be $32 million. [TRD] Fritz Koenig’s 27-foot-high bronze sculpture “Sphere for Plaza Fountain” will be reinstalled at the World Trade Center site this year after being located in the Battery for the past 14 years. [NYT] […]
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The opulent UES mansion once home to Versace listed for for $120,000/month in April, but it’s now been reduced to $65,000. [Curbed] Here’s a dining guide to the seafood utopia of City Island. [Gothamist] New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman talks tall buildings, Greenwich Village, and his crusade for a 21st century transportation hub. [Common Edge] […]
The entrance to Bjarke Ingels’ Via 57 West tetrahedron will feature an eight-story, site-specific sculpture by Stephen Glassman Studio. “Flows Two Ways” represents the coming together of the city and the Hudson River. [6sqft inbox] Go inside the world’s first airport potato farm at JFK. [Inhabitat] Now that the Four Seasons is closed, could one of these […]
Michelin-starred chef Shaun Hergatt is opening a restaurant on the 40th floor of 432 Park Avenue, but only residents and their guests can dine there. [Grub Street] Funky Rockaway houseboat dubbed Ziggy Stardust was sunk by unruly Airbnb guests over the weekend. [Gothamist] The Mayor is running the city from his gym in Park Slope. […]
In New York City, scoring an apartment ahead of a move usually involves a bit of insider information (eg. you have a friend of a friend of a friend) or jumping into corporate or short-term living situations for a premium. While these options are great in a pinch, they more often than not fall short of ideal. But now, […]
Artist Katharina Grosse spray painted the abandoned aquatics building in Rockaway as an art installation that looks at the recovery since Hurricane Sandy. [designboom] As phone books stop being printed, recycling companies see more tonnage disappear from their waste stream. [Crain’s] See how much your first NYC apartment would cost today. [DNAinfo] The inflatable swan […]