High Line

August 8, 2014

NYC Events 8/8: Tour a Post-Disaster Housing Prototype; NYC’s First Art Deco Scavenger Hunt

Most gallery owners have closed up shop for the season, likely heading to the Hamptons for some well-deserved R&R. But New Yorkers staying in town can still enjoy fine art (beyond one of our lovely air conditioned museums). Head to Brooklyn's Metrotech campus to enjoy the Public Art Fund's newest project—a mirage of color and shape by Sam Falls that will change over time as the sun and rain beat down on it (so check it out while it is brand-spanking-new!)—or to a nature-inspired opening at Ouchi Gallery. If architecture is more your thing, join the AIA NY for a private tour of the OEM Disaster Housing Prototype, or gather a group of arch-nerd friends for the first ever Art Deco Society of New York Scavenger Hunt. If you can't stand the heat, tuck into the theaters at MoMA to catch a classic silent film, or enjoy the shade of the High Line over head at the Abington House's weekly Wednesday parties.
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August 5, 2014

Real Estate Wire: Ismael Leyva’s Design for a High Line Condo; Bed-Stuy Real Estate is Red Hot

By Diane Pham

First look at the Ismael Leyva-designed, Related Companies-developed condominium planned for West 30th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues, a site that overlooks the High Line Park. [Curbed] Jonathan Miller pinpoints two new records for NYC: The average sales price for NYC residential real estate (co-ops, condos and 1-3 family sales) reached a record $975,441 for 2Q 2014; […]

Real Estate Trends

August 1, 2014

Soo Chan’s Soori High Line Will Offer 16 Private, Heated Swimming Pools

By Dana Schulz

Forget public pools and health clubs, the Soori High Line will offer private, heated swimming pools in 16 of its ultra-posh residences. Soo Chan, principal of Singapore-based SCDA Architects, has already made a name for himself in Asia as the pool master, designing towers with up to 120 private swimming holes. Now Chan's water-inspired interiors have also come to the surface in New York. The 11-story, 27-unit building at 522 West 19th Street will feature 16 pools ranging in size from 23 to 26 feet long, 7 to 9 feet wide, and 4 feet deep.
More about the Soori's pools this way

July 14, 2014

Upper East Side Hopes to Create High Line-esque Park Over Garbage Transfer Site

By Aisha Carter

What is it they say about one man’s trash being another man’s treasure? Well, after failed attempts to stop construction of the Upper East Side's inevitable new garbage dump, community groups have chosen the next best route: give the dump a makeover. That’s so Upper East Side, isn’t it? The idea, according to the NY Daily News, is to transform the garbage-transfer station into a community park. The plan, a collaboration with Sam Schwartz Engineering, would relocate a quarter-mile long garbage truck ramp to the side of the Asphalt Green complex. The ramp would be covered by a green High Line-esque walkway.
Find out more about the plan here

Real Estate Trends

May 30, 2014

Your Daily Link Fix: Starchitects Wear Their Buildings as Hats; NASA Prepares for More Mars Exploration

By Aisha Carter

NASA Prepares For More Mars Exploration: Just 2 years after Curiosity touched down on the red planet’s surface, NASA is working on a way to get bigger vehicles there. FastCo. has the inside info. Starchitects Wearing Their Buildings: Architizer has prints from Brooklyn illustrator Paul Stuller, depicting some of the world’s most famous architects wearing […]

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May 14, 2014

Studio Gang’s Razor-Edged Glass Tower for the High Line Gets the Green Light

By Diane Pham

Studio Gang's bold move to open an office in NYC couldn't have come at a better time. The much admired studio led by Jeanne Gang just got the green light for their stunning angular glass structure, which will be sited right along the High Line on 10th Avenue between 13th and 14th streets. Dubbed the 'Solar Carve', the new construction will be designated for office and retail use, housing 10 stories behind a glassy serrated edge and asymmetrical curves. The design, in true Studio Gang fashion, keeps sustainability in mind, and the building's geometric form does follow function. The unique shape mitigates solar gain while taking advantage of the views between the High Line and the Hudson. A planted roof will also help cool the Solar Carve on hot days.
More renderings of Gang's first NYC project here

High Line

NYC Events 8/8: Tour a Post-Disaster Housing Prototype; NYC’s First Art Deco Scavenger Hunt

Real Estate Wire: Ismael Leyva’s Design for a High Line Condo; Bed-Stuy Real Estate is Red Hot

Soo Chan’s Soori High Line Will Offer 16 Private, Heated Swimming Pools

Upper East Side Hopes to Create High Line-esque Park Over Garbage Transfer Site

Your Daily Link Fix: Starchitects Wear Their Buildings as Hats; NASA Prepares for More Mars Exploration

Studio Gang’s Razor-Edged Glass Tower for the High Line Gets the Green Light

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