Roosevelt Island’s Increasing Allure; Community Board Applauds 2 WTC

By Diane Pham

July 23, 2015

Roosevelt Island’s Increasing Allure; Community Board Applauds 2 WTC

BIG’s 2 WTC gets rave reviews from the Community Board 1. [Downtown Express]
Focusing in on Roosevelt Island’s evolution into a place people actually want to live. [NYP]
200-square-foot mobile studios are now available to NYC artists and entrepreneurs. [Inhabitat NYC]
Here are 10 NYC homes with their very own private pools. [Curbed]

Images: Roosevelt Island Tramway (L); 2 WTC by BIG Architects (R)

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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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