Aug 20, 2011

Overview When I first heard about this   I was a bit perplexed. Luxury condos on Thompson and Bleeker? Is this the same Thompson Street I lived near during my wild days at NYU? Streets littered with drunk people, drug dealers, and bars which cater to such a lively demographic? It would appear that either the developer is taking some liberties with the...

Aug 20, 2011

Overview When Lenny Taub envisioned 160 East 22nd Street, he had different plans.  After acquiring many of the buildings on the block (3rd avenue between 21st and 22nd,) Taub was unable to strike a deal for 270 3rd Avenue, a three-story building housing a bar and psychic on the ground floor.  Rather than abandon the project, Taub’s development firm Kaish ...

Aug 20, 2011

I got a press release today from 15 CPW’s PR firm announcing the new tenants to complete the massive retail space on Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets.  As you may have already noticed, Best Buy took a huge multi-level space which turned out nicer than most expected.  The new players will be JPMorgan Chase Bank and West Elm.  While West Elm was ...

Aug 20, 2011

Overview 15 Central Park West is in a league of its own. That’s a strong statement to defend considering you could take a five minute stroll over to other new and impressive condominium developments such as the Plaza, One Beacon Court, and the Time Warner Center. Even so, 15 CPW was a truly unique and special project. The best way to describe the...

Aug 20, 2011

Page 111 in this week’s Real Deal has a cute little article about 15 CPW having a lot of “East Side attitude.” The author discusses the fact that many notable buildings on the East Side don’t have names, they simply go by number, such as 960 Fifth, 998 Fifth, 740 Park, and 720 Park. On the West Side, buildings go by name, such as “The San...

Aug 20, 2011

Overview 141 Fifth Avenue was one of lower Fifth Avenue’s most beautiful commercial buildings with a stunning Beaux-Arts facade. This fourteen-story building was originally the Merchant’s Bank of New York in 1897, designed by Robert Maynicke. It has been smartly covered in a faux representation of what the façade will look like as opposed to the ...

Aug 20, 2011

Sales began just over 4 months ago on this 12-story, 100-unit condominium. The building features studios and one- to three-bedroom residences, including two duplex apartments. Units range in size from 500 to 2,400 square feet,Residents will have access to a gym, outdoor pool and rooftop terrace. Cantor Pecorella (The Grand Madison, O’Neil building, 555...

Aug 20, 2011

The condominium residences at 1280 Fifth Avenue enjoy the prestige and distinction that come from their inherent connection to fine art appreciation and intellectual enrichment.  In keeping with its prestigious identity, 1280 Fifth Avenue was designed by celebrated American architect and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture, Robert A. M. Stern....