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Villagers Want Their Newsstand Back

Posted 02/Jul/2007 22:40:00 by Slavito in Central Village

A newsstand on Thompson and Third, closed in December by the Department of Consumer Affairs is missed sorely by its neighbors - to the point that the block's residents are now collecting signatures to petition for its return, The Villager reports...

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Air Rights Shuffle on Broad Street

Posted 27/Apr/2007 22:00:00 by Slavito in The Exchange, 45 Broad Street, William Beaver House, Swig Equities, Financial District

According to a report published today in Downtown Express, a recently approved unusual exchange of air rights, predicated on de-landmarking the building at 25 Broad street, will allow neighboring 45 Broad to "grow" 12 extra floors...

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One Avenue B Website Launched

Posted 17/Apr/2006 by Slavito in One Avenue B

One Avenue B [oneavenueb.com] launches the web site detailing absolutely nothing, except what the building will look like. Going through last year's newspaper advertisements we found the following helpful tidbits:

  • It will be a 24-hour service condo
  • The opening date is somewhere in 2007
  • The apartment layouts will include studios, 1br and 2br units
  • Ranging from ~450 up to ~1,250 sq feet
  • Home features: wood floors, gourmet kitchens, souped-up ultra-modern appliances, bathrooms with "soaking tubs"
  • Gym on premises
  • Landscaped sundeck and storage


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New Residential Projects On Norfolk Street

Posted 07/Jan/2006 by Slavito in Lower East Side

The latest issue of "The Real Deal" [talks about transformations] of a single block on the Lower East Side - namely, Norfolk Street between Rivington and Delancey. The block will soon have three new residential buildings: the sixth-story Switch at 109 Norfolk Street, which will contain five floor-through condos, 16-story 32-unit Blue at 105 Norfolk Street, and the unnamed building on the 115-119 Norfolk Street site.


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Urban Glass House

Posted 27/Dec/2005 by Slavito in The Urban Glass House, SoHo

Last month's article in the Slatin Report [tells the story] behind one of the most talked-about new buildings in the city, the late Philip Johnson's "[Urban Glass House]" (330 Spring Street). Back in September, Curbed [reported] that construction had begun. The project was mentioned in the New York Times, New York Post, ID Magazine, Time Out NY and a handful of other, equally serious, publications. All this talk finally (and weeks later) made us curious: just how much would the privilege of living in this architectural masterpiece set you back? And how much space will you have inside the said masteriece? Luckily, The Villager had some [answers]. It looks like:

  • There will be 40 apartments
  • Their sizes will range from 1,400 sq ft (nice) to 4,300 sq ft (sweet).
  • And the prices will be (drum roll, please)... from $1.6 M to $10 M.
Et voilĂ ! You now know what it takes to be part of architectural history.


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Craigslist to Charge NYC Brokers for Apartment Ads

Posted 03/Dec/2005 by Slavito in Trends in Real Estate

According to this Fortune [article], Craigslist is about to start charging NYC brokers a "nominal" listing fee for posting apartment ads. The reason given was typical Craigslist ("we're doing it for you, people"):

... after a year of online debate, it is set to charge New York real estate brokers a modest amount, no more than $10, to list their properties. (Imposing even a nominal listings fee tends to reduce clutter and instill discipline.)
Discipline, sure! Let's see what happens to the no-fee section - perhaps it, too will need an emergency dose of discipline right away.


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Manhattan's Green Buildings in the News

Posted 02/Dec/2005 by Slavito in Trends in Real Estate, The Helena, The Solaire

The Solaire and The Helena buildings are making news across the country...

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The Sheffield Being Converted to Condos?

Posted 01/Dec/2005 by Slavito in Sheffield 57

Sources indicate that Sheffield 57 is no longer renting apartments since the building is undergoing conversion to condos. The new owners are asking tenants to leave upon expiration of their leases.

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