REGO PARK?LeFrak's office-to-residential conversion The Contour has welcomed its first residents. The 108-unit, 12-story building has studios that start at $1,550 a month and 800-square-foot and up 1BRs that start at $2,025 a month, and it is 70 percent leased. The building offers fairly modest luxury finishes and amenities, including a part-time doorman, a landscaped roof deck, Whirpool stainless steel appliances, and independently controlled heating and cooling systems. [Curbedwire Inbox; previously]
ASTOR PLACE?To celebrate the recent completion of its $40 million renovation, the Public Theater will be hosting a rededication on October 4. But this isn't just a simple one-day party. The rededication will be marked by eight weeks of special programs and events, many of which are free, starting with a conversation between Alec Baldwin and David Brooks on October 1. The theater's makeover opens up the institution to the street with a public piazza for artists and events to increase public accessiblilty. [Curbedwire Inbox]