BATTERY PARKRafael Viñoly, the architect behind the soon-to-soar 432 Park Avenue will be giving a lecture about the 1,396-foot-high building and other skyscrapers on February 24th at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the National Museum of the American Indian at 1 Bowling Green. The lecture is offered by The Skyscraper Museum in conjunction with SKY HIGH & the logic of luxury. Upon its completion in 2015, 432 Park Avenue will become the tallest residential tower in the western hemisphere. [CurbedWire Inbox; previously]
GOWANUSCommunity Board 6 has received word from the Army Corps of Engineers that they are reviewing a long-lost application for a dredging permit for the north end of the Gowanus Canal submitted by the City's Department of Environmental Protection. The permit seeks to allow clean up efforts to remove the squalid mucus that coats the Superfund site. Comments on the public notice are due by February 27th. [CurbedWire Inbox; previously]
MIDTOWNWe already known that 22 Central Park South offers the amenity of personal shopping and consulting from Bergdorf Goodman's for building occupants, but now, buildings reps are announcing a further partnership with the luxury department store: owners have the option of working with Bergdorf Goodman's top Decorative Home stylists and designers to decorate their "dream home." To persuade buyers into using this service, 22 CPS is showcasing a "truly inspired" model residence "curated" with accessories and art from the department store. You know, to provoke all the extra vision needed for a space like that. [CurbedWire Inbox; previously]
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