UPPER EAST SIDEIn September, new condos in a converted brownstone at 225 East 81st Street hit the market from $3.5 million. Perhaps they weren't selling too quickly; once-nude broker Ryan Serhant is throwing a sales launch party in the building next Wednesday and is now marketing the building as "The Justin," a name referencingit seemsno one in particular. Because unbefitting building names sell, right? [CurbedWire inbox; previously]
FINANCIAL DISTRICTThe NYC Landmarks 50 Alliance is holding a panel discussion and reception on Tuesday, March 31 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the NYC Landmarks Law. Speaking on the panel will be author Phillip Lopate, director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Andrew Berman, and architecture critic Paul Goldberger. More info here. [New York Landmarks Conservancy; previously]