Curbed NY: All Posts by Hana R. Alberts
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2019-11-26T11:34:53-05:00
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The definitive guide to ‘Home Alone 2’ filming locations in NYC
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<p>The Christmas classic was filmed all over Manhattan</p> <p id="QePaW4"><em>Home Alone 2: Lost in New York</em> is one of those sequels that very well might live up to, or even surpass, its progenitor. Why? Instead of taking place in <a href="http://chicago.curbed.com/tags/home-alone">the suburbs of Chicago</a>, the beloved 1992 classic is a romp around the holiday season's most festive city: New York. </p>
<p id="2O1dbq">In the John Hughes-Chris Columbus collaboration, Macaulay Culkin returns as maligned youngest child Kevin McCallister, separated from his family once again during what's supposed to be the happiest time of the year. Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern are back as bad guys Harry and Marv, recently escaped from prison and out to steal some cash from a toy store on Christmas—before they run into Kevin in the Big Apple and decide to seek revenge from the precocious kid's prior-year high jinks instead. </p>
<p id="X9sBGI">From the Plaza and Central Park to the World Trade Center and an under-renovation townhouse, what follows is the ultimate geographic guide to where <em>Home Alone 2</em> is set across New York City. And hey: Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals.</p>
<p id="f7z5y6"><small><em>This map was originally published in 2014; it has been updated with the latest information. </em></small></p>
https://ny.curbed.com/maps/home-alone-2-new-york-filming-locations
Hana R. Alberts
2017-10-30T17:36:21-04:00
2017-10-30T17:36:21-04:00
Relive the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in the 1980s
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<p>See festive, quirky images of the NYC Halloween parade from Scott Laperruque’s 2013 book, <em>Treaters</em></p> <p id="7YSvBZ"><em>This piece was originally published on October 29, 2014; it has been updated.</em></p>
<p id="JWDHE0">Scott Laperruque lived on West 10th Street from 1982 to 1986——and every October during those years, the <a href="http://www.halloween-nyc.com/">Greenwich Village Halloween Parade</a> marched right past his second-story windows.</p>
<p id="Th5hte">Naturally, he was inclined to pick up his camera and shoot black-and-white images of the raucous spectacle, which was then in its infancy. The annual fest of elaborate costumes and unabashed pride started in 1974 as a relatively small affair, with just 160 participants; its growth and popularity meant that by 1986, it was "too big for the small side streets of the Village and was moved to the larger avenue." </p>
<p id="ZOB0rO">Laperruque compiled 113 of his images in <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blurb.com%2Fb%2F4608929-treaters" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">his 2013 book</a>, <em>Treaters</em>, and shared 13 with Curbed. "Photographically it is difficult because it is at night. Fast-moving, tight spaces," he recalls. "I'd like to think that the people I photographed, even decades later, still treat Halloween like it's the greatest day of the year."</p>
<p id="YketQ3">This year’s <a href="https://ny.curbed.com/2017/10/10/16450942/village-halloween-parade-2017-route-street-closures">Halloween parade</a> happens tomorrow, October 31, at 7 p.m.—here’s everything you need to know about that. </p>
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https://ny.curbed.com/2017/10/30/16577796/halloween-parade-nyc-greenwich-village-photos
Hana R. Alberts
2015-07-17T14:30:00-04:00
2015-07-17T14:30:00-04:00
Artist Sculpts Incredible Sandcastles on New York's Beaches
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<p>This doesn't look like child's play, but <strong>Calvin Seibert</strong> has been molding structures out of sand since he was a kid messing around in Vail's dusty construction sites. Most recently <a href="http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/07/meet-new-york-citys-master-of-modern-sandcastles/398537/">profiled by City Lab</a>, he's a Brooklyn artist who has a meticulous strategy for bringing curved, stacked, angled, and otherwise <strong>architecturally intricate structures to life</strong> on the sand of New York City's beaches. Whether it's Fort Tilden, Coney Island, or Rockaway, Seibert concocts a complex saltwater-sand mixture before sculpting it with "carefully selected tools: <strong>plastic spackling blades and trowels</strong> made specially of Plexiglas (metal rusts, after all)."</p>
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<p> On <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/with/19310054380/">his Flickr page</a>, which contains one mindboggling image after another, he writes: </p>
<p> Building "sandcastles" is a bit of a test. Nature will always be against you and <strong>time is always running out</strong>. Having to think fast and to bring it all together in the end is what I like about it. ... In my mind they are always mash-ups of influences and ideas. I see a castle, a fishing village, a modernist sculpture, a stage set for the Oscars all at once. </p>
<p> In the summer, he works on his sandcastle complexes up to five days a week and 10 hours a day. The rest of the year, he focuses on more "traditional" art (sculptures from discarded cardboard) that goes in galleries.</p>
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<p> He doesn't even mind when waves sweep his masterpieces away—or even when kids jump on them. </p>
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<p> As Seibert told CityLab, "A sandcastle is <strong>ephemeral</strong>. There is a thing on the horizon that's going to destroy it. That's what makes it powerful and interesting."</p>
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<p> Some ones from before this summer:</p>
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<p> · <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/with/9638860683/">My "Sand Castles"</a> [Flickr/Calvin Seibert]<br>· <a href="http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/07/meet-new-york-citys-master-of-modern-sandcastles/398537/">Meet New York City's Master of Sand</a> [CityLab]</p>
https://ny.curbed.com/2015/7/17/9939446/artist-sculpts-incredible-sandcastles-on-new-yorks-beaches
Hana R. Alberts
2015-07-17T13:20:00-04:00
2015-07-17T13:20:00-04:00
Envisioning a Smaller, Garden-Saving Expansion for the Frick
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<p><br> Just over a year ago, the <strong>Frick Collection</strong> <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/15/renderings_revealed_for_proposed_frick_collection_expansion.php">unveiled renderings</a> of its <strong>proposed expansion</strong>, which would've added gallery space, offices, a conservation lab, an auditorium, educational facilities, and a rooftop terrace. A <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/the-frick-collection">firestorm of controversy</a> subsequently erupted, with critics lambasting the plan ("<a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/07/30/archicritic_calls_proposed_frick_addition_banal_and_inelegant.php">banal and inelegant</a>," anyone?)—in part because it would eliminate <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/10/garden_becomes_focal_point_of_fight_over_frick_expansion.php">a beloved garden</a> designed by British landscape architect Russell Page. All the <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/the-frick-collection">backlash</a> promoted the storied Frick to <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/06/04/frick_collection_nixes_controversial_expansion_plans.php">nix the expansion</a> and go back to the drawing board. They've yet to come up with <strong>a revised proposal</strong>, but Unite to Save the Frick has. <a href="http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=8133#.VakLxRNVikr">First detailed</a> in the Architect's Newspaper, the interest group <a href="http://unitetosavethefrick.org/usf-alternatives-plan/">tapped</a> architect David Helpern to design <strong>a smaller, more conservative addition</strong> that would add some new features but also save Page's garden. Have a look.</p>
<p> · <a href="http://unitetosavethefrick.org/usf-alternatives-plan/">A Design Alternative for Frick Modernization</a> [Unite to Save the Frick]<br>· <a href="http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=8133#.VakWJJNVikr">Exclusive: Turning a Page</a> [A/N]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/10/frick_collection_planning_huge_expansion_on_upper_east_side.php">Frick Collection Planning Huge Expansion on Upper East Side</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/15/renderings_revealed_for_proposed_frick_collection_expansion.php">Renderings Revealed for Proposed Frick Collection Expansion</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/07/14/frick_collections_expansion_plan_continues_to_rankle_nyers.php">Frick Collection's Expansion Plan Continues to Rankle NYers</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/10/garden_becomes_focal_point_of_fight_over_frick_expansion.php">Garden Becomes Focal Point of Fight Over Frick Expansion</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/05/07/artists_unite_to_save_garden_oppose_frick_expansion.php">Artists Unite to Save Garden, Oppose Frick Expansion</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/06/04/frick_collection_nixes_controversial_expansion_plans.php">Frick Collection Nixes Controversial Expansion Plans</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/07/29/the_controversial_origins_of_new_york_citys_frick_collection.php">The Controversial Origins of New York City's Frick Collection</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/the-frick-collection">All Frick coverage</a> [Curbed]</p>
https://ny.curbed.com/2015/7/17/9939474/envisioning-a-smaller-garden-saving-expansion-for-the-frick
Hana R. Alberts
2015-07-17T10:45:00-04:00
2015-07-17T10:45:00-04:00
The First Real Photos Inside Annabelle Selldorf's 10 Bond St.
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<p><br> <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/annabelle-selldorf">Prolific</a> New York <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/03/42_star_projects_transforming_architecture_in_new_york_city.php">starchitect</a> <strong>Annabelle Selldorf</strong> has wanted to fill the vacant lot on the corner of Bond and Lafayette streets with an apartment building <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/04/03/selldorf_proposes_new_sixstory_building_on_bond_street.php">since 2012</a>, and the dream has almost become reality. 10 Bond Street, her <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/places/10-bond-street">stylish creation of terra cotta and steel</a> that houses just <strong>11 fancy co-ops</strong>, is nearly complete, with closings slated to start in <strong>July</strong>. (Of seven apartments <a href="http://streeteasy.com/building/10-bond#tab_building_detail=1">on the open market</a>, ranging from <strong>$4.3 to $7.8 million</strong>, five are in contract.) Yesterday developers SK Development, Ironstate Development, and the Chetrit Group released images of <a href="http://streeteasy.com/building/10-bond/4e">apartment 4E</a>, which is <strong>the first unit to be built out and furnished</strong>. The sales gallery <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/25/previewing_annabelle_selldorfs_organic_addition_to_bond_street.php">is elaborate</a>, of course, but now we're <em>inside</em> the building—off you go, mere renderings. The model is asking <strong>$7.1 million</strong>, and watch for the <strong>penthouse and townhouse</strong> portions of the project will list soon.</p>
<p> · <a href="http://www.10bondstreet.com/">10 Bond</a> [official]<br>· <a href="http://streeteasy.com/building/10-bond#tab_building_detail=1">Listings: 10 Bond Street</a> [StreetEasy]<br>· <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftherealdeal.com%2Fblog%2F2015%2F07%2F16%2Fstep-inside-the-newly-released-model-unit-at-10-bond-street%2F&referrer=archive.curbed.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fny.curbed.com%2F2015%2F7%2F17%2F9939600%2Fthe-first-real-photos-inside-annabelle-selldorfs-10-bond-st" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Step inside the brand new, Selldorf-designed 10 Bond Street</a> [TRD]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/11/15/selldorfdesigned_number_10_to_join_bond_st_starchitect_club.php">Selldorf-Designed Number 10 To Join Bond St. Starchitect Club</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/03/first_units_in_selldorfdesigned_10_bond_street_hit_the_market.php">First Units in Selldorf-Designed 10 Bond Street Hit the Market</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/25/previewing_annabelle_selldorfs_organic_addition_to_bond_street.php">Previewing Annabelle Selldorf's Organic Addition to Bond Street</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/03/25/selldorfs_10_bond_street_gets_its_coppercolored_terra_cotta.php">Selldorf's 10 Bond Street Gets Its Copper-Colored Terra Cotta</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/places/10-bond-street">All 10 Bond coverage</a> [Curbed]</p>
https://ny.curbed.com/2015/7/17/9939600/the-first-real-photos-inside-annabelle-selldorfs-10-bond-st
Hana R. Alberts
2015-07-16T19:00:00-04:00
2015-07-16T19:00:00-04:00
Peek Inside an Almost Complete Bank-to-Condo Conversion
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<p>Three years ago, the owner of the <strong>100-year-old bank building</strong> on Montague and Pierrepont Streets in Brooklyn Heights <a href="In%202012,%20<br>http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/11/landmarked_downtown_brooklyn_bank_wants_to_go_condo.php">decided</a> it would be a grand idea to turn the statuesque structure into condos. The Stahl Organization's <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/places/177-montague-street">transformation</a> of the <strong>Brooklyn Trust Company</strong> building into <strong>12 fancy condos</strong> is almost complete, and Brownstoner has <strong>the first look inside</strong>. The apartments, which are all priced in the <strong>$3 million</strong> range, have thus far only been illustrated by <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/05/12/sales_launch_at_brooklyn_trust_company_building.php">drawings</a>. They're very nice drawings, to be sure, but now we're seeing under-construction glimpses of a top-floor apartment with pitched-roof ceilings, as well as a kitchen and a bathroom. </p>
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<p> · <a href="http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2015/07/bank-condo-conversion-brooklyn-trust-company-building-nearly-complete/">Bank to Condo Conversion of Brooklyn Trust Company Building Is Nearly Complete</a> [Brownstoner]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/11/landmarked_downtown_brooklyn_bank_wants_to_go_condo.php">Landmarked Downtown Brooklyn Bank Wants to Go Condo</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/08/23/brooklyn_bankturnedcondos_reveals_floorplans_amenities.php">Brooklyn Bank-Turned-Condos Reveals Floorplans, Amenities</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/02/09/brooklyn_heights_bankturnedcondos_will_start_at_335m.php">Brooklyn Heights Bank-Turned-Condos Will Start at $3.35M</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/05/12/sales_launch_at_brooklyn_trust_company_building.php">Sales Launch at Brooklyn Trust Company Building</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/places/177-montague-street">All 177 Montague Street coverage</a> [Curbed]</p>
https://ny.curbed.com/2015/7/16/9939684/peek-inside-an-almost-complete-bank-to-condo-conversion
Hana R. Alberts
2015-07-16T15:00:00-04:00
2015-07-16T15:00:00-04:00
Tower of Askew Stacked Blocks Offers More Glimpses Inside
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<p>The <strong>40-story building</strong> that Euro Properties is putting up on <strong>East 59th Street</strong> is raring to take shape, now that the low-rises that once occupied the parcel between Park and Lexington avenues are reduced to rubble. <a href="http://www.6sqft.com/scdas-switchback-skyscraper-launches-teaser-site-and-clears-its-midtown-east-lot/">6sqft</a> photographed the construction site, unearthed two new interior renderings, and noticed that <a href="http://118east59th.com/">a teaser site</a> is now live. It has both <strong>English and Chinese versions</strong>, which makes sense given that Euro Properties is a Hong Kong-based firm—and that Chinese investment in NYC real estate <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/05/14/heres_proof_that_china_loves_new_york_city_real_estate.php">is all the rage</a> these days. Soo Chan designed a facade that contains four chunks of 10 floors each, set askew from each other and totaling 500 feet tall; the ceilings will range from 10 to 20 feet tall in the <strong>29 apartments</strong>. Expect <strong>sales</strong> to launch this fall, and the building to be ready for occupancy in <strong>2017</strong>.</p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.6sqft.com/scdas-switchback-skyscraper-launches-teaser-site-and-clears-its-midtown-east-lot/">As per 6sqft:</a></p>
<p> Above, 70,000 square feet is dedicated to residential use with apartments averaging 2,000 square feet in size and ceiling heights averaging more than 12 feet. Floors 6-31 will be single, full-floor residences, while floors 32-38 will feature two duplexes and a trophy 5,000-square-foot triplex. ... [O]ne-bedroom homes will start at $2.8 million, two-bedrooms at $3.6 million, the two 2,989-square-foot duplexes for $15.5 million and $16.5 million, and <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/12/15/yet_another_midtown_tower_will_have_an_expensive_penthouse.php">the triplex penthouse at $30 million</a>. The lobby:</p>
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<p> Two interior apartment renderings (<strong>UPDATE:</strong> the development team notes that these are no longer accurate. For our purposes, they give a sense of the interiors, but just keep that in mind): </p>
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<p> · <a href="http://118east59th.com/">118 East 59th Street</a> [official]<br>· <a href="http://www.6sqft.com/scdas-switchback-skyscraper-launches-teaser-site-and-clears-its-midtown-east-lot/">CDA's Switchback Skyscraper Launches Teaser Site and Clears its Midtown East Lot</a> [6sqft]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/05/08/new_midtown_condo_tower_of_glassy_askew_boxes_revealed.php">New Midtown Condo Tower of Glassy, Askew Boxes, Revealed!</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/05/14/heres_proof_that_china_loves_new_york_city_real_estate.php">Here's Proof That China Loves New York City Real Estate</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/01/05/new_east_59th_street_condo_tower_reveals_interior_rendering.php">New East 59th Street Condo Tower Reveals Interior Rendering</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/12/15/yet_another_midtown_tower_will_have_an_expensive_penthouse.php">Yet Another Midtown Tower Will Have an Expensive Penthouse</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/14/38story_tower_on_east_59th_street_will_contain_only_29_units.php">38-Story Tower on East 59th Street Will Contain Only 29 Units</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/118-east-59th-street">All 118 East 59th Street coverage</a> [Curbed]</p>
https://ny.curbed.com/2015/7/16/9939832/tower-of-askew-stacked-blocks-offers-more-glimpses-inside
Hana R. Alberts
2015-07-16T13:30:00-04:00
2015-07-16T13:30:00-04:00
Infamous Manhunter Lists Massive $18M Hudson River Duplex
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<p><br> Picture <a href="http://hamptons.curbed.com/tags/cheryl-mercuris">a millionaire marketing entrepreneur</a> who <a href="http://nypost.com/2010/07/21/500g-for-ro-manse/">spent $50,000 for a two-week rental</a> in the Hamptons while very explicitly and publicly proclaiming that it was because she was <strong>searching for a husband</strong>. Would that person live in a subtle, understated place? Of course not. Meet <strong>Cheryl Mercuris</strong>, who last lived in a <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/documented_manhunter_cuts_time_warner_duplex_ask_to_35m.php">glossy Time Warner duplex</a> that last asked $35 million before it was taken <a href="http://streeteasy.com/sale/1079405">off the market</a>. The <em>Post</em> <a href="http://nypost.com/2015/07/15/million-dollar-listing-cameo-star-selling-17-99m-aldyn-apt/">reports</a> she's now selling <strong>a $17.99 million condo</strong> at the Aldyn, a <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/places/the-aldyn">schmancy amenity-filled building</a> along the Hudson River. </p>
<p> The <a href="http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/the-aldyn-60-riverside-boulevard-1601-manhattan-udpllvi">unfurnished duplex with impressive views</a> sprawls over 6,750 square feet with a 1,730 square foot <strong>wraparound terrace</strong>. It may be an enormous white-and-glassy box with <strong>seven bedrooms</strong>, but it's designed by <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/roman-and-williams">Roman and Williams</a>, who are pretty great. Will Mercuris, who <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftherealdeal.com%2Fblog%2F2012%2F10%2F22%2Fromance-seeking-millionaire-pays-13-7m-for-aldyn-unit%2F&referrer=archive.curbed.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fny.curbed.com%2F2015%2F7%2F16%2F9940158%2Finfamous-manhunter-lists-massive-18m-hudson-river-duplex" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">paid $13.7 million</a> for the apartment in 2012, get the price she's asking? More importantly, did she ever find that husband? Google <a href="https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=cheryl%20mercuris%20husband">didn't have answers</a>—do you?</p>
<p> · <a href="http://www.elliman.com/new-york-city/the-aldyn-60-riverside-boulevard-1601-manhattan-udpllvi">Listing: 0 Riverside Boulevard #1601</a> [Elliman via <a href="http://streeteasy.com/building/the-aldyn/1601">StreetEasy</a>]<br>· <a href="http://nypost.com/2015/07/15/million-dollar-listing-cameo-star-selling-17-99m-aldyn-apt/">'Million Dollar Listing' cameo star selling $17.99M Aldyn apt.</a> [NYP]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/documented_manhunter_cuts_time_warner_duplex_ask_to_35m.php">Documented Manhunter Cuts Time Warner Duplex Ask to $35M</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftherealdeal.com%2Fblog%2F2012%2F10%2F22%2Fromance-seeking-millionaire-pays-13-7m-for-aldyn-unit%2F&referrer=archive.curbed.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fny.curbed.com%2F2015%2F7%2F16%2F9940158%2Finfamous-manhunter-lists-massive-18m-hudson-river-duplex" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Romance-seeking millionaire pays $13.7M for Aldyn unit, setting building record</a> [TRD]<br>· <a href="http://hamptons.curbed.com/tags/cheryl-mercuris">All Cheryl Mercuris coverage</a> [Curbed Hamptons]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/places/the-aldyn">All Aldyn coverage</a> [Curbed]</p>
https://ny.curbed.com/2015/7/16/9940158/infamous-manhunter-lists-massive-18m-hudson-river-duplex
Hana R. Alberts
2015-07-16T12:15:00-04:00
2015-07-16T12:15:00-04:00
Condos From $740K Gentrify New 'Corner' of Long Island City
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<p><br> <strong>Name:</strong> The Corner<br><strong>Address</strong> 47-28 11th Street<br><strong>Developer:</strong> Kora Developers LLC and BK Developers<br><strong>Size:</strong> seven stories, 23 units<br><strong>Prices:</strong> Starting at $740,000<br><strong>Architect:</strong> Zproekt<br><strong>Sales and Marketing:</strong> Modern Spaces</p>
<p> Please welcome to the dance floor <a href="http://www.modernspacesnyc.com/listing/the-corner/">The Corner</a>, an apartment building inventively located on a corner (or, rather, spanning two) in Long Island City that just <a href="http://streeteasy.com/building/the-corner-47_28-11-street-long_island_city">launched sales</a>. Joining a whole <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/categories/long_island_city.php">mess of other new development</a> in the neighborhood, the seven-story new construction houses <strong>23 condos</strong>, with one-bedrooms from <strong>$740,000</strong> and two-bedrooms from <strong>$1.1 million</strong>. (One listing for <a href="http://streeteasy.com/building/the-corner-47_28-11-street-long_island_city/3d">each</a> <a href="http://streeteasy.com/building/the-corner-47_28-11-street-long_island_city/3c">type</a> of unit is currently live as that lowest price bracket.) Formerly the site of an auto body shop—an <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/20/mapping_the_development_boom_displacing_new_yorks_cars.php">all-too-common sign</a> of gentrification, right?—the project has <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/04/11/new_details_rendering_for_boxy_long_island_city_condos.php">been in the works</a> since 2013. The sales listings also offered a <strong>first glimpse</strong> at the building's insides, with some <strong>renderings</strong>; amenities include a gym and a roof deck.</p>
<p> · <a href="http://www.modernspacesnyc.com/listing/the-corner/">The Corner</a> [Modern Spaces]<br>· <a href="http://streeteasy.com/building/the-corner-47_28-11-street-long_island_city">Listings: 47-28 11th Street</a> [StreetEasy]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/04/11/new_details_rendering_for_boxy_long_island_city_condos.php">New Details, Rendering for Boxy Long Island City Condos</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/03/20/mapping_the_development_boom_displacing_new_yorks_cars.php">Mapping the Development Boom Displacing New York's Cars</a> [Curbed]<br>· <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/47-28-11th-street">All coverage of The Corner</a> [Curbed]<br>&183; <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/development-du-jour">Development Du Jour archive</a> [Curbed]<br>&183; <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/categories/long_island_city.php">All Long Island City coverage</a> [Curbed]</p>
https://ny.curbed.com/2015/7/16/9940038/condos-from-740k-gentrify-new-corner-of-long-island-city
Hana R. Alberts
2015-07-15T19:30:00-04:00
2015-07-15T19:30:00-04:00
Mapping the Rent-Stabilized Apartments NYC's Lost Since 2007
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<p>Don't let a <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/06/30/new_york_city_board_makes_history_approves_rent_freeze.php">historic rent freeze</a> fool you: the city's history with <strong>rent stabilization</strong> is fraught, complex, and not always supportive. One common complaint—that the de Blasio administration <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/06/01/how_new_yorks_complex_rent_laws_may_changeand_soon.php">is trying to fix</a>—is that de-stabilization is all too easy. Basically, a landlord <strong>can deregulate an apartment</strong> when tenants' rent and income reach certain thresholds; for the former, it's $2,500, and for the latter, it's $200,000. As New York City rents <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/rental-market-reports">hit new highs</a>, it's obviously in landlords' interests to charge market-rate rents and reap the profits. But these figures aren't tracked, as Gothamist explains, and so a man named John Kraus has spearheaded the creation of <a href="https://docker4data.cartodb.com/viz/766a0f32-1ea1-11e5-b267-0e49835281d6/public_map">a rainbow-colored interactive map</a> showing <strong>where across New York City apartments were de-stabilized</strong> between 2007 and 2014. He and his team used tax bills as a basis for <a href="http://taxbills.nyc/">the data</a>, which is open-source.</p>
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<p> According to Gothamist's analysis, and a closer examination of the map, the <strong>Upper East Side</strong> and the <strong>East Village-Lower East Side</strong> swath are two areas deregulation has hit the hardest. The opposite is a green-hued place like <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/places/stuy-town">Stuy Town</a>, where apartments were re-regulated in 2009. </p>
<p> Those tell-tale <strong>red, orange, and yellow dots</strong>, which signify the loss of rent-stabilized apartments "also loom over downtown Brooklyn out to Park Slope and Crown Heights; Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick; and the Astoria-Long Island City area. Which neighborhoods are likely to be next?" Head over to Gothamist for <a href="http://gothamist.com/2015/07/15/rent_stabilized_map_nyc.php">a full explanation of the map</a> and their projections for the future. <br>· <a href="http://gothamist.com/2015/07/15/rent_stabilized_map_nyc.php">Interactive Map Shows NYC's Disappearing Rent-Stabilized Apartments</a> [Gothamist]<br>· All <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/rent-regulation">Rent Regulation</a> and <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/tags/rent-stabilization">Rent Stabilization</a> coverage [Curbed]</p>
https://ny.curbed.com/2015/7/15/9940218/mapping-the-rent-stabilized-apartments-nycs-lost-since-2007
Hana R. Alberts