Rendering of 111 West 57th Street (credit: Hayes Davidson/SHoP Architects) (inset: Kevin Maloney and Michael Stern)
Michael Stern’s JDS Development and Kevin Maloney’s Property Markets Group secured a $725 million construction loan from AIG and Apollo Global Management, paving the way for the rise of their supertall residential tower at 111 West 57th Street. (more…)
The Pier 6 developments at Brooklyn Bridge Park (credit: ODA New York) with Robert Levine and David Wine (inset)
A joint venture led by Robert Levine’s RAL Development Services will make an up-front payment of $106 million to acquire a long-term ground lease on two parcels in Brooklyn Bridge Park where the partners plan to build a pair of residential buildings. (more…)
Like summer, the new issue of Luxury Listings NYC proves well worth the wait, with its focus on families, fun and incredible finds in our own backyard!
Raising kids in style in Manhattan is no mean feat. That’s why we turned to husband-and-wife design team and HGTV stars, Rob and Cortney Novogratz. Our cover story takes you inside the colorful, playful home the duo shares with their seven (!) kids – a blueprint for fabulous family living in NYC. And in “Kidding Around,” we explore how Manhattan designers create children’s rooms that are stylish and super fun.
“Hamptons Trophies,” features a rundown of the most expensive homes in the Hamptons and on the North Fork. And, there’s more dazzle on tap in “Hidden Gems,” as we take you on a visit to the country’s largest diamond factory – in Midtown Manhattan!
An issue of LLNYC wouldn’t be complete without “Luxe Life.” This month’s must-haves include cool outdoor items for the hot summer months. And, check out the latest party photos from the biggest NYC awards and galas in “Scene/Seen.”
The July/August issue will be out the week of July 6. Enjoy! — LLNYC
Ryan Slack and Sandy Hussain
UPDATED, June 30, 9:36 p.m.: Ryan Slack, co-founder of PropertyShark and current CEO of real estate conference company GreenPearl, was ordered by a judge Monday to stop using a trademark invented by his ex-girlfriend to market fashion events.
Slack and his ex, Sandy Hussain, a Harvard graduate in urban planning, have been mired in a court battle since November, when Hussain first sued slack in Kings County Supreme Court for $44 million, claiming that he absconded with her idea for a fashion conference company branded under the name Fashion Digital New York. Slack was characterized as a manipulative philanderer who “survives off a steady diet of (New York City) women,” according a New York Post story published at the time. (more…)
Donald Trump
1. NBC fires Donald Trump [NYT]
2. South Brooklyn Marine Terminal to become an active port again [Crain’s]
3. Virtual reality tours enter commercial real estate [WSJ]
4. Forest City’s Navy Yard modular factory to live on post-Pacific Park [Crain’s]
5. Luxury storage units cost the same as a starter home [Bloomberg News]
6. DDG gets approval for Tribeca luxury buildings [Crain’s]
— Tess Hofmann
The Waldorf Astoriaal
The hotel workers union has stood in the way of plans to convert a portion of the Waldorf Astoria into luxury condos, ever since its $1.95 billion sale to a Chinese firm earlier this year. But the new owner and the workers have now struck a $149 million deal. Some employees are eligible for more than $300,000 payouts and one worker will receive $656,409.68. (more…)
Croissant Brioche, the restaurant where Vanessa Leggett met Robert Durst and Robert Durst
“Most people don’t realize how heavy the human head is,” Robert Durst told a Houston journalist over lunch just days before his most recent arrest for the alleged murder of Susan Berman. Their conversation was every bit as bizarre as you might expect. (more…)
Spa Castle
From Luxury Listings NYC: Spa Castle Premier 57 is back. Following a troubled opening and an abrupt closure at the beginning of the year (it lacked the proper permits), the “luxury” spa unceremoniously announced last week that it’s back in business. Luxury Listings NYC decided to soak in the sprawling three-floor space at 115 East 57th Street to see if it lived up to its lavish reputation. [more]
From left: 1514 Broadway and a Gap store
Talks have turned into a lease at the Bow Tie Building in Times Square, where Gap will open two new flagship stores. (more…)
66 Rockwell Place and BAM
Luxury Listing NYC: Well-heeled hipsters tired of schlepping an entire block to the Brooklyn Academy of Music are breathing a cigarette cloud of relief — now even their building culture is locally sourced. A luxury rental tower at 66 Rockwell Place in Fort Greene has tapped BAM to curate its cultural classes and events for residents in the building’s communal spaces. [more]
This morning we learned the very sad news that legendary bass player and Yes founding member Chris Squire passed away yesterday at the age of 67. Geddy Lee consistently counted Squire among his biggest influences and had the following to say about his passing via Rush.com:
Renderings, clockwise from top left: Empire Outlets, Lighthouse Point, URL Staten Island and the New York Wheel
Staten Island is enjoying a $1.3 billion injection of private capital. After decades of relative stagnation, forces have conspired to bring several massive projects to the waterfront of the “forgotten borough” at the same time — namely Empire Outlets, the New York Wheel, Lighthouse Point and URL Staten Island. (more…)
Brooklyn Lyceum at 227 Fourth Avenue in Park Slope
Greystone isn’t converting the landmarked Brooklyn Lyceum into luxury condos after all. Instead, it will use the Park Slope building as a “single-use commercial space.” (more…)
J.M. Barrie
From Luxury Listings NYC: The London home where J.M. Barrie wrote “Peter Pan” is on the market for £6,950,000 (or roughly $10.9 million). And it has many of the same details that inspired the book. [more]
A helicopter arriving in the Hamptons and judge Joanna Seybert
Manhattanites headed for the Hamptons can breathe a sigh of relief: A judge has temporarily blocked severe helicopter restrictions. (more…)
Ai Wei Wei’s tower of 760 bicycles
From Luxury Listings NYC: Billionaires are building their own private museums to store and display all of their over-sized loot. Because heaven forbid the public sees it. [more]
Rendering of 45 East 22nd Street (credit: Williams New York)
1. Continuum unveils rendering of Flatiron condos at 45 East 22nd Street [NY YIMBY]
2. Bob Dylan lyrics chastise Robert Moses [Gothamist]
3. Wacky Bronx mansion raises ask to $11.2 million [Curbed]
4. Extell’s 70 Charlton in Hudson Square launches sales [NYT]
6. Besides the Stonewall Inn, what other LGBTQ sites deserve preservation? [Curbed]
6. Shake Shack is coming to Queens Center Mall [DNAinfo]
7. Zaha Hadid’s High Line condos begin rising [Curbed]
— Tess Hofmann
