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In the News: Tribeca Penthouse Sells at Deep Discount
••• The penthouse at 11 N. Moore sold for $20 million—half what the initial asking price was, although I’ve started to assume developers like to float out ridiculous prices for penthouses to get press...
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Seen & Heard: City Hall Park’s Next Sculpture Exhibit
••• And the next sculpture exhibit at City Hall Park will be: Public Art Fund announces a new thematic group exhibition at City Hall Park exploring the relationship between contemporary sculptural...
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Seen & Heard: Moving Date for Steven Alan Home Shop
••• You know how Trinity Wall Street has been asking the community to weigh in on its plan for a big new building at 68-74 Trinity Place? Now they’re “holding a Kid’s Charrette on May 31 at 10:15 a.m....
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Seen & Heard: Amazon Fresh in Tribeca
••• The show unveiling of 11 N. Moore is picking up steam. Gotta say, I like it (the weather this morning didn’t help the photo). Between this, the Sterling Mason, maybe 290 West (still hidden), and...
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“Crappy New Construction”
No sooner had I expressed admiration for the new buildings by architect Morris Adjmi—from his own firm and as part of Adjmi & Andreoli—than a reader who works in design and construction emailed an...
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Seen & Heard: About the Sterling Mason’s Windows…
••• About that recent post about the quality of new construction (I updated the text, too): Someone who was involved with the Sterling Mason says that the rectangular windows with headers were actually...
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Seen & Heard: The Very Top of 56 Leonard
••• The very top of 56 Leonard has been revealed. What’s odd is that the rendering (fourth image down) shows the topmost floor to be on the building’s north side, while the topmost part of the actual...
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Seen & Heard: Liquor Store Appears Doomed
••• You might be wondering, as have I, what’s on the ground floor of 11 N. Moore, since we know it’s not retail. According to the Schedule A filed on the Department of Buildings website, it’s: —WATER...
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New Building Report Card: 11 N. Moore
When it comes to new buildings, only the residents may care how the interiors turn out, but we all have to live with what’s visible from the street. So let’s take a look at 11 N. Moore, which extends...
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Seen & Heard: Beach Street Pizzeria Revealed
••• The pizzeria opening at 49 Beach, which appears to be called Il Mattone, has come out from under the plywood. It’s going to look good! ••• Luis Vazquez of FiDi Fan Page sent over a bunch of World...
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In the News: Tribeca Penthouse Sells at Deep Discount
••• The penthouse at 11 N. Moore sold for $20 million—half what the initial asking price was, although I’ve started to assume developers like to float out ridiculous prices for penthouses to get press...
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