Meister claims $11 million fraud at 315 West 35th Street
by Daniel Geiger Attorney Stephen Meister is claiming an $11 million fraud at a building his client Isaac Chetrit is trying to acquire. Chetrit, a … Continued
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Turning shabby into chic with the click of a mouse
By Liana Grey Not long after Vince Collura, president of Gotham Photo Company, launched a virtual staging service, a broker asked him to touch up a listing that was too cluttered to attract buyers. No less than 85 picture frames adorned the living room walls. Another agent called when a seller refused to stow away half-packed boxes during photo shoots and open houses. “Depersonalization is very important,” said Collura. “Sometimes sellers aren’t willing to clean, remove diplomas from the den or children’s artwork from the fridge.”
N.Y.U. seeks parkland designation in expansion plan
By Roland LiNew York University will seek to designate two strips of land south of Washington Square Park as city parkland, as it moves forward with an expansion plan that would add four new buildings to the area. The change, characterized by the school as a concession to neighborhood groups that had requested that the land be preserved, would also shift a new building 15 feet west.
Mr. Moinian goes to Beijing
By Roland LiJoseph Moinian’s W Downtown Hotel & Residences occupies a parcel in Lower Manhattan that overlooks the World Trade Center, a visible reminder of the changes in the area. Less apparent are the advantages of the building’s south view, which faces the converging Hudson and East Rivers. When Moinian was planning the condo and hotel building, designed by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates and the interior firm Graft, he brought a feng shui consultant to ensure that rooms conformed to Chinese beliefs of space and aesthetics.
Foodies eat into Fashion District
By Liana Grey Two months ago, Around the World Fashion, a shop selling trade magazines and design books, relocated to a storefront on 37th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. The company’s decision to move to that block should come as no surprise: what better place for a vendor of fashion glossies and catalogues, after all, than the heart of the Fashion District?
Coming home
By Liana Grey Ten years ago, Anthony DeGrotta, co-founder of A.C. Lawrence, managed a brokerage office on the ground floor of 100 John Street, in the shadow of the World Trade Center. As he exited the subway on the morning of September 11th, a plane roared overhead and slammed into the north tower. DeGrotta’s first instinct was not to run north, as police were urging dazed survivors to do, but to make his way to 100 John.
Century 21 expands as visitors crowd WTC site
By Liana Grey Over the last decade, Church Street was little more than a place to pass through, a means for tourists to reach the … Continued
Managing Manhattan’s front line
By Liana Grey When Tony Lifrieri began managing 1177 Avenue of the Americas, a Silverstein-owned tower near Rockefeller Center, he hooked up a red phone … Continued
The New World Trade Center
By Roland Li1 World Trade Center: The centerpiece of the new site is now over 80 stories high and is now the tallest building in Lower Manhattan. When completed, the spire will reach a symbolic 1,776 feet, making it the tallest building in the United States and third tallest in the world. David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the 3 million s/f building. Beijing Vantone Industrial Company, a Chinese real estate company, was the first commercial tenant, leasing around 190,810 s/f. It plans to build a cultural and business center in its facilities.
Lower Manhattan resurgent
By Roland LiIn the last decade, Elizabeth Berger has witnessed not merely the rebirth of the World Trade Center, but the transformation of Lower Manhattan. As president of the Downtown Alliance, the largest business improvement district in the United States, Berger has been one of the area’s biggest advocates, and her organization’s efforts have contributed to one of the most dramatic changes in the city.