Posted by Leonard Steinberg on December 14th, 2013 Today is indeed a day of ironies and contradictions: We learned that Desmond Tutu was snubbed from the Mandela funeral for being possibly the only true un-biased, genuinely honest critic of all things bad, including both the disgraceful Apartheid regime as well as the equally corrupted ANC… [Read More]
WILL 140 WEST STREET BE WALKER TOWER SOUTH?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on September 12th, 2013 Ben Shaoul of Magnum Real Estate has purchased the upper floors of the magnificent Verizon building located at 140 West Street, a building very similar to the Verizon building that became Walker Tower. This superb Art Deco landmark sits alongside the Freedom Tower, nestled between Tribeca and… [Read More]
REFLECTING ON 9/11 A DOZEN YEARS LATER
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on September 11th, 2013 Its a dozen years since the horrific attacks of 9/11: since then New York and our world has changed forever, so here are some observations of the effects of 9/11 from a real estate (and human)perspective: 1) SECURITY remains an on-going, daily concern. We are reminded… [Read More]