Posted by Leonard Steinberg on December 4th, 2015 (excerpt from my daily COMPASS CONTEMPLATION) The debate between an open or closed off kitchen design has raged over the past two decades with almost evenly divided camps. Some feel an open kitchen is much more conducive to healthy interaction between the host (who may be cooking… [Read More]
THE QUEST FOR ULTRA-PRIVACY
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on November 8th, 2013 We just listed a rather exceptional penthouse on Hubert Street in Tribeca at the brand new pre-war conversion 250 West Street that boasts a feature very few buildings can provide: ultra-privacy. The penthouse is accessed via a private drive-in drop-off entrance……from there you enter a completely dedicated… [Read More]
NORMAN FOSTER’S 551 WEST 21ST STREET/150 ELEVENTH AVENUE ARRIVES
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on September 25th, 2013 Mega-architect Norman Foster and developer Scott Resnick’s new building at the corner of Eleventh Avenue and 21st Street in West Chelsea has come to market, now known as 551 West 21st Street. The 250ft tower across from Chelsea Piers and the Hudson River Park with its gracious… [Read More]
$50 MILLION TRUMP SOHO PENTHOUSE LISTED BY DOLLY LENZ
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on September 25th, 2013 As a follow up to last night’s BLURB, take note of another mega-priced listing: the presidential penthouse of the Trump Soho New York just hit the market for a whopping $50 million. The 10,000-square-foot (Maybe $ 5,000/sf is cheap compared to its competition?), customizable spot that’s being listed… [Read More]
WEST CHELSEA TO BE ELEVATED BY FOUR FEET
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on September 14th, 2013 As we approach the anniversary of the catastrophic storm Hurricane Sandy, the DOB has passed a new building and zoning code for buildings exposed to the flood zone……the code requires a building in West Chelsea to be elevated by four feet above street level. Already developers, architects… [Read More]
500 WEST 21st STREET – WEST CHELSEA'S NEWEST ADDITION
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 30th, 2013 Renderings were just released for the new Sherwood Equities-developed building coming to the corner of 21st Street and Tenth Avenue in West Chelsea abutting The Highline Park, 500 West 21st Street: I am not certain if I love or loathe this building. Elements of it are somewhat… [Read More]
GOOD DESIGN IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 9th, 2012 In this morning’s Financial Times an article addresses how the Danish believe that good design improves lives. I see this trend more and more in New York real estate: the growth of consumer’s esthetic awareness has literally exploded in the past 10 years and their understanding of the benefits… [Read More]
NEW WEST CHELSEA PRICING RECORD SET AT 200 11th AVE
A new sales price record for West Chelsea: We just closed on an apartment at 200 Eleventh Avenue at $ 2,800/sf.
NEW WHITNEY MUSEUM TO BRING AT LEAST 300,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on December 6th, 2011 The opening of the Crystal Bridges Museum of Art in Bentonville Arkansas reminded me of the power a strong art museum has in attracting the crowds…. The Whitney Museum currently attracts 300,000 visitors annually to its uptown location. When the new Whitney opens on the West Side… [Read More]
CARCHITECTURE!
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on January 24, 2011 Have you noticed how cars have become more cleverly integrated into architecture recently? Two great examples: 1111 Lincoln Road in Miami beach designed by Herzog and de Meuron and developed by Robert Wennet…..and 200 Eleventh Avenue in New York City by Annabelle Selldorf, developed by Glauco Lolli… [Read More]