MURDOCH’S PENTHOUSE ECONOMIC STIMULUS: A NEW DOWNTOWN RECORD

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on April 21st, 2014 Rupert Murdoch is in contract to buy the penthouse (combined with one floor below)at One Madison Park for $57,25 million, the fabled building that was possibly the most famous victim of the 2008 GREAT RECESSION, bailed out by HFZ Capital and Related, and redesigned on the interior… [Read More]

ZAHA HADID COMES TO WEST CHELSEA

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on July 16th, 2013 Zaha Hadid, the Pritzker-prize-winning architect is coming to West Chelsea: the 11-story condo building coming to 520 West 28th Street, developed by Related, is perched on a site that was actually quite limiting, according to Hadid, keeping her signature TWA-terminal-esque grand swooshes in check.  With two wings of uneven heights,… [Read More]

THE NEW WORLD OF FINSH-OUT IN MANHATTAN NEW CONSTRUCTION

Posted by Leonard Steinberg on June 21st, 2013 Walker Tower set the stage for an entirely new level of finishes in Manhattan New  Construction by delivering esthetics AND mechanical sophistication similar to that of a very high end custom renovation. Gone were those hideous Home Depot-style HVAC grills and diffusers. Baseboards and moldings were not… [Read More]